January, 2009

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Facebook Profiles and Pages and Groups, oh my!

Wild Apricot

If questions from our readers are any indication, there’s still a lot of confusion about the differences between Facebook’s Profiles, Fan Pages, and Groups — and which of these might best suit a nonprofit’s social-networking plan. Let’s take a closer look. Facebook was conceived as a social network of individuals, so everything starts with the individual Profile.

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Social Media and Viral Marketing for Global Fundraising Advocacy.

GlowGlobally

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. « Engineering Society Builds Chinese Community for Long Term Growth. Good Meeting Strategy Reduces Risk Abroad » Jan. 30. 2009.

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Instead of Do Something, Do Nothing?

Idea Architects

What makes you so sure we should do anything? I read an interesting essay from some financial experts who are arguing the best thing for the economy would be doing nothing and letting it recalibrate on its own. I didn't do well enough in my college econ classes to know if this at all is sound advice for our current environment. But as an underlying principle, do nothing , is an option not considered often enough, particularly if you are approaching a decision where the outcome of your options ar

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Should You Have a Web Committee?

High Context

An association executive on a list I belong to asked this week if organizations should have a web committee to determine the content, design and functionality of their site. My answer? No. The problem I have had with most web committees is that they often pursue solutions via consensus. Each individual comes to the committee with their agenda and the group then works out some compromise where no one gets everything and everyone gets something.

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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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Writing the Financial Policy : Off Stage

Off Stage

Off Stage. Jan. 29, 2009 - Writing the Financial Policy. Writing An Association Financial Policy (Reprint) By Judith Lindenau, CAE, RCE. May 30, 2003. Many AEs spend a great deal of time writing and revising association. personnel manuals, and checking for the complicated compliance issues. that surround this subject area. Associations spend significant. resources on legal opinions and frequent updates to this high profile. area of association management, even though significantly few of us have

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Wild Apricot Software News for January 2009

Wild Apricot

About Wild Apricot Software The Wild Apricot blog provides technology advice for small non-profits. Many blog subscribers are also Wild Apricot software clients — so we publish monthly updates about our software. Wild Apricot software simplifies life and saves money for thousands of small non-profits: professional and business associations, clubs, charities, churches, activist groups and local communities.

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Good Meeting Strategy Reduces Risk Abroad ? GrowGlobally.org

GlowGlobally

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. « Social Media and Viral Marketing for Global Fundraising Advocacy. Profiting from Green Meeting Strategy – Beyond the Feel Good » Jan. 30. 2009.

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Are We There Yet?

Idea Architects

Groups making decisions often refer to analysis paralysis , the tendency to keep extending debate and discussion without any end in sight. This is perhaps nowhere more evident than in our own government where unbending advocacy for the liberal or conservative positions force a stalemate in an decision being rendered. But in his inaugural address, President Obama offered a time-tested decision-making approach with lessons for us all: "The question we ask today is not whether our government is too

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The Dinosaur Rages

Guilt by Association

Gatehouse Media , publisher of more than 500 daily and weekly community newspapers across the country, has gone to court to stop Boston.com from publishing headlines to Gatehouse’s local news stories. This one could have echoes across the country. Last month, Boston.com started a new experiment with “hyperlocal” sites. They try to develop deep content about individual towns, dragging in content from its own writers, other media entities and, it hopes, citizen journalists.

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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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Launching a Special Year With a Great Summit - TypePad

Executive Connections

Executive Connections. « What do you think? | Main. | Train, Learn, Survive. » 23 January 2009. Launching a Special Year With a Great Summit. I have been trying to come up with a word that captures the spirit of last weeks SLA Leadership Summit in Savannah. The best one so far is "stimulating." There was excitement about our SLA Centennial, which we celebrated in so many ways.

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Poor Judgement + Social Media = Unhappy Client

High Context

Peter Shankman provides the gritty details about a very expensive marketing and communications consultant getting into hot water with a client for bad mouthing his home town via a global, networked, communications platform known as Twitter. Further evidence that people don’t get punished for blogging (or tweeting in this case). They get in trouble for having poor judgment in what they write online.

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Budget-Stretching Help for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

When a recession hits, non-profit organizations can do three things to keep on an even financial keel: 1.) Increase your income, 2.0 Cut your costs, and 3.) Use your resources more effectively. Two recent articles from Fieldstone Alliance give practical advice to help nonprofits get by in tough economic times.( read more ). Tags: Fundraising General non-profit interest nptech.

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Engineering Society Builds Chinese Community for Long Term Growth

GlowGlobally

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. « UAE Gems Dubai and Abu Dhabi Offer World Class Opportunities. Social Media and Viral Marketing for Global Fundraising Advocacy » Jan. 29. 2009.

