Higher Logic

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Diversity is a global topic that deserves attention. These days, most people know diversity and inclusion is important for a culture and community to thrive, but it can be hard to back up that claim with solid answers -- beyond just knowing , morally, that diversity is important. Since your online community is an extension of your organization -- whether comprised of association members, customers for a certain product or service, or just die-hard fans of a movement -- it makes sense that mainta

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Mariner

JANUARY 1, 2016

Who says 13 is an unlucky number? Not the three of us at Mariner! Year 13 was our best year yet. It was also our busiest. And it was chock full of firsts. Probably the coolest thing about last year was how lucky we were to try new things and work with some awesome new clients.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 30, 2015

If you’re like us, you’re using this time between the holidays to reflect on everything you’ve done this last year. At Wild Apricot, there’s so much that’s happened, it’s hard to pick what to talk about!

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Socious

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Our members aren't technologically savvy. Our members aren’t on social media. Our members aren’t really computer literate. These are arguments online community platform providers hear all the time and it mostly involves a baby boomer-heavy organization. Management and the governing board often decide “boomers” just aren’t interested in the Internet and social media.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 28, 2015

The holidays are a great time to reflect on all of the year’s hard work, and what we’ve accomplished together in 2015. I’d like to brag about a few outstanding goals Higher Logic (and our clients!) achieved this year. Automation Rules.Ruled. Our automation rules (and community automation across the board) has gained a lot of traction this past year, and we’re excited how useful and well-received auto rules have been for our clients.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Tech leaders and authors, Beth Kanter and Aliza Sherman will share 10 powerful techniques for nonprofit and association leaders to avoid burnout and get more energy for 2016!

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Socious

DECEMBER 29, 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, many organizations are busy gathering data to create strategies for 2016. Because online customer communities make real impacts on areas like customer retention, customer support, product development, etc., it’s just as important that you spend some time developing a strategy for your community going into 2016.

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Jamie Notter

DECEMBER 31, 2015

This has been a pretty incredible year, actually. Some of it was amazing and cool (releasing our second book , growing our new company by a LOT), and some of it was amazing and not-s0-cool (cancer diagnosis, radiation, dropping 40 pounds in 4 weeks). But either way it was amazing. I also had a daughter go off to college this fall, and another daughter move in with me pretty much full time.

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Mariner

DECEMBER 28, 2015

When PRSA Maryland needed volunteers for a one-time task, many of our active volunteers raised their hands. But when they were still coming up short, a “sure I can help” came from a longtime yet relatively inactive volunteer. This volunteer, while still on the books, had settled into very much a behind-the-scenes, third-string position.

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Robert M Barnes

JANUARY 1, 2016

2016 will be all about FOCUS. Doing less and doing it more deeply and meaningfully than ever before in an attempt to make an impact on things that matter.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 28, 2015

In a previously recorded webinar, Kristina Ziehler, senior manager and moderator-in-chief at MGMA and Boxwood’s Carrie McIntyre reviewed seven best practices for career center success. Read through. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Jamie Notter

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Check out the NYT article about the Amazon-competitor, Jet.com. To be honest, their ubiquitous commercials with people's heads exploding in purple dust were really annoying to me, but maybe I'll take a second look now that I've learned about their culture: They believe in transparency, including making salaries visible within groups. They focus intensely on employee needs.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Flickr Photo by Kris Krug. I’ve been working on my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , with Aliza Sherman. As an individual, to become happier, healthier, it partially rests with your ability to create and stick to new personal habits around self-care. We’ve done a deep scan of the literature on personal habit change, like Gretchen Rubin’s Better Than Before and BJ Fogg’s Tiny Habits and have tested their approaches on ourselves.

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Membership Marketing

DECEMBER 29, 2015

As you start the New Year, it is a good time to step back and think what big picture strategy is the best option to grow your organization in 2016. For associations, growth strategies usually center either on membership or product and service offerings. This matrix presents a simplified way of viewing these options. The top two quadrants are membership focused and achieve growth by either retaining more members or recruiting additional new members.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 28, 2015

In a previously recorded webinar, Kristina Ziehler, senior manager and moderator-in-chief at MGMA and Boxwood’s Carrie McIntyre reviewed five best practices for career center success. Read through. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 28, 2015

As we end another year, here's a look back at the five posts on this blog that received the most page views in 2015. 1. Stop Calling It Strategic Planning This has been on every year-end list since it was originally posted in January 2012, and keeps getting a ton of traffic, including as the page through which the highest number of people enter my site.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 30, 2015

As part of the research for my next book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , with Aliza Sherman, I’m not just reading, but actually testing out some of the techniques suggested for mindfulness. One of the most popular: coloring books. Coloring isn’t just for kids anymore. Adult coloring books, filled with mesmerizing designs and even swear words are a hit, not just because it is fun to color.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 30, 2015

A number of meeting professionals have voiced concerns over two recently announced mega-deals in the hotel space. In 2016, Marriott is expected to complete a transaction to acquire Starwood. And AccorHotels is expected to acquire Fairmont, Raffles and Swissotel. Meeting professional often compare this roll-up to the consolidation in the airline industry.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 29, 2015

As many of you know, I am working on a new book The Happy Healthy Nonprofit with co-author Aliza Sherman. We want to include your voice, so we are hosting January’s Nonprofit Blog Carnival. January starts a new year and a good time to reflect, recharge, and establish healthy habits that make us more effective in our nonprofit work. Many of work for nonprofits because we are passionate about social change missions.

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