Wild Apricot
JUNE 3, 2015
In June, you can choose from among 18 free webinars that offer up a host of insights, ideas and practical tips on topics like: Leveraging your Database, Gaining Microsoft donations, Avoiding Mobilegeddon and Creating Volunteer Handbooks. Take a look at our list!
YourMembership
JUNE 5, 2015
I’ve just returned from the 5th Annual MASAE Mid Year Meeting , and I’ve been thinking about some great ideas that were shared during the event. From Greg Melia’s Opening Keynote “The Rules of Engagement: Enhancing Membership in Your Association” to Shelly Alcorn’s “Buckle Up Kids: Behind the Wheel of the Disruptionmobile”, a somewhat disturbing look at the future and how it will impact many associations, there as a great deal of information to consider.
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Aaron Wolowiec
JUNE 3, 2015
Whether or not your association currently utilizes a mobile app for its annual meeting or as part of a larger, annual engagement strategy, the question remains: Just how ready is your organization to deploy a mobile app? Recently, I had the opportunity to utilize my mobile app prowess – as a former education director and current learning strategist – to partner with mobile engagement company Results at Hand to develop a simple, 16-question Mobile App Readiness Assessment.
Jamie Notter
JUNE 1, 2015
Since publishing When Millennials Take Over , we've been consistently approached by people wanting us to answer a central question: how do we attract Millennials? Whether it's about attracting customers or the best employees, we see a definite sense of nervousness among leaders that they just aren't doing it right when it comes to Millennials, so they want to know what they should be doing.
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Wild Apricot
JUNE 2, 2015
In episode 4, Lori and Farhad discuss with members of the Membership Advisory Group, the key challenges membership organizations face in trying to engage, motivate and retain volunteers. Listen now!
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Eric Lanke
JUNE 1, 2015
Four weeks ago, I wrote about the essential elements of a Strategy Agenda, the new term I've introduced in my association to describe the essential work product of our Board of Directors. Its focus is a clear description of what the association will achieve and how the association will measure its success in achieving it, and it is made up of the following four elements.
Associations Now
JUNE 2, 2015
Universal Pictures wants to fully restore and properly archive more than a dozen silent films from the studio’s early years. The company has tapped a number of film industry groups with the right expertise, including the Association of Moving Image Archivists. For its centennial celebration in 2012, Universal Pictures launched a restoration project that saw some of the studio’s most storied films get cleaned up for the digital age.
Wild Apricot
JUNE 5, 2015
This is a guest post by Adam Weinger who explains how you can take advantage of volunteer grants to increase fundraising through corporate giving that can lead to greater success for your nonprofit.
Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 1, 2015
Creating a conference culture of connection is a robust competitive advantage. One of the most powerful and often misunderstood aspects of successful conferences is authentically connecting with others. Too often our conference networking experiences disintegrate into ego driven, self-promotional, self-exploiting opportunities. It is irrational not to intentionally create conference experiences that nurture and promote authentic connections.
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Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.
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Idea Architects
JUNE 2, 2015
Yesterday, I presented a 60-minute session at ASAE's Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference in Washington, DC. After I finished, a participant asked about my session design process as she has to do a similar session in a few weeks. I thought others might find a behind - the -s scenes look to be of interest. Background Topic: Cultivating Engagement and Transforming Results Using Lean Principles.
Associations Now
JUNE 3, 2015
Every industry has been doing its due diligence to gain insight into the millennial generation. In today’s edition, the Association for Dressings and Sauces takes a generational approach to studying trends around one of the industry’s core products. We know, we know: Another story about millennials will have you rolling your eyes. But guess what? That headline was enough to get you to click through and read about how much millennials love mayonnaise.
Slice-Works
JUNE 4, 2015
© Moodboard. Which questions sound more like your association’s internal conversation: How can we get members to buy more of program X, product Y or service Z? OR How can we enable members to achieve the outcomes that matter most to them? How can we get members to help us accomplish this goal? OR How can we better understand the needs and experiences of our members and help them accomplish their goals?
Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 3, 2015
Change is no longer an event that happens once in a blue moon. It is the pace of today’s business. It is the drumbeat of the 21st Century. The change that we currently see around us might one day be viewed as similar to what happened after the invention of the printing press or the internet. These are seismic shifts that will affect traditional conferences.
