Wild Apricot
MARCH 8, 2013
In this guest post, Kristen Grimm of Spitfire Strategies offers insight to "help nonprofits and volunteer-led groups of all sizes navigate a trail of influence by identifying—and eliminating—blind spots before they sabotage change strategies.".
YourMembership
MARCH 5, 2013
Recently, LinkedIn posted its findings in regards to professional goals. Its latest study revealed that the top five professional goals for people in the US in 2013 are: Professional development through learning new skills (48%). Network/build more professional relationships (46%). Get a new job/career (29%). Get a raise (28%). Get promoted or move into a leadership role (25%).
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Spark Consulting
MARCH 7, 2013
Last fall, I had the opportunity to participate in The Boondoggle. Organized by Joe Gerstand t and Jason Lauritsen , it provided an opportunity for 10 people who didn’t know each other to sit in a cabin outside Omaha for 2 1/2 days and think and talk deeply about the future of work. By the afternoon of day two, we’d pretty much all gotten past the posturing, and we were finally getting real.
Association Leaders
MARCH 5, 2013
I met a leadership lover recently. Her name is Ann Tardy. She has a great story – the short of it is after successfully practicing corporate law, she discovered she had a passion for leadership and mentoring. She stepped away from her law career to become a leadership and mentoring trainer and consultant. The story is much deeper than this and you can find out more about Ann at her website.
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Wild Apricot
MARCH 6, 2013
Here's an overview of NTEN's new workbook: Getting Started With Data-Driven Decision Making.
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Spark Consulting
MARCH 6, 2013
Did you observe the National Day of Unplugging last week? What did you learn? You know what’s awesome? Minimum Viable Awesome. Jeff De Cagna challenges boards to be better in the March issue of Associations Now, and offers advice on how to actually do that in the online supplement. Hiring? Make sure you respond to all applicants , whether or not you intend to interview them. 6 words that stop change at associations, and how to get around them.
Reid All About it
MARCH 7, 2013
I’m not the only one who likes being a content curator. Elizabeth Engel is always an excellent source for interesting reads. Check out her weekly What I’m Reading series. If your job involves engaging members, customers, constituents, donors or volunteers, you must read this post by Jeffery Cufaude, Cultivating Engagement: What was the Catalyst? He says, “If we want to cultivate relationships that invest people in our community, cause, or organization, we must remain curious about them: how mig
Wild Apricot
MARCH 4, 2013
Here's a look at some of the technology issues raised by the respondents in our recent Small Membership Insight Survey.
Thanks For Playing
MARCH 6, 2013
Did you observe the National Day of Unplugging last week? What did you learn? You know what's awesome? Minimum Viable Awesome. Jeff De Cagna challenges boards to be better in the March issue of Associations Now, and offers advice on how to actually do that in the online supplement. Hiring? Make sure you respond to all applicants , whether or not you intend to interview them. 6 words that stop change at associations, and how to get around them.
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Spark Consulting
MARCH 5, 2013
Buzz words. What a disaster. You think they make you sound cool and in-the-know. They actually make you sound like a doofus who doesn’t care that she’s murdering the English language. So stop it already! (Also, excellent graphics.). 15 Marketing Buzzwords to Stop Using from MarketingProfs. Also? Stop slapping “-ize” on to the end of everything.
Optimist Consulting
MARCH 4, 2013
Go ogle Alerts have been around for a number of years, but they are still a great way for membership organisations to search and monitor news information. What is a Google Alert? A Google Alert is a search that is performed by Google based on search criteria you have set and the results are then emailed to you. They typically search news sites and blogs.
Eric Lanke
MARCH 4, 2013
image source I should have dinner with colleagues more often (see here and here for my two previous posts). The third thought-provoking subject we got into was whether it was better to think of oneself as an association professional or as a professional in the industry your association represents. Let me explain. The association I work for represents the fluid power industry.
