Sat.Mar 24, 2012 - Fri.Mar 30, 2012

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What If Don Draper Ran Social Media for Your Association?

YourMembership

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.

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Thanks For Playing: You Say You Want a Revolution

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 27 March 2012. You Say You Want a Revolution. Theres a bit of a fracas currently occurring around the selection of James Carville and Karl Rove as opening keynoters for the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting. To me, it raises a much larger question: how does a member change the direction of the organizational ship, if s/hes not happy with where its going?

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Adult learning principles – and what makes them relevant

Aaron Wolowiec

Part of being an effective educator, facilitator or content leader involves understanding how adults learn best. Andragogy is a theory that holds a set of assumptions about how adults learn. Specifically, andragogy places value on the process of learning. It uses approaches to learning that are problem-based and collaborative rather than didactic or rooted in lecture, and also emphasizes more equality between the instructor and the learner.

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Countdown to Volunteer Week

Wild Apricot

It's National Volunteer Week April 15-21st. Here are some tips and resources to help with your volunteer week planning.

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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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Be Quick About it ? Friday Fix

YourMembership

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.

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Bringing the next generation into governance

Golden's Rules for Association

When I ask association leaders (both volunteers and staff professionals) what their biggest long-term governance challenge is, the most frequent answer I hear back is the challenge of bringing the next generation of leaders on board. “Young people don’t volunteer the way we used to.” “They don’t have the time to devote to volunteering that [.].

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Free Non-profit Webinars for April 2012

Wild Apricot

Here's our monthly round-up of free non-profit webinars for April, 2012.

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Member Organizations: Listening Plus Action for Best Results

YourMembership

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.

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Thanks For Playing: Friday Top 5

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 30 March 2012. Friday Top 5. I recently spotted a large metal chicken sculpture on my evening walk, and it put me in mind of todays top 5: the Top 5 Funniest Things Ive Ever Read Online (warning: put down your drink before following any of these links): Viva la Roombalucion !

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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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Eric Lanke: Online Privacy and Generational Divides

Eric Lanke

Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, March 26, 2012. Online Privacy and Generational Divides. image source. Two recent posts about online privacy (one from David Patt and the other from Seth Godin ) got me thinking more and more about the subject.

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Fresh Links on Apricot Jam

Wild Apricot

Here is a sampling of the freshest membership and non-profit links we've bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week.

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The Down-Side of Great Ideas

Jamie Notter

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. The Down-Side of Great Ideas. Posted March 30, 2012. in Change , Learning - 11 comments. Tweet. So I am back from what might be my 11th or 12th Great Ideas conference (I’ve been to them all, back to the GWSAE days, but I’ve lost count), and as usual I had a great time.

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Thanks For Playing: Always the Last to Know: Paperless Post

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 26 March 2012. Always the Last to Know: Paperless Post. Like the convenience of electronic invitations, but hate the way they look? Paperless Post may be your answer. It takes Evite to the next level, resulting in something far more attractive and professional looking.

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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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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Design Principles for 5-Star Learning

Idea Architects

Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas. custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. He also teaches presentation design and facilitation to subject matter experts. Sunday, March 25, 2012. Design Principles for 5-Star Learning. When a workshop’s emphasis is on facilitating participant learning instead of delivering the presenter’s information, a very different exchange of value o

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Wild Apricot Software News - March 2012

Wild Apricot

Version 4.4 is scheduled for release approximately mid-June this year.check out the latest updates. Our team is also hard at work on Version 5.0, and we have some initial screenshots to show off our progress so far!

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Healthcare Associations Use Delegate Building to Boost International

GlowGlobally

GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « Revenue Streams Building Profitable Enterprises – AAO. US Associations with Global Interests Growing Faster than Peers » Mar. 24. 2012.

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Strategic Planning for Associations in 20 Minutes or Less

Portage Group

'Who? YOU.and me! What? Discuss how you can develop a strategic plan that is effective, easy-to-follow and that gets everyone excited and pulling on the same set of oars to help turn your Association’s strategy into a reality. When? April 2, 2012. 4:00PM PST. Where? From the comfort of wherever you like via webinar or in-person at SSU''s gorgeous Gastown studio.

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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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Stronger by Association: Which (c) is Right for Me? 501(c)(3) vs. 501.

AMR Management Services

Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Thursday, March 29, 2012. Which (c) is Right for Me? 501(c)(3) vs. 501(c)(6). by J. Scott Dick, CPA. VP, Finance & Operations. Thinking of starting a new, nonprofit, tax-exempt organization? Trying to decide whether to organize as a c3 or c6? Know the difference? Whereas the c3 and c6 are alike in terms of exemption from income taxes, their qualifying characteristics, the application process (IRS Form 1023 vs. 1024), and the various rules g

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Facilitation Friday #13: I Need to.

Idea Architects

Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas. custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. He also teaches presentation design and facilitation to subject matter experts. Friday, March 30, 2012. Facilitation Friday #13: I Need to Do Something. So you’ve decided you need to do something.

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What Really Happens When We Listen To A Lecture

Velvet Chainsaw

Tweet. The ubiquitous lecture. On any given day thousands of lectures occur across the globe. People gather in arenas, board rooms, city halls, colleges and universities, conferences, conference rooms, churches, general sessions, libraries, meeting rooms, schools and theaters to hear lectures. It is the most common method used when teaching adults. Unfortunately, it is also ineffective for learning.

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The Future of Leadership

Jamie Notter

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. The Future of Leadership. Posted March 29, 2012. in Leadership. Tweet. Sorry to break this to you, but the future of leadership is not about you. That’s the title of a guest post I did this week over on the blog of Shawn Murphy and Ted Coine, two outstanding thought leaders in the leadership arena.

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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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Stronger by Association: AMR Promotes Two, Hires Policy Analyst

AMR Management Services

Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. AMR Promotes Two, Hires Policy Analyst. Ele Moreland. Kristy Brown. LEXINGTON, Ky. – AMR Management Services promoted Ele Moreland and Kristy Brown, as well as hired policy analyst Chris Record. All three will support the National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO). “Part of our business philosophy is to hire talented people who share our company values and who can contribute quickly,”

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Loving and Living the Questions

Idea Architects

Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas. custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. He also teaches presentation design and facilitation to subject matter experts. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Loving and Living the Questions. “I beg you to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very

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Four Ways To Create Customer Evangelists For Your Conferences And Events

Velvet Chainsaw

Tweet. What if you could create a volunteer army of true believers who spread the word about your conference? Would you? Sure you would. Creating Customer Evangelists More Profitable Than Marketing. Creating customer evangelists is a more efficient and profitable approach to acquiring and retaining customers than traditional marketing says authors Ben McConnell and Jackie Huba in their book Creating Customer Evangelists.

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Digital & Mental Spring Cleaning

Vanguard Tech

It’s that time of year to open the windows, grab the cleaning supplies and wipe away the stale air and grime of winter occupying our homes as we look forward to days spent outdoors. So it is only appropriate that over the past few days, I’ve taken on some “Digital Spring Cleaning” of my own. As I synced my iPhone I got a notice I had 70 app updates.

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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.