YourMembership
AUGUST 30, 2013
'There’s plenty of talk among organizations on how to recruit and engage Millennials but are you getting them involved to the point they are assuming the role of your next ED? And what would your organization look like if it was Millennial led? Your organization would be: 1. More collaborative. Millennials were raised to be collaborative [.] ( Read more. ) The post What If Your ED Was a Millennial?
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 26, 2013
'Here is the round-up of free non-profit webinars for September 2013. This month we''ve found 21+ webinars to help you get ready for fall.
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Spark Consulting
AUGUST 27, 2013
'I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by the nice folks at Naylor for Association Adviser TV. One of the questions they asked me to address was: What are the top three things that an association can do maintain the value proposition for the next generation of membership? You must understand the difference between life stage characteristics and generational characteristics.
Aaron Wolowiec
AUGUST 27, 2013
'Since last week’s blog post, the latest story about Detroit’s bankruptcy seems to be the city’s problem with stray dogs. I’m not sure this is news, but as Larry Alexander, president of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau , told me last week, media watch the city with careful eyes since it’s the automobile capital of the world. Larry Alexander, president of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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YourMembership
AUGUST 30, 2013
'There’s plenty of talk among organizations on how to recruit and engage Millennials but are you getting them involved to the point they are assuming the role of your next ED? And what would your organization look like if it was Millennial led? Your organization would be: 1. More collaborative. Millennials were raised to be collaborative [.] ( Read more. ) The post What If Your ED Was a Millennial?
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Spark Consulting
AUGUST 29, 2013
'My spouse is in the process of changing from an implementation engineering role to more of a business development role at his company, with the result that he’s having to do more presenting. And by “more,” I mean “any at all.” He’s working on a deck right now, and being the helper that I am, I remembered this great Slideshare on putting together presentation decks: Presentation Design Techniques from the Masters by @slidecomet from Slide Comet.
Association Leaders
AUGUST 27, 2013
'Being the “boss” means different things to different people. As a result, the types of “boss” people are can be different as well. Think about the different managers you’ve had in your career. Each one was unique. They had different personalities, they looked different and they had different management styles. I like to think I have a good management style (however, my opinion on the subject is irrelevant.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
AUGUST 28, 2013
'Whether you know it or not, video is likely in your future. Here''s why: From this blog post by Wolf 21 Internet Marketing , you can see some provocative statistics about video (attrib. to Craig Backman from McLellan Group): Video is the preferred medium by most site visitors. According to Cisco Systems, 90% of web traffic will be from video by the time we reach 2013.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 28, 2013
'A discussion about the pitfalls we''ve experienced with developing Version 5.0, and the lessons we''ve learned about managing Wishlist requests.
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Spark Consulting
AUGUST 30, 2013
'It’s Labor Day weekend, which means it’s also time for my annual “tribute to the Labor movement” post. Yes, it’s the last weekend of summer and is a great time for parties and cookouts. And I’ll be doing some of both. But it’s important to remember that Labor Day weekend is really about honoring labor and trade organizations, and having a party for workers and their families.
Jamie Notter
AUGUST 28, 2013
'Please read this poem, and when you’re done I have some questions for you. Choices. As I grew up I started to learn. When I was older I learned to imagine. I imagined a hero. But with it a demon. The demon destroyed. But there was still hope. For the hero was there to help, So may I ask you, With the choices you’ve made. Have you made heroes.
Eric Lanke
AUGUST 26, 2013
'image source WSAE has invited me to lead a peer-to-peer discussion on Membership Engagement on September 4, 2013. It''s going to be via conference call, so all are welcome to participate. Go here for more information and to register. I''m going to start with some of my own thoughts and experiences in helping to lead a similar discussion at the ASAE Marketing, Membership and Communications Conference (which I blogged about here , here and here ) but I expect the conversation will go in several d
Mariner
AUGUST 28, 2013
'Elizabeth Engel and I co-hosted the weekly Association Chat yesterday to talk about mission-driven volunteering based on our white paper of the same name (you can download a copy here ). There was quite a number of very interesting points made during the conversation (read the recap here thanks to Kait Solomon ) but two struck me a particularly relevant.
