Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Let me set a scene that may or may not look familiar to you. Your wonderful, beautiful, source of life (seriously, what would we do without it?) iPhone or Android is going through a new software update. The "Terms and Conditions" screen pops up with all sorts of words that don't make much sense to you. You quickly hit "I Accept" and let your phone go through the motions for new, exciting changes from version 112.2.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Aaron Wolowiec, founder and president, Event Garde. Q & A with Aaron Wolowiec, founder and president of Event Garde. Editor’s Note: In celebration of Event Garde’s four-year anniversary, this month’s Event Garde-ian of the Month is Aaron Wolowiec. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us. As we go into 2016, we’d like to know what you think…how are we doing?

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

This month's update is focused on how we're expanding our product and education offerings.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Last month, I had the opportunity to present a session on meeting management (e.g., a staff meeting, a committee meeting or a board meeting) to a group of volunteer leaders. We started by viewing the following (hilarious!) YouTube video depicting every meeting ever. After debriefing the video, which included a discussion of many of the personalities/bad habits represented (e.g., The Time Nazi, Get Here When You Can Guy and The Negator), we launched into my four steps for facilitating the most pr

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

I got some great advice from a colleague a few days ago. "You need to be more direct," she said. "People don't know what you want them to do unless you tell them." In theory, it seems obvious. If you expect a certain action or behavior out of someone who reports to you, you need to tell them what it is. How else are they going to know what your expectations are?

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

A new survey exposes plenty of turnover in the nonprofit C-suite. Training can keep people around, but education alone isn’t the answer. The U.S. economy has improved in recent years, however slowly. That has benefits for membership, meetings, and other ways people engage with associations. Back at the office, though, that growth can have a downside: People who once felt they had to stay put in their jobs for lack of better options are now more able to move on.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Millennials have eschewed sending greeting cards, so the industry has gotten edgier in response—making room for different voices and different kinds of cards. The greeting card is getting with the times. Facing challenges with changing culture and constant competition from instant communication, the greeting card industry is developing new tactics to capture the growing millennial audience.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The University of Missouri’s alumni association announced last week that it was working to reinstitute its Black Alumni Network in response to numerous requests made in the weeks after racial tensions exploded on the school’s campus. After all of the challenges and complicated situations the University of Missouri has faced in the last few weeks, it’s probably good that one element was a bit of a no-brainer.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

An unusual retirement announcement by Kobe Bryant shows that you don’t need the media’s help to push forth a big message. Plus: The impact of self-development for organizations. When Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant made his intentions to retire public Sunday, it wasn’t the decision that was surprising, but the way he announced it.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

To enhance the electric vehicle ownership experience, a new association is working to streamline the process of charging these cars. There’s a new association working to make it easier for people to charge their electric cars. Announced last week at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, the ROEV Association will work to adopt and promote interoperability standards for public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the United States.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

The merger of the American Petroleum Institute and America’s Natural Gas Alliance will result in an energy lobbying powerhouse. The American Petroleum Institute will absorb America’s Natural Gas Alliance to form a single association representing the interests of the energy industry, according to a recent joint announcement. The two organizations will work to lobby for issues supported by both groups, such as API’s push for oil exports and ANGA’s fight against regulations on hydraulic fracturing

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