January, 2010

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Virtual Meetings Haven’t Taken Over Yet

Association Leaders

Several years ago, shortly after the internet was invented, the association and hospitality industries were very worried they would become dinosaurs because people no longer needed to meet in person. I must admit as we all have more demands in our lives, professional and personal – connecting with people through the internet as opposed to traveling to connect has some appeal.

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How to Bring Facebook Fans to Your Nonprofit Blog - Part 2

Wild Apricot

"How can our nonprofit move the active conversation from our Facebook fan Page to our organization’s own blog??" The nonprofit that asked this question might be a small one, but their challenge certainly isn’t! Here's one way to tackle it.( read more ). Tags: Non-profit technology nptech Marketing online community Blogging Social networking Facebook Non-profit Communications websites social media.

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Association Subculture: Authenticity in Association Governance.

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, January 19, 2010. Authenticity in Association Governance - Building Empire. Too bad, people say whats wrong with the kids today. Tell you right now theyve got nothing to lose. Theyre building empire! Game point, nobody wins. Decline, right on time. What happened to the dream sublime? Tear it all down, well put it up again.

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A Whole New Mind: A Discussion Guide for Associations

Idea Architects

Dan Pink's new book, Drive , is getting all the buzz right now, and deservedly so given the solid case Pink build that we continue to engage in motivation malpractice in the workplace. His TED Global talk highlights some of the book's key assertions, and is an exemplary model of best practices in 18-minute presentations. Yet many individuals and organizations have yet to fully digest and operationalize his previous work, A Whole New Mind.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Membership Marketing Blog: The Pathway to being a Remarkable.

Membership Marketing

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Whether you are an association professional or a relationship marketer, join the discussion on the Membership Marketing Blog and share your ideas and counsel. Speaking Engagements.

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Creating a Culture of Trust

Association Leaders

In a response to a previous blog about Consensus, I was asked about how organizations can reach consensus on controversial issues. My answer was the parties involved in the decision making process need to TRUST each other. That is not to say that trust alone guarantees parties will reach consensus on all issues. However, without trust it is certain the parties will never reach consensus.

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Idealware Publishes 2010 Field Guide to Software for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

What types of software can make your organization more effective and efficient? It can be tough even to know what's out there, let alone to decide what you need. Good news: Idealware.org has just released a software guide that's specifically for nonprofits.( read more ). Tags: Non-profit technology General non-profit interest nptech software.

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Association Subculture Word for 2010 - Authenticity

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, January 11, 2010. Association Subculture Word for 2010 - Authenticity. Like the echoes of your childhood laughter, ever after. Like the first time love urged you to take its guidance, in silence. Like your heartbeat when you realize youre dying, but youre trying. Like the way you cry for a happy ending, ending.

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Engaging Stakeholder Interest and Loyalty Through Better Polling

Idea Architects

You show me yours, But I won't show you mine. Huh? We all know the deal is this: You show me yours, and I'll show you mine. It's an even exchange in which one party goes first. But when it comes to how associations and companies poll/survey their stakeholders, it's a one-sided bait and switch. We're asked to show our thinking, to give our insights, but generally get nothing in return: no summary of the survey results so we can learn what others were thinking, and no explanation of what actions w

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

2024 Association Survey Results Report For the 10th year, association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s annual survey. Read the 2024 survey results report to see how your association compares: Top Challenges Retention Rates Non-Renewal Reasons Automatic Renewals Reinstatement Strategies Member Engagement Changes & Strategies Why Members Join Non-Dues Revenue Sources Dues Increases, and more

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Unleash the Power of Market Testing in Your Membership Recruitment

Membership Marketing

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Whether you are an association professional or a relationship marketer, join the discussion on the Membership Marketing Blog and share your ideas and counsel. Speaking Engagements.

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The “Splinternet” is Bad News, and I blame Apple

Guilt by Association

Josh Bernoff of Forrester Research has written a must-read post on the splintering of the Web, saying that the golden days of the standardized, open-source Web are over. He says we should prepare ourselves for a world in which platforms function well enough within their ecosystems, but are deaf to the rest of the universe around them. Mobile devices and online networks are the most obvious examples. iPhone apps don’t work on a Blackberry, and vice versa.

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Consensus

Association Leaders

Consensus is more than the result of a vote, it is a group decision making process. Making decisions by consensus is what makes associations work. To achieve consensus means a group of people listen to each other’s opinions respectfully, offer their own opinions persuasively and after considering all options arrive at a group conclusion. Following the decision, all parties (even those whose opinion was not the conclusion) should publicly support the decision.

