Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'Here is Part 2 of our 3-part blog series of highlights of our 1-On-1 interview with Greg Damron of ATD St. Louis who offered insight on building community and offering membership value.
Virtual
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'With its much-anticipated announcement this week, Apple became the latest and the last of the leading smartphone vendors to adopt Near Field Communication or NFC technology. The company announced NFC will be in its forthcoming iPhone 6 models and will become the enabling technology for a new mobile payment ecosystem called Apple Pay. Apple Pay will allow consumers with iPhones to pay for goods and services at some 220 thousand stores throughout the U.S.
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Jamie Notter
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'This is a guest post from Eric Lanke , the CEO of the National Fluid Power Association. This is the fourth in a series of posts he’s writing about how he, as a CEO, is building and sustaining an intentional culture in his organization, a national trade association. His first three posts were on : The use of very specific language in the office to help ensure staff are focused on the needs of actual members, not on their possibly misinformed ideas about who their members are.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'The International Coach Federation saw LinkedIn as an untapped reservoir of potential members, and a $25,000 membership campaign paid off in a big way. I’m just going to let the following numbers from an association member-recruitment campaign speak for themselves: Total cost for recruitment campaign: $25,000. New members enrolled: 1,899. Dues per member: $245.
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Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'There, I said it. People do not learn from experience. You may think you learn from experience but… People only learn from reflecting on their experience. That’s the point author, facilitator and educator Sivasailam “Thiagi” Thiagarajan drives home in his writings and workshops. The Key To Learning From An Experience If people learn from experience, Thiagi stresses, would they make the same mistake over and over again in their life?
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Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'Twitter is about to be populated with more commerce, and associations stand to benefit. Plus: what to consider before buying a new content management system. Twitter is officially entering the world of e-commerce, rolling out a new “buy now” button for a small number of members before more users get a look at it. But will associations benefit from Twitter’s latest development?
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'As part of a national memorial project, the Kansas Press Association is joining other state press associations around the country in a search for photos of every soldier killed during the Vietnam War. What started out as a way to give back to fallen war heroes has turned into a passion project for the Kansas Press Association, which has been hunting down photographs of Kansas service members killed during the Vietnam War as part of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Foundation project, “ Faces Never
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'A Template to Follow? New Mexico has some previous experience solving the problem of underqualified officials. After several scandals involving the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, a series of restrictions on who can hold the elected office of regulatory commissioner were signed into law. They include a requirement that candidates have at least 10 years of professional experience in an area under the PRC’s purview or a decade of experience consisting of both higher education (a de
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'Not a Tailgate Party Even if your vehicle isn’t a target, your truck’s tailgate may be. In a recent report, the National Insurance Crime Bureau noted that tailgate thefts are surging. The bureau blames the high cost of replacing tailgates, which creates a black market. If you drive a Honda Accord from the 1990s, we have some bad news for you from the National Insurance Crime Bureau: The car is at the top of its “Hot Wheels” theft target list.
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Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
'U.S. Customs and Border Protection pilots a new app designed to make returning to the States a little easier. Also: how one major association uses its tradeshows to push its messaging. Stopping in Atlanta after a long international flight anytime soon? You might want this app. Last month, U.S. Customs and Border Protection released Mobile Passport, an iPhone and iPad app meant to expedite the passport control and customs process, allowing travelers to file their passport information and declare
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