Wild Apricot
MARCH 27, 2013
This month, Software News offers a number of updates on the “State of the (Wild Apricot) Nation", including: insight into future releases, API, billing, mobile, and more.
Spark Consulting
MARCH 28, 2013
Back in the mid-1990s (so, in Internet time, 500 years ago), I was a member of a thriving online community on the Runner’s World website. We shared training regimens, asked each other questions, told race stories, got injury and gear advice, told stupid jokes, gave each other a lot of s**t, got into arguments and then made up, and generally had a ball. “Wait!
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Aaron Wolowiec
MARCH 25, 2013
It’s been several months now, but I was invited by Bryan L. Crenshaw, southeast zone adviser of the Michigan District of Key Club International, to present two breakout sessions on public speaking and confidence building at the organization’s 2012 Fall Rally in Wayland. As a former club president and district board member, I was eager to give back to this next generation of leaders and (fingers crossed) association professionals.
Reid All About it
MARCH 29, 2013
Friday, already?! Time to get it done and get to the weekend. I’ve got your leisure time reading selections all ready for you. Curated Post of the Week. No surprise, I love curated posts. The Verge publishes The Best Writing of the Week on Sundays. It usually introduces me to well-written posts that I might have missed during the week, usually about the intersection of life and technology.
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Wild Apricot
MARCH 25, 2013
Is it time you gave your website a little refresh? Check out the new resource in our Hub: Website Spring Cleaning "To Do" List.
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Eric Lanke
MARCH 25, 2013
image source I've written before about the difficulties associated with deciding what to measure in the association environment. Pick a goal you can measure well, and it's unlikely you're aiming high enough. Pick a goal that stretches you, and it's unlikely that you can find a metric that you can measure well or is actually representative of progress towards your goal.
Jamie Notter
MARCH 27, 2013
I love to see other people run with the same ideas we wrote about in Humanize, and Liam Barrington-Bush is one of those people. He’s working on a book, titled Anarchists in the Board Room, which applies not only the principles of social media to how we run organizations (he’s focusing on nonprofits), but also lessons learned from social movements like Occupy.
Idea Architects
MARCH 25, 2013
During the early stages of every new group —a committee, a staff project team, a board, et al—a handful of basic questions are on everyone's minds. They are not particularly sexy. They are not particularly challenging. They are not difficult to answer. Yet they often go unasked and unanswered, essentially inhibiting the ability of the people who have come together to do what caused them to convene.
Spark Consulting
MARCH 27, 2013
Looking for innovation? Better create a culture of unique strategy, leadership, trust, autonomy, comfort with failure, and GSD. Want to blog better? Social Media Examiner has a list of tools to help you get there (also, my head just exploded from TOO MUCH AWESOME). Guy Kawasaki’s 10 tips for nonprofits using social media. “Segment by service” – can I get an amen?
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Associations Now
MARCH 29, 2013
Not a Trend While some of AAN’s member publications have struggled with financial and ownership issues (including the New York Press , which closed in 2011 and rebranded as Our Town Downtown ), the demise of the Boston Phoenix likely had more to do with the challenges within its own market, as well as a bet on national advertising that appears to have not worked out, said AAN Executive Director Tiffany Shackelford.
Velvet Chainsaw
MARCH 28, 2013
Recently I participated in the Convention Sales Professional International’ s Annual Conference “Tool Box For Success 2013.” I moderated a panel called “Current And Future Trends” with three meeting professionals and two CSPI members. Don’t worry! If you know me, you know it was not a traditional panel. I purposely included audience peer discussion on the key issues identified by the panelists.
Idea Architects
MARCH 29, 2013
so long as the lecture is not too long. You don't have to look far to find people pontificating on the evils of the lecture. And as someone whose workshops tend to be interactive and experiential whenever possible, you might think I'd be among their ranks. But you would be wrong. Just as PowerPoint is not inherently evil, neither is the lecture. Nor are interactive formats pure nirvana for every learner all of the time.
Spark Consulting
MARCH 26, 2013
It’s conference season, which means a lot of us are working on presentations. Sadly, the majority of those presentations will suck. But it doesn’t have to be that way. What Would Steve Do? 10 Lessons from the World’s Most Captivating Presenters from HubSpot All-in-one Marketing Software. My favorite tips? Want people to care? Tell a story.
