Wild Apricot

APRIL 1, 2010

This month’s round-up of free webinars has loads of professional development that’s meant specifically for nonprofit folks - fundraisers, board members, administrators, active volunteers and volunteer coordinators - but we’ve also included