Spark Consulting
AUGUST 29, 2014
'Thanks to ASAE’s 2008 Decision to Volunteer study, we know that our members are eager to volunteer. But thanks to generational trends and research , we know that our volunteers are looking for different volunteer experiences, more of the ad hoc or micro-volunteering type. When you’re used to working mostly with standing committees, though, it can be tough to figure out how to create good ad hoc volunteer work.
YourMembership
AUGUST 29, 2014
I just returned from the 2014 ASAE conference in Nashville, TN and I was thinking about how rewarding going to conferences can be. So many interesting people to meet. So much valuable information to absorb. So many new trends, cutting edge strategies and best practices. Unfortunately, all too often we return to our offices full of excitement and optimism with a sense of changing the world for our co-workers and our members, and we are greeted with indifference.
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Jamie Notter
AUGUST 29, 2014
'This week’s Friday quote is by Peter Block (though I’m reading the quote in Lindy and Maddie’s Open Community book , p. 118): Community is not built by specialized expertise, or great leadership, or improved services; it is built by great citizens. The quote is about community (both online and in person), but I am thinking about it in terms of organizations.
Associations Now
AUGUST 29, 2014
'Think your association can’t apply anything from a state fair to its upcoming meetings? Think again. Traditional fair staples like fried anything on a stick, livestock competitions, and, yes, even butter-carved princesses can help meeting planners up the ante at their next event. Last week I flew to Minneapolis to meet up with some of my college friends.
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Elipsis Partners
AUGUST 29, 2014
'You know how sometimes you have a team discussion and a really great insight emerges? This happened for us at a team retreat this summer. Sitting around my kitchen table, we realized that we are “technology Sherpas” This term came to us when we were struggling to define the practical guidance we give to associations who are facing technology challenges.
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Associations Now
AUGUST 29, 2014
'Flying isn’t always fun, but a little tact—and the avoidance of a tool called the Knee Defender—can ensure that things don’t get heated in the air. Also: Google kills a key feature that search engine gurus loved. In-flight passenger etiquette is a hot topic these days, thanks to the Knee Defender, a once-obscure device that caused a major incident about a week ago.
Associations Now
AUGUST 29, 2014
'In the latest edition of its iAWFUL list, the advocacy group NetChoice says that a move to attach internet sales tax legislation to a bill blocking taxes on internet service is the most awful bill of all. The internet advocacy group NetChoice isn’t afraid to let its policy gripes be known. Since June of 2009, the group has periodically released a list called iAWFUL , or Internet Advocates’ Watchlist for Ugly Laws, which highlights legislation currently being floated that leaves some
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