Wild Apricot
AUGUST 27, 2012
Here's our monthly round-up of free non-profit webinars for September. We found some great webinars to get you re-charged for Fall, including sessions on Nonprofit Silent Auctions; Event Video Checklist; Cloud 101; Social Media for Nonprofit CEOs; and much more.
Reid All About it
AUGUST 27, 2012
Right about now, if Isaac hadn’t interfered, I’d be arriving in New Orleans to enjoy its local food and cocktail culture for a few days. I was going to tag along as my boyfriend attended a conference that was to start Tuesday. Late last night, the conference was postponed, so there’s a good chance I’ll get to have my New Orleans adventure another time, most likely with better weather.
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Thanks For Playing
AUGUST 28, 2012
Or is it just changing? Why do we assume that all our members want and need to have the exact same relationship with us? We understand this concept in our personal lives. We have different circles - hell, Google+ is built on it - and they aren't all our BFFs. The large majority of members in the typical association are "mailbox members." They send you a check, you send them some magazines, everyone's happy.
YourMembership
AUGUST 29, 2012
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Wild Apricot
AUGUST 31, 2012
We found some great posts lately with insightful food for thought - from "Dogs are Cute When They Beg." to "What got you here won't get you there." Here are three links we've bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week.
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Thanks For Playing
AUGUST 30, 2012
I'm excited to to report that Spark has recently joined the Higher Logic partner program. Don't know Higher Logic? They have a clever video you can view that explains it all.
YourMembership
AUGUST 28, 2012
Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 29, 2012
This month's software news looks at our new procedure for surveying our clients, and at some of the responses we've received so far.
Reid All About it
AUGUST 31, 2012
If I had to pick one blog to take with me to a deserted island, it might be Brain Pickings. Maria Popova is a curator like no other, bringing us fascinating posts about creativity, knowledge, science, art, culture, and more. She describes herself as “an interestingness hunter-gatherer and curious mind at large.” That’s what I want to be when I grow up.
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Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.
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Thanks For Playing
AUGUST 31, 2012
It's Labor Day weekend! Sure, it's the proverbial last weekend of summer, and a great time for cookouts and enjoying your favorite summer activities one last time before fall. But Labor Day weekend is really about honoring labor and trade organizations (like associations?) and having a party for workers and their families. Not consumers, workers. And it's important for all of us to remember that we are more than consumers - we're citizens and workers.
Principled Innovation
AUGUST 28, 2012
Last Tuesday, I began this series of blog posts on the six shifts presented in my new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future , created in collaboration with CHIEF. If you have not done so already, I hope you will download the e-book , and read the Shift #1 post , right away. Also, please join me on September 26 from 2 pm-3:30 pm EDT for my webinar on the e-book, presented in collaboration with Peach New Media.
Eric Lanke
AUGUST 27, 2012
watch the clip A while back, the Harvard Business Review blog was running a series of posts all themed around the idea of "Creating a Customer-Centered Organization." I read them all with interest, looking for tips from the for-profit sector that my association could leverage to increase our interaction with our members--especially with regard to developing innovative programs and services that better met their needs.
Optimist Consulting
AUGUST 29, 2012
Recommendation is generally the main reason that members join an organisation. So how can you encourage your members to demonstrate to others that they are members of your organisation? Using members in this way, can be a powerful approach to help spread the word about your assocation. Here are my 4 top tips: 1) Provide members with an online members’ logo/badge – give them access to a logo to download to use on their email signature or html code for their website.
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Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’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.
Thanks For Playing
AUGUST 29, 2012
Generational difference: age or cohort ? Or: are today's elementary school aged kids really that much different than elementary school aged kids in the 1960s? You can't just trade in your organization's culture for a shiny new model, so you'd better learn to work with what you have. Want to build a better mousetrap? Spend more time with your customers, talk to them more, experiment, learn, iterate, get better.
Association Subculture
AUGUST 31, 2012
No more teachers. No more books. No more teachers dirty looks. School's out for summer. School's out for ever. Alice Cooper. I loved Rick Rutherford's post yesterday - One Giant Leap. I find it so inspiring to talk with someone else who is passionate about the good associations can do, particularly when it comes to our core competencies - education and workforce development.
Portage Group
AUGUST 29, 2012
While I feel that the best social media strategies are those that incorporate people from all areas of the organization, somebody needs to be in charge when it comes to heading up and overseeing the organization's strategy in this key area - The ideal person to fill this role has characteristics from both the digital native and digital immigrant crowd.
Jamie Notter
AUGUST 31, 2012
From Ben Horowitz : Perhaps the CEO’s most important operational responsibility is designing and implementing the communication architecture for her company. The architecture might include the organizational design, meetings, processes, email, yammer and even one-on-one meetings with managers and employees. Absent a well-designed communication architecture, information and ideas will stagnate and your company will degenerate into a bad place to work.
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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
Thanks For Playing
AUGUST 27, 2012
In the continuing quest to make sense of all one's contacts - from Google, Outlook, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Cardmunch etc. - I'm always looking for a way to be better organized and integrated Along comes Brewster , which integrates all your contacts' myriad profiles into one view. Anyone tried it? What do you think? Share in the comments/.
Idea Architects
AUGUST 28, 2012
I believe that one of the greatest tragedies in life is when people hold themselves hostage. It happens for one fundamental reason: they choose to believe they have no choices available to them other than the way things currently are. Unhappy with their present reality, but believing they have no choice, they become a hostage in their own lives, personally or professionally.
Association Navigator
AUGUST 29, 2012
I’ve just returned from Colorado where GMA, the Association of Food, Beverage and Consumer Products Companies , hosted what will reportedly be their last Executive Conference. This has been a great education and networking opportunity for food and consumer product manufacturers as well as retailers. This is my review of the conference. I participated for a second year representing the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA).
Portage Group
AUGUST 29, 2012
'When I read newly minted University of Iowa grad, Catherine Sloan''s blog post titled Why Every Social Media Manager Should be Under 25 , I have to admit I wondered for a minute there whether it was some kind of spoof from the Onion.Well, it wasn''t and after I chuckled my way through the post and the hail-storm of angry comments from the geezers (i.e. those over 25.
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.
Association Advocacy Chick
AUGUST 31, 2012
My last post was about my experience in Dallas during ASAE12. This time, I wanted to give you the highs and lows of the conference from the perspective of my colleagues in the Diversity Executive Leadership Program aka DELP. Outside of our annual reunion, ASAE annual is the only other large gathering of DELP scholars. During the conference, DELP held its annual breakfast Sunday morning prior to the opening general session.
Idea Architects
AUGUST 27, 2012
Providence Public Library - Creative Commons License So much of what happens in a day work is unproductive politics and posturing. Here are s even fundamental beliefs or commitments that need to be present in an organization's culture to suggest real work may be possible. Being open, honest, and direct with others is desirable. Far too much time is spent in organizations dealing with anything but the truth because individuals see being open, honest, and direct as too risky.
Jamie Notter
AUGUST 27, 2012
A couple of times over the last few months, people have asked me whether we tackle the topic of education in Humanize. We don’t, specifically, but I get where the question is coming from. We argue in Humanize that shifting from a mechanical view to a more human view when it comes to leadership and management will unlock new power and potential in our organizations.
Velvet Chainsaw
AUGUST 31, 2012
Images make everything better! Well, not everything, just most things. Currently, we are watching the rise of visual social media. Images are getting more traction than words on Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Facebook. That’s not a surprise as our brains love images. We are visual people. Here’s an Infographic by MDG Advertising and presented by Visually on the rise of images online.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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