Wild Apricot

MARCH 30, 2010

Blog posts and articles on Leadership and Social Media topped the active topics at AssociationJam.org this month, in terms of the numbers of submissions, views and reader votes. Events and Fundraising came in close behind, followed by Membership, Technology, Volunteers and the catch-all “Other” category. Here’s a look at the most popular links submitted to “AJam” in March 2010: Membership A Different Way to Look at Lost Members Summer Faust | Acronym Conventional wisdom says to ask your members

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Association Leaders

MARCH 21, 2010

I believe that most successful trade associations have Boards of Directors that are not only functional but whose directors have developed trusting relationships amongst each other. I have had the pleasure of seeing dozens of Boards of Directors interact with each other. Here are some of my observations about how Boards develop trusting relationships: 1.

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Association Subculture

MARCH 19, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Friday, March 19, 2010. How the Mighty Fall - Associations at Risk - Part 4 of 5. (This is the fourth in a five-part series and a break from my normal format. During times of economic crisis many questions haunt executives, boards, staff members and volunteers alike. How will we weather this storm? How long will it last?

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Idea Architects

MARCH 31, 2010

My neighborhood is at the edge of a four-lane city road, a one-way street heading west that is a major feeder directly into downtown. Earlier this week the road was closed for construction and drivers were detoured to the south. At the next available intersection where you could turn to head downtown, drivers found the road also closed and they were detoured further to the south.

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GlowGlobally

MARCH 16, 2010

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. « Knowledge Application Gap Still Exists in Some Emerging Markets. Reaching Out To Global Markets Through Meetings & Events » Mar. 16. 2010.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 26, 2010

So your nonprofit has decided to take advantage of social networking opportunities, but you’re not sure where to start? In A Technology Toolkit for Start-up Nonprofits: Part One , guest writer Minal Bopaiah reviewed ten core web-based tools to put in your nonprofit’s “toolkit.” Today, she suggests next steps and offers a sample step-by-step plan you can adapt to meet your own organization’s social media mission: Using your Technology Toolkit Now, of these 10 technology tools , the first three ar

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Association Leaders

MARCH 15, 2010

I have four children and have coached many youth sports. I believe in teamwork and in the special role coaches play in the development and eventual success (or failure) of their team. When I became president of CM Services I chose to use the title Head Coach because of this belief. I recently met a former major league baseball player who helps aspiring youth baseball players become better – Jack Perconte.

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Association Subculture

MARCH 3, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, March 3, 2010. How the Mighty Fall - Associations at Risk - Part 3 of 5. (This is the third in a five-part series and a break from my normal format. During times of economic crisis many questions haunt executives, boards, staff members and volunteers alike. How will we weather this storm? How long will it last?

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Idea Architects

MARCH 30, 2010

When I worked as Greek Affairs Coordinator at Iowa State University, one of the men's fraternities had a large chalkboard stationed just inside the entrance to the house. On it every Sunday, the chapter's House Manager posted a short list of "things that need to be done in/on the house this week." Individual members already had regular house duties, so this was an above and beyond list.

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GlowGlobally

MARCH 4, 2010

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. « Enhance Your International Meeting Bottom Line with Effective Local Tax Reclamation. Where in the World are the Innovators?

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Executive Connections

MARCH 30, 2010

Executive Connections. « Spring Forward | Main. | Are You Involved in Corporate e-Learning? » 30 March 2010. Cherry Blossom Time. Some of our best ideas are not home grown.  Take the cherry blossom trees that are nearing their glorious full bloom here in the U.S. Capital.  While it is hard to imagine Washington without them, the first 3,000 trees were planted only 98 years ago, a gift from the mayor of Tokyo.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 25, 2010

Wild Apricot Blog is pleased to welcome a two-part guest post from media consultant Minal Bopaiah of Brevity & Wit , this week. Her “technology toolkit” and sample step-by-step plan are designed to help new nonprofit organizations get started with online marketing, outreach and fundraising — on a tight budget. A Technology Toolkit for Start-up Nonprofits So you’ve decided your nonprofit needs to take advantage of social networking tools and Web technology, but you have no idea how to go abou

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Association Leaders

MARCH 7, 2010

One of the greatest challenges leaders face are distractions. Distractions cause leaders to take their “eye off the ball” Distractions cause leaders to lose focus on their mission and strategies. Distractions come in all shapes and sizes. Here are my top four: 1. Personnel issues. 2. Demanding customers. 3. Balancing work and family. 4. Money.

