Sat.Apr 27, 2013 - Fri.May 03, 2013

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Five Content Ideas for Associations

YourMembership

'Categories: Member Engagement + Retention , Social Media and Business Trends Tags: content , content marketing , content strategy You can be the best writer in the world but if you don’t “listen” and “watch” and know your audience, your content will always fall short. Creating top-notch content is as easy as predicting the end of a romantic comedy.

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Wild Apricot Software News April 2013 - Payment News and Mobile Plan

Wild Apricot

'Some information on our newly supported payment services, and a very early sneak-peak at plans to provide mobile event check-in for administrators.

Software 210
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Friday Top 5

Spark Consulting

'One of the benefits of working for yourself is that you can do cool things like take one morning a month and devote it to volunteer work, which is what I’ve been doing at the National Capital Area Food Bank. Which is where I was supposed to be right now. Unfortunately, I got a call from them yesterday canceling my monthly volunteer gig because they don’t have enough food to sort.

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Jeff De Cagna serving as curator for ACE Symposium on July 12

Principled Innovation

'Jeff De Cagna FRSA FASAE , chief strategist and founder of Principled Innovation LLC, is serving as curator and provocateur for the inaugural Association Chief Executives (ACE) Symposium , to be held on Friday, July 12 at The Gannett Building in McLean, Virginia. The ACE Symposium is open exclusively to association CEOs, and CEO attendees may register their #2 executives to participate with them in the event.

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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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Hype is Always Negative

Jamie Notter

'I watched this TED talk yesterday, given by John McWorter, who is a linguist. The talk (only 13 minutes, definitely worth it) explains why the younger generation, with their penchant for text messaging, is NOT proof that our world is going to heck in a handbasket, as is often claimed by the older generations. We look at “kids these days” and their disdain for grammar, punctuation, and rules and we worry that they will fail as grownups, and bring the rest of us down with them.

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What I’m Reading

Spark Consulting

'Jamie Notter on the problem with proof. What do you need to know to manage for innovation ? Can you turn any LCD screen into a touch screen ? Maybe, although it’s still not going to turn your TV into a giant iPad. Responsive design, mobile website, mobile app – what’s the difference? Which one is right for your organization? NTEN can help you figure it out.

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Transactional vs. Aspirational Membership

Eric Lanke

'image source How do you think about the relationship between your members and your association? Is it transactional? Do you deliver high quality services direct to the member at a value equal to or higher than what the member pays in dues or fees? Or is it aspirational? Do you create communities of change around aspirational goals that can only succeed through collective action?

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Compliance: Do We Really Need to Bring Our Volunteers to Volun"tears"?

Mariner

'May 2, 2013. In a recent post on ASAE’s listserv, a member relations manager asked “if anyone has strategies to get their chapters/Sections/SIGs to hit their deadlines. I know that they are all volunteers, but when it comes time when budgets are due, election slates, etc, etc - we are constantly chasing after them. We remind them by email - have deadlines posted everywhere and on each document or online document to no avail.

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Top 5 Laudable Links: Best Advice, Membership Spring Cleaning and More

Wild Apricot

'Here are 5 of the latest non-profit and membership links we''ve bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week.

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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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Always the Last to Know: Breakthrough Technologies

Spark Consulting

'Geek out on a Monday morning! MIT’s Technology Review recently did a piece on the 10 breakthrough technologies of 2013. They include: Deep learning, about advances in AI. Temporary social media, “This message will self-destruct in 3o seconds…” (although you can still take a screen shot). Prenatal DNA screening, and its attendant ethical dilemmas.

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One-Question Culture Survey

Jamie Notter

'Please help me out with a very small research project. I’m curious how people would describe their organizational culture–not in terms of what drives the culture, but simply in terms of whether it is good or bad.

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Free Highlight Report for Participants: ARC Survey on Membership Models Launches Today!

Portage Group

'Many associations today are re-evaluating their traditional membership models in the face of growing challenges like how to meet the increasingly diverse needs of various member groups, and how to attract and retain members during tough economic times, particularly when there are so many associations and other resources out there for them to choose from.

Survey 109
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The Changing Role Of Conference Education

Velvet Chainsaw

'The abundance of information, resources and relationships that is easily accessible via the internet increasingly challenges the traditional conference education model. In a world where information is everywhere, do people really want to pay for registration, airfare, lodging and expenses to access more information at a conference, even if it’s information from their colleagues?

