KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'I woke up this morning at 3 a.m. with a surge of energy and a house full of sleeping family members. I thought about trying to go back to sleep, but after a few minutes decided the effort was futile and headed upstairs to brew some coffee and read. It is my birthday today and I am now 38-years-old. Lately I''ve been investigating spirituality and trying to be open to what the universe is trying to tell me.
Jamie Notter
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'Having spent a fair amount of time over the last few months with CEOs in organizations with amazing cultures, I’ve been thinking about the role of the CEO. I’ve written about this before. It sort of bugs me that the CEOs have so much sway over culture, but they do. It’s not that other employees can’t shape the culture–they absolutely can.
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Eric Lanke
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'I''ve been writing about a facilitation workshop I recently attended--a workshop to learn how to be a better facilitator and how to teach others to do the same. And it''s probably time I mentioned that it was organized and led by Jeffrey Cufaude of Idea Architects. I got a lot of takeaways that are relevant to the work I and my staff do with our association''s Board, committees, and task forces.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'Women are speaking up to address the gender gap in associations, which is good news. But effective solutions demand that the men in power pay attention as well. Running an organization is tough enough without the unsolicited fashion advice. Last week, the New York Times ‘ Adam Bryant, who conducts regular Q&As with executives, put a spotlight on the particular challenges that women leaders face.
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Velvet Chainsaw
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'What type of emotions does your conference experience activate? “Huh?” you say. “My conference is supposed to connect on an emotional level with attendees?” Whether you like it or not, your conference does initiate some type of emotion. Unfortunately, many conference experiences are bland, sterile boring events. They lack passion, enthusiasm and emotional highs and lows.
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Beth Kanter
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'GiveMN launched its “Give to the Max Day” over 6 years ago. It was one of the first 24-hour day of giving that rallies and inspires to donate to charities. On November 13, Minnesotans broke a record Thursday, donating more than $18 million to schools and non-profits. I have been tracking this giving day since its first Giving Day back in 2009 and every year do a debrief post or interview.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'New research suggests a lack of strategy as the reason why mobile apps may take up to a year to develop. Find out how CIOs are trying to create more efficient development processes. While almost all CIOs believe mobile is good for business, half think the process of developing a mobile app takes too long, according to a new study released last week.
Beekeeper Group
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'Think of how fast change occurs. Just ten years ago, many of us didn’t own cell phones. Our social media of choice was Myspace or an online journal. We filled in our election ballot with a No. 2 pencil and never spoke of our choice publicly, much less was it tracked alongside other data online. At Lilly’s Digital Advocacy Institute Conference , Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics , spoke to attendees about how quickly things evolve in the world of digital and how to create content for the web
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'A brand-first approach doesn’t work so well on social media. Fortunately, plenty of humans work for you behind the scenes. Also: how performing arts organizations are expanding their reach through content marketing. If you’re looking for a little more personality in your social marketing, the first thing that might have to go is your brand voice.
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Associations Now
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'With the holidays—and lower temperatures—on the way, officials in the propane and natural gas industries are working to reassure the public that they’ve been improving the supply chain issues that left some out in the cold last winter. Last winter was not a good one on the heating supply front— with the propane industry in particular feeling the pain from supply chain issues.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'In a decision involving the Texas Automobile Dealers Association, a state appeals court rejected an argument that the association’s general counsel had an attorney-client relationship with a member embroiled in a lawsuit. An appeals court decision in Texas addresses some important questions about the relationship between an association general counsel and the organization’s members.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
'The federal government’s renewed focus on environmental issues presents associations with a huge opportunity—if they can seize the day. Plus: How to understand social media analytics. Environmental issues may be debated endlessly in local communities and the halls of Congress, but government spending makes one thing clear: The feds are going green.
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