Reid All About it

MARCH 15, 2016

This article was originally published in the Association Executives of North Carolina’s Success By Association magazine, February 2016 issue. ~~~. Social media is a great way to connect with others, find and share resources, and build a community. But how do you find time to manage it? At a recent AENC Technology Roundtable , I told my fellow attendees about two time-saving social media tools I couldn’t live without: Hootsuite and Buffer.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 18, 2016

Social media continues to evolve, and if you want to leverage social media for your organization, you need to be aware of the current trends for 2016. As social media continues to get an increasing amount of resources and attention, organizations must rise to the challenge of deciding how they can get the best results from social media marketing. Here’s a closer look at some of the top 2016 social media trends to watch throughout the year.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 17, 2016

For Day #2 of the Membership Growth Online Summit you will learn how to set up digital ad campaigns to recruit new members. And today is special, because there will be 2 sessions on this topic! Session #1 @ 11:00 AM (ET) - How to Increase Members with.

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Socious

MARCH 17, 2016

When you host a golf tournament for different skill levels it’s important for you include activities that fit everyone in attendance. If you don’t, long-time golfers will grow bored from lack of a challenge. However, if you cater only to those with advanced skills, you likely frustrate those who are less experienced. It’s a fine line to ensure everyone is comfortable and accommodated.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 18, 2016

Spring is the perfect time to nurture your professional growth. You can start doing that by setting aside one hour a week for you. Maybe one of these virtual or in-person events will be a good place to start. Mon 3/12 at 9 a.m. Central (networking at 8:30 a.m.) – Dallas Fort Worth Association Executives Association Day. DFWAE has put together a good-looking slate of sessions—good luck making your choices!

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 18, 2016

How active are you in Social Media? Maybe a better question is, how has your ROI been with Social Media? The first step to turning a great ROI on Social Media is to have a great strategy. Join the Membership Growth Online Summit to hear Amy Sample Ward share her social media strategies.

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Socious

MARCH 18, 2016

Every week we aim to make your life easier by compiling the best customer engagement articles from around the web right here on our blog. This week, our favorite articles focus on providing you with tips for improving you customer marketing strategy.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 14, 2016

Funny thing happened at my Board meeting last week. The plan we've been working on for a year or more, the plan to elevate the conversation out of the weeds of programs and activities and into the clear horizon of vision statements and success metrics, actually started to work. How do I know? Well, the Board spent its time talking about what we want to achieve, not how we're going to do it.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 16, 2016

Writing. We all need to do it -- in community postings, in email, and in the documents we create. Writing is like walking -- it’s so automatic that you don’t think about it. But you ought to. Because if you’re like most writers, you’re using extra words that make your documents and posts far less effective. In 30 years of business writing, I’ve identified four pernicious habits that are common to most writers -- and annoying to most readers.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 15, 2016

As a nonprofit manager, one of your main initiatives is to attract and retain new members. You’ve tried various marketing campaigns, but they take a lot of work (plus the payoff is largely unpredictable). All this can be solved by an automated Marketing Funnel.

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Robert M Barnes

MARCH 13, 2016

The following post is a collaboration on culture in the modern association from opposite sides of the world—but not opposite ways of thinking. Co-authored by me and DelCor President Dave Coriale.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 17, 2016

“In most people’s vocabularies, design means veneer. It’s interior decorating. It’s the fabric of the curtains or the sofa. But to me, nothing could be further from the meaning of design. Design is the fundamental soul of a human-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service.” —Steve Jobs, Founder and CEO, Apple It used to be that most American homes came with a formal dining room, a room designated for a specific purpose, but rarely used beyon

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Higher Logic

MARCH 15, 2016

What’s the secret recipe for building your community with lifelong members? It boils down to this equation: engagement plus satisfaction equals member renewal. Easy, right? The longer members stay, the better for everyone. If your goal is to grow your community, increasing member retention is an important piece to hone in on. As members stay longer, they build more connections, entrenching themselves deeper into the organization and community culture.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 17, 2016

For Day #2 of the Membership Growth Online Summit you will learn how to set up digital ad campaigns to recruit new members. And today is special, because there will be 2 sessions on this topic! Session #1 @ 11:00 AM (ET) - How to Increase Members with.

