Wild Apricot

MARCH 23, 2015

'Can increasing member engagement through effective interactive feedback impact renewal rates? Here''s an overview of an MGI article that proved it can.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 23, 2015

'There is an article in the April Harvard Business Review by Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall about how they have transformed the Performance management system at Deloitte. This is a large organization (more than 60,000 employees), and they discovered that their existing performance management system cost them 2 million hours every year. Can you believe that?

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

MARCH 23, 2015

'What questions do you wish you could answer over again? Today I had the pleasure of talking with Todd Greer of Synervision - The Leadership Foundation for their weekly interview series. As usual, as soon as the interview wrapped, I immediately felt remorse for what was left unsaid. I have no right to claim that my brain is failing me, but sometimes I swear I am failing my brain.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 23, 2015

'I''m continuing my series of posts where I start translating the observable behaviors associated with my organization''s core values into simpler "sixth grade" language. Doing so will hopefully make them more memorable--for my team, yes, but more importantly for me, who has an obligation to reinforce their important role in our organization by calling out instances in which people are and are not acting in accordance with them.

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2015

'A new report found that millennials are not willing to pay for news and that while they don’t actively seek news through social media, they often get their information through Facebook and YouTube anyway. How does these findings affect associations? Though they don’t use social media primarily as a source for seeking out news and information, a majority of millennials end up getting most of the news they absorb from their social networks, according to a report released last week by the Media In

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2015

'10 % The average year-over-year decline in use of teletype (TTY) services, according to a 2013 Federal Communications Commission report [PDF]. While the service is used by roughly 100,000 people, many have transitioned to using videophones instead, only keeping the TTY device around for emergencies. A deaf homeless man jailed for weeks on theft charges that turned out to be unfounded is suing a Virginia county for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, asserting that, without access

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2015

'As part of a recently announced global competition, the Australian Water Association is seeking businesses and entrepreneurs to submit their ideas and innovative solutions to water sustainability challenges. An association working toward sustainable water management in Australia is turning to entrepreneurs and businesses around the world for help in solving sustainability challenges with one of the world’s most valuable resources.

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2015

'A consulting firm’s new performance review process seems amazingly efficient. But a handful of questions alone won’t make for effective reviews. As awe-inspiring moments go, the claim that effective performance reviews can be reduced to four questions is comparable to the discovery of the Holy Grail or an airport gate with ample charger outlets. But consulting firm Deloitte claims to have cracked the code to produce a review system that is simple for managers, inspirational to staff, and less d

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2015

'A roundup of some of the nonprofit-focused highlights you may have missed from SXSW. Plus: scenes from the end of Starbucks’ “Race Together” campaign. South by Southwest officially came to a close Sunday with the final performances of the event’s musical component. And to make sure that no vital lessons for associations get lost among the technology, celebrity, and grandiosity of SXSW, Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network (NTEN) has rounded up some of the most valuabl

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2015

'Last week, Gawker took the bold step of making White House “pool reports,” mostly available only to other journalists, publicly accessible. The president of the White House Correspondents Association, the group that organizes the volunteer reports, tentatively gave the effort its blessing. For the most part, the reports are somewhat dry and … suffice it to say, dull.

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