Wild Apricot

JANUARY 13, 2015

'Before you finalize your strategic plan or launch your projects or events schedule, take time to look back over 2014 in order to set goals and develop a theme for 2015.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2015

'For the past two years, Spark, in partnership with Scott Oser Associates and Peach New Media , has sponsored the free Associations 101 monthly webinar series: “10 tips in 20 minutes” on a variety of topics, designed to provide a quick tactical overview of key issues in association management aimed at new – or new to the profession – association staff.

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Association Leaders

JANUARY 13, 2015

'I came across a great blog posting recently related to – you guessed it – Leadership. What a cool story this blogger has to tell about their grandfather and the 20 Mantras of Great Leaders he developed through a business and teaching career. Read the full post here. I think my three favorite (maybe the ones I connect best with) are: 1.

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YourMembership

JANUARY 15, 2015

At the beginning of 2014 we started a conversation on the importance of a career center strategy for associations, especially in light of social networking giant LinkedIn’s aggressive efforts to become the leading online job board aggregator. The concern we saw wasn’t specifically that LinkedIn was moving into the job board space but more so about their overall strategy for creating higher levels of engagement with job seekers and employers.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 15, 2015

'During our recent Recruiting Members For Keeps webinar sessions, we had a number of questions from participants. Here are the questions and answers from presenter Trish Hudson.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 12, 2015

'One of the things that came to an end in 2014 was my year as chair of the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (WSAE). I''ve already written from time to time on how valuable this, my first experience as a volunteer Board member, has been for me as an association executive--essentially being able to see the world from the other side of the Board table--but now that I''ve gotten through a year as Board chair, it seems appropriate for me to summarize some of my im

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Associations Now

JANUARY 15, 2015

'3 Kinds of Clutter Clutter comes in all shapes and sizes. NAPO highlighted three categories and how they affect us: Physical. When there is too much stuff around us—papers, sticky notes, books, pads, and so on—we can’t find the things that really matter. Important actions get lost in the sea of paper. Digital. Whether it’s digital files, emails, or social media pings, these distractions—on our phones and computers—keep us from getting our most important work done effectively and efficiently.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 16, 2015

'If you''ve created a video that has helped spread your message or cause, the DoGooder National Video Awards wants to see what you’ve got!

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 15, 2015

'Everyone knows that you have to set goals in order to be successful, right? There are data to back up that assertion. I don’t remember the exact source now, but I remember hearing a study that saw a correlation with significantly higher salaries for people who had clear career goals versus people who didn’t–and even among those with clear goals, the ones that actually wrote the goals down had even higher salaries than those who didn’t write them down.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 15, 2015

'Have you ever been a victim of a network drive-by at a conference? Violated by someone who only talks to you if they think you can do something for them? The whole time they’ve got one eye searching for a more influential target to move to. Everyone has been burned by someone who in the name of networking, was only pursuing their own selfish agenda.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 14, 2015

'A new survey of associations on their membership performance shows that some still lack a clear view of vital membership statistics like retention, engagement, and market share. If you went on a diet but you didn’t know your own weight, you’d probably have a hard time knowing whether the diet was working. You need that basic info as a baseline against which to measure your progress.

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Association Advocacy Chick

JANUARY 12, 2015

'This year marks some very important milestones for me. ASAE’s Diversity Executive Leadership Program otherwise known as DELP celebrates its 15th anniversary. March will be my 5th anniversary with my current employer. June will be the 1st anniversary of Generation Advocacy. August marks the 5th birthday of Association Advocacy Chick. I’m very excited about all of this.

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SCD Group

JANUARY 15, 2015

'A week or so ago, the local newspaper published the results of the school board’s semiannual performance evaluation of the local school district superintendent. It got me to thinking about evaluating association CEOs and raised some concerns about how the school district is evaluating its superintendent. Here are my thoughts about some of the key elements of the news of the school board’s performance evaluation of the school superintendent: Conducting twice annually: good Pre-established perfor

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 16, 2015

'In today’s high-tech, information-at-your-thumbs world, education models have shifted. Our conference participants now have the capacity and cultural motivation to produce their own knowledge. They experience overwhelmingly support for creating and sharing information and connections in their daily lives. We continue to witness the rise of the participatory culture as Henry Jenkins describes it.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2015

'Who better to explain the benefits of membership than members? The National Association of Home Builders recently announced a new campaign in which it’s asking members to share via video what NAHB membership means to them. Taking a nod from the viral success of last summer’s Ice Bucket Challenge , which raised millions for the ALS Association, the National Association of Home Builders recently decided to incorporate a video contest into its latest membership campaign.

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Association 20/20

JANUARY 11, 2015

'By Stuart Meyer. In many ways, the history of associations up to present day has been built upon information. Think about it, trends, best practices, education, professional development, standards, research data and more. For many decades our members and the rest of the world has looked to our association for information. Today, information is everywhere and associations often find themselves getting lost in the ocean of noise.

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SCD Group

JANUARY 12, 2015

'I’m in North Texas today. studying how one turns a football game into a signature national event. Specifically, the first annual College Football championship. The game between Oregon and Ohio State kicks off at 8:30 tonight. The formation of this event offers some insight for associations. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the umbrella association for collegiate athletics.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 13, 2015

'Brain science is not a fad and neither is online learning. The more we learn about how we learn, the more opportunities we have to provide more meaningful and lasting learning experiences for attendees at our meetings and events. Inject These 5 Disruptors In Your Conference Education Here are the slides from my joint presentation with Dr. Will Thalheimer of Work-Learning Research , Inc.at PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2015.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 16, 2015

'Of course you want feedback from your conference attendees, but there also may be lots of value in what your non-attendees have to say. What should you ask? Every month here at AssociationsNow.com we receive a metrics report giving us data from our readers that includes things like number of pageviews, average time spent on each article, and a list of content that was most shared.

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Slice-Works

JANUARY 15, 2015

'©iStock Photos. When I was finally ready to commit to a regular exercise routine in my schedule, I had lots of options. I could continue walking in the neighborhood on a regular basis but find a group to walk with regularly and hold me accountable for showing up. I could find a group exercise program that would have a strong cardio workout. Or I could take out a gym membership and avail myself of all types of training, machines, weights and activities.

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SCD Group

JANUARY 11, 2015

'Oregon and Ohio State are playing for the college football championship Monday (1/12/15) night. Both teams exhibit a specific culture. “the way we do things.” Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer put it this way in a news conference last week: “From Amy, my assistant, to everybody associated with the facility person, everyone, this is the way we do it, really not a whole lot of conversation about it, and we have a culture here, too.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

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Plexus Consulting

JANUARY 12, 2015

'By Steven M. Worth, President at Plexus Consulting Group, LLC A number of years ago we were asked to assist a US-based association in overcoming problems associated with its growing international membership. Its problems were complicated, far reaching and -- as the consultants have since found – virtually identical to the problems faced by many other associations.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 15, 2015

'New research from the Society for Human Resource Management indicates that only about a third of organizations are preparing for a workforce that skews older. Find out why recruiting, retaining, and capitalizing on the know-how of older workers makes good business sense. If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to finesse your finances, a recent review of your portfolio may have proven that you’ll need, or want, to work past the standard retirement age of 65.

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Association 20/20

JANUARY 11, 2015

'By Stuart Meyer. In many ways, the history of associations up to present day has been built upon information. Think about it, trends, best practices, education, professional development, standards, research data and more. For many decades our members and the rest of the world has looked to our association for information. Today, information is everywhere and associations often find themselves getting lost in the ocean of noise.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 12, 2015

'Don’t assume everybody agrees on what your organization’s mission is. Asking may stoke an argument but unlock new ideas. What’s your reason for being? Not you personally, though that’s not a bad question to ask every so often. I’m thinking more of the organization you lead. How often do you and your board discuss what the purpose of your association is?

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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