Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 19, 2011
This month we've found 22 free non-profit webinars. Topics include mobile marketing; press releases; email marketing; multi-channel fundraising; volunteer job descriptions; grant proposals and much more.
Association Leaders
OCTOBER 17, 2011
I participate in many meetings – in fact, every day I am involved in one or more meetings of one kind or another. There are staff meetings, conference calls, webinars, committee and task force meetings, board meetings, conferences, trade shows, and more. There is nothing more frustrating than unproductive meetings – they are a waste of everyone’s time – and time is a finite and very valuable resource.
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Association Subculture
OCTOBER 18, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, October 18, 2011. Creativity in Association Management - Are You the Roadblock? Do you run your staff meetings like this? How about your board meetings? We talk so much about creativity and innovation in the association sphere but we know so little about how to actually facilitate their achievement. This Dilbert cartoon just nailed it on Sunday.
Virtual
OCTOBER 21, 2011
It’s impossible for anyone who has witnessed the personal computer and personal technology age from its beginning to separate Steve Jobs from that incredible odyssey. From the start, he envisioned, created, and defined new platforms and categories of media experience. Sometimes he was not the first to invent, as with the mouse, the MP3 Player, [.].
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Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Organizations struggling to manage member data should embrace a member-driven culture and centralize data. Here are some steps you can take and resources available to help manage your membership database.
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Jamie Notter
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Social Media is the Wave. Posted October 18, 2011. in Humanize - 1 comment. Tweet. Let’s say you’re on the beach building a sand castle. It’s a nice sunny day, and you build quite a masterpiece with towers and moats and walls (heck, it can have a working drawbridge for all I care, because this is just a metaphor after all).
Virtual
OCTOBER 21, 2011
It’s impossible for anyone who has witnessed the personal computer and personal technology age from its beginning to separate Steve Jobs from that incredible odyssey. From the start, he envisioned, created, and defined new platforms and categories of media experience. Sometimes he was not the first to invent, as with the mouse, the MP3 Player, [.].
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Saturday, 22 October is Make A Difference Day! Here's some information on how you can get involved.
Idea Architects
OCTOBER 17, 2011
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, October 17, 2011. Thinking Differently About Volunteering. Theres an i nteresting post (and the beginning of a conversation) going on over at the Acronym blog , focusing on volunteer recruitment and diversity.
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Jamie Notter
OCTOBER 21, 2011
Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Associations Now Cover Story on #Humanize. Posted October 21, 2011. in Books and Reading , Humanize - 1 comment. Tweet. In case you missed it, I got the cover on the September/October issue of Associations Now magazine with an article about the main concepts in Humanize. “We Are Not Machines” makes the basic argument for creating more human organizations,
Association Advocacy Chick
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Once upon a time, I was a faithful MTV viewer. I remember making the mad dash home at 3:15 from high school to be home by 4 to see the latest world premiere video (cough, Alphabet Street by Prince, cough). Just like any faithful MTV viewer, the one event I looked forward to the most was the Video Music Awards now known as the VMA’s. For those not familiar with the VMAs, think big stars + insignificant “celebrities” + outrageous performances = getting a moonman-shaped paperwe
Idea Architects
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Searching for leadership limerick will identify previous posts. Truthfully it isn’t about you But instead it's what you can do Supporting others is the game Servant leadership is its name And doing so benefits you, too. In The Servant as Leader , former AT&T CEO Robert Greenleaf introduced the phrase servant-leader: " The servant-leader is servant first… It begins with t
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Membership Marketing
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Whether you are an association professional or a relationship marketer, join the discussion on the Membership Marketing Blog and share your ideas and counsel. Speaking Engagements.
Plexus Consulting
OCTOBER 17, 2011
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, October 17, 2011. Hope for Daydreamers! by Virgil Carter. Are you one of those many people who mind seems to wander from time to time?
Off Stage
OCTOBER 15, 2011
Off Stage. Oct. 15, 2011 - CMLS Conference Conversation. As you may be aware, I serve on the Board of Directors for the MLS Domains association —because it’s a cause I believe in (well, ok, I have several causes…and I’m not very quiet about my enthusiasms). But as an association exec I was always frustrated by the ‘MLS thing’: the public appreciated an MLS but couldn’t define the term, and our members were equally confused—and thought every collec
AssociCom
OCTOBER 18, 2011
As a software developer, my goal is to create something that people will find useful. Normally, I think of this as solving some problem that people experience or helping them do something more efficiently/effectively. Of course, to do this, you have to have some notion of what motivates your potential customers. It is useful, as the old adage goes, to walk a mile in their shoes.
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Membership Marketing
OCTOBER 21, 2011
Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Whether you are an association professional or a relationship marketer, join the discussion on the Membership Marketing Blog and share your ideas and counsel. Speaking Engagements.
The Hourglass Blog
OCTOBER 17, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, October 17, 2011. The Chief Detail Officer. Note: At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To see my reasons why click here. To keep following me on my new blog, go here. Heres a TED talk worth watching. Its from April 2010, but the point it makes is timeless, even if the Tiger Woods jokes arent.
Off Stage
OCTOBER 19, 2011
Off Stage. Oct. 19, 2011 - MLS Questions? Who has the answers? Sometimes I feel like Im standing in an empty room and all I hear is the echo of my own voice. This is one of those days. Two MLS-related news stories are bouncing around the internet this morning-one is about the NAR IDX policy proposed changes, and the other is about FSBOs. (Well, lets face it; theyre pretty much about the same thing…).
Moving through the Association World
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Last week was our 2nd of 2 in person board meetings of the year. It was 5 hours long and was what I would consider a pretty heavy agenda. Our organization is in the beginning stages of applying for ANSI Accreditation for our certification and examination program. For those of you who have not applied for this standard, then let me tell you that it is a very intensive process.
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.
BlogClump
OCTOBER 19, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. BlogClump - Blogging About Associations From a Gen Xer. A Gen Xer giving his thoughts and opinions on the Association world. Wednesday, October 19, 2011. Google TV Ads Revisited. In case you didnt catch it last year, I did some Google TV ads testing. Looks like they are doing a little more now. Posted by. Matt Baehr. at 1:54 PM.
Trade Association CEO Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2011
Trade Association CEO Support. The role of association CEO is diverse and whether youre a volunteer or a paid staff executive director this blog is the starting line for concepts and ideas to solve your leadership challenges. The Role of Association CEO. Whether your association budget is large with many staff or your budget is small with few or no full-time staff, the responsibilities of the CEO are common and many.
Beekeeper Group
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Hi everyone, This is Valerie again, the European bee at Beekeeper Group. In my first blog on the European Union, I provided some insights into its organizational structure. In case you missed the piece, you can read it here.
Association 141+
OCTOBER 20, 2011
Association 141+. Thursday, October 20, 2011. Volunteer Acceleration Curve. I have been tardy in my blogging due to.2012 annual planning. I know - not the best excuse, but within the plans emerged an idea for a post. One of the components I am building into my plans for the coming year is a Volunteer Acceleration Curve. This is built off of the idea that C.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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