Sat.Nov 03, 2012 - Fri.Nov 09, 2012

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Are You Open for Business? A Webinar with Jamie Notter

YourMembership

Categories: Membership Management Tags: engaging members , humanize , jamie notter , member community , webinar For organizations a fear of failure is one of the most common obstacles to innovation. Many organizations are so paralyzed by the fear of failure they have tied their future success to their past actions: “We’ve been successful thus far doing exactly what we’ve done, so why do anything differently?

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Fresh Ideas for Fundraising Events

Wild Apricot

If your organization is just getting started with fundraising event planning, here are some fresh ideas to ensure your event is effective in raising awareness and funds.

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Five Behaviors of Great Leaders

Association Leaders

I recently came across an online article about, what else, leadership. This wasn’t the typical leadership article however. This article focused on the five behaviors great leaders typically have. Instead of focusing on values in these leaders or on actions these leaders commonly take, this article focused on behaviors. I was very interested in this concept and wasn’t disappointed in the result.

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The great proposal debate: Why consultants eschew RFPs

Aaron Wolowiec

The call comes in. A prospective client needs you – immediately! – to help with an urgent project. They’re unclear how to resolve the issue, but they believe you can help. Simply draft a proposal describing you’re recommended course of action and be sure to include your proposed fees. Days – sometimes weeks – later, they’ve curiously decided to complete the project themselves.

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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 Recipe for Social Media Success – Friday Fix

YourMembership

Categories: Member Engagement + Retention , Social Media and Business Trends Tags: jamie notter , marketing , social media , social media strategy , twitter , webinar When I run into people just starting out in social media for their organizations I’m frequently asked for magic recipes to success. They don’t call them that but they pepper me with questions like “what’s the best time to send a tweet?

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Board Room Health: Ending Slide-Induced Comas

Virtual

In an earlier blog post, Andy Freed, Virtual’s President, encouraged association boards to avoid “Death by PowerPoint” in order to create more dynamic and productive meetings. Clearly not enough people read his entry. Case in point: Not so long ago I attended a full-day board meeting (which I did not facilitate) that featured 232 slides. [.].

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What is the key to a successful event? (Hint: Engagement.)

Aaron Wolowiec

Jennifer Sweet, CMP. This post is authored by guest blogger Jennifer Sweet, CMP. Jennifer is owner and lead coordinator of JS Event Consulting. Email: jseventconsulting.com. Throughout my years of event coordinating, that is a question I have been asked time and time again: “What is the key to a successful event?” A successful event? How do you really know what ratio of components equals a success?

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Non-Dues Revenue for Your Organization, Savings for Your Members

YourMembership

Categories: Member Engagement + Retention , Membership Management , YourMembership.com News Tags: cost savings , member community , member rewards , membership , non-dues revenue , value Looking for a source of non-dues revenue for your membership organization? YourMembership.com has one for you and your members. ( Read more. ) The post Non-Dues Revenue for Your Organization, Savings for Your Members appeared first on YourMembership.com.

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What does member engagement mean to you?

Wild Apricot

What does member engagement really mean? And how can your organization implement best practices to better engage your members?

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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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A Member Engagement Experiment

Eric Lanke

As I talked about previously , I gave a webinar on October 30, 2012, on "What Does Member Engagement Mean To You?" Unfortunately, because of some technical difficulties during the webinar, I was not able to complete the presentation, and so I promised to record and post to my blog some supplementary material about a member engagement experiment that’s going on in my own organization.

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Leading and Learning Through Dialogue

Idea Architects

We remain a nation with divided political interests. If we are going to successfully navigate the challenges that political leaders of all parties agree on, it is going to require leading and learning through dialogue. And just as that is true for us as a country, so is more dialogue the appropriate pursuit for any organization looking to resolve seemingly entrenched differences or hoping to innovate and create breakthrough value and change in a complex environment.

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Rigorous Decision Making

Jamie Notter

Google has a cool online publication called Think Quarterly. The current issue is about Open, which obviously gets my attention, given that one of the four human elements we identify in Humanize is Open. Senior Google exec Jonathan Rosenberg has the first article, titled “ The Future is Open. ” The whole thing is very good, but one quote caught my eye: Making open work as a business tactic may require new organizational proficiencies.

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How Technology Impacts Education [Infographic]

Velvet Chainsaw

by DeVryUniversity.Learn about data visualization software. I’m not convinced that technology is a barrier to education as this infographic states. I think students have always preferred discussion and class interactions to the lecture. If technology is having this type of impact on college education, what type of impact is it having on your association education and conference education offerings?

