Sat.Jun 28, 2014 - Fri.Jul 04, 2014

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Meet You in Nashville: Where to Eat During #ASAE14 (part 1)

Reid All About it

'I like to eat. I like to cook too so I appreciate chefs that use locally sourced ingredients to create fabulous dining experiences. Let me tell you, if you choose right, you’re going to have some fabulous dining (and drinking) experiences in Nashville. When I was there in May for the digitalNow conference, I enjoyed some great meals. I also spent time with my friends Teri Carden of ReviewMyAMS.com and Ben Martin of Online Community Results who moved to Nashville last year.

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Getting Your Donors (Members?) To Fall In Love

Spark Consulting

'I often find that the cause-oriented/fundraising nonprofits do some awesome stuff associations could and should learn from. Case in point: this fantastic presentation by Big Duck ‘s Farra Trompeter on getting your donors to fall in love with you. Getting your donors to fall in love with you from Big Duck. Key points for associations: It’s all about lifetime value, whether we’re talking donors or members, so retention is critical.

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21 Free Non-profit Webinars for July 2014

Wild Apricot

'School''s out, but the non-profit webinars continue. Here''s our round-up of 21 free non-profit webinars.

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If Events Could Talk: 10 Strategies for Fueling a Powerful Voice

Aaron Wolowiec

'Has your association conducted a communication audit within the last three years? More specifically, are your meetings and publications teams working together to ensure your association’s events are effectively marketed? If your events suffer from stagnant or declining attendance, sponsors or exhibitors – or if you have difficulty securing quality speakers – the answer lies not in a silo, but rather in your team.

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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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Meet You in Nashville: Be a Tourist at #ASAE14

Reid All About it

'I’m interrupting my series of posts about eating in Nashville to tell you about some good spots to visit while you’re in town. Nashville’s a great city for visitors because so many destinations are within walking distance of each other. You’ll have an even more carefree tourist experience if you register for one of the ASAE tours on Saturday afternoon, August 9, or Tuesday afternoon, August 12.

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Association Change, Not-So-Big-Data, and More

Wild Apricot

'This week''s link round-up offers 4 posts with tips on making change at associations, not-so-big data, board member''s bill of rights, and newsletter hacks.

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Are You a Good Listener?

Association Leaders

'“Listening is a skill” I have used those words many times – mostly saying them to my children when they haven’t done what they were asked to do – not because they’re bad kids, but because they didn’t listen to the instructions. Listening truly is a skill. As leaders, one of the most powerful things we can do is listen.

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Associations are the Key to our Nation’s History and Prosperity

YourMembership

As we prepare to celebrate the 238 th birthday of our nation, I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the role associations play in this ongoing experiment of democracy we call America, as they are very much intertwined within the fabric of our society and our collective history. To interpret the future of associations, it is important to understand their past.

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Always the Last to Know: Cognitive Computing

Spark Consulting

'IBM is trying to teach computers to be more like brains. Called “cognitive computing,” the systems involved are trained to think, using artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms. The goal is to allow humans and computers to work together better for “integrated intelligence.” It’s basically taking Watson, made famous on Jeopardy!

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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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Snapshot of Small Membership Organizations in 2014

Wild Apricot

'Here is a look at the state of small membership organizations, based on the findings of our 2014 Small Membership Survey.

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Leadership and U-Shaped Tables

Eric Lanke

'image source I''m just returned from what was a very successful strategic retreat with the Board of Directors of my association. Like many of the Board meetings we''ve done before, we used a U-shaped table for several of the sessions. With the open end of the U facing a projection screen, we''ve found that it gives the Board members an equal opportunity to see and interact with each other and to view the many presentations we use to report progress and explore strategic concepts.

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Bonus content: Event Garde e-news – July edition

Aaron Wolowiec

'Cally Hill, Director of Client Relations. Q & A with Cally Hill, Director of Client Relations. Q: When you’re not working for Event Garde, what keeps you busy? A: I enjoy spending time with my family and watching Tigers baseball. Q: If you could meet one famous person, who would it be, and why? A: Tom Hanks. He has been my favorite actor since he was on the sitcom “Bosom Buddies” in 1980.

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Happy Birthday to Us

Virtual

'It has been nearly 230 years since Thomas Jefferson penned the original draft of The Declaration of Independence, aggregating the original 13 American colonies into a new nation separate from Great Britain. As we mark America’s birthday, there are a few other birthdays that the team at Virtual, Inc. will celebrate this year. First, the birthday of Virtual itself – July 6, 2014 marks 15 years, and we are grateful to have been a part of many global technology movements that have since

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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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The Phoenix Rising

Mariner

'Two chapters I met recently are struggling. In both cases, the leaderships have kept their collective eyes and heads down over the past couple of years, muscling through the program year while the world around them changed.