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Smooth The Path

MARCH 15, 2016

This past weekend my family spent one day in a cousin’s orchard pruning her 50 year old apple trees. She has 50 and in one full day we only completed 4 trees. My husband mostly clipped. I mostly carted away the branches. By the end of the day my back ached and he could barely flex his hand. Only 46 more to go… Over the last 10 years we’ve been helping at the orchard a lot.

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Associations Now

MARCH 13, 2016

The best ideas can be plucked practically from the air around us, if only we go looking for them, according to Carroll School of Management Dean Andrew Boynton, speaking to idea hunters from the association world gathered in Colorado Springs for ASAE’s 2016 Great Ideas Conference. Where will your next great idea come from? If you’re waiting for a light bulb to come on over your head, or your muse to whisper inspiration, or a bolt of lightning to strike, good luck with that.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 15, 2016

We thought formal structures were the way not-for-profit organizations develop new ideas, but results of our unscientific reader poll indicate otherwise. The post Poll: Developing New Ideas Is a. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 17, 2016

For Day #2 of the Membership Growth Online Summit you will learn how to set up digital ad campaigns to recruit new members. And today is special, because there will be 2 sessions on this topic! Session #1 @ 11:00 AM (ET) - How to Increase Members with.

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Smooth The Path

MARCH 17, 2016

Before a member joins, before an attendee registers, before a new member puts their first chapter event on their calendar, they wonder: Will I be the only one like me? Will I be the only one I like? Will I be the only one my age? Will I be the only one with these goals? Will I be the only one with this problem? Will I be the only one who thinks this way?

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Associations Now

MARCH 14, 2016

The American Society of Landscape Architects kicks off its 2016 social media campaign to celebrate the creative minds behind the park where your kids play, the courtyard where you eat lunch, or the trail where you run. Love the outdoors? Now’s the chance to share your favorite park or hiking spot. The American Society of Landscape Architects is hosting a social media campaign to showcase outdoor spaces designed by landscape architects.

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SCD Group

MARCH 14, 2016

I’m one who looks to other professions/industries for ideas for our association clients. When, sometimes, those ideas fall into the “let’s not do that” category. I recently received this “junk mail check” – marked personal & confidential – from an outfit called “Cheap Tickets.” Any association pulling this stunt will surely drive your association members dizzy.

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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.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 17, 2016

For Day #2 of the Membership Growth Online Summit you will learn how to set up digital ad campaigns to recruit new members. And today is special, because there will be 2 sessions on this topic! Session #1 @ 11:00 AM (ET) - How to Increase Members with.

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Smooth The Path

MARCH 13, 2016

Related links: Data and association decision-making. Why no member surveys may be better than one member survey. You analyzed member data and conducted surveys, here’s what is next. The post Data and the Member Story That Resonates appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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Associations Now

MARCH 15, 2016

Event season will soon be in full swing, and as every event professional knows, it can be exhausting. Just in time come these survival tips. Plus: a day in the life of a nonprofit communicator. As the calendar becomes increasingly clogged with events, conferences, and meetings, it’s essential to take a moment and consider the well-being of those orchestrating all of these affairs.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 18, 2016

I’m just back from SXSW where I did a session on Tech Wellness with Aliza Sherman. We are working on a book together called The Happy,Healthy Nonprofit : Strategies for Impact without Burnout. A blog post on that is coming! I did make time to attend different sessions and walk through the exhibit hall, but one of the most exciting things I saw was the “ Gamestorm: Take on the Refugee Crisis ” organized by colleague Brian Reich for USA for UNHCR , the agency that helps a

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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