YourMembership
MARCH 12, 2013
The following is a guest blog post from Leni Hall, a web support specialist with a focus on social media at YourMembership.com. She is currently pursuing her Bachelors of Science Degree in Internet Marketing through Full Sail University. Before joining YourMembership.com, Leni worked for Marriott International as a Spa Manager at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort and Golf Club.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 12, 2013
The DoGooder Video Awards - presented by See3 Communications, YouTube, the Nonprofit Technology Network and sponsored by Cisco - are calling for submissions until March 22, 2013.
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Spark Consulting
MARCH 14, 2013
ASAE is hosting a tweet chat this Friday, March 15 at 2 pm ET in conjunction with next week’s annual American Associations Day legislative fly in. Topics will include: associations and advocacy, Associations Day, and how tax reform could affect the association community. We would like highlight how associations can show Congress the good they are doing for the economy and society every day.
Reid All About it
MARCH 15, 2013
Google Reader is where I go first thing in the morning for my professional reads about associations, marketing, digital media, technology, etc., and at the end of the day for my personal reads about food, culture, etc. I have hundreds of RSS subscriptions in dozens of Reader folders. Yes, I find a lot to read on Twitter, but its randomness, although appreciated, is no substitute for Reader.
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YourMembership
MARCH 15, 2013
Happy Friday and Welcome to the Weekly Wrap Up brought to you by the team at YourMembership.com! The weekly wrap-ups are a great resource to find industry provoking articles, blog posts, upcoming events, fun facts, and provide up-to-date news and tips found throughout the association and workforce space each week. Please feel free to leave a comment, ask a question or just enjoy the week’s top ten picks!
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Spark Consulting
MARCH 15, 2013
Just got back from ASAE’s Great Ideas Conference. It’s always been my favorite ASAE event, but most years I haven’t been able to go due to conflicts with my own association’s spring or annual meeting. This year, I’m a consultant working for myself. So I got to return for the first time since 2009. Top Five Best Things about #Ideas13: No exhibit hall.
Thanks For Playing
MARCH 15, 2013
If you're a regular reader, you probably know by now that I started my own business, Spark Consulting , this past summer. My new website has been live in a dev environment since November, but it recently moved to its permanent home. With that, it's time to retire Thanks for Playing, at least in its current incarnation. I still blog just about every week day, only now I'm doing it over at the Spark Blog.
YourMembership
MARCH 15, 2013
'Categories: Social Media and Business Trends Happy Friday and Welcome to the Weekly Wrap Up brought to you by the team at YourMembership.com! The weekly wrap-ups are a great resource to find industry provoking articles, blog posts, upcoming events, fun facts, and provide up-to-date news and tips found throughout the association and workforce space each week.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 11, 2013
Here's an overview of two new resources in our Membership Knowledge Hub: Building Event Attendance and Inspiring Event Volunteers.
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Spark Consulting
MARCH 13, 2013
How important are generational differences in the workplace? Giving stuff away for free? What are you getting in return ? Grammar “errors” that really aren’t. How does your association define success? If your definition doesn’t include what your members think , you’re in big trouble. Staff overwhelmed by email? Having a hard time sharing files?
Association Leaders
MARCH 14, 2013
I read an interesting article the other day about leadership. The article got me to think about my role as a leader in a different way than I previously had. Often we fall into the rut of thinking of leaders as “the boss” or “the manager” As managers, we encourage the rut by judging and criticizing the actions of our team without regard for how that judgement might affect the team as a whole.
YourMembership
MARCH 12, 2013
'Categories: Member Engagement + Retention , Membership Management Tags: customer engagement , engaging members , gamification , member community , member engagement , yourmembership.com The following is a guest blog post from Leni Hall, a web support specialist with a focus on social media at YourMembership.com. She is currently pursuing her Bachelors of Science Degree in Internet Marketing through Full Sail University.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 15, 2013
Here's a round-up of 5 posts with tips and insight on technology and websites for nonprofits and membership organizations.
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Eric Lanke
MARCH 11, 2013
image source "If I had asked customers what they wanted, they would have said a faster horse." We've all heard this quote attributed to Henry Ford. And if you don't know who that is, I'm sure you've heard one the dozen or so similar quotes attributed to Steve Jobs. Ford or Apple, they were both famous in their day for delivering products their customers didn't know they wanted, but couldn't live without once they had them.