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Best of Association Jam: Association Links for January 2010

Wild Apricot

What will you do in 2010 that you've never done before to help your associations thrive? That's the kind of provocative question we like to start out a new year pondering! And appropriately enough, Association Jam's overall top-voted story for the first month of 2010 was Jeff De Cagna's Top Ten 2010 Trends for Associations at Principled Innovation Blog : Not predictions, he says, but "informed estimates of emerging issues" most likely to shape the business environment for associations through th

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

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

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Association Subculture: The End of the World as We Know It (in.

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Sunday, January 3, 2010. The End of the World as We Know It (in Associations). Six oclock - TV hour. Dont get caught in foreign tower. Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn. Lock him in uniform and book burning, blood letting. Every motive escalate. Automotive incinerate. Light a candle, light a motive. Step down, step down.

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We All Have to Connect the Dots

Idea Architects

President Obama today said that intelligence agencies failed to connect the dots, disparate pieces of information that when woven together should have triggered more alarm. In reality, all of us live surrounded by an increasing number of disparate pieces of information: a blog post here, a few Tweets over there, that newspaper article from yesterday, that book on your Kindle, the headlines on your web browser, a conversation overheard at Starbucks.

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Association Law Blog: Top Ten Signs of a Dysfunctional Board

Association Law

skip to main | skip to sidebar. This blog focuses on legal issues of interest to association leaders, including executives, volunteers and members. It is NOT intended to provide legal advice, but rather to share my informal thoughts on legal issues commonly faced by trade and professional associations, as well as foundations and other charities. This blog does not focus on homeowners associations or religious organizations.

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Returning on a Jet Plane

Associations Live

My trip to the Bahmas – here’s some of what I learned. Jet lag is real. Plan a buffer day, before and after. One night of Island dancing can ruin 6 months of physical therapy for a bad knee. Always pack something warm – even if you are heading to the tropics. Wear only good shoes. Travel light. But the best part for me – no phone, no email, no twitter, no blog, no texting.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Why can’t we all be more selfless?

Association Leaders

I have been thinking about the way people interact with each other. Not the ways in which they interact but HOW they interact – how people treat each other. I am disappointed with the way we treat each other, in our business and our personal lives. It seems to me every generation of people have become more and more selfish – while we should become more selfless.

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No RSS Feed for Your Website? No Problem

Wild Apricot

Google Reader has announced a new feature that lets users create an RSS feed to track changes to any web page, even if the site doesn’t publish a feed. It’s great new feature for your website visitors who use Google Reader, but what about people who use a different feedreader or like to get updates by email? You can help those people get automatic notifications of your website changes, too.( read more ).

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Forrester Updates its Social Technographics Model

Guilt by Association

Forrester Research (of which I am a fan) has just updated its Social Technographics Ladder , its model for measuring an audience’s engagement with social media tools. Josh Bernoff and his team have added a group called “conversationalists,” people who update their social networking site or their Twitter status at least once a week.

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Are You the Little Engine that Can't?

Idea Architects

I think I can't. I think I can't. What happened to the little engine that could? It stalled. It got hung up with self-censorship and doubt, questioning its insights, its ideas, and its ambition. Perhaps you, too, fall prey periodically to the insidious little voices inside your head during the creative process. If so, you're quickly on a high-speed train to stagnation, frustration, and disillusionment.

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5 Habits of Growth-Oriented Associations

We’ve identified the five defining characteristics of future-focused associations. Adopting these traits allows your organization to chart a course for long-term growth and success. Find out: Why some organizations are more adept at navigating and overcoming challenges facing all associations. The success formula for thriving associations, including a behind-the-scenes peek at some flourishing organizations.

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The Best Opportunity - Membership Marketing Blog

Membership Marketing

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Whether you are an association professional or a relationship marketer, join the discussion on the Membership Marketing Blog and share your ideas and counsel. Speaking Engagements.

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My Counter-Rant on Social Media ROI

High Context

David Meerman Scott posted a podcast rant against demands for assessing the specific ROI of social media efforts. Here is my podcast push-back on that rant. [display_podcast]. In short: Asking how social media can generate value for the company or organization is a perfectly valid question. Any social media advocate or expert has to embrace answering that question if they want to gain support from decision makers.

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It shouldn’t be ‘What are you doing?” it should be ‘What are WE Doing?’

Association Leaders

Social networking is the current big technology buzz. Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter encourage their members to update their friends and colleagues with “what they’re doing” on a seemingly constant basis. I must admit I have an inherent problem with this. I can’t get over the question of “Who cares what I’m doing right now?

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Free Guide for Online Fundraisers

Wild Apricot

Network for Good has just released The Online Fundraiser's Checklist , a free eGuide by Katya Andresen and Rebecca Higman. The guide is presented as a set of six checklists that neatly cover the "essential basics" of online fundraising: Website home page Donation form Writing style Email lists Email campaigns Thank-you programs The checklists are all in an easy-to-use worksheet/quiz format.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.