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4 Survey Findings That Illustrate a Big Problem for Associations

Associations Now

'One possible solution for associations struggling with membership is rather obvious, but associations seem to be ignoring it. This and other highlights from new benchmarking research. Even though 69 percent of associations said their membership grew or stayed the same in the past year in Marketing General, Inc.’s latest “ Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report ,” I get the feeling a lot of associations aren’t happy with how they’re performing.

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Confirmation Bias And Why Conferences Need To Become Innovation Labs

Velvet Chainsaw

'No matter how open minded people profess to be, we’re all hard-wired to some degree for confirmation bias. It is a filter that we use to see reality that matches our thinking. It can cloud our thinking and distort our pursuit of facts. Confirmation Bias And Change. Confirmation Bias is our default preference for consuming information that supports what we already believe.

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I Heart Detroit

Association Advocacy Chick

'One of the highlights of being a DELP scholar is our annual reunion. For most of us, it’s the only opportunity we have to see each other and immerse ourselves in all things DELP. No matter how large our group gets or how unique our experiences are, there’s been one constant in my seven (!) years as a DELPer: Detroit. The Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau supports ASAE’s Diversity Executive Leadership Program.

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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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Partnering in China – Podcast Interview with Maria Tong

GlowGlobally

'Earlier this year, our GrowGlobally readers responded to a survey on the topics of most importance to them. Our first response to GrowGlobally reader survey preferences will be on partnering in China. As the results from the recent ASAE Foundation Study sponsored by MCI has shown , it isn’t that associations are not partnering. The vast majority are.

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Medical Association President: Health Records Cyberattack Likely

Associations Now

'313k The number of cases of medical identity theft estimated in the past year, according to a September 2013 Ponemon Institute study sponsored by the Medical Identity Fraud Alliance. Approximately 56 percent of study respondents failed to regularly check their medical records to ensure their accuracy. The new board president of the American Medical Association, who works for a technology firm, says that there’s a high risk of a Target-style attack on the medical industry.

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Changes In The Information Cycle Are Driving Conference Education Reform

Velvet Chainsaw

'Conferences (and associations) used to be the go-to source for information and content about a profession or industry. Today, the tools of content creation and distribution actually rest in the hands of individuals. Anyone can create and share content. While not everyone wants to be a content creator, everyone has an interest in organizing and packing information in their own, unique way.

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25 Reasons Association Boards Fail

SCD Group

'I''m joining four other association management professionals (see below) in an ASAE annual meeting session titled Why Boards Fail and How to Fix Them. (In Nashville from 10:30 - 11:30 on Tuesday, August 12.) In preparation for the session, we have developed the top 25 reasons association boards fail We''d like your help! Do you have other reasons to add to the Top 25?

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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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Who's Responsible for the Facebook Research Scandal? An Association Journal

Mizz Information

'By now, you’ve undoubtedly read about the fact that Facebook is using us all as lab rats. Shocker, right? That’s just Facebook for you, just one more “oops” in the never-ending parade of privacy breaches. But esteemed scientific professional societies know better, right? Well, sadly, it appears that, at least in this case, they do not.or at least that the National Academy of Sciences (NAS)--the organization in whose journal the study was published--does not.

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What Does It Take To Be a ‘Top Workplace’?

Associations Now

'Free lunches? Unlimited vacation days? Two associations share insights into how their organizations landed among the 150 companies recently named to The Washington Post ’s “Top Workplaces” of 2014. The reasons are not as fancy as a free company car. A couple of weeks ago, The Washington Post released a list of the 150 “top workplaces” in the DC area.

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Linking Strategy and Execution

Plexus Consulting

'By Steven Worth Every year some of the association community’s most innovative strategies and plans in which untold hours of volunteer and staff time have been invested lie unused and likely even unread on some shelf collecting dust. Then, as time goes by and memories grow vague and leadership changes, someone else calls for a planning session--and wise old veterans shake their heads at the futility of going through this process yet again.

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Is your association letting new members slip through the cracks

SCD Group

'At dinner the other evening, two women shared stories about how the local organizations they had joined didn’t seem interested in having them volunteer. And, that as a result of not being able to volunteer, they dropped out of the organizations. What a shame! In one case, the woman said she volunteered for two different parts of the organization. But, never heard from anyone in either leadership or staff.

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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.