Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 27, 2011
What are the trends that will impact associations, non-profits and membership organizations in 2012? Participate in our online survey to help us identify the top 3 trends for the coming year.
Thanks For Playing
DECEMBER 29, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 29 December 2011. Book Review: Humanize. If youre one of my regular readers - or someone who knows me IRL - you probably know of my disdain for business books. Generally, they state the obvious or the *painfully* obvious at a fifth-grade reading level, with LARGE print on pages with LOTS of white space.
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Eric Lanke
DECEMBER 26, 2011
Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, December 26, 2011. Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. image source. One thing I struggle with as I try to lead my association towards more innovative practice is the need to define what innovation is and is not in our environment.
Idea Architects
DECEMBER 27, 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. Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Achieve Resolution; Dont Just Make Them. One of my degrees is in English, so language has a way of getting stuck inside my head.
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Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 29, 2011
What's in store for 2012? Here's an overview of some predictions that might impact associations, non-profits and membership organizations.
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Jamie Notter
DECEMBER 30, 2011
Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. 2011 Year End. Posted December 30, 2011. in Announcements - 2 comments. Tweet. 2011 was a crazy year. Maddie and I wrote a book, which certainly ranks as my top accomplishment for the year. And we did it while holding down full time jobs!
Idea Architects
DECEMBER 26, 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, December 26, 2011. Leadership Limerick: One Ending is Another Beginning.
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 30, 2011
Here is a round-up of the top-rated posts on the Wild Apricot blog during 2011.
AMR Management Services
DECEMBER 29, 2011
Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Thursday, December 29, 2011. AMR Adds Records Coordinator. Michele O’Donoghue started on December 19, joins fellow Records Coordinator Kristy Brown in the Lexington Office. Both report to Director of Member Records Diane Dougherty. Michele graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications.
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Membership Marketing
DECEMBER 30, 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
DECEMBER 27, 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. Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Three Processes to Align Mission & Money. By Virgil R. Carter. Beginning a new calendar year often means a new fiscal year for non-profit organizations.
Off Stage
DECEMBER 29, 2011
Off Stage. Dec. 29, 2011 - Pessimism and Predictions: Comments on the Commentators. It’s that time of year: everybody stops and takes note of last year’s trends and next year’s predictions. I was noticing this morning that the secret of writing end-of-year blogs is to include a number in the title, and predict the worst. “Ten reasons why the economy will fail in 2012”, and “Seven signs of impending disaster in real estate”—titles like these are alm
AE on the Verge
DECEMBER 29, 2011
Non-profit consultant Bob Harris has a great list of ways to end "Board Room Blahs." Here are 5 of my favorites: "1. Put a 'Mega Issue' on every agenda. Spotlight one item that will make a difference and deserves more time and attention. Call it the mega or spotlight issue so board members are eager to get through the reports and to the more meaningful project. [ Note from Cindy : I would likely only include a spotlight issue on 1-2 agendas per year instead of every agenda - as I find it's diffi
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Membership Marketing
DECEMBER 28, 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.
Association 141+
DECEMBER 28, 2011
Association 141+. Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Job Transition: A Bittersweet Symphony. Every end may be a beginning, but when you are in the end part it still feels odd. Today is my last day of work at my current association. I am lucky enough to have found a new opportunity for professional growth at another association, and have worked over the past three weeks to tie up loose ends, and set things in place where hopefully everything will be smooth in the transition to finding a new Director.
The Hourglass Blog
DECEMBER 26, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, December 26, 2011. Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You. 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. A new post, "Its Not Innovation If It Only Serves You" has just gone up there. Posted by Eric Lanke. at 7:00 AM.
Wired4Leadership
DECEMBER 25, 2011
The Washington Post delivered a wonderful and informative Christmas gift to its readers–an illuminating story about the growing array of talented women in leadership–and the writer and force behind the success of Fortune Magazine’s Most Powerful Women conference, Pattie Sellars. … Continue reading → You are reading How 50 Wise Women Are Changing Our World from the Wired 4 Leadership blog.
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ChatterBachs
DECEMBER 29, 2011
Well, it’s the final week of the NFL regular season, and playoffs are just around the corner ( Go Packers! ). College football bowls are going into high gear as well ( Go Wake Forest! ). Just recently I read an article on the “Top 10 Play Innovations” in the NFL so I thought it would be a good time to explore what innovation lessons are held there for us.
AE on the Verge
DECEMBER 26, 2011
One of my early association presidents assigned a 2-day time period to a project that would likely take other associations a year or more to resolve; and it really was accomplished in two days. Her theory: " Groups always take the amount of time you give them. If you say they have a year, they take a year. If you say they have a day, they take a day.
Beekeeper Group
DECEMBER 30, 2011
As you may recall from a previous blog entry, I play violin with the Symphony Orchestra of Arlington.
Thanks For Playing
DECEMBER 27, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 27 December 2011. Is This Really the Best We Can Do? I just got the latest issue of CEO Update (v. XXI, #537, December 16 and 30, 2011) in the mail. Either as a result of the slowdown in hiring or the changing needs of the market or both, CEO Update is a lot more than just job openings these days.
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Plexus Consulting
DECEMBER 29, 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. Thursday, December 29, 2011. Organizational Strength through Diversification. by Virgil Carter.
AE on the Verge
DECEMBER 28, 2011
Today someone relayed a desire to set up weekly PHONE CALLS to review the status of a problem project. What I don't like about phone call updates: 1. There's no documentation about the status , absent sending an email AFTER the call saying "this is to confirm the current status of the project discussed on the call dated (insert date)" along with details of what was agreed to.
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