Sat.Jan 09, 2016 - Fri.Jan 15, 2016

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Free Expert Webinar: 6 Steps to Transform Your Association's Culture

Wild Apricot

Discover the leadership mindset required to drive positive transformation across your organization in this live webinar with John Mattone – a world authority in leadership training.

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Changing Behavior and Creating Value

Higher Logic

What makes a community valuable? There are a lot of combined factors that create value, but a big one is member behavior -- how do people act when they’re in your community? Member interaction can tip the scales of your community in either direction, towards success or catastrophe. If people engage and ask the group questions, the community feels much different than it would if people only checked in occasionally and emailed members privately.

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Announcing a Free Resume Critique Feature to YM Careers Platform

YourMembership

YM Careers is excited to announce a new, free Resume Critique service for job seekers that will be added to the Career Center platform by January 31, 2016. This service is designed to make your Career Center even more valuable as a career development tool. Job seekers on your site will have the option to request a free, confidential resume evaluation from a professional resume expert and writer from TopResume, our trusted partner and leader in the resume/career coach industry.

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Pitching Your Association’s Online Community Strategy: How to Overcome Common Objections

Socious

Whenever you are trying to do something innovative, you can rest assured there will always be haters. Most of them have the right intentions but many raise objections simply because what you are suggesting takes them out of their comfort zones and if it fails they don’t want tied to a sunken ship. Think, Zune circa 2006 (you can go ahead and look that up on your iPod touch).

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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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The Who, What, and Why of Capital Campaigns

Wild Apricot

Whether you’re a university fundraising for a new library or a nonprofit with a big, mission-fulfilling task on the horizon, you should consider a capital campaign.

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What will 2016 bring for associations?

Aaron Wolowiec

It’s a new year. New predictions. New trends. New goals. New successes. From memberships to learning to partnerships, software and services provider Abila just released its predictions for associations in 2016. Of special interest? Learning and partnerships. (Note our new tagline – Learn. Network. Transfer.). The demand for knowledge will continue to grow this year, specifically the focus on certification programs.

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How to Get Customers Hooked on Engaging in Your Online Community

Socious

If you have managed an online community at some point in your career, you know that the “member to engaged member” ratio is a pretty widely adopted metric throughout the online community space. You also probably know that that metric leaves a lot to be desired.

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A Look Into the Future of Associations

Portage Group

What Do You Think Associations of the Future Will Look Like? Recently, Carol-Anne Moutinho of The Portage Group was asked the question. "What do you think the associations of the future will look like?" Carol-Anne brought her extensive experience in the areas of market research, strategic planning, leadership and executive search to deliver a short list of a few ways she sees associations evolving.

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Moderation 101: 6 Tips to Help You Toe the Community Line

Higher Logic

Don’t underestimate good moderation -- it’s a skill that takes practice. And if you want strong engagement and robust discussion on your community, it’s a skill your community manager must have, especially at the beginning. A large part of becoming a good moderator is knowing how to strike the balance between controlling conversations to maintain order, contributing to make sure conversations don’t die and giving members or customers free reign to express themselves.

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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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Going Toe-To-Toe With Your Members

Eric Lanke

I had another experience this week that I would characterize as going toe-to-toe with one of my members. And that's not a bad thing. In fact, it's something I wish more association professionals could do. Maybe I should explain. When I use the phrase "toe-to-toe" I'm not talking about trading punches and breaking wooden chairs over each other's heads.

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CES 2016 Final Thoughts

Virtual

After a few days of walking the floor at CES , many things start to look alike. That’s because they are. There were dozens of quadcopter drones from different manufacturers. A sea of 4k televisions all with great pictures. And enough virtual reality glasses to make them stop being a novelty. In fact, at a conference known for introducting “wow” products, what seemed to be missing was true innovation.

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How Associations are Attracting Students to the Profession or Industry

Smooth The Path

We are finding that there are not enough new graduates to take the place of those who are retiring, particularly in highly technical fields. So associations are helping members attract more grads to the profession or industry and this is how they are doing it: Successful Professionals Describe the Career. The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants developed their Pay It Forward campaign which sends an army of CPA’s into high schools all over the state to talk about the career p

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Do You Really Know What Drives Your Success?

