Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Here is some insight from our Small Membership Advisory Community about member benefits offered at their business and trade associations across North America.

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Virtual

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Andy Warhol famously said that in the future everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame. Nowadays, it seems like in the future everyone can aspire to fifteen minutes of privacy. And whether it’s illicit photos of Kate Upton showing up online or my kids living their lives out loud on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook, we no doubt have less privacy now than ever before.

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'When you are interviewing people for an open position at your organization, and you ask the candidate if they have any questions for you, I’ll bet that more often than not you get something along the lines of “So what is the culture like here?” And when you give them an answer, how confident are you that what you are saying is accurate?

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Visiting a lot of European pubs and beer gardens gives a new perspective on association community building. Like visitors to a pub, associations are more likely to keep new members if they. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Great Ideas Headed to ASAE’s 2015 Great Ideas Conference in Orlando, Florida? Check out Ceela McElveny’s session “Women, Leadership, and the Rise of ‘Lean In’ Circles.” To help instill better communication and leadership skills in female colleagues, a group of executive-level women at the American Society of Radiologic Technologists started their own “Lean In Circle.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'As difficult as it can be, succession planning can help an organization stay afloat during unsure times. The National Gay Pilots Association learned this after a plane crash claimed the life of its executive director. Planning for the unexpected departure of an executive director or CEO is not something that many associations do well. Just 33 percent of the organizations surveyed for ASAE’s 2012 Benchmarking in Association Management report said they have a formal succession plan in place—and t

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SCD Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Managing the Membership Journey via Silverbear Member Solutions As with any journey in life, the membership journey has a beginning, a middle and an end. The member moves through the initial engagement to becoming a member, until such time as they reach the end of their journey. A strategic membership organization will look to engage with its members based upon where they are in their membership journey and where they should, logically, look to go next.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'Thanks to a nearly $200,000 grant, the group will build online resources to help those in the early stages learn about living with the disease. Dealing with the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease is challenging. But there’s still room to keep moving forward. The Alzheimer’s Association hopes to make that clear to newly diagnosed patients through an online learning experience, thanks to a $196,000 World of Difference Grant from the Cigna Foundation.

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Beekeeper Group

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'While it’s easy to spark up a stimulating, in-person conversation, maintaining your audience’s interest via a Twitter chat is another story. In today’s digital environment, Twitter chats are being used by organizations as a tool to connect with their key stakeholders, generate conversations on hot button issues and help gather feedback on a particular product, service, campaign or event.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'With automobile technology ensuring that cars will someday be as connected as mobile phones, industry groups are getting ahead of federal regulations to reassure drivers that their privacy will be protected. The age of the connected car is creating a need for something that auto manufacturers didn’t have to deliver before: a promise that your privacy is secure, no matter what the underlying technology can do.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'A prominent cardiovascular conference will feature rapid-fire presentations. Plus: Descendants of Civil Rights-era heroes discuss civic participation. Cardiovascular experts attending the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2014 should come prepared to keep up with the conference’s rapid pace. The event, taking place November 15-19 in Chicago, will hold several high-speed presentations that break down the biggest topics in heart science. “The Next Best Thing in Cardiovascular

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

'A Florida nonprofit receives $100,000 in free marketing help, and looks all the snazzier for it. Also: A tool that can help you choose the right words. Chain Reaction , a nonprofit based in Pensacola, Florida, is seeing a chain reaction of its own, in the form of some major marketing help. The group, which focuses on boosting outcomes and confidence in teenagers, was the recipient of $100,000 in marketing services from idgroup after winning the local marketing firm’s annual Brand On Us c

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