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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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Human Creativity as Capital

Idea Architects

I think the quote that follows speaks for itself. It is from Richard Florida , author of several books including The Rise of the Creative Class , and it suggests a real opportunity for organizations and communities to attract top talent in the future. if we are up to seizing the moment. Are you? Florida "sees the gravitational pull away from Wall Street and toward more creative industries as part of a necessary economic recalibration.

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Short Sighted

Guilt by Association

There’s a hotel in Las Vegas that charges guests $5 to receive a FedEx package. Most hotels still charge you $15 a day for an internet connection. Most airlines charge $15 or $25 to check baggage. A few will charge you the same to reserve an aisle seat. Some banks charge you extra to see a teller in person. Some gas stations charge you a buck if you want to put air in your own tires.

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Association Straight Talk : Off Stage

Off Stage

Off Stage. Jan. 16, 2009 - Association Straight Talk. On December 30, 2008, Inman News published a shocking statement, one that seemed to go unnoticed and unremarked by the organized real estate community. The quote: “The number of Realtors in America is almost certain to drop by 20 percent or more by 2010, a poll of Inman News readers suggest, with part-time agents among the most threatened by the market shakeout.

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Continued Discussion 1/16/09 - by Steven Davis, CAE

on Leadership

on Leadership … by Steven Davis, CAE. Leadership … an Ongoing Discussion. « Leadership … Continued Discussion – 1/14/09. Leadership … Continued Discussion 1/28/09 » Leadership … Continued Discussion 1/16/09. Leadership … Continued Discussion 1/16/09. The quote I would like to discuss in this post is from Oprah Winfrey, and it is a quote that resonates right through me.

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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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Motivating Your Volunteers: Needs, Barriers, and Psychology 101

Wild Apricot

Finding ways to reward and motivate volunteers is a perpetual challenge for nonprofits. We can create opportunities to volunteer that meet the needs of our supporters, or we can remove the barriers that keep them from volunteering. Ideally, we’ll do both - but removing the barriers must come first, if volunteer activities are to compete for time and attention in a busy world.( read more ).

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Creating NPO Innovation Capacity in a Downturn

High Context

Google announced this week that they are closing down several sites and services. According to reports they are eliminating some redundant services (Google Video being a good example of that) while closing others that never performed. Peter Drucker, in Innovation and Entrepreneurship , said that the single thing that highly innovative companies had in common was that they were ruthless in killing programs, products or services that no longer created value.

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The Pothole Problem and Other Confidence Killers

Idea Architects

Potholes. Trash removal. Snow plowing. Any one of these three has been known to destroy citizen satisfaction and bring down the tenure of otherwise well-regarded mayors. Why? Because they are ever-present reminders of how well we are being served. It's hard to think you have great city government if driving down just about any street requires the dodging skills of the most advance video gamer lest you lose your transmission by dropping into an unpaved crater.

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Six Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter

Guilt by Association

I got my iPod about two years ago and it has since become my faithful morning drive time companion. (I love Red Sox talk on the radio as much as any red-blooded New Englander, but those 10-minute commercial breaks are killing me!). The music’s great, but the Ipod + iTunes have also become one of my major learning tools. Let me share six of the podcasts I subscribe to that are almost always worth my time.

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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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Blue Ocean Strategy

Associations Live

Blue Ocean Stategy , book by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne. That's what we discussed at the recent MSAE Board Retreat. If you haven't read it - try it. It's not an easy read, but it has some practical, unique and easy ways to look at our organizations and steer them into the blue ocean of an uncontested marketplace. Most of us spend our time in the Red Oceans: Focus on existing customers Compete in existing marketplace Beat the competition Exploit existing demand Make the value-cost trade-off

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Leadership ? Continued Discussion ? 1/14/09 ? on Leadership.

on Leadership

on Leadership … by Steven Davis, CAE. Leadership … an Ongoing Discussion. « Leadership … Continued Discussion – 1/13/09. Leadership … Continued Discussion 1/16/09 » Leadership … Continued Discussion – 1/14/09. Leadership … Continued Discussion – 1/14/09. The quote that I would like to discuss in this post comes from Mike Molino, who is the president of the Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association.

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Social Publishing: Scribd as a Tool for Nonprofit Outreach

Wild Apricot

There are any number of ways a nonprofit can make a document available to readers online. Put the text on your website, email it, offer a PDF for download, even embed a Powerpoint presentation in a web page. Combine the convenience of online document sharing with the power of social networking, however, and "social publishing" could ramp up your outreach.( read more ).

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Jared Spool and The $300 Million Button

High Context

Great story from Jared Spool this week: The $300 Million Button. It’s hard to imagine a form that could be simpler: two fields, two buttons, and one link. Yet, it turns out this form was preventing customers from purchasing products from a major e-commerce site, to the tune of $300,000,000 a year. What was even worse: the designers of the site had no clue there was even a problem.

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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.