Jamie Notter

I've made the point for some time now that your culture should, ideally, be aligned with what drives your success. Lots of companies get lots of attention for how cool they are by having game rooms or beer taps, and that's all fine with me--but it doesn't excuse you from connecting what your culture is to what drives the success of the enterprise. Sure, I'd love a beer at work as much as the next guy, but unless you can convince me that serving beer at work correlates positively with more succes

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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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Conference Circuit: Ticket to Ride

Associations Now

Rundown Attendees: 800 plus. Exhibitors: 63. Learning tracks: 5. The International Ticketing Association’s 37th Annual Conference and Exposition is headed to Anaheim, California, next week. More than 800 entertainment ticketing professionals will be in Anaheim, California, in a few days to take part in formal educational sessions and informal social gatherings to learn about the economic shifts and technological advances that are changing the industry’s operations and customer interactions.

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Resolve to Advance Your Career in 2016

Association Adviser

The five most-read articles about career-related topics included pieces about lynda.com, internships, and maintaining a work-life balance. Did one of your favorite articles make the list? The post. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Members Need Association Help When They Face Change or Start Something New

Smooth The Path

There are organization challenges and then there are personal professional challenges. Are our associations helping members with both? Our members tend to identify organizational challenges as: Rapidly changing government regulations. Negative public opinion. Increasingly competitive marketplace. Shrinking budgets. Changing technology, changing customer needs, changing business landscape and more.

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Doing Business in Singapore & Southeast Asia Briefing, Panel and Lunch – Feb 23 and 25

GlowGlobally

Southeast Asia is one of the fastest growing regions of the world. Revenues of organizations based in this region have grown from 7.5% in 2014 to an estimated 9.3% in 2015. Only China has grown at a more robust rate. More growth for SE Asia is expect in 2016 and beyond. Due to this continued growth, US based associations are finding opportunities to expand into this region, and Singapore has been a natural base for regional outreach.

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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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Tuesday Buzz: Dialect Society Gives Singular “They” the Thumbs-Up

Associations Now

By choosing “they” as its 2015 Word of the Year, the American Dialect Society gives the pronoun its official approval to be used in the singular form. Also: Does the quick buzz around Peach highlight social media’s rapid half-life? They chose wisely. Over the weekend, members of the American Dialect Society picked the 2015 Word of the Year, and the selection could ruffle a few feathers in newsrooms around the country.

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Eight Actions You Can Take to Implement Emotion into Content

Association Adviser

We focus on a new you at this time of year, but what about focusing on new content? Your readers are engaged with your content based on eight levels of emotion. Transform your content and connect. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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New Beginnings are a Great Time to Reflect

Smooth The Path

Wow! It is officially 2016. Now that we are in the middle of the month we can’t deny it (I’ve been pretending it was still October, which was easy to do with the recent days of unseasonably warm temps here in Pennsylvania.). What do you have planned for 2016? New beginnings are a great time to inventory, take stock and think about the future.

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When It Comes To Gen Y. Be Patient. They Will Join

Tom Morrison

Anyone over 40 years old reading this post, I want you to think about your early-to-mid 20's. Did you join anything? If you're like most, the answer to that question would be "no". In our 20's we always think we are smarter than everyone else, and don't have a real need to connect with a network of people and resources that can help us make our lives better.

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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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Managing a Board Without Controlling It

Associations Now

CEOs have the tricky job of working with a board without taking leadership out of the board’s hands. One former executive and governance expert offers some tips on managing the balance. You’re a new association executive, talking to your new board chair. “I’ve waited a long time to be in this position, and I intend to make the most of it,” the chair says.

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Is Lack of Emotion Hurting Your Fundraising?

Achieve

Have you ever wondered, after the fact, why you donated to a particular cause or organization? You hadn’t planned on it. It wasn’t something that had been on your radar. So why did you give? The answer, in a lot of cases, is because it made you feel good. That’s how most of us feel when we do something to help others. It’s a feeling that has been well documented in studies and, recently, by the.

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Conferences During Hinge Times

Velvet Chainsaw

We are living in a world of hinge time. Our conferences are planned to educate attendees for an era that no longer exists. The challenges our attendees face are vastly different from the ones of the past. Most of our conference attendees were educated on how to be right. We focus on individual and collective attention on deficits—cognitive, emotional, financial and industry-related says says author Dawna Markova.

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Don’t Abuse Self-Care at Your Nonprofit

Beth Kanter

Flickr Photo by Annamatic3000. As part of the research for our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , Aliza Sherman and I have been reading, interviewing, and researching self-care practices both for the individual and how nonprofit organizations can support it. We’ve come across examples of how nonprofit abuse self-care.

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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.