Spark Consulting
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Experiencing Facebook envy? Turns out, your friends ARE more popular than you (and probably richer and happier, too). The complete guide to LinkedIn etiquette (just in time, too, since there’s been an active conversation about this on ASAE’s Collaborate community recently). Want happier staff members who stick with your organization? Create a culture of caring.
Association Leaders
JANUARY 28, 2014
'On Friday, January 17 I had the privilege of moderating an esteemed panel of experts in a discussion titled, The Future of Associations at the National Association of Manufacturers Council of Manufacturing Associations Winter Meeting. The audience included more than 100 association executive members of the NAM CMA and more than 200 people joining live via webcast.
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Wild Apricot
JANUARY 24, 2014
'This week''s link round-up offers 5 posts with insight into: the future of volunteerism; website resolutions and tips; ideas that “get people talking about you”; and the “ONE big thing” non-profits must do in 2014.
Mariner
JANUARY 30, 2014
'Joe Romenieckis’ January 29 article in Associations Now - Looking Beyond the Membership Numbers – highlights a common issue on the world of associations – Membership Count Myopia. Because we tend to manage what we measure, and. associations always measure membership count, we all too often get stuck on the count and forget the mission.
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Optimist Consulting
JANUARY 29, 2014
'Sarah El-Rasoul from the ERA (Executive Research Association) talks about its member award programme that is just entering its second year. About the ERA. The ERA is the membership body for those carrying executive research to support the senior recruitment process. It is a fairly niche organisation and it lead by a volunteer committee of members. Why did the ERA introduce an award?
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Spark Consulting
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Sometimes I think the most useful service I perform as a consultant has nothing to do with conducting stakeholder interviews or running focus groups or digging through background materials or doing secondary research or creating kick-ass strategies or even more kick-ass campaigns or teaching staff what’s involved in conducting a campaign so they can go forth and fish themselves, rather than just eating the fish sandwich I handed them.
Association Leaders
JANUARY 14, 2014
'One of the most important responsibilities of leaders is to have a vision for the future of their organization and to be able to communicate that vision in such a way that all stakeholders (employees, customers, members, investors, etc) share the vision. All stakeholders need to be able to see the same vision. This week, I will be moderating a panel discussion titled, “Association of the Future” at the National Association of Manufacturers Council of Manufacturing Associations (NAM
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 13, 2014
'Curious about how other nonprofits will communicate in 2014? Here are highlights of the 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report.
Aaron Wolowiec
JANUARY 28, 2014
'Now that you’ve settled into 2014 (maybe? sort of?), you’re probably planning an exciting lineup of events. Maybe your goal is to attract as many participants, from as many demographics, as possible. After all, hundreds of attendees translate into thousands of dollars, and everyone loves a strong revenue stream. Right? Not necessarily, according to Jeff Hurt , executive vice president, education and engagement, for Velvet Chainsaw Consulting.
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Eric Lanke
JANUARY 27, 2014
'image source Eight weeks ago, in You Are Not Innovative , I had a bit of an argument with myself--chastising myself for not doing all that I could to set a truly innovative example for my association. In the post, I leveled three essential charges against myself, including: You talk about the need to learn more about the environment your members operate in, but you don''t do it.
Virtual
JANUARY 23, 2014
'My holiday gift to myself this year was a Pebble Smartwatch. Of course, I got one in part because I can’t resist the latest gadget. (For other gadget geeks out there, I strongly recommend the UK Magazine T3, available on the iPad. It’s like porn for gadget geeks.). But another reason I got one is even more pitiful. I simply can’t resist the siren song of my vibrating phone, and the twenty seconds it was taking me to dig my phone out of my pocket was just too much.
Spark Consulting
JANUARY 27, 2014
'Having trouble keeping up with customizing your various social media accounts and properties with appropriately-sized logos, graphics, and avatars? The Pink Group has your back, with their social media cheat sheet. It includes everything you need to know – number of pixels, files sizes, number of characters you get, file formats – and it explains how the layouts work for: Twitter.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
JANUARY 23, 2014
'As many articles tout the Pomodoro Technique and GTD , my own habits for increasing productivity and breaking through procrastination are downright crude. I have come to recognize that in the world of productivity tools, my ideas might seem dysfunctional, but at least they are all mine. I present to you: KiKi''s System for Getting Sh*t Done. Part 1: The Ramen Noodle Method Ramen noodles are embarrassingly good.
