Association Leaders
APRIL 28, 2015
To most people, the concept of becoming “lean” connotes having less or doing more with less. For example, I am 35 pounds lean er than I was fifteen months ago. My company is managing more associations today with fewer employees than we did two years ago – we are lean er. To many businesspeople the concept of lean is also associated primarily with manufacturing businesses.
YourMembership
APRIL 24, 2015
I’m back in the office following an amazing week in St. Petersburg for Xperience 2015 , YM’s annual customer conference (you can view a recap video on our home page ). For three days we had the opportunity to meet with over 300 association professionals focusing our discussions on YM’s vision for the industry and where we expect to take our Member Engagement Platform in the months and years ahead.
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Reid All About it
APRIL 11, 2015
'While organizing my notes for my book on small home living, I kept running up against a word that bothered me—downsizing. I have pages of notes about downsizing. 13 pages—and I haven’t even explored the topic as much as I would like. It’s an important chapter because if you’re moving from a large home into a smaller one, you can’t take all your stuff with you.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 10, 2015
'Wild Apricot version 5.3 has been released! Here is an overview of what is included in this release – from access to Knowledge and Community in the admin view, to a new responsive theme and resolution of 60 issues.
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Spark Consulting
APRIL 8, 2015
'Looking to increase your association’s revenue? Growth can come about either through acquiring new customers/members or increasing sales to existing customers/members. And you can sell either existing programs, products, and services or new programs, products, and services. In short, Ansoff’s matrix. The thing is, associations often struggle with this.
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Association Leaders
APRIL 21, 2015
'There are many traits successful leaders have. We have discussed many of them through this blog. Of course, there are some traits shared by most, if not all, successful leaders such as, honesty, focus and commitment. There are other leadership traits that we commonly think of when we think of great leaders such as communication, selflessness and humility.
YourMembership
APRIL 3, 2015
March Madness is almost over, major league baseball starts next week, and the NFL draft is quickly approaching. Excited? You bet! But not for those reasons. I’m excited because Xperience 2015 is just a week away! Once again 300 association leaders and staff from around the country and as far away as South Africa, will converge on St. Petersburg for YM’s annual customer conference.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
APRIL 28, 2015
Thank You Charm by Beth on Flickr https://flic.kr/p/7vybea How do we show our volunteers that we appreciate them throughout the year? Certainly there are the reminders on our calendars. In April we celebrate National Volunteer Month (with National Volunteer Week taking the spotlight) and in November we celebrate Thanksgiving, which is a natural time to show our gratitude for all sorts of things including volunteers.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 9, 2015
'Here are highlights of our 1-On-1 interview with Eve Layman of the CATCH Coalition, in which she offers insight on creating connections between community partners; building a subscription base through online event registrations; social media strategies; and more.
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Aaron Wolowiec
APRIL 28, 2015
At a conference dinner earlier this month, a bunch of us, hungry and tired, sat at the table joking that chicken was most likely on the menu. And it was. But we had salmon, too. And vegetables, rolls, rice, salad and dessert. Sounds about right for a conference, yes? So imagine our surprise when the rest of the meals didn’t consist of the typical conference grub, but instead included fancy finger foods, fresh vegetables, flavorfully spiced meats and beautiful presentation.
Mariner
APRIL 27, 2015
To split or not to split infinitives … it’s a serious controversy! Not really, but there are people that are adamant that you should never split an infinitive. Say thanks to the grammar gods that the creators of Star Trek ignored the rule – because To Go Boldly just doesn’t have the same zing!
Eric Lanke
APRIL 27, 2015
I introduced a new term in my association last year. Our Strategy Agenda. What is it? Well, as the title of this blog post suggests, it is not another pseudonym for our strategic plan. It is something distinct. Unlike too many strategic plans in the association world, our Strategy Agenda doesn't deal at all with what we intend to do. It deals only with what we intend to achieve, and how we will know when we achieved it.
Potomac Core
APRIL 20, 2015
Accelerating Member Engagement. According to a recent CNBC post “earnings are expected to be down by some 4 percent year over year, that is an 8-percent reduction from previous estimates.” How does this or any financial news connect to Association member engagement? What happens today influences how executives make decisions about where to invest their precious time.
