Sat.Jan 05, 2013 - Fri.Jan 11, 2013

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What Do You Want to Know From Your Membership Peers?

Wild Apricot

Here's the first in a series of posts offering highlights of our Small Membership Insight Survey findings. This post offers an overview of what survey respondents wanted to ask their small membership peers.

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What “Where’s the Beef?” Taught Us About Member Retention

YourMembership

Categories: Member Engagement + Retention Tags: associations , benefits to joining , member organizations , member retention , yourmembership.com On this day in 1984, Wendy’s International aired a commercial featuring three elderly ladies gathered around a hamburger bun squinting at a dime-sized patty. “Where’s the Beef?”, one of them asked and the catch phrase took off honey badger style.

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Mastering Your Craft

Thanks For Playing

This past fall, I had the opportunity to participate in a multi-day retreat with a bunch of smart people where we focused on the future of work. Talking about the future of work led us naturally into talking about the future of getting ready to work, aka our education system. One of the concepts that came up, tying both work and education together, was apprenticeship.

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Ten “next truths” of governing the 21st century association

Principled Innovation

In my last post on six serious ideas for 2013 , I discussed the concept of “strategic legitimacy,” which is about challenging association boards to do a better job of providing future-focused stewardship in a world experiencing relentless transformation. To inspire association leaders to embrace strategic legitimacy, I have identified the following ten “next truths” of governing the 21st century association.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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4 Things Membership Organizations Can Learn From Innovative Companies

Wild Apricot

The list of 50 Most Innovative Companies offers some ideas for membership organizations for 2013.

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100 Things to Watch in 2013

Thanks For Playing

You're going to need to set aside some time to go through this slide deck, because it is truly 100 things. But it is definitely worth the investment. JWT: 100 Things to Watch in 2013 from JWTIntelligence My favorites? Alternative currencies/revival of the barter economy Detoxing (in the sense of cutting down on the chemicals in the products we use every day) Flexible screens (think of the possibilities!

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Leadership is entirely about Character

Association Leaders

Many people are just getting back to work today, after a holiday break. During that break, our country lost a great leader – General Norman Schwarzkopf. While General Schwarzkopf is best known for being the Commander of Operation Desert Storm in the early 1990′s, his leadership skills were developed through his years at West Point as well as years spent rising through the ranks in the U.S.

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Reads of the Week: January 11, 2013

Reid All About it

I’m back, I’m back in the saddle again. After a relaxing vacation, I’m catching up on reading and work. Here are some of my favorite reads from the past week, or two, or three. At the Content Marketing Institute, Mark Sherbin provides tips on newsjacking : “the process of injecting your brand into the day’s news, creating a twist that grabs eyes when they’re open widest.

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How to publish a book and why you should care

Aaron Wolowiec

As a featured association management blogger on Alltop , I was recently given the opportunity to receive and review an advance copy of a new book written by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch titled, APE: Author, Publisher, Entrepreneur—How to Publish a Book. For those that don’t know, Kawasaki is the author of 11 previous books, including What the Plus! , Enchantment , and The Art of the Start.

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

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

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4 Fresh Finds For the New Year

Wild Apricot

Here are 4 fresh links we've bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week.

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Friday Top 5

Thanks For Playing

Just a shout-out to five awesome things that happened this week: The #10in20 Associations 101 webinar series kicked off with Peggy Hoffman doing an amazing job laying down 10 things you need to know about volunteer management in associations. Next one is Erin Fuller on branding on February 8. Find and more and register for the FREE series at the Peach New Media site.

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Finding Success All At Once

Eric Lanke

image source One of my rituals at the end of each year is to go through all the bloggers and tweeters I'm following and to drop some that haven't given me enough value in the past year. Nothing personal, but there are only so many hours in the day, and this gives me the freedom to add a few new people throughout the year to help keep my horizons expanding.

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Silos and Conflict

Jamie Notter

People have been complaining about “silos” in organizations for years and years. In solving one problem (putting people together in a department in order to deepen expertise and be efficient), we created some new ones (turf battles, lack of cooperation, poor information sharing, etc.). The proposed solution is typically to “bust” the silos, though I’m not sure what that means, really.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

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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Good Intentions Are Not Enough

Idea Architects

Lately I feel like I live in a new community named Good Intentions. It is a rapidly growing community with more and more people moving in every day. Most folks living here are a fairly happy lot. They smile during meetings, volunteer to take on responsibilities, and generally seem like the types of folks who would be good neighbors. But they're not.

