Wild Apricot
APRIL 11, 2016
For the first time in 34 years, Baby Boomers aren't the majority of the workforce anymore. Millennials are swinging in, and guess what? What they care about is drastically different! Nonprofits have to realize that in order to grow in the long term, they must start attracting Millennials.
Higher Logic
APRIL 11, 2016
Happy National Volunteer Week! What are you and your organization doing this week to celebrate? We kicked off the festivities a little early this year – for April's Learning Series webinar , we joined forces with Mariner Management’s Peter Houstle, who discussed the changing tides (pun intended) of volunteerism and how the old volunteer model just won’t cut it anymore.
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Reid All About it
APRIL 15, 2016
The best professional development opportunity this week is definitely the digitalNow conference. Here’s how dedicated I am to this conference for association execs. After seeing Pearl Jam (bucket list!) on Wednesday night, I’m waking up at the ungodly hour of 2:30 a.m. on Thursday “morning” to catch a 5:30 a.m. flight to Orlando. I intend to be chipper throughout the day thanks to intellectual stimulation, excellent company, and modest amounts of caffeine and B-12.
Aaron Wolowiec
APRIL 12, 2016
In the early stages of my career when I was working as communications director for a nonprofit, I was amazed at how quickly a national issue could become local. National grassroots efforts steadily trickled down to local and state governments and organizations so I found myself buried in issues management. Every day, I scanned news outlets across the nation and throughout the state to see which issues may affect my daily operations, but more importantly, the operations of our members.
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Wild Apricot
APRIL 12, 2016
With over 62.5 million people volunteering in the US and 12.7 million in Canada, there’s certainly not a shortage volunteers. So, how do you organize your volunteers in a way that maximizes their impact with your organization, and, you know… makes them want to stick it out in the long run?
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Reid All About it
APRIL 15, 2016
The best professional development opportunity this week is definitely the digitalNow conference. Here’s how dedicated I am to this conference for association execs. After seeing Pearl Jam (bucket list!) on Wednesday night, I’m waking up at the ungodly hour of 2:30 a.m. on Thursday “morning” to catch a 5:30 a.m. flight to Orlando. I intend to be chipper throughout the day thanks to intellectual stimulation, excellent company, and modest amounts of caffeine and B-12.
Aaron Wolowiec
APRIL 12, 2016
In the early stages of my career when I was working as communications director for a nonprofit, I was amazed at how quickly a national issue could become local. National grassroots efforts steadily trickled down to local and state governments and organizations so I found myself buried in issues management. Every day, I scanned news outlets across the nation and throughout the state to see which issues may affect my daily operations, but more importantly, the operations of our members.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 12, 2016
With over 62.5 million people volunteering in the US and 12.7 million in Canada, there’s certainly not a shortage volunteers. So, how do you organize your volunteers in a way that maximizes their impact with your organization, and, you know… makes them want to stick it out in the long run?
Higher Logic
APRIL 12, 2016
People often ask, “should my community be open, or closed?” as if community access it’s an either/or question. Meaning -- either the doors are sealed, and only members have access to the community, or you open the floodgates, and everyone with an internet connection can read and participate in community. There are pros and cons to both approaches, especially depending on your industry and community goals.
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Socious
APRIL 15, 2016
Every week we aim to make your life easier by compiling the best online community articles from around the web right here on our blog. This week, our favorite articles focus on tips for increasing customer engagement and perfecting the customer experience.
Portage Group
APRIL 15, 2016
The Associations 2025 Summit is coming up next week! [link] It is a collaboration between The Portage Group, CSAE and a group of inspiring leaders from associations and businesses across Canada. Together in a fun and interactive format, we will explore the landscape of associations today and discuss what trends will shape the sector in the years to come.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 13, 2016
Read the story of how I repurposed traffic to our website to gain email addresses using a simple gated offer document.
Eric Lanke
APRIL 11, 2016
I find this post over at Associations Now fascinating. It's about a difference of opinion between the American Library Association and the Wisconsin Library Association over whether or not libraries should charge fees and pursue collection for unreturned library items. The WLA says yes, these are taxpayer-funded resources, and people can't keep them indefinitely.
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Smooth The Path
APRIL 10, 2016
In absence of a story, members make one up. Here are some of the nearly universal stories: The unreturned email story: they don’t like me. The unreturned phone call story: the staff is unprofessional. A long delay in following up story: they don’t care. The not being welcomed story: this chapter/association is snobby. Not being acknowledged by the executive director story: he/she only cares about the important members.
Associations Now
APRIL 11, 2016
The Association of Young Americans hopes to represent to Washington an entire demographic of people: those between the ages of 18 and 35. Ben Brown, the group’s founder, was inspired to launch the group based on the comments of a former senator. Former Wyoming Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) hasn’t been in office for nearly two decades, but he’s still inspiring change in and around the halls of Congress.
Association Adviser
APRIL 12, 2016
How associations are leveraging grants to inspire innovation, encourage professional development and expand the association community. The post Associations Using Grants More Frequently to. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
Velvet Chainsaw
APRIL 11, 2016
Does your annual conference have a documented purpose or strategy? My experience is that most organizers either don’t have one or haven’t updated, or used it, in quite a while. With competition for attendee time and share of wallet reaching new degrees of complexity, revisiting this strategic step should be a high priority. Defining the Conference Purpose.
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Smooth The Path
APRIL 14, 2016
Related articles: How to engage long-time members. 4 Skills associations should be teaching. How do associations attract younger members? The post Is the Association Providing Enough Value to Long-Time Members? appeared first on Smooth The Path.
Associations Now
APRIL 12, 2016
Speaking at ASAE’s Great Ideas in Association Management Conference, Asia-Pacific, the top digital executive at the Philippines’ largest media company shared why the current environment requires associations to embrace the “digital transformation imperative.” Technology continues to move faster, and at the same time, consumer habits are evolving at an unpredictable pace.
Association Adviser
APRIL 11, 2016
Don’t let your association’s career center lag behind the times. Tom Aley, vice president, client management and analytics, at Boxwood Career Solutions—a division of Naylor Association. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
Achieve
APRIL 10, 2016
Millennials turned out to vote in record numbers in 2008. Since then, politics are transforming Millennials and their view on government and the public sector. Is it safe to say the Millennial voice really matters in elections? Absolutely. Sixty seven percent of young voters cast their ballots for President Barack Obama in 2012. , compared to 36 percent for Mitt Romney.
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.
Smooth The Path
APRIL 12, 2016
Craft beers and microbreweries are a relatively new phenomenon (since prohibition that is). With them came the flight of beer, an excellent way to sample about four new, different or favorite styles. New this summer, a local ice-cream shop that offers twenty-something flavors is introducing a flight of ice-cream. It’s not three or four scoops of ice-cream mashed into the same cone.
Associations Now
APRIL 14, 2016
A new study suggests you should, but others argue that organizations should not be so quick to discount the power of social media to indirectly raise funds. Social media may be good at raising awareness, but—contrary to the success of the Ice Bucket Challenge—it may not be so great at getting people to donate to an organization. This was one of the significant findings of a new study published in Sociological Science.
Association Adviser
APRIL 12, 2016
When deciding how frequently to send email, consider these five factors that impact how often members will want to hear from you. The post Email Marketing: Finding a Frequency that is Just Right. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
SilkStart
APRIL 11, 2016
As you may already know, we (SilkStart) specialize in working with multi-chapter organizations of all sizes (organizations with regions or branches). Our first multi-chapter client, the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) moved to us from YourMembership.com. SSPI was seeking a truly multi-chapter solution, something we were uniquely able to offer.
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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