YourMembership

JULY 3, 2013

'I’ve worked for a software company for nearly half a decade. I’ve made it my business to stay on top of the latest and greatest additions to association management software – things that we’ve added and things the competition did. I’ve watched as we went from being the only vendor to offer an integrated solution (membership [.] ( Read more. ) The post Association Management Software: Giving You Your Day Back appeared first on YourMembership.com.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

JULY 2, 2013

'When I started my first association job way back when, I had no idea I''d still be working in the association industry more than 10 years later. Part of what kept me in this association realm is my intense nerd-love for all things associations. After gathering with a group of fellow association nerds last weekend, I thought it might be cool to try to pull together a list of common traits for those who love association-land.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 5, 2013

'In honor of the 4th of July, here''s a link round-up of four posts we''ve bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 2, 2013

'Kelly Van Dyke presenting June 18 at the Michigan Meetings Expo. Kelly Van Dyke, CMP and I had the pleasure of delivering the highest rated education session at the Michigan Meetings Expo on June 18 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. That session, “ The Secret to Successful CSM/Planner Collaboration ,” is based on an Event Garde Blog post of a similar name from earlier this year.

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Association Leaders

JULY 1, 2013

'Socrates is one of the most famous ancient Greek philosophers. He lived in the 5th century BC. He has many famous quotes such as, “I know that I know nothing” Socrates is also credited with creating a form of logical reasoning known as the Socratic Method. The Socratic Method is based on a group dialog or discussion where participants ask and answer questions to improve critical thinking and develop great conclusions.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 3, 2013

'Here are some tips on refreshing your content and ensuring it is relevant and in “real time”.

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Association Subculture

JULY 3, 2013

'Well, we did it (and when I say we, I mean we)! The first Association Jam actually happened and I am so grateful for everyone who participated. We had awesome hosts +Vickie Lester +Maria Nazario +Wendy Kavanagh +Elizabeth Engel and +KiKi L''Italien. My CA co-hosts +Sandra Giarde and +Gina Sutherland kept me grounded and were awesome at making sure everyone had enough grub and libations.

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Mariner

JULY 3, 2013

'A group of ASAE members are collaborating on a guide to help all associations harness the value of virtual volunteering. We are looking for virtual volunteers to help develop a virtual guide that will cover all aspects of recruiting and managing virtual volunteers.

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Eric Lanke

JULY 1, 2013

'image source I just got back from an annual strategic retreat with the Board of Directors of my association. It always comes at the end of our fiscal year. It''s a time for us to look back on our successes and failures over the past year, talk about the long-term future of our industry, and make necessary adjustments to our on-going strategy. This year I tried something different.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 1, 2013

'Here are some of the highlights of MGI''s 2013 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report.

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Jamie Notter

JULY 1, 2013

'I’m on vacation this week at the beach. So I reserve the right not to publish any more blog posts (this one was pre-scheduled, of course). Or maybe I’ll post some non-traditional stuff, who knows? But I’m planning to relax a bit. Maybe not think so much. I hope you all get the chance to do the same at some point this year. image credit.

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Mariner

JULY 4, 2013

'There’s no deny that the Fourth of July is a great holiday. It’s the celebration of our independence as a country. It’s colorful and loud. It’s a great excuse for a cookout. It’s smack dab in the middle of summer. And the celebrations that occur around the country depend on VOLUNTEERS.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 30, 2013

'Before there was a headquarters in DC or some other big city Before there was a staff and an org chart and a policy manual Before there were copiers and computers Before there was a magazine, a website, and a PAC Before there were budgets and bills, dues and donations Before there were webinars and e-learning courses Before there was an annual meeting, a trade show, and sponsorship packages Before there were sections, or chapters, or councils, or components Before there was a strategic plan, a

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Vanguard Tech

JULY 2, 2013

'Welcome to a new broadcast of 1-minute answers where we talk briefly about key areas of association website redesigns. Today''s subject is website user personas and scenarios and how you can use them in your association website redesign. How are you using personas and scenarios to define your website audiences? How do you make sure that your association members needs and perspectives are being considered during the web design process?

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Associations Now

JULY 1, 2013

'The Sausage Slump It’s not all news to relish in the world of tubular meat. Bloomberg Businessweek notes hot dog sales have been on the decline in recent years, falling 3 percent between 2011 and 2012. The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council’s Janet Riley pinpoints a higher cost of raw materials as a big part of the reason why sales are down.

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GlowGlobally

JULY 3, 2013

'Global Satisfaction Index – International Member & Customer Data Revealed. Thursday, July 18th at 830am to 930am. Speaker: Nikki Walker, Global Vice President of Association Management & Consulting, MCI Group. Have you ever invested the time or resources to discover how your international members and customers view your association’s brand and its relevance?

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AMR Management Services

JULY 2, 2013

'by Dustin McKissen Account Executive Recent coverage of some of the conferences and events held by the federal government haven’t been very flattering.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 1, 2013

'It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that. ~ The Red Queen, Through The Looking Glass , Lewis Carroll. Change Is Never Easy. No one said change would be easy. Some associations and conference hosts just refuse to embrace change of any type. You turn you head and before you know it, some of these organizations have lost their way and slowly disappear.

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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2013

'Stay Safe This Fourth According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 8,700 people were treated in the emergency room for fireworks-related injuries last year. Not surprisingly, CPSC estimates that 60 percent of this type of injury occurred within the 30 days surrounding the July 4 holiday. To protect yourself and others this Independence Day, the American Pyrotechnics Association has a list of safety tips for those planning to set off their own fireworks.

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SCD Group

JULY 1, 2013

'Tardiness is rude! I don’t like being late. And, people who are habitually late irritate me. That includes board chairs who don’t, can’t or won’t start the board (or committee meeting) on time. And, board members who show up late. And, board chairs who don’t keep the meeting moving and/or let it go past adjournment time. The time of our volunteers (and staff) is limited.

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AMR Management Services

JULY 2, 2013

by Dustin McKissen, CAE AMR Director of Marketing Recent coverage of some of the conferences and events held by the federal government haven’t been very flattering. Reports of perks and exorbitant.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 2, 2013

'In today’s world of high velocity change, conference organizers, meeting professionals and association leaders need to be more agile than ever. Adapting to new business models, working with virtual teams, identifying ongoing macro, industry and organization trends that will impact customers, and using predictive analysis are just some of the traits today’s leaders need.

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Associations Now

JULY 3, 2013

'If your members can do their own associating, do they still need to join your association? A gathering of association pros last weekend explored (and exemplified) how membership models are evolving. Despite what you might think about this dedicated membership blogger, I don’t often spend my Saturday afternoons thinking deeply about association membership models.

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SCD Group

JUNE 30, 2013

'There is no plaque for Edward Everett (right), the main speaker at Gettysburg in 1863. Bob Greene recently wrote a masterful column in the Wall Street Journal about the “ forgotten Gettysburg Addresser.”. This tale of two speakers (Edward Everett and Abraham Lincoln) offer insight for association executives, marketers and communicators. As you probably know, we are approaching the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg and (on November 19) of the Gettysburg Address.

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Plexus Consulting

JULY 1, 2013

'By Virgil R. Carter Experienced CEOs know that relationships with volunteers may be challenging. CEO tenure is often volatile—a situation that cannot benefit the organization, the CEO or the organization’s members. Why is this too often the case? Let’s take a closer look: volunteers usually care passionately about the association. Many volunteers are leading figures in their field.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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