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Achieve
JUNE 2, 2015
40-50,000 Google searches are made per second. Per second. That’s roughly three. million. queries per minute, and more than 3.5. billion. per day. And that’s just Google – 3.5 billion online searches a day are only attributed to one search engine, not accounting for Bing, Yahoo!, Ask, AOL or any other search engines. In today’s technology-driven world – and with nearly 300 million Internet users in the U.S. alone – you already know how vital your website is to your nonprofit.
Associations Now
JUNE 1, 2015
Not everybody is going to love you as a leader. Does that mean it’s OK to be disliked? Maybe. Sometimes. Just a little. Good morning, jerk. I mean no offense. I’m just echoing the suggestion of a recent article in the Atlantic that considers the virtues of being a not-so-nice CEO. In “ Why It Pays to Be a Jerk ,” Jerry Useem discusses some recent scholarship on the kinds of behaviors that make for effective leaders, and those don’t tend to involve selfless acts of kindness.
Beth Kanter
JUNE 1, 2015
Click for Twitter Transcript. Last week, I had the honor of participating on a keynote panel at Celgene Corporation’s Patient Partners annual meeting ahead of the ASCO Conference (ASCO is a professional oncology society committed to conquering cancer through research, education, prevention and delivery of high-quality patient care). The panel included Stefani Klaskow , Head of Industry/Healthcare at Google; Carrie Martin Munk , Chief Communications & Marketing Office, The ALS Associa
Slice-Works
JUNE 4, 2015
© Moodboard. Which questions sound more like your association’s internal conversation: How can we get members to buy more of program X, product Y or service Z? OR How can we enable members to achieve the outcomes that matter most to them? How can we get members to help us accomplish this goal? OR How can we better understand the needs and experiences of our members and help them accomplish their goals?
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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
Achieve
JUNE 1, 2015
Justin Lyons is a master persuader for social justice. He’s spent his career working to inspire others take action, and he personifies a generation of talented people who want to use their skills to help others. The best part: he wants to share his experience and knowledge with anyone interested doing good and cultivating change. Justin is a U.S. senior campaigner for the world’s largest petitioning platform, Change.org.
Associations Now
JUNE 5, 2015
A new app that’s drawing comparisons to Tinder reminds associations they need to be deliberate about building connections. Is your organization a matchmaker? Late last week, I learned about a new app released by E-180 Inc. called Braindater. The goal of the app is to connect event attendees for spontaneous “braindates,” one-on-one meetups based on what they are looking to learn or share.
Jamie Notter
JUNE 4, 2015
This post originally appeared on the Switch and Shift blog. There is a generalized, low-level anxiety in the business world about attracting the top talent. It makes sense, of course: who wouldn’t want the best talent? And if they are the best, then obviously not everyone can have them, so I guess we should task HR with figuring out how our organization can attract these people.
Beth Kanter
JUNE 2, 2015
I was lucky enough this morning to hear Nancy Lublin’s opening keynote at the Data On Purpose conference hosted by the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The conference theme was about using data for social change and sessions were addressed the growing proliferation of data in the nonprofit sector and the sector’s increasing ability to make productive use of it, guard it, and share it.
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.
Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 2, 2015
Every conference experiences change. Well, at least is should experience some change. Especially if it’s a healthy and growing conference. Yet some conference organizers—those that keep their finger on the intersection of society, their profession and their customers’ industry—sense that they are in the midst of radical change. It’s the kind that only happens every few decades.
Associations Now
JUNE 2, 2015
Rather than stealing inspiration from the hot new social networks of the world for your own private community, you might be better off seeing what Nextdoor is up to. Its beat is fairly ho-hum, but there’s no denying its ability to drive close connections. For all the buzz that surrounds the major social networks like Facebook and Twitter—or even newer players like Snapchat and Yik Yak —they don’t really make sense for your specific sliver of the world.
Associations Now
JUNE 1, 2015
With FIFA under the microscope like never before, an association governance guru—with experience overhauling umbrella sports organizations—offers some advice to Sepp Blatter and Co. It’s not easy to paint a picture of what good governance looks like. ASAE has been researching and reporting on governance best practices for the better part of the last year, but the work is far from complete or all-encompassing.
Associations Now
JUNE 3, 2015
Big online retailers are finding that real-world showrooms have an important influence on customers’ buying habits. How can your association put your membership experience on display? If only your membership package were as handsome as the Taraval Chair with Oak Base. On the Crate & Barrel website, you can view a gallery of high-resolution, full-color photos of the Taraval.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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