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How Do You Recognize Your Volunteers?

Wild Apricot

In honor of National Volunteer Week, our posts this week will focus on volunteers. In this post, we share some volunteer recognition best practices and ideas.( read more ).

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Ask Different Questions

Reid All About it

“What keeps you up at night?” Its intention is good: discover what troubles people, their pain points, and try to address the underlying needs. But its roots are negative and focused on problem-solving instead of aspiration-pursuing. Jeffrey Cufaude wrote this in one of his Leadership Limerick posts, The Mojo of Motivation. His “aspiration-pursuing” idea stuck with me.

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Association Subculture: Words Make Worlds - Part 4 - Strategy vs.

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Words Make Worlds - Part 4 - Strategy vs Cultivation. (Last August, I became deeply inspired by work coming from David Cooperrider and Lindsey N. Godwin at Case Western - Positive Organization Development: Innovation-inspired Change in an Economy and Ecology of Strengths. This paper is a MUST READ for anyone interested in innovation in our association community.

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I, Too, Live in the Real World

Idea Architects

"This is all well and good, but can you give me some examples of how this would work in the real world?" This was the approximate question a participant raised in a recent workshop I led, one which caused me to react a bit defensively even though it had been posed in a fairly neutral tone. I don't find the intent behind the question inappropriate at all.

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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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Managing Volunteers & Expectations

Wild Apricot

Many organizations struggle to harness the goodwill being offered due to lack of resources for effectively recruiting, training and managing potential volunteers. How can we close the gap between what volunteers are looking for today and how organizations are engaging these individuals? ( read more ).

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Build the Brand, Not the Product

Association Adviser

April 2011 -- Features Savvy associations are utilizing integrated communication to break down silos and reinforce their member value proposition. Your mix of member communication vehicles is likely to change, but a strong brand will carry you through the next wave of media evolution.

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Facilitation: Shift Your Attention to Shift the Results

Idea Architects

In the facilitation workshops I lead people often ask how to handle a disruptive participant in a meeting or a workshop or deal with someone who dominates the discussion. It is useful to remember that whatever we choose to pay attention to means we are not attending to other elements in the situation. You could focus on managing the dominant participant, or you could focus on increasing the engagement of the under-involved participants.

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Harnessing Volunteer Power

Wild Apricot

Volunteers can transform communities and they are the lifeblood of many associations, non-profits and clubs. But many organizations struggle to effectively recruit, train and manage their volunteer base. This post offers some ideas, suggestions and resources that might help you get started in developing your organization’s volunteer management strategy.( read more ).

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Stronger by Association: What I'm Reading.

AMR Management Services

Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Friday, April 15, 2011. What Im Reading. With our CEO Steve out of the office today, Ive finally had time to catch up on all the articles and links hes sent me this week. (Shhh. dont tell.) (Oh, who am I kidding - hes probably reading this as I speak.) (Hi Steve - hope youre having fun on vacation!).

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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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Mizz Information: Upcoming Facebook Page Commenting Changes

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Friday, April 15, 2011. Upcoming Facebook Page Commenting Changes. Facebook recently gave Page admins some cool tools and abilities. So of course, just as Big Brother giveth, he also taketh away.and apparently Facebook is getting ready to take something potentially major away from Page admins: the ability to disable the comment feature on Pages.

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Leadership Limerick: The Data Can't Tell All

Idea Architects

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Data can put on quite a show When you're deciding which way to go But when it comes to its tale Don't accept it wholesale If innovation is what you want to grow. Former Harvard Business School professor Gary Hamel often notes that innovation results from "insight into the unarticulated need.

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Tweetup! Tweetup! | KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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Stronger by Association: 5 Simple Ways to Engage Your Members

AMR Management Services

Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Wednesday, April 13, 2011. 5 Simple Ways to Engage Your Members. Want to engage your association members, but don’t have the time? Try these 5 ideas: Make a phone call – simple, right? Call a member who has not been involved in the past six to nine months. Ask them how they are enjoying membership, see if they have any questions and/or ask if they would like to be part of a committee.

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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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Mizz Information: WTF is Social CRM?

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Thursday, April 14, 2011. WTF is Social CRM? I admit it--Im totally drinking the social CRM Kool-Aid. Sure, plenty of people see it as the latest in the never-ending series of buzz words or "hot topics." But as someone who has spent the last 3 years "doing" social media and buried in data, to me, social CRM means being able to provide a home for the results of the laborious process of social media listening, and for information gathered from countless interactions on Facebook o

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The Hourglass Blog: The Strategic Corporal

The Hourglass Blog

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, April 11, 2011. The Strategic Corporal. Heres an interesting HBR post about something the U.S. Marines call the "strategic corporal.". One of the first concepts to which I was exposed in the Marines was the idea of the "strategic corporal." The lowest ranking non-commissioned officer in the Marine Corps, a corporal typically has at least two years of service and leads small teams of three to nine Marines.

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Your Vote Counts - Association Chat | KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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Enduring Impressions from Digital Now: Community, Coherence and Culture

Guilt by Association

It’s funny what endures after a conference, especially great conferences like Digital Now. This morning, about 24 hours after the final session, what’s stuck in my head is the video that Tom Hood played for us at the very end. It shows an all-staff strategic planning session, where the people are engaged, purposeful and inspired, creating their future together.

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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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Mizz Information: Did You Know Online Community is a Priority for.

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Saturday, April 9, 2011. Did You Know Online Community is a Priority for ASAE? Neither Did I. Ive spent the past day and a half at ASAEs Future Leaders conference. On one hand, its been great--Ive learned some leadership stuff (Im an "i" --who knew?), met some cool people, and gotten to hang out with my friend Lauren Wolfe. On the other, its made me wonder how, when almost 10% of kids today are being diagnosed with ADHD --and, presumably either being medicated or getting specia

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Plexus Consulting Group?: Creating and Utilizing Effective Senior.

Plexus Consulting

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, April 11, 2011. Creating and Utilizing Effective Senior Management Teams. by Steven H.

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Jumpstart 2012: A Planning Tool for AEs to Use : Off Stage

Off Stage

Off Stage. Apr. 12, 2011 - Jumpstart 2012: A Planning Tool for AEs to Use. Normal 0. false false false. EN-US X-NONE X-NONE. One of the new projects I’m working on is a 1-day presentation for Realtor association leadership and staff: “J umpstart 2012 ” My goal for this program is to aim association leadership in the right direction to have a productive year—a year which concentrates on the priorities of each individual organization and strategizes on the highest and best

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Why Ghost Blogging? And Why Now?

ChatterBachs

You’re busy. Your organization is busy. In fact everyone in the organization is focused on some mission-critical function, that next high-priority project, or their all-important to-do list. Perhaps it’s closing the next sale, meeting with the client who’s been having issues, preparing for the conference at the end of the month, or installing a new financial system.

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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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Learning Curve

The Membership Blog

Learning Curve. by Mark Levin, CAE, CSP. I spent last Friday with the Assn of Corporate Counsel (ACC) here in D.C. It was their annual Leadership Institute and we spent the day talking about challenges (and solutions) they face as volunteer leaders in their local ACC affiliated Chapters. A good portion of the morning was spent on membership. I guess it’s hard to think of attorneys sitting around talking about some of the basics of membership recruitment and retention, but that’s pretty much what

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Trade Association CEO Support: Keys to a Strong Trade Association

Trade Association CEO Blog

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.

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Great article cited in Collloquy | Experts in Membership Marketing

Experts in Membership Marketing

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Look for "AssociationTRENDS" Special Focus | Experts in.

Experts in Membership Marketing

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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.