Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'In this guest post, Claire Axelrad explains how to make your fundraising events worth the effort - "they inspire action".

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

'Tips for emerging association professionals from Shelly Alcorn and KiKi L’Italien. The real reason associations don’t innovate? According to Eric Lanke, it’s because we don’t really know our members very well. Free, easy tips to improve your staff members’ days. Want to increase your chances of hiring well? Look for these five traits.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'To certify or not to certify. That seems to be the debate among association professionals. CAE. APR. They’re just letters, right? Sort of. When listed after someone’s name, they add credibility. And on a resume, those letter combinations pique employers’ interests since it means candidates strive for professional development. Whether it’s for prestige, a salary bump or a resume builder, people from all industries seek out certification programs.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

'I am releasing today a new “ Culture Strength Test ,” that you can take online, for free. This is by no means a full culture assessment (a service I also offer, of course), but it is a quick way for you to get a sense of how strong your culture is, relative to the needs of today’s economic environment. In the test , you’ll rate 40 simple statements based on how closely they resemble (or don’t resemble) the reality in your organization.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

'Here is my take on some of the challenges and possible solutions to making fundraising a presidential priority.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

'Feeling additional pressure because of the many weather-related closings this winter, some school districts are looking at e-learning to keep kids in class virtually. School administrator groups say it could be the wave of the future. Could the snow day soon meet its match? It’s common for employees who are stuck at home due to the elements to hop on their laptops to keep working.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

'This is a guest post from Eric Lanke , CEO of the National Fluid Power Association. How do association executives build and sustain the culture of their organizations? Specifically, what is the CEO’s role versus others in the organization’s hierarchy? Conventional wisdom says culture comes from the top, and, in many respects, that’s true.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

'Are you rolling out the welcome mat to your community online and off?

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

'Now that more people are starting to get Google Glass, what if you need to ensure a Glass-free zone, say, because you’re dealing with sensitive or restricted materials? A team at Indiana University Bloomington decided to address this. They’ve come up with research prototype software called PlaceAvoider that’s designed to create a life-logging blacklist.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'Your brain is passionate about one thing. So much so that when it is not thinking about a problem or focused on something specific, it defaults to doing this one thing. Neuroscientist Dr. Matthew Lieberman says that our brains have a passion of their own. “We know this because our brains seem to devote all of its spare time to this one thing,” says Lieberman.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

'In Humanize , we mention W.L. Gore & Associates (the makers of Gore-tex) several times, because they are a shining example of management innovation. In Chapter 3 we talk about their structure and the fact that they have only two titles–leader and associate–and the even more interesting fact that it is the associates that give the title of “leader” to the 10% of employees who have that on their business card.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

'Still getting stuck with high airfares when flying to events? Check out this roundup of advice to figure how to get the best bang for your travel buck. Here’s a scenario that might sound familiar: That conference of yours is creeping up on you, and you haven’t booked travel yet. Suddenly, you’re on the hook for some big charges. How can you make sure this scenario never happens again?

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'As our annual Association Communication Benchmarking Report gets underway, we started checking in with our readers to see which topics and issues are most on their minds. In addition to our comprehensive surveys, we talk to readers and mine our newsletter and website analytics for clues. Non-dues revenue, career development, membership development and future/sustainability issues seem to be what’s keeping many of us up at night these days.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

'How To Attribute Creative Commons Photos by Foter. What tools do you use to source creative common images? Related Stories Using Gamification As A Crowdsource Channel To Improve The Conference Experience The Extraordinary Social Media Event Marketing Guide Infographic Visual Social Media Rules! Tips To Leverage Visual Social Media [Infographic].

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

'Download the Snippet app on your iPad or iPhone, and you can get my ebook, Culture that Works, for free as the featured snippet of the week. But time’s running out, so do it this weekend!

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'An Image Problem? Part of the problem that clowns face is a perception of them as sinister—a trope of modern movies and pop culture based in the real disorder coulrophobia. Late last year, the British association Clowns International found itself dealing with a crisis when a fad of dressing as clowns and going out to scare unsuspecting people drew attention last year. “This is doing clowning no favors and is harming society,” Tony Eldridge, the association’s secretary, told Th

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'Great ideas are a dime a dozen. High performing companies and associations are realizing that the ultimate goal is not coming up with great ideas or being the first to market. It’s about executing ideas and continuing to evolve, tinker and systematically improve your success rate. And that’s a good thing because most of the thought leaders we checked in with for this article agreed that the pace of change is accelerating, even in the once chary association world.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

'As the final installment of my three membership resolutions for 2014, let’s focus on the critical area of keeping your current members by improving your renewal efforts. Even small improvements in the renewal rates for an organization can have a dramatic impact on the overall membership. For example, going from the average individual association renewal rate of 79% to an 85% rate, increases the average tenure of your membership from 4.76 years to 6.66 years.

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SCD Group

FEBRUARY 16, 2014

'P&G photo in USA Today While associations don’t have huge ad budgets like P&G, Visa or Samsung, associations can “steal” their marketing tactics to help promote their conferences and events. A recent USA Today story headlined P&G holds early gold in Olympic social media illustrates the power of stories as told in videos. Here are the five key elements the USA story and my thoughts for associations, association executives and association meeting planners.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

'For visitor-serving organizations like museums and zoos, evidence shows a strong reputation for mission pursuit boosts financial performance. Can we make the same observation about associations? Working in associations, we are often inclined to make comparisons between our member-serving organizations and philanthropic nonprofits. Charities are a major portion of the nonprofit sector, so there is much to compare to.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'This month’s Corner Office spotlight shines on Martyn Hopper, executive vice president and CEO of the 1,600 member Pest Control Operators of California (PCOC), one of the nation’s largest regional pest control associations. Legislators make us bend over backwards to use the safest, most environmentally friendly chemicals we can—until they have a rat problem at home.

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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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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'I’m co-facilitating a session on Nonprofit Training Design and Delivery with colleagues John Kenyon, Andrea Berry, and Cindy Leonard at the NTEN Nonprofit Technology Conference on Friday March 14th at 10:30 am! Join Us! Our session will share lots of great advice about what to do before , during , and after leading an effective technology training.

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SCD Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'Information overload and the number of times you email association members has been an ongoing topic on ASAE’s Collaborate. My question is whether “information overload” is the right topic and the right question that association professionals should ask when it comes to communicating with members and prospects. Over the last 30+ years, I’ve found that staff and boards tire of association messages before most members have caught on.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

'New research by a military officers’ group reveals that military spouses—most of them women—face challenges in finding and keeping employment, and many who are employed are overqualified for their jobs. The results of the ‘2013 Military Spouse Employment Survey’ demonstrate a need for concerted efforts to improve the employment issues currently faced by military spouses.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

'We’ve all been there. You’re in the middle of presenting to a sea of blank faces. You ask for a raise of hands for opinions and thoughts, but only a small portion of your audience actually responds. You wish there was a way for your attendees to quickly and anonymously (or not) answer questions. Great news: There is! There are many options for group polling systems.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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