Aaron Wolowiec
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'This month’s guest blog post is by Amanda Batson, education architect and consultant for ADB Partners, LLC , who will be speaking at ASAE’s Technology Conference and Expo. Twitter users can follow the conference using #Tech14 or @techconf. If you’d like to contribute a post, contact Kristen Parker at Kristen@eventgarde.com. Amanda Batson, education architect and consultant for ADB Partners, LLC.
Mariner
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'Earlier this month, Elizabeth Weaver Engel MA, CAE ( Spark Consulting LLC ) and I were excited to participate in the first Wild Apricot Expert Webinar to talk about our favorite topic: Mission-Driven Volunteering. The session was well-attended and there. were lots of questions - too many to cover in the hour so we created a blog post to continue the conversation.
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Association Adviser
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'If you think you’ve been getting more text, tweets, updates and posts than ever before you’re not alone. According to our latest reader poll, a majority percent of respondents believe that at least. For more about this topic, click on the headline. Did You Know?
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'Recent headlines about the declining fortunes of cocoa producers are making chocolate lovers a bit uneasy. But there’s reassurance from cocoa industry groups, who say they are working to ensure chocolate production meets the demand of the world’s collective sweet tooth for years to come. Chocolate is one of the most beloved treats in the world, and cocoa producers have been struggling to keep up with growing consumer demand.
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Association Adviser
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'As we discussed in How to Tackle Technology, offering members videos, apps, social media and responsive design won’t work without a cohesive strategy in place—and it might even backfire on you. The. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
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Beth Kanter
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'Last week, I facilitated a mini-innovation lab on measuring impact for grantees of the Google Nonprofit program at the Impact Hub. The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'Most online users say that privacy matters, but many are often willing to give it up for the right price—generally, for free. For organizations, the goal is to hold yourself to a high standard with user data and to do so transparently. To start out this blog post on privacy, I’m going to talk about the idea of covering your head and torso with a sack.
Spark Consulting
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'Earlier this month, Mission Driven Volunteer co-author Peggy Hoffman and I had the opportunity to present about our research on this topic for Wild Apricot. As is often the case with webinars, we weren’t able to get to all the questions during the Q&A. So we’re answering them now. What do I do about volunteers who are invested in the old way of doing things (standing committees, hierarchy, “paying your dues” before you can get involved, etc.) and don’t want to change?
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'The Credit Management Association is giving members who are small-business owners a financial leg up. What’s the benefit? When a small business lacks the cash to get its feet off the ground, it’s difficult for everything else to fall into place. With the financial odds often stacked against fledgling entrepreneurs, the latest benefit from the Credit Management Association (CMA) could be a lifesaver for small-business owners.
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Velvet Chainsaw
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'Everyone seems to be looking for the next sure thing. We like answers. We seek quick remedies. We attend conferences looking for shortcut solutions with big payouts. We expend a lot of energy to find tips to the trade, keys to success, or hacks that provide instant results. The less we have to work at it, the more we like it. Cult Of Expertise. We crave and want quick cures and successful tonics to our dilemmas.
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'Into the Woods Another video-game-related innovation from the Swedish nonprofit world involves a back-to-basics move backed by major players in the casual-gaming space—including execs from Candy Crush Saga maker King and Angry Birds maker Rovio. The nonprofit program Stugan will pick 20 game developers from anywhere in the world and send them to stay in a Swedish cabin for eight weeks to work on game-development projects, Re/Code reports.
SCD Group
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'Matt Taylor (l); Jonathan Gruber (c); Robert O''Neill (r) Three men have been prominent in the news this month. Their stories show associations what can happen when a leader, staffer or member get “off message.” This can create big issues for associations. Here are the three stories: The Shirt From Scientific American During interviews streamed to the public about the Rosetta’s Phil lander mission, Project Scientist Matt Taylor described the mission as the “sexiest mission there’s ever been”, b
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'With a new partnership on the horizon, the American Gaming Association and National Basketball Association are looking to thwart illegal sports gambling. The key, they say, is a federal framework for regulated legal betting. For more than two decades, the four major North American sports leagues have strongly opposed legalizing sports betting at both the federal and state levels.
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Associations Now
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'The ride-sharing company Uber is learning the hard way today that riding a high horse is not a good look. Also: A leading association exec talks about the value of excitement in building a solid team. Lesson of the day in public relations: Never get too cocky. Uber, a company that has plenty of reasons to be full of itself, is learning that lesson the hard way today, trying to fend off the negative feedback from a BuzzFeed News scoop that highlighted controversial statements by one of the compa
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
'A recent Pew Research Center study looked into how Americans view digital privacy and how they are, or are not, managing their reputations online. Do you monitor your online reputation? Do Americans even care about their digital footprints? These were questions asked in a recent Pew Research Center study published last week. According to the findings, Americans do care about their online privacy and reputations, with 61 percent saying they want to do more to protect personal information online,
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