Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 28, 2008

Checking for and fixing broken links on your organization's website can be tedious and time-consuming, but it's a vital task for anyone who manages a website. You can save time and effort by preventing a lot of those broken links, however. The key is to be a bit strategic when you're choosing which page you'll link to, and double-checking that your link is correctly formed before you ever hit the "Publish" button.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 16, 2008

The Big Picture. A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « All it takes | Main. | Obama’s seven lessons for radical innovators » November 16, 2008. Obama To Post Fireside Chats On YouTube.   The weekly radio address that every president has done since FDR will be videotaped and put onto YouTube.

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « Emerging Market Cities Open Their Doors to Associations. UAE Gems Dubai and Abu Dhabi Offer World Class Opportunities » Nov. 25. 2008.

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Guilt by Association

NOVEMBER 28, 2008

The philosopher Blaise Pascal supposedly said, “I would have written a shorter letter, but didn’t have the time.” I thought of this today when writing a Facebook update about our family’s home teardown and reconstruction adventure. I’m really excited about our new house. The old house is getting knocked down next week. We spent four hours there this morning.

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Associations Live

NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Quiet here today. I'm thinking that just about every one of the MSAE's members are frantically trying to clear off their desks so that they can relax and enjoy the four-day thanksgiving holiday. I'm doing the same. Sending out wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving to all.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 27, 2008

Our blog provides technology-related ideas and advice for small non-profits - professional and business associations, clubs, charitable organizations, churches, activist groups and communities. Many subscribers are also Wild Apricot software clients, so we do occasional blog posts about our software updates. Wild Apricot smart software simplifies life for people in associations and non-profits.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

The Big Picture. A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Obama To Post Fireside Chats On YouTube | Main. | Lessons from innovation’s front lines: An interview with IDEO’s CEO » November 17, 2008.

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « World Bank and World Economic Forum Rank Singapore #1 for Business. Engineering Society Builds Chinese Community for Long Term Growth » Nov. 25. 2008.

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High Context

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

I can’t tell you how many people I’ve heard bemoan the limitations of draconian style and design guides for their corporate web site. It is a very common complaint and always happens to a certain extent. However, when the complaints are endemic it’s usually because the department that manages the site has determined their job is creating compliance rather than results.

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Guilt by Association

NOVEMBER 23, 2008

Well, not that bad all. So you probably know the story. Motrin posted a video ad on the web that had an attitude. It poked a little bit of gentle fun at moms who carry their babies in slings, and said Motrin could help with any resulting back pain. Pretty quickly, the ads provoked online outrage. The aggrieved stoked their outrage on the social networks, and pretty soon Motrin was in damage control mode.

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Executive Connections

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Executive Connections. « Out of India | Main. | Safe, and Inspired » 25 November 2008. Guest Blogger Gloria Zamora: The Results Are In. The polls are closed, and we have the results of your voting on changes to the SLA Bylaws affecting the composition of our Board of Directors. An overwhelming 93 percent of you approved the changes. By adding the positions of past chairs of the chapter and division cabinets to the board, individuals elected to a cabinet post will now serve on the boa

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 23, 2008

First-time nonprofit managers can often use a bit of guidance from more experienced colleagues, as well as the answers to specific questions. The problem is, there just aren't enough mentors to go around, and perhaps this is especially so in the nonprofit sector where resources are stretched to the limit. What's the solution? Well, Third Sector New England believes it's found a partial solution at any rate.

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The Big Picture

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

The Big Picture. A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Announcing the Pixelated Blog Conference Series | Main. | Obama To Post Fireside Chats On YouTube » November 11, 2008. All it takes.

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 24, 2008

GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « 950 Attend World’s Tallest Building Summit in Dubai. World Bank and World Economic Forum Rank Singapore #1 for Business » Nov. 24. 2008.

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Observations on Association Management

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Friday, November 21, 2008. Diversity: Not Just An Economic Imperative. I spent the early part of this week with a group of other association executives. Were all members of a board of directors of a professional association of association executives, so the information and ideas we shared were especially relevant to our day-to-day work lives.

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Guilt by Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

From Jeremiah Owyang: Always test your campaign with a small segment first. Always have staff on hand to be prepared to respond during the weekend. Don’t launch a campaign right before the weekend unless you’re prepared to respond. The participants have the power, so participate. For better or for worse, more influencers are talking about Motrin than ever before.

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Off Stage

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Off Stage. Nov. 13, 2008 - Leadership Training Program Available. Looking for a Leadership Training Program? Judith Lindenau presents “ The Abilene Paradox”, a popular video and training program which will. Prevent false consensus among group members. Improve group interactions and decisions. Help team members overcome their fear of speaking out.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 20, 2008

Choosing software for your organization is a lot like choosing where to set up your office. Basically, there are two choices: you can buy your own office building, or you can rent space in someone else's building. And it's the same with your organization's software. But which is the better choice for you - self-installed software or a hosted package?

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Associations Live

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Association 201 is working so far. Jan Plimpton from Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota provided lots of great information about her organization and folks are sitting in groups focused on one of these four topics: Communications/Advocacy, Training, Revenue generating, and Meeting planning. MSAE's Association 101 is a comprehensive overview of associations and how they work.

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « Sunday’s ASAE Session on Global Growth. Emerging Market Cities Open Their Doors to Associations » Nov. 13. 2008. 950 Attend World’s Tallest Building Summit in Dubai.

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Observations on Association Management

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Friday, November 7, 2008. After the Election. The election of Senator Barack Obama as President-Elect of the United States will result in a massive amount of gnashing of teeth and tearing of hair in associations across the land. The same would have happened had Senator John McCain won the election. Association executives and the boards of directors to which they report reacted in elation or horror at the results.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

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Guilt by Association

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Last week, I wan ted to revisit a fun Irish pub we had stumbled upon recently. I had a vague idea where it was, but wasn’t sure. So I searched and found a few likely suspects in my area. One pub’s website drove me truly crazy. Its home page was a 30-second flash animation that sloooooowly revealed its menu items. That’s not where I ended up going that evening.

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Off Stage

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Off Stage. Nov. 13, 2008 - IRS Non-profit policy compliance date looms near (amended). Non-profits, the time draws near! Ive written in earlier blogs about the need to address the new IRS form 990: Nows the time!! Heres the latest from the ASAE bulletin and some sample policies. ASAE is also sponsoring a program on how the 990 impacts the governance structure of non-profits.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

If you're running any kind of organization, a suite of office software is essential — at the very least, you need a fairly good word-processing program, a spreadsheet application, and some sort of presentation software. Feature-rich Microsoft Office has made that particular market its own for at least the past decade, but now a few strong alternative software suites are fast gaining ground.

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Associations Live

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

I'm tired of hearing about bail-outs. What about us common folk, who have scrimped, saved and lived within our means? My solution? Instead of bailing out the auto industry, why doesn't the government just give every U.S. citizen a new car? It would cost about the same and I think it would definitely help the economy. Here's to a new car for all!

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