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What I'm Reading

Thanks For Playing

It's focus on the new year week! Jeff De Cagna's six ideas for 2013. My favorite? SED: Serendipity, Empathy, Discovery. Shelly Alcorn's five terms for 2013. My favorite? Workforce development. Social media predictions for 2013 from the pros. My favorite? Marketers use fewer social sites. Digital trends for 2013 that are not the same old same old. My favorite?

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Jedi Master Yoda Shares 14 Inspirational Quotes For Meeting Professionals

Velvet Chainsaw

You’ve probably seen Star Wars. You may even have a boxed set of the videos. Now for the first time, Jedi Master Yoda shares inspirational quotes for meeting professionals, conferences and meetings. Read them, you must. As participants, successful meeting professionals must see registrants. Conference success depends on size not. Hmmmmm. Hard to see, even harder to design, the attendee experience is.

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The Catch-22 of Social Business

Mizz Information

Photo by Stevec77 on Flickr One reason I guess i'm taking a vacation from most things social media these days is that I couldn't stand the noise anymore. Now that social media and community management are mainstream, not to mention money-makers for businesses and entrepreneurs (myself obviously included), a lot of people have a lot to say about it. Not that this is anything new, of course, but either I've just become over-saturated with the subject because I put myself squarely into that bubble

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Choosing to Be Happy

Idea Architects

I apologized profusely after almost cutting off her off at the entrance to the coffeehouse the other day. An idea lodged in my brain had sidetracked my attention for just a moment too long. The “almost victim” of my daydreaming deflected my apology with that most cheery of expressions: No worries. ” No worries indeed. It wasn’t until I was offered this wonderfully affirmative response that I realized how much worrying I’ve been around lately.

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Always the Last to Know: Trello

Thanks For Playing

Need to manage a project? Looking for something a little more flexible and visual than MS Project and Gantt charts? Check out Trello , a now and forever completely free (according to them) visual project management platform. It's laid out a bit like a card-sorting interface, but it allows you to do all kinds of cool things , like collaborate in real time with your team, share files and images, vote, track tasks and deadlines, assign tasks.

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Ten Meeting Professional Resolutions For Personal And Professional Development

Velvet Chainsaw

It’s the start of a new year and most people are thinking about their New Year’s resolutions. Have you made yours yet? Personally, I don’t make New Year’s resolutions. I make goals during the entire year. And I set personal commitments as I need them. 10 New Year’s Resolutions To Increase Your Professional Development. If one of your goals or New Year’s resolutions is to increase your personal and professional development, here are a few ideas that you might w

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What's Worth Paying Dues For.And What's Not

Mizz Information

As someone who recently dropped her ASAE membership, I found Joe Rominiecki's post asking "Who Pays Your Dues?" to be timely. I didn't leave ASAE because of any ill-will or gripe with the association; quite the contrary, I was actually enjoying my role as volunteer leader on the Power of A Awards judging committee and the Technology Section Council.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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3 Golden Rules for Volunteer Recruitment

AMR Management Services

'Here''s the wrong way to recruit volunteers: Step One: Post the following announcement: We are looking for volunteers to serve on the XYZ committee. Please Join. Step Two: Take all comers. Check out.

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From the Corner Office: Dave Murillo, ACEC California

Association Adviser

January 2013 -- Leadership This month, the Corner Office spotlight shines on Dave Murillo, director of member services for the American Council of Engineering Companies of California. ACEC California serves 1,000 consulting engineering and land surveying firms in the Golden State representing 19,000 employees.

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Time For Your Conference Sponsorship To Grow Up

Velvet Chainsaw

Has your conference sponsorship grown up? Or are you still offering first generation sponsorship that flashes logos on any and all available space at your conference venue? If you are, you have bought into the concept that displaying logos to masses of cynical consumers equals marketing return. Guess what, it doesn’t! Four Generations Of Sponsorship.

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Infographics: Should Your Nonprofit Hire A Designer or Do It Yourself!

Beth Kanter

In 2013, social media will continue the trend of “going visual.” More and more nonprofits are adding data visualization to compelling story telling to create amazing infographics as part their marketing tool kits. For a quick primer on infographics, see “ Five Infographics To Master Infographics in Five Minutes.” If you have decided that your nonprofit going to go visual in 2013, figure out your goal.

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Here’s a Powerful Marketing Tool Designed for Associations

Show the Benefits of Membership to Your Toughest Prospects. Download this FREE infographic from GrowthZone AMS, Why Join an Association, and start using it as your go-to recruitment and retention marketing tool. Post it on your website. Use it in sales presentations. Or use it as inspiration to create your own version. Infographics have power. They're a quick read.