Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'This month''s free non-profit webinar round-up offers 23+ topics, including: Mission-Driven Volunteering (our first Expert Webinar); online campaigns; donor databases; do-it-yourself PR and much more!

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 24, 2014

My experience working with people over the years has reaffirmed my belief that many fear, mistrust, or sometimes patently reject things they don’t understand. No one likes to openly admit what he or she don’t know or understand, especially when it’s something that is related to their job. Technology seems to fit nicely into that area. Recently you may have seen some industry articles, and there have been a few, with the underlying message that association staff members, in particular membership

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Jamie Notter

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'This week’s Friday quote comes from The Alliance , a book written by Reid Hoffman, a co-founder of LinkedIn (and Ben Casnocha and Chris Yeh). The book builds off of an HBR article that I wrote about last year , where Hoffman talks about creating “Tours of Duty” for employees, where the employee and employer develop a plan that benefits them both.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'As a conference organizer, do you replicate last year’s conference schedule and experience and just change the filling? Or do you mix it up? Constantly looking for new ways to freshen up the attendee’s conference experience. The best conference organizers proactively seek fresh, new ideas to implement at their next annual meeting. They work hard at coming up with the next big idea.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'According to a new study released by the U.S. Travel Association’s Travel Effect initiative, use of vacation days has fallen to its lowest level in four decades. And all that time in the office doesn’t help boost careers. The U.S Travel Association has a message for the public: Take a vacation, because you look tired. In a new study released by its Travel Effect initiative, U.S.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'When you first hear Ebola, you may not think of meetings. But heightened anxiety levels may leave attendees concerned about traveling to conferences. Here’s a look at how the meetings industry is responding to mounting fears. On September 30, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that Thomas Eric Duncan had been diagnosed with the first-ever case of Ebola in the United States, a lot of questions were raised about his ability to travel to the U.S. and the healthcare he re

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GlowGlobally

OCTOBER 24, 2014

' This interview is with Florence Chua, Director, Association Management and Consulting, MCI China during the 2014 ASAE Annual Conference in Nashville. It is run in two parts as we discuss methods for establishing successful businesses in China. Florence refers to the 2014 ASAE MCI study on Achieving Global Growth Study here. Important! Part 1 – Podcast Interview (12 minutes).

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'A U.S. industry group representing olive oil importers is hoping to boost Americans’ knowledge of olive oil. Part of the effort includes a push for more uniform quality ratings in response to new standards in California that would set the Golden State’s oil apart from imported versions. Did you know that, unlike wine, olive oil does not get better with age?

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Beth Kanter

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to facilitate a full-day innovation lab for an amazing group of network thinkers using human design methods to inform the design of a leadership network. It has been exactly a year since I have committed to practicing the methods from Luma Institute as part of improving my facilitation practice. It was a great learning experience from both a process and content perspective.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'In its most recent rebranding, the Council of Public Relations Firms decided the best way to put a fresh spin on its image was to build on what people are calling it already: the PR Council. The masters of generating buzz are looking to create some for themselves with a little rebranding. The Council of Public Relations Firms announced its plans this week to more fully and formally embrace the common shorthand for its name—the PR Council—with a new logo to match. “Very few refer to us as

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Slice-Works

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'The mobile app, Angry Birds , is an occasional pastime of mine. There’s something indescribably satisfying about slinging kamikaze, frowning feather-balls at rickety structures on the other side of the screen. I love watching everything fall down. Why is this so much fun?! What can I say? Angry Birds is one of the most popular mobile games ever created, so I’m not alone.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'Lessons in simplicity from Olive Garden, where sometimes diners have too many choices. Also: Should your board have a project manager? The options don’t stop with pasta and breadsticks at Olive Garden, and that’s a problem. Last month, a hedge fund with an ownership stake in Olive Garden’s parent company took aim at the restaurant chain , citing several reasons why it was struggling financially—including its failure to sell wine, its decision not to salt the water for pasta, a

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 24, 2014

'Premium rate fraud, a form of hacking that affects corporate phone systems, costs businesses billions each year—and if you’re not careful, you could find your organization on the hook for a big bill. If your office’s phone bill shows an unusual number of calls to 900 or international numbers, don’t blame your employees. Instead, call your IT department.

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