Thu.May 14, 2015

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1-On-1 with Joe Bednar: Delivering Value to an Alumni Club

Wild Apricot

Here are highlights of an interview with Joe Bednar, president of the Whitman Syracuse University Alumni Club in New York City, who offers insight into how to provide value and help an alumni organization flourish.

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Are You Ready to Lead REAL Engagement?

Spark Consulting

The Spark blog has been a little quiet lately because I’ve been working on an exciting project with Anna Caraveli ( The Demand Networks ). Yes, the next Spark whitepaper is about to launch! Associations have been talking a lot about engagement in the past several years, and that’s good, but we’re mostly still not doing a great job of actually nurturing real member engagement.

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The Work-Life Balancing Act

Associations Now

A new study shows that managing work-life balance is getting harder for workers around the world. Not a terribly surprising finding, yet one that shows how workplace dynamics continue to change with greater connectivity and increased demands. Google “work-life balance” and the results yield a telling picture: an article extolling “Five Tips for Better Work-Life Balance” shows up above an article detailing the decline of work-life balance, which is right above another article declaring work-life

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Brain-Savvy Leaders Foster ACE

Velvet Chainsaw

In order to grow, your organization must change. Organizations that refuse to move become stagnate. They become trapped, treading water through a set of regular routines while getting nowhere. Without lasting change, organizations become dull, sluggish and deteriorate. They eventually die, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly. Unfortunately, the majority of organizational change fails, misses the mark or makes things worse says author Mick Cope.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Irish Whiskey Association Shares New Industry Vision

Associations Now

Counting prominent brands like Jameson and Bushmills in its cabinet, the Irish Whiskey Association hopes to expand its industry’s market share by 300 percent worldwide in the next 15 years. It’s bold, but then again, so are the single malts. The two groups may not spell “whiskey” the same way, but the Irish Whiskey Association (IWA) nonetheless sees potential for itself in the Scotch Whisky Association’s success.

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Thursday Buzz: Starbucks’ Big Mobile-Fraud Problem

Associations Now

Starbucks has enjoyed much success with its mobile platform, but now it’s dealing with reports that hackers are stealing passwords—along with money from the credit cards connected to customer accounts. Also: how you can avoid flight delays. Remember, guys: This mobile payments stuff is harder than it looks. The latest evidence comes from Starbucks, which is smarting from a report that password thieves got access to user accounts and then started running up massive bills on credit cards lin

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Conference Circuit: Pull Out the Plastic

Associations Now

Rundown Attendees: 2,000. Education Sessions: 60 plus. Exhibitors: 50. The National Association of Credit Management opens its 2015 Credit Conference & Expo this weekend. Business credit professionals are headed to St. Louis for the National Association of Credit Management’s 119th Credit Congress & Expo to learn about the newest trends in the field, as well as cutting-edge products and services to help them do their jobs better.