Wild Apricot

JULY 5, 2012

Is your organization enabling Millennials to connect, get involved and give? The 2012 Millennial Impact Report offers some insight into engaging this generation.

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Association Subculture

JULY 3, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Board Member Code of Conduct We WISH We Could Write. Here is our Association Subculture suggestions for an updated Board Member Code of Conduct policy. 1. You are here to do three things - contribute to the whole, support your colleagues and have fun. (The day you stop doing any one of those three things, do us a solid and resign.). 2.

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Association Navigator

JULY 1, 2012

Pool and Barn/Gym at High Meadow Farm, Washington Depo, CT. Last summer a client that I really respect apologized for not responding to an email message more quickly. He said he had been on vacation and he was working on his “work-life balance.”. I recently read that travel industry trend watchers say that in the near future there will be high end resorts that are “digital black holes” where cell and Wi-Fi signals are blocked.

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YourMembership

JULY 6, 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.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 3, 2012

Here's an overview of our Membership Renewal Survey findings and an infographic we created to illustrate the survey highlights.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 6, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 06 July 2012. Friday Top 5. Has it been dead at your office this week, too? With the aftermath of the derecho storm extending into this week and the Independence Day holiday falling mid-week, many of my colleagues took the entire week off, or at least the last two days.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 3, 2012

Fireworks in Grand Rapids on July 4, 2011. It’s Tuesday afternoon, the day before Selma’s favorite holiday: Independence Day. He claims to “love this holiday because it celebrates the journey of our country and there’s no commercial mandate for superfluous gifts. No running from one house to the other because of tradition. It’s shorts, t-shirts, beer, BBQ, friends and fireworks.”.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 6, 2012

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

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Jamie Notter

JULY 3, 2012

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Want Innovation? Look at Management. Posted July 3, 2012. in Change , Leadership - 6 comments. Tweet. There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the people who were advocating for innovation in organizations were considered a bit on the fringe.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 4, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 04 July 2012. Happy Birthday, America! Independence Day seems like a great time to refresh ones memory on our founding documents. For your reading pleasure, the first ten amendments to the US Constitution, aka The Bill of Rights: Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the pre

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Eric Lanke

JULY 2, 2012

Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, July 2, 2012. The Chairmans Gift. image source. We have a tradition in our association of giving a gift to our outgoing Chairman of the Board. Thats not terribly unique, I know. Most associations recognize the contributions of their outgoing chair some way.

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Idea Architects

JULY 2, 2012

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. Monday, July 02, 2012. Conferences Arent Serious About Networking Unless. Association and corporate meetings continue to tout networking as one of their primary benefits, yet the events demonstrate hardly any intentional design t

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 6, 2012

Tweet. Most conference organizers focus on meeting their paid attendee goals for their upcoming annual event. They are so focused on that one event that they rarely take time to step back and think about the sustainability of the event for the next several years. They concentrate all of their energy, time and resources on meeting that year’s event goals only.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 3, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 03 July 2012. The Mom Test. Youre putting together a marketing campaign. You have clarity on your audience and goals. You can clearly describe who youre trying to reach, what outcomes you seek, and how youre planning to measure success. You have a call to action.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

JULY 2, 2012

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AMR Management Services

JULY 3, 2012

Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Why are competency-based association boards an anomaly. Often associations and nonprofits reward status, tenure or relationships with a seat on the board of directors. However, some voices within the sector are starting to advocate for a change in thinking, suggesting boards should recruit members based on needs and competencies.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 2, 2012

Tweet. One of the purposes of a business to business event is to build and strengthen customer relationships. Just as one of the purposes of a trade association’s annual meeting is to build and strengthen member relationships. So how do you quantify the value this brings to your organization? How do you quantify the value of an event when the goal is to maintain and increase loyalty?

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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

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 2, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 02 July 2012. Always the Last to Know: The PT Pen. So if youve been reading The Back of the Napkin for the association chat book club, youre probably all jazzed about the concept if expressing ideas with hand-drawn pictures. But how do you do that on a boring old laptop?

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

JULY 3, 2012

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AMR Management Services

JULY 3, 2012

'Often associations and nonprofits reward status, tenure or relationships with a seat on the board of directors. However, some voices within the sector are starting to advocate for a change in.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 5, 2012

Tweet. What would it take for your conference attendees to call your annual meeting the greatest event on the Earth? Animal acts? High wire tightrope acrobatics? Clowns? Three rings of ongoing entertainment? A live band? It’s challenging to keep annual meetings fresh and exciting while maintaining integrity. Yet it’s very easy to duplicate last year’s event and only make a few tweaks to the speakers and content.

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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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SCD Group

JULY 4, 2012

Pages. Home. About. Contact. Causeaholic. AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. Sunday, July 1, 2012. 8 articles important to association executives and nonprofit professionals. Here is the best of the week for busy association professionals. Enjoy your July 4th holiday! Five Ways to Market to Gen-Y By Tim Hare via MarketingProfs.com Gen-Y has shown a tendency to support heritage brands and engage with companies via social media.

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Association Mavens

JULY 5, 2012

Watch the video below to learn about the purpose of this video interview series and what upcoming guests we have scheduled for the launch. Be sure to sign up here to receive updates via email and follow @BryanKellyNow on Twitter for the latest regarding Association Mavens. Share this video on Twitter now by clicking here. Other Downloads: MP3 Version.

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Plexus Consulting

JULY 2, 2012

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Plexus Consulting Group® For health, education, workforce, finance and other non profit and public service organizations that want to leverage resources and strategically plan for U.S. or international market expansion. Monday, July 2, 2012. CEOs: Wrestling with Burnout. By Virgil Carter. As a CEO, and the top leadership interface between your organization’s members, customers and staff, have you experienced burnout?

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 3, 2012

Tweet. The scarcest resource you have is a customer. You can’t manufacture them. You can’t outsource them. You can duplicate them. You can’t make them from a recipe. Your conference and event attendees are the scarcest resource you have. Money Or Customers? Which Do You Need? Which do you need more to have a successful event? Money or customers?

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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