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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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Productivity Hacks

Spark Consulting

'Sharing a fun presentation from Etienne Garbugli on how to be more productive: 26 Time Management Hacks I Wish I’d Known at 20 from Etienne Garbugli @egarbugli. My favorite tips include: Work when you’re in the zone – relax when you’re not (that’s also a great time to do stuff like your filing, balancing your books, reading an article, catching up on the blogs you follow, etc.).

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Moving Your Culture from Toxic to Humanized

Jamie Notter

'I’ve got a cool webinar coming up next week: Transforming Your Culture from Toxic to Humanized. I’m giving it with Brad Palmer, who is the CEO of a very cool software company, Jostle , that I’ve written about before on the SocialFish blog. In my part of the presentation, I’ll give you my definition of organizational culture and explain why it is so powerful (and frustrating sometimes!).

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Free Highlight Report for Participants: ARC Survey on Membership Models Launches Today!

Portage Group

'Many associations today are re-evaluating their traditional membership models in the face of growing challenges like how to meet the increasingly diverse needs of various member groups, and how to attract and retain members during tough economic times, particularly when there are so many associations and other resources out there for them to choose from.

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Why Your Meeting’s Wi-Fi Matters

Associations Now

'More attendees are saying goodbye to laptops and hello to mobile devices. What does higher demand for WiFi at hotels and events mean for meeting planners? During the last nine months ending March 31, the number of travelers checking in to hotels with laptops declined—a first. At the office. On the subway. At Starbucks. In a meeting. You can pretty much be anywhere these days and notice that tablets and smartphones are starting to take the place of laptops.

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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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Novelty for Novelty’s Sake

Spark Consulting

'As associations, we have to be wary of “we have always done it that way.” And if you read this blog regularly, you know that I rail against unwillingness to change pretty frequently. I would count myself as strongly pro asking new questions, proposing new ideas, and coming up with new ways of doing things. But. I think we also have to watch out for changing gears just for the sake of changing gears.

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2013 – A Progress Report.

Robert M Barnes

' (www.humanizebook.com) Here is an update on the things I made a commitment to myself to do this year. I really feel I am getting somewhere and it is nice to tick a few boxes.

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Is Your Conference Churning Out Junk Information?

Velvet Chainsaw

'We live in world where overconsumption is the norm. We over consume things to keep up with the Jones and Smiths. We over consume food at all you can eat smorgasbord buffets and 24 hour drive thrus. We over consume information from a variety of sources. Today, we have factory farms that churn out junk food. We have factory farms that churn out junk gadgets and stuff.

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In a Crisis, to Tweet or Not to Tweet?

Associations Now

'That is the question. How organizations respond during a tragedy like the Boston Marathon bombings can make or break them in the public eye. One social media expert shares some crisis response best practices. In the minutes, hours, and days after tragedy struck the Boston Marathon April 15, people in the United States and around the world were glued to television screens and their computers and mobile devices, looking for the latest updates and breaking news.

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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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Isn't That Special?

Idea Architects

'I generally trust restaurant servers to steer me in the right direction, so I had no problem last night explaining that I couldn''t decide between the special and the chopped salad. "So here''s the thing," the server said. Today''s special is a great value for the price and it''s really good. But even though you can get it every day, the chopped vegetarian salad is really, really good.

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Causes can energize associations while engaging members

SCD Group

'Coats 4 Kids, Bread Art Project, Canstruction & Trees 4 Troops: causes connecting community and associations. Mark Athitakis, senior editor of Associations Now , asked me to comment on a story he is doing about a new campaign by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society called “ Someday Is Today.” While not a true cause marketing campaign, it is a mix of web/social media/print/TV, and more.

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Meeting Planner, You Are Responsible For The Outcomes Of Your Decisions

Velvet Chainsaw

'T his post is inspired by Mike Monteiro’s LeWeb 2012 presentation How Designers Destroyed The World which has application to all professions. Meeting planner, you are responsible for the work you put into that meeting. And you are responsible for the effects that work has upon that meeting. Meeting Planners Are Gate Keepers Of Conferences. Meeting planners are gate keepers of meetings and conferences.

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Could BYOD Become Mandatory by 2016?

Associations Now

'A new study finds that a growing number of companies expect to stop providing devices to employees by 2016. What will it mean for IT departments? The growing trend of bring-your-own-device to work could become a business norm as early as 2016, according to a recent study by Gartner, a technology research firm. What happens if you buy a device for an employee and they leave the job a month later?

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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.