Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'Since it''s the season of giving thanks – is it time your non-profit or charity took the "Gratitude Challenge"?

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'This year has been incredible for speaking engagements! I have to admit that though it can be tough to do so much traveling, I do enjoy meeting new people and having the opportunity to explore new ideas with them. In 2014, I transitioned from primarily talking about social media and branding to talking about other big ideas, like how to be more productive ("How I Get Stuff Done") and creative topics like how to find your voice.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'It''s been fashionable for some to rename staff or board retreats as advances , presumably to signal the gathering''s intention and desired impact. I''m a firm believer in the power of language, but am a bit skeptical that a new name alone changes outcomes. What does increase the odds of advancing more from any retreating you do are better design principles for the actual event.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'You may hear the word “editing” and think it only applies to writing and communications. But the truth is that every good conference could use a little streamlining and cleanup. There’s a pretty common saying in the journalism world that I’m sure most of you already are familiar with: “Every writer needs an editor.”. If you pare down the amount of sessions that attendees can select from during timeslots, it means that attendees will have similar experiences.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'As a conference organizer, how would you rank your competency regarding conference technologies like registration, speaker management databases, exhibits, conference apps, wayfinding signage, email marketing, CRM data bases and social media? Technology geek, technophobe or somewhere in between? The most effective and valuable meeting professionals are squarely in the middle.

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Plexus Consulting

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'By Nancy Najarian Whether you are a government contractor looking for new sources of income, an association looking for ways to guide your members, or a frustrated job seeker wondering how to apply your skills to a new type of job, now is a good time to think about green. The US, state and local governments are moving toward supporting renewable and alternative energy, and energy efficiency through a series of grants, government contracts, and tax credits to individuals and companies.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'The Association of American Universities announced it will sponsor a new climate survey on campus sexual assault next year. But a group of university researchers says that, as planned, the survey is not transparent enough to prove very valuable. A group of universities is aiming to provide perspective around the issue of sexual assault on as many as 60 campuses across the United States.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'Community Block Party attendees check out participating nonprofit organizations during the event. Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. Note from Beth: It’s Giving Day Season! I’m working with a network of community foundations, grantees of the Knight Foundation, that are hosting giving days as the facilitator. The peer learning exchange is experimenting with best practices for Giving Days.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'The trade group is offering member companies access to a healthcare exchange, with the goal of assisting them in reining in the cost of providing benefits. If you’re looking to build a healthcare exchange for your association, you might do well to keep an eye on what the Mortgage Bankers Association is doing. On Tuesday, MBA announced it was launching MBA Health Link, a new private exchange with the goal of improving healthcare offerings for its member companies.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'LinkedIn remains atop the social-networking heap, but now more than ever, it’s facing new types of competition—including some from a little company called Facebook. Sorry, LinkedIn. Your time as the only professional social media hub on the block may be coming to a close. The business social network has long been a force to be reckoned with. But it suddenly finds itself with a batch of new competitors that all hope to improve on various aspects of the experience of communicating, both amo

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'Congress Balks Although the president’s immigration executive action is temporary, that hasn’t prevented Republicans in Congress from pledging to stop the plan from going into effect. “With this action, the president has chosen to deliberately sabotage any chance of enacting bipartisan reforms that he claims to seek,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said during a Friday news conference, according to The Hill.

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