Virtual
MARCH 12, 2013
I’m a gadget guy and always have been. My house is filled with remote controls. Heck, I have a still camera, video camera, Flip Cam, camera phone, water proof camera for the beach, Go Pro camera for my surfboard and even a new “collar cam” for Buster the silky terrier. I wish I were making [.].
Jamie Notter
MARCH 13, 2013
Leaders are an interesting bunch. And by “leaders,” in this case, I’m referring to the people at the top of the organizational chart. The C-suite folks. Generally speaking they’re impressive people. They’ve done a lot to move up the ranks to their position. They’re smart and sharp. They’re adept at making the right moves in complex systems.
Idea Architects
MARCH 14, 2013
Associations are communities of shared interests. To cultivate member engagement, we want to quickly welcome people to the community and help facilitate individuals connecting as fast as possible with those who share the interests they seek. People want to be a part of the action , and doing so increases engagement and a sense of connectedness. Ideally, every new member receives a welcome phone call within five business days of their application being received.
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Velvet Chainsaw
MARCH 14, 2013
Too many conferences foster attendee information overload. The plethora of presenters pushing information at warp speeds cause fragmented attention, overburden brains and data excess. It’s a silent epidemic that cause stagnate mental engagement. And our conference schedules stretch attendees in ways that may have bigger implications than just unhealthy eating.
Mizz Information
MARCH 10, 2013
?My cat, Lil' Delicious, grudgingly posing with Social Change Any Time Everywhere Allyson Kapin is a friend and crazy smart, so when she said she was writing a book with Amy Sample Ward, I knew it would be good. I was wrong; the book, Social Change any Time Everywhere , is not just good--it's great. If you're part of a nonprofit that's unsure how to navigate the changing landscape of fundraising and online communication, this book is absolutely a must-read.
Jamie Notter
MARCH 11, 2013
I delivered the day 2 keynote address at Avectra’s AUDC conference last week. It was the first time I delivered this particular keynote–I’ve integrated some of the more recent research on social business into the points I have been making about Humanize over the last year, and I go deeper with some examples from clients I’ve worked with as well (slides should be embedded below, or click here ).
Idea Architects
MARCH 13, 2013
One of the primary reasons people join professional associations is to learn something. When was the last time one of the organizations you've joined tried to learn about what you'd like to learn? When I think about my own learning, I divide it into two categories: (1) things I need to learn, and (2) things I want to learn. The things I n eed to learn are more critical to what I am trying to accomplish right now.
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.
Vanguard Tech
MARCH 13, 2013
My third grade son is doing a school project that requires a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation. No big deal, right? Except that the teacher isn’t going to teach them how to use Powerpoint ! As his teacher said: “No one taught me how to use Powerpoint. The key is to play… Play, try new things, screw up then screw up some more. You learn by playing.”.
Velvet Chainsaw
MARCH 12, 2013
Is your annual meeting nothing more than a zombie conference? Zombie conferences provide schedules packed full of informative presentations and sessions that try to consume your brain. Presenters rapidly shovel content at attendees. Their goal is to cram as much information as possible into a person’s mind. They stuff more information into their presentation aiming to cover as much content as possible so that attendees feel like they got your money’s worth.
SCD Group
MARCH 12, 2013
Moving Past an Acme Anvil Approach to the Media, Part One. Guest Post By Kathy Deters If your work requires being interviewed by the media, you’ve probably felt like one of the characters in a Looney Tunes cartoon. Perhaps it was Elmer Fudd, tricked into walking into a furnace—or a public relations firestorm—by a fast-talking reporter. Or maybe you were Yosemite Sam, angry, blubbering and incoherent because you felt your words were being used against you.
Idea Architects
MARCH 12, 2013
In The Decision to Volunteer , one of the surprising findings (for some) was that association staff and board members often have a more limited definition of volunteering than the members. Staff and board members may focus more on those members serving in formal positions within the association's governance structure (i.e., newsletter editor). Members are more likely to include ad hoc contributions to getting the work done (i.e., writing for the newsletter).
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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