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Wild Apricot
JANUARY 13, 2014
'Curious about how other nonprofits will communicate in 2014? Here are highlights of the 2014 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report.
Mariner
JANUARY 21, 2014
'When a roomful of volunteers stands and applauds the staff, the meaning is clear. Pure appreciation. When this happens at the end of 2-day leadership conference, the message is the conference rocked.
Aaron Wolowiec
JANUARY 21, 2014
'This week’s guest blog post is by Alexa Stanard , editor of Michigan Meetings + Events magazine. I asked her to speculate on what 2014 might bring for the meetings and events industry. Here’s what she had to say. Alexa Stanard, editor of Michigan Meetings + Events magazine. In the magazine business, we generally have to think many months ahead. This is tricky; it’s a psychological leap to imagine a June wedding or a fall association meeting when it’s 14 degrees outside.
Eric Lanke
JANUARY 20, 2014
'image source Two weeks ago, in In the Eye of the Beholder , I continued writing about the process I used to create my association''s values statement, despite some misgivings about the value of values statements I''ve previously shared and still hold. Our values statement was now finished, with four core values, and each with a list of observable behaviors that we intended to use as benchmarks to determine if individuals were demonstrating the values in their day-to-day activities.
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Spark Consulting
JANUARY 23, 2014
'We all know we should be doing it, and some of us are. Hubspot shares 50 “amazing” facts about mobile marketing that should light a fire under your efforts: 50 Amazing Facts About Mobile from Jamie Turner. The items I think are most important for associations include: 25% of Americans access the Internet ONLY through their mobile devices.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
JANUARY 16, 2014
'Honesty can be really expensive. At least it seems like it. Because if I were to tell you a list of truths, you might make decisions about me that were not necessarily pleasant. For example: I hate exercise. I''m bored with green juice and the entire juicing craze. I like wine - probably a little too much. I''m productive from 7:30 am until about noon, and then the wheels fall off.
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 27, 2014
'Here''s a review of Joe Waters'' new book: Fundraising With Businesses: 40 New and Improved Strategies for Nonprofits.
Association Subculture
JANUARY 15, 2014
'I find this bit by Eddie Izzard completely charming as well as funny - like I do most of his humor. Just for a second (and with ALL due respect) let me rewrite his script a little. Society to Association Professional: "What do you want to do kid, tell me your dreams.!" Association Professional - "I want to revolutionize an industry or profession and discover things that have never been discovered!
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Virtual
JANUARY 14, 2014
'This week I’m speaking on a panel at the New England Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting. I’ll be honest, I’m not entirely sure what the session title is. But I know it has something to do with “innovations in meetings and programs.”. And while I’m not entirely sure of the topic, I’ve got some thoughts on how meetings are changing. Here’s my “high five.”.
Mariner
JANUARY 14, 2014
'A while back I joined my first official professional association, figuring that if I’m going to work in the association world, I needed to be an active participant in a professional association of my own. Unfortunately, I’m not a member of this particular organization any longer because, frankly, the chapter I was in just took itself too seriously.
Spark Consulting
JANUARY 17, 2014
'I had the opportunity to deliver ASAE’s Membership Development course as part of Association Management Week with Lauren Hefner on Wednesday. It’s pretty much 101-level content, but sometimes it’s really useful to be reminded of the basics. The top five things I learned/was reminded of, even while teaching the course: “Membership is everyone’s job.” Right?
Aaron Wolowiec
JANUARY 14, 2014
'It was Dec. 21 and we were frosting homemade sugar cookies when our world went black. And it stayed that way – dark and cold – for a week. After seven days, all our fish were dead. House plants – dead. Pipes – frozen and burst. It was a Christmas we’ll never forget, and while it could’ve been so much worse, when the house dropped to 38 degrees and we moved Christmas to my mom’s, it didn’t feel like it.
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