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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
APRIL 21, 2015
'https://flic.kr/p/4rXRZh As the world seems to get smaller with the aid of technology, many associations have already expanded internationally or are looking to grow overseas in the future. But what makes an association a "global" organization versus a national organization with international ties? How do associations balance growth in their home countries while investing in growth internationally?
Wild Apricot
APRIL 7, 2015
'April 12 to 18th is National Volunteer Week in Canada and the U.S. Here are some resources to help you recognize and celebrate with your volunteers - including our Expert Webinar on "Converting Joiners to Stayers", tips and tools from Volunteer Canada and Points of Light.
Virtual
APRIL 15, 2015
'One of the best things about having a great staff is that I find that I’m wrong more than I’m right. Often I have a belief about something, but my team has better information. One great example of that was recently when we were working on a client web site. I saw the design and thought that too much material was “below the fold” of the first screen.
Mariner
APRIL 18, 2015
'This week to mark #NVW2015 , we have enjoyed pointing out the reasons we appreciate and thank our volunteers. I also had the wonderful opportunity to present with Elizabeth Engel a webinar on volunteer appreciation for the Higher Logic Learning Series this week. You can check out the webinar here.
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Eric Lanke
APRIL 20, 2015
'We are all marketers. We are all in membership. We are all meeting planners and facilitators. These are the skill sets that we all must possess if we are going to achieve the things we need to achieve. Turfing things to the marketing, membership, or meeting planning department is abdicating our primary responsibilities. We know who are members are, we know the value of the products we offer them, we know what we want to achieve from each meeting.
Potomac Core
APRIL 9, 2015
Traditional Association Thinking? Is there an Association that isn’t yet facing a for profit competitor? Both before and after the end great recession for profit competitors are aggressively marketing their way into Association markets. In what was once sacred ground Associations face existential threats to their long term competitive positioning.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
APRIL 13, 2015
'This week, I''ll be moderating a panel of experts on the subject of event apps for the Potomac Chapter of Meeting Professionals International (PMPI). To go along with that theme, event apps will be the focus of this week''s Association Chat.and there''s a lot to talk about! Julius Solaris, author of the eBook, The Event App Bible , shares some staggering statistics from his research that indicate a wide, but narrowing, gap between what meeting planners want from an event app and what the mobile
Wild Apricot
APRIL 2, 2015
'In past conversations, we''ve learned that many associations, clubs and non-profits use e-newsletters to communicate with their members with varying degrees of success. So we revisited the subject in a recent Advisory session. Here are 3 key insights.
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Virtual
APRIL 10, 2015
'After more than nine feet of snow in Boston, I saw something I haven’t seen a while this week. My lawn. And it wasn’t a pretty sight. All that snow brought gravel, matted leaves, trash and who knows what else on to my property. So it’s time for spring cleaning. And while I’m cleaning up at home, I figured it’s a good time to do some cleaning at work as well.
Mariner
APRIL 16, 2015
'DAY FOUR of our #NVW2015 celebration ! Today, we thank our volunteers for their talents. And for sharing those talents with their chapters. Whether it’s through making that all-important connection, sharing an expertise with the group, or taking the lead on issues important to the association, these volunteers help everyone succeeds.
Eric Lanke
APRIL 13, 2015
'Last week I had the experience of being the outsider. I won''t go into too many details. It was a kind of strategy session. A group of us were brainstorming and trying to come up with a some creative solutions to some perplexing problems. And I was the unique one in the room. The one with the different background. The one not fully understanding the environment he was in.
Aaron Wolowiec
APRIL 7, 2015
'Maybe one of the reasons I love Pinterest so much is that I’ve learned how to use basic household substances to remove stains; how to make cute Thanksgiving pinecone turkeys; how to make pasta from squash; and the list goes on and on. In other words, I’ve admittedly expanded my horizons with social media. By now, you know I’m an avid user of Facebook and Twitter, partly because I realize the potential of social media to educate.
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