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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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Seven Secret Seeds of the Spirit of Success: Tips for Association Leaders & Association Executives

SCD Group

Association executives have a joint role with association volunteer leaders in establishing the association’s culture. Over 30+ years of association management, I’ve discovered seven key “seeds” to create a culture of success. 1. Set the Stage. Winning teams wield winning ways (attitudes). Leaders develop winning attitudes. Generate and reinforce a positive, winning attitude.

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Belly Up to the Bar (the Badge Bar)

Idea Architects

How do you get people interacting informally as soon as they arrive at a conference? That was one of the design questions we considered when planning TEDxIndianapolis. One of our solutions was to create Badge Bars where participants could turn the standard conference badge into a personalized networking tool. This activity turned out to be a conference highlight for many.

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Best of the Web

Association Adviser

November 2012 -- Networking & Opinion @B2Community My 8 Favorite "Ninja" Productivity Tools and Strategies [link]. @HarvardBiz Even some of today's most proficient business processes will be obsolete by the end of the decade [link].

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Identifying And Segmenting The Conference Target Audience

Velvet Chainsaw

Is the goal of your annual meeting to make revenue for your organization? If it is, then are you attracting the right customer to your event? Show Me The Money. Some associations with significant tradeshows make 60%-70% of their revenue from exhibit booth sales. Another 10%-20% of their revenue comes from sponsorships and advertising. The remaining revenue, approximately 10% to 30%, comes from attendee registrations.

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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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Easy reading is hard writing: Lessons for Association Communicators

SCD Group

As I review association marketing and communications pieces, it appears that most of us fail to write from the perspective of the readers/audiences. As associations, we tend to talk(write) about how wonderful we are (whether the association or its products/services) and use “our” language and don’t understand when members and prospects don’t respond.

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Open Letter to Social Media Consultants: Not All Staff Are Volunteers or Incompetent

Mizz Information

For who-knows-what reason (I like to think it's the acupuncture I'm now hooked on), it's been a good long time since I've felt like ranting. Well, I guess I can lay the acupuncture theory to rest since I just had a treatment over the weekend and I'm about to rant. Sorry/you're welcome, depending on which camp you're in when it comes to rants. Today I saw someone I respect tweet a link to this post "Nonprofits Have No Excuse: Give More Resources to Social Media" and , since I do social media for

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Association Membership Management Systems: No Clear Winner

Association Adviser

November 2012 -- Did You Know? Associations of all sizes are using a wide variety of tools to manage dues collection, member databases and their online communities.

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Want To Make Conference Learning Stick? Try Gamification!

Velvet Chainsaw

Want to make your conference education more fun and memorable? Then maybe you should consider gamification. Simply put, gamification is the use of game mechanics to make learning and instruction more fun and to increase retention. Learning And Gamification Make A Great Team. Coupling gamification and learning: gives an experience meaning. provides a set of boundaries within a safe environment to explore, think and try new things. motivates players to succeed and reduces the sting of failure. • g

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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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Association execs know that success is everything done right; failure is just one thing done wrong.

SCD Group

I’m not sure who originally said this but I recognize it plays out in associations. The quote came to mind when I was reading a Wall Street Journal story titled “ Windows 8 Success Hinges on $10 Component.". The issue is that bringing touch from tablets to PCs is a high-stakes topic from which association executives can learn. Here are a couple of highlights from the story.

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Open Letter to Social Media Consultants: Not All Staff Are Volunteers or Incompetent

Mizz Information

For who-knows-what reason (I like to think it's the acupuncture I'm now hooked on), it's been a good long time since I've felt like ranting. Well, I guess I can lay the acupuncture theory to rest since I just had a treatment over the weekend and I'm about to rant. Sorry/you're welcome, depending on which camp you're in when it comes to rants. Today I saw someone I respect tweet a link to this post "Nonprofits Have No Excuse: Give More Resources to Social Media" and , since I do social media for

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When Visits and Page Views Won’t Cut It

Association Adviser

November 2012 -- Marketing & Communication Dig deeper into your online metrics to gain a more robust idea of your digital communications’ performance.

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Understanding The Power Of Your Target Attendee

Velvet Chainsaw

When you are involved in planning all of the conference’s logistics and programming, it is very easy to feel as if you are in a position of power. You’re the one who decides who will present. You’re the one who decides when a meal function will occur. You’re the one who decides what content is important. You’re the one who decides which city and venue is used.

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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.