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on Leadership

MARCH 30, 2010

on Leadership … by Steven Davis, CAE. Leadership … an Ongoing Discussion. « Leadership … Continued Discussions 3/12/10. Leadership … Continued Discussion 4/19/10 » Leadership … Continued Discussion 3/29/10. In this post I want to explore the larger side of leadership … the reality that every individual, regardless of rank or station in life, has the opportunity to lead the way.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 25, 2010

Many end users are looking for more open light-filled environments that are healthy and somehow inspiring to the creative people who drive their business growth. A variety of different settings rather than a monolithic single solution seems to be what is necessary to support this kind of workforce. Current and future designs need to be simpler in one way (components, basic desks and tables) but more nuanced and tunable in others.

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High Context

MARCH 25, 2010

Seth Gottlieb wrote a great post looking at The Onion moving from one open source CMS to another. One driver is that The Onion has developers on staff, which strongly influenced the systems that were attractive to them above and beyond the content management features. Seth points out their prior platform encouraged not tinkering with code under the hood while the new one is very code-centric.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 23, 2010

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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Wild Apricot

MARCH 24, 2010

Productivity gurus say not to use your email Inbox as a “to do” list, but – let’s be realistic here – many of us find it convenient to do just that. This is especially likely to happen with GMail users, perhaps because the large storage space, efficient search function and color-coded labels make it easy and practical. Superstars can help you to manage your GMail even more effectively.

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Associations Live

MARCH 19, 2010

Here's video from last year's golf classic. Are you in it? MSAE Golf Classic 2009 We are celebrating our 25th anniversary year of fun on the links. Join us on July 29th. www.msae.com for more info.

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Guilt by Association

MARCH 16, 2010

Maybe it’s all about the context. This video is really, really great – stay with it until the end and you won’t regret it! P.S. Thanks to Kent Anderson for sharing this.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 24, 2010

While Congress isn't the best role model in terms of how they enact legislation with automatic phase-out dates, the concept is one that might help organizations with an age-old conundrum: how to stop going something. Corporate folks are more likely to kill off a pet project when it isn't meeting desired results, but professional societies and nonprofit groups frequently struggle to do so because of the personalities and politics associated with a project.

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High Context

MARCH 24, 2010

This is a great video report from Slate about how you can r un your own television ads via Google. [link]. Note that the average cost of acquiring traffic was around $1 for their experiment (although it appears this did not include production costs). If the average value of each new visitor to your site is higher than that, you’re doing well. Hat tip to Matt Baehr for posting the link this week.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 22, 2010

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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Wild Apricot

MARCH 22, 2010

If your organization is building a new website or revamping your existing site, you know that gathering feedback on design changes from your team can be a complicated process. Long meetings with a whiteboard; many emails of screen captures with attached text notes; lots of video-conferencing, and lots of room for error! Didn’t we already look at that option?

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Executive Connections

MARCH 15, 2010

Executive Connections. « SLA’s Illinois Chapter Invests in Members | Main. | Cherry Blossom Time » 15 March 2010. Spring Forward. Before we went to bed Saturday night, most of us in Canada and the U.S. moved our clocks forward one hour, as daylight saving time begins.  While I hate losing an hour of sleep, I love this annual reminder that spring is on its way almost as much as I enjoy the extra hour of daylight in the evening.   Spring is especially welcome this year—it h

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