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Spark Consulting
AUGUST 28, 2013
'First of all, it’s the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Justice. If, like me, you didn’t get tickets to the ceremony on the Mall today, at least we can watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic speech: Take the time to listen to the whole thing. Curious about design thinking? A recent NTEN article lays out the basics and urges you to get started!
Jamie Notter
AUGUST 26, 2013
'Or, more accurately, a group of soldiers, wounded in battle, need your help. If you know me, you know that every fall I ride 300 miles from Pittsburgh back home to the DC area. The four-day ride started out as purely recreational, but several years ago we picked up a charitable cause: Operation Second Chance. OSC makes a real difference in the lives of soldiers who have come home with serious wounds.
Association Subculture
AUGUST 26, 2013
'My interview with Personify about my session at ASAE 13 in Atlanta, GA - [link]. Wow, my schedule has been nuts ever since Atlanta and I am just now getting around to sending follow ups and resources out to everyone who was able to attend the session as well as my readers here at the Association Subculture. In the coming weeks I have a lot to say about membership engagement and professional development but for right now, I just wanted to shoot out some resources for those of you who are interes
Association Advocacy Chick
AUGUST 27, 2013
'For weeks, I’ve been debating how I was going to blog about my experience as an interim manager. Was I going to sugar coat it and say that everything was wonderful or do I focus on the gory details? Neither. I’m going to be honest. As I alluded to in a previous post, my boss unexpectedly resigned in early March giving two weeks notice. She had been offered a great opportunity that she would’ve been foolish to pass up.
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Spark Consulting
AUGUST 26, 2013
'Could mushrooms replace plastic and Styrofoam? Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre (who run Ecovative Design ) think so, growing mycelium-based forms from mushrooms and agricultural waste that can take the place of Styrofoam packaging and yet be easily and completely compostable. In Eben’s own words: Now THAT is awesome!
Velvet Chainsaw
AUGUST 26, 2013
'I believe that questions are the currency of today’s world. We should all be embracing questions like: What’s next? How does that impact me? Where do we go from here? What will it take to make this happen? Why and Why not? Five Questions For 21st Century Conferences And Their Organizers. With hat tips and a nod to NMC that recently posted 20 Queries for 20 Years and Beyond that came from their Summer Conference, here are five questions for 21st Century conferences and their organizers. 1.
Associations Now
AUGUST 27, 2013
'New to the social media horizon are apps that automatically schedule and find content—slicing, dicing, and throwing it out at just the right time. Sure, the robot might sound like a good idea, but …. Set it and forget it. It’s a simple sentiment with universal appeal, the one theoretical button press that could make everything easier. And if you’re trying to cook a leg of lamb or some baby back ribs, that sort of system may just work for you.
GlowGlobally
AUGUST 27, 2013
'With 18,700 members from the US and 100+ nations worldwide, the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has long been considered a trusted resource for knowledge and education among professionals across a wide range of disciplines, both in the US and around the world. Today, clinicians outside the US and Canada comprise 20% of the society’s members, make up more than 30% of attendance at the annual CHEST meeting and provide over half of articles submitted for consideration by the well-res
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Association Adviser
AUGUST 27, 2013
'Hank Berkowitz, Editor-in-Chief. What do Albert Einstein, Warren Buffet and J.K. Rowling have in common? Tremendous insight, vision and leadership capabilities despite being introverts, according to Susan Cain , best-selling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. Cain, a former corporate lawyer and negotiations consultant who delivered the opening keynote presentation at the ASAE 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, said that American business and Ame
Velvet Chainsaw
AUGUST 28, 2013
'The traditional conference meeting experience is out! People today are looking for unusual, new, innovative conference experiences. They don’t want to attend last year’s annual meeting that just changed the filler. They want something that feels as fresh as their first conference experience. They want an original experience. 26 Trends Coming Your Way.
Associations Now
AUGUST 30, 2013
'New technology not only helps attendees better navigate your conferences and tradeshows but also helps your association deliver an enhanced attendee experience now and in the years ahead. You know what could make for frustrated and aggravated attendees? Getting lost in the convention center or being unable to quickly figure out how to get to their next session or to a booth they want to visit on the tradeshow floor.
AMR Management Services
AUGUST 27, 2013
'Building a brand takes time, resources and focus. AMR has helped client-partners build brand awareness among internal stakeholders, as well as relevant consumers and other target audiences.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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