August, 2012

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Reads of the Week: August 31, 2012

Reid All About it

If I had to pick one blog to take with me to a deserted island, it might be Brain Pickings. Maria Popova is a curator like no other, bringing us fascinating posts about creativity, knowledge, science, art, culture, and more. She describes herself as “an interestingness hunter-gatherer and curious mind at large.” That’s what I want to be when I grow up.

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Friday Top 5

Thanks For Playing

It's Labor Day weekend! Sure, it's the proverbial last weekend of summer, and a great time for cookouts and enjoying your favorite summer activities one last time before fall. But Labor Day weekend is really about honoring labor and trade organizations (like associations?) and having a party for workers and their families. Not consumers, workers. And it's important for all of us to remember that we are more than consumers - we're citizens and workers.

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Tasty Links With Food For Thought

Wild Apricot

We found some great posts lately with insightful food for thought - from "Dogs are Cute When They Beg." to "What got you here won't get you there." Here are three links we've bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week.

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The Power of Social ? I Need Your Help

YourMembership

Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.

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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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Consensus – The Way Association’s Work

Association Leaders

Being the leader of an association is different than being the leader of a company – especially your own company. Sure, there are leadership qualities that all good leaders possess. Qualities we have discussed in the blog before like: passion, motivation, strategic-thinking, and more. However, in most companies the leader also is the final decision maker.

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Association in the Eye of the Twitter Storm

Reid All About it

Right about now, if Isaac hadn’t interfered, I’d be arriving in New Orleans to enjoy its local food and cocktail culture for a few days. I was going to tag along as my boyfriend attended a conference that was to start Tuesday. Late last night, the conference was postponed, so there’s a good chance I’ll get to have my New Orleans adventure another time, most likely with better weather.

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What I'm Reading

Thanks For Playing

Generational difference: age or cohort ? Or: are today's elementary school aged kids really that much different than elementary school aged kids in the 1960s? You can't just trade in your organization's culture for a shiny new model, so you'd better learn to work with what you have. Want to build a better mousetrap? Spend more time with your customers, talk to them more, experiment, learn, iterate, get better.

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22+ Free Non-profit Webinars for September 2012

Wild Apricot

Here's our monthly round-up of free non-profit webinars for September. We found some great webinars to get you re-charged for Fall, including sessions on Nonprofit Silent Auctions; Event Video Checklist; Cloud 101; Social Media for Nonprofit CEOs; and much more.

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Who Loves You, Baby?

YourMembership

Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.

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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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Good Leaders Aren’t Afraid to Ask for Help

Association Leaders

We talk often about the characteristics of good leaders in this blog. We examine them, use real life examples to support them and generally agree on them. We have looked at characteristics like creativity, motivation/inspiration, honesty, integrity, work ethic and more as characteristics many good leaders share. We often think of good leaders as charismatic.

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GMA Executive Conference: Perhaps the End of a Very Good Thing? A Review

Association Navigator

I’ve just returned from Colorado where GMA, the Association of Food, Beverage and Consumer Products Companies , hosted what will reportedly be their last Executive Conference. This has been a great education and networking opportunity for food and consumer product manufacturers as well as retailers. This is my review of the conference. I participated for a second year representing the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA).

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Reads of the Week: August 24, 2012

Reid All About it

That’s Not the Real Me: How Vanity Sabotages Facebook Advertising by Louie Herr. I find this idea both hilarious and accurate, especially this: “We are actors on a stage. Shakespeare, as ever, proves prescient.” We’re a crafty bunch, showing off our best selves on Facebook, sometimes cool, sometimes not. Recently I’ve posted several photos of backyard wildlife – turtles, spiders, lizards – not sure what I’m telling advertisers and the rest of my Facebook friends with that display.

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Is Membership Really Dying?

Thanks For Playing

Or is it just changing? Why do we assume that all our members want and need to have the exact same relationship with us? We understand this concept in our personal lives. We have different circles - hell, Google+ is built on it - and they aren't all our BFFs. The large majority of members in the typical association are "mailbox members." They send you a check, you send them some magazines, everyone's happy.

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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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Building our Membership Knowledge Base

Wild Apricot

We're conducting an online survey to find out what topics we should address in our Membership Knowledge Hub this Fall. We hope you'll participate!

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The One Question You Don't Want New Members Asking

YourMembership

Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.

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Who do you work for?

Association Leaders

As a “blogger” (I guess we can call me that now as this will be my 68th post in 18 months) I regularly read other blogs and articles. While I used to do this for the benefit of learning, now I do it also for the development of blog content. Today I read an article from the NY Times ( see full article here ) that included some interesting content.

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Digital Natives or Digital Immigrants: Who Should Lead the Social Media Charge for Your Association?

Portage Group

'When I read newly minted University of Iowa grad, Catherine Sloan''s blog post titled Why Every Social Media Manager Should be Under 25 , I have to admit I wondered for a minute there whether it was some kind of spoof from the Onion.Well, it wasn''t and after I chuckled my way through the post and the hail-storm of angry comments from the geezers (i.e. those over 25.

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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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Reclaiming Twitter for Conversation

Reid All About it

Something unusual happened to me yesterday. I had a conversation on Twitter. You might be surprised to hear that, after all, I’ve been a Twitter resident for a long time. But somehow the magic between me and Twitter has faded over the years. When I first started using Twitter regularly back in 2008 I spent much more time there, especially after I was laid off in early 2009.

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Always the Last to Know: Brewster

Thanks For Playing

In the continuing quest to make sense of all one's contacts - from Google, Outlook, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Cardmunch etc. - I'm always looking for a way to be better organized and integrated Along comes Brewster , which integrates all your contacts' myriad profiles into one view. Anyone tried it? What do you think? Share in the comments/.

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5 Fresh Links – Biggest Lies, Right Person, Right Amount and more

Wild Apricot

Here are just 5 of the fresh links we've bookmarked on Apricot Jam that offer insight and ideas for non-profits and membership organizations.

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Be Social. Don't "Do" Social.

YourMembership

Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.

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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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Do you have to win a medal at the Olympics to be a winner?

Association Leaders

If you are like millions of Americans and billions of people around the world, you have been captivated at some point during the last ten days by the Olympics. I know I have. I have been struck by the dedication, commitment and work-ethic of these athletes. Hundreds of athletes from around the world, the best of the best at every event have descended on London to compete.

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4 ways to encourage your members to demonstrate membership to others

Optimist Consulting

Recommendation is generally the main reason that members join an organisation. So how can you encourage your members to demonstrate to others that they are members of your organisation? Using members in this way, can be a powerful approach to help spread the word about your assocation. Here are my 4 top tips: 1) Provide members with an online members’ logo/badge – give them access to a logo to download to use on their email signature or html code for their website.

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Digital Natives or Digital Immigrants: Who Should Lead the Social Media Charge for Your Association?

Portage Group

While I feel that the best social media strategies are those that incorporate people from all areas of the organization, somebody needs to be in charge when it comes to heading up and overseeing the organization's strategy in this key area - The ideal person to fill this role has characteristics from both the digital native and digital immigrant crowd.

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Friday Top 5

Thanks For Playing

Can you believe next week is already the last week of August? The elementary school across the street starts session on MONDAY. Where does the time go? (Oh, right, to getting Spark launched.) If you were paying attention this past week, you could feel the seasons start to slip. The days are noticeably shorter, the sun is less intense, and there was some coolness behind some of the breezes.

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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.