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Associations Now
MARCH 27, 2013
Men and women perform differently in leadership positions, and the differences may play a significant role in their career progression, according to two new Management Research Group studies. Gender-related leadership discussions have caught fire of late, so the timing couldn’t have been better for Management Research Group (MRG) to release two studies of more than 7,000 leaders showing behavioral differences between men and women in leadership roles.
Velvet Chainsaw
MARCH 29, 2013
Let’s get one thing straight: Content is not education! If content was education, then all of us would be very knowledgeable because we have information at our fingertips through the internet. But content is not education. Just as information and data is not education. Offering Content Is Not Enough. People attend conferences for two primary reasons: 1.
SCD Group
MARCH 25, 2013
Time Inc has is "spinning off" its magazines such as Sports Illustrated, Money and Time. Background. When I first started work in the association world, I was assigned to manage the transition of the association’s magazine from a house organ to a commercial magazine. My first job: hire an outstanding association publisher and let him take over and do his thing.
Beth Kanter
MARCH 28, 2013
Integrating social media into your nonprofit’s event can help you engage with your organization’s audiences AND help get better results. Whether your event is hybrid offline/online event or virtual, one way to think through a strategy for events is a simple: Before, During, and After. I queried nonprofit colleagues, asking for their best advice.
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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
Associations Now
MARCH 26, 2013
FAA to Close 149 Air Traffic Towers While an electronics rule change might be welcome news to frequent flyers, the FAA’s other big announcement might create more travel headaches. On March 22, the agency announced that it will close 149 federal contract air traffic control towers beginning April 7. The decision was based on the FAA’s sequestration implementation plan to come up with $637 million in required cuts.
Velvet Chainsaw
MARCH 25, 2013
I’d estimate that maybe 25 percent of those reading this post would do better to sunset your expo for either your annual or topical conference. Are you stunned by this statement? Hear me out. While most associations crave non-dues revenue, sometimes the expo portion of your program is a drag on profit speed. Perhaps it’s not delivering the same bottom-line results as it did in years past.
SCD Group
MARCH 27, 2013
I spotted this headline a couple of Saturdays back: Sheryl Crow plays VIP concert for 100 in Fort Myer s. It was a short piece on how the local Clear Channel folks brought in Crow for a 20-minute show that christened the new Zoom Tan Live Lounge in Clear Channel’s Fort Myers headquarters. Crow came as part of a radio tour promoting “Easy” and the upcoming album.
Beth Kanter
MARCH 26, 2013
Awesome illustrations by Upwell’s super rad intern, Christine ! Note from Beth: A couple of weeks ago, I reviewed two books about measurement from two different fields – start ups and nonprofit performance assessment. What they had in common: the one metric that matters – a method where you focus on key metric to test, experiment, and measure success.
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.
Associations Now
MARCH 28, 2013
Resist the urge to jump head first into social media. Find out how two association marketers developed a streamlined social media strategy for their national and affiliate offices to complement and enhance their overall marketing plan. We were not in this only because we felt we needed to do something on social media, but we felt that social media was a very effective tool in helping us achieve our overarching special-events goals.
Velvet Chainsaw
MARCH 27, 2013
A quick snapshot of the social media revolution by Jessica Draws. The Social Media Revolution infographic by JessicaDraws. Related Stories Time Americans Spend On Social Media: 2012 Stats [Infographic] Social Media Statistics For Fortune 500 Companies [Infographic] Behind One Of The Most Used Widgets Online: The Facebook Like Button [Infographic].
SCD Group
MARCH 26, 2013
“Even if you’re on the right track. you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”. SCD Group is relocating its office. During this transition, Steve is revisiting some former blogs. I originally posted this on 1/1/12. The post still applies. Think Blackberry, Dell and other breakthrough companies who seemingly didn't seek to improve on their initial success and watched as competitors changed the game and moved forward, leaving them in the dusk.
Beth Kanter
MARCH 29, 2013
E-Book #1: Fundraising and Marketing Tips for Nonprofits. I’m thrilled to announce that I contributed to: npEXPERTS: Fundraising Ideas and Marketing Tips from the Pros (#npEXPERTS), a 46-page free e-book collaboratively written by a cross-section of npEXPERTS in fundraising, marketing and communications, social media, mobile technology, digital advertising, and more.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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