Thanks For Playing
MARCH 5, 2013
Buzz words. What a disaster. You think they make you sound cool and in-the-know. They actually make you sound like a doofus who doesn't care that she's murdering the English language. So stop it already! (Also, excellent graphics.) 15 Marketing Buzzwords to Stop Using from MarketingProfs Also? Stop slapping "-ize" on to the end of everything. Really.
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Spark Consulting
MARCH 4, 2013
Not getting the most out of your Facebook ads? John Haydon breaks down how to use Facebook Insights to better target your outreach. The video is short but informative. I definitely recommend following along with your own Facebook ads and Insights open so you can immediately see how to apply his advice to your own situation.
Optimist Consulting
MARCH 4, 2013
A lot of organisations that have a fixed renewal date are going through the renewals process at this time of year. From talking to organisations I am surprised at the number that do not include telephone calls, as part of their renewals process. From my experience phone calls can present a great opportunity to persuade members to renew on the phone and/or to gain feedback.
Virtual
MARCH 7, 2013
In my last post, I wrote about some business-related issues associations and consortia should consider before they publish a specification. In this post, I’m going to cover the same topic, but from the perspective of looking at some things to consider on the technical side of an organization: Spec Maintenance: As folks start implementing the [.].
Thanks For Playing
MARCH 4, 2013
Not getting the most out of your Facebook ads? John Haydon breaks down how to use Facebook Insights to better target your outreach.
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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
Jamie Notter
MARCH 4, 2013
I am seeing a window of opportunity for organizations today, and for the people who lead them. There is a shift happening right now in leadership and management, away from traditional command and control, and towards a more social business. But at this point, we’re still in that messy “neutral zone” before the path forward becomes clear.
Optimist Consulting
MARCH 4, 2013
Deciding to increase membership fees is not something that any membership professional or board take lightly. In these austere times, we all know that an increase in fees could be the difference between a member renewing and not renewing. However, you may feel there is a good business reason to increase prices, so how do you present this to members?
Virtual
MARCH 4, 2013
Last week, one of our clients, SAFECode, announced the hiring of a new Executive Director. Howard Schmidt, formerly the White House Cybersecurity Czar, has taken the helm. I have every confidence Howard will be a great success. But I’ll be honest. Sometimes I look at an association’s executive director and wonder: “Who’s running this joint?
Mariner
MARCH 4, 2013
March 4, 2013. There’s a new techno-twist brewing for Peter Senge’s learning organizations and Albert Bandura’s social learning. read more.
Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker
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Association Subculture
MARCH 4, 2013
Ahhh.the Alan Parsons Project. This song brought back a few memories this afternoon! Here is the link for those who can't see the embed. So, we are relaunching the Association Forecast Show this week with a new producer ( +Melanie Smith ) and our special guest - +Justin Lewis. Join us on Thursday, March 7 at 2:15 PM Pacific time as we take on the concept of gaming and how we can use games to create a better world and better membership experiences.
Optimist Consulting
MARCH 4, 2013
I have recently read 10 Lessons for Cultivating Member Commitment by James Dalton and Monica Dignam published by ASAE, the US association for membership professionals. The book’s recommendations are based on the findings from a survey of 16,000 membership body members in the US. This 2011 survey was a follow up to a 2006 survey, so the book also includes comparisons compared to the earlier survey.
Idea Architects
MARCH 6, 2013
It feels like you’re on a first date where any smile you offer is interpreted as “let’s move in together.” That’s not a good feeling, right? It makes you want to sit stonefaced lest anything you do or say cause the other person to believe you’re both head over heels in love. The same result occurs when individuals or organization take even the slightest interest we show them as an invitation to unleash their full marketing cavalcade.
Mariner
MARCH 2, 2013
March 2, 2013. “The overuse of email as an alternative to a call creates emotional distance. In advertising, it is said that the medium is the message. In this case, the medium is email and the message is ‘I don’t actually want to talk to you.’ ”. — Dan Pallotta, HR BLog Network. read more.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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