Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'Do you have a small group of volunteers that you rely on at your organization? Here are thoughts on recruiting and motivating volunteers from our Small Membership Advisory Community.

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Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'image source I teased this last week when I mentioned that I spent a portion of my weekend reviewing proposals for ASAE''s Innovation Grant Program. It''s one of my volunteer activities, I said, and.like a lot of those functions, I had to find time away from my professional responsibilities in order to get them done. That might be a future blog post--as I''m convinced that many association staff don''t comprehend that the work their volunteers do for their associations is done at night and on w

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'In an effort to draw attention to beer’s culinary role, the Brewers Association announced a five-day course on how to best pair the popular beverage with food. The first four days of the course are open to the public. Who doesn’t want to learn more about beer? The Brewers Association, in an effort to make room for a few craft brews in the culinary arena, has launched a five-day CraftBeer.com Beer & Food Course, a massive open online course (MOOC) that offers lessons on how to be

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'The closing keynote was a big hit. Attendees head home. Your team has worked tirelessly for weeks. And they delivered beyond your expectations. You would love to get packed quickly. You know everyone on your teams deserves some time off now. Gathering The Team For One Final Meeting You think, “If I can just gather the troops one last time to quickly capture feedback while it’s still fresh in their minds, it would be great.” Then that full-scale debrief you do a couple weeks la

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'Increasingly, cities around the country are restricting where and how charitable groups can distribute food to the homeless. The National Coalition for the Homeless is fighting that trend and offering alternative solutions. Imagine what it would be like if the mission of your organization were threatened by laws and regulations that made it difficult for you to do your job.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'The late Washington Post editor appeared to the world as a larger-than-life figure. But his life also contained plenty of practical lessons for any exec. We’re never going to see the likes of Ben Bradlee again, reportedly. Since the longtime editor of the Washington Post died last Tuesday at 93 , we’ve been awash in tributes to Bradlee, praising him for his masterful steering of the paper.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'The Association for Talent Development is the latest in a string of associations to implement a program dedicated to helping veterans in the workplace. The new ATD Values Vets Conference will feature best practices for companies looking to hire, retain, and help vets advance. The Association for Talent Development wants to make it easier for companies to hire veterans.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'What happens when you avoid increasing your dues—for the wrong reasons. Also: the value of a social media voice document. Conversations about dues increases usually aren’t fun. If not handled carefully, they can lead to board conflict—or worse, a membership mutiny. But understanding what underlies the debate could make the decision to raise dues (or not) a little easier.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'After Doctors Without Borders nurse Kaci Hickox became the public face of an Ebola quarantine that she suggested was a human rights violation, several nonprofit groups supported her. The opposition led New York to soften its stance on quarantines, while New Jersey allowed Hickox to return to her home in Maine. To say Kaci Hickox didn’t have a particularly great weekend is an understatement.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 27, 2014

'The loss of a huge digital image archive is averted after raising the alarm of activists worldwide. Plus: What you need to know about Google Ad Grants. As we covered last week , the end of online photo service Twitpic was to mean the loss of all user data, regardless of its importance to the internet’s historical record. Outcry from online activists such as Internet Archive curator Jason Scott reached a fever pitch as hundreds of millions of images were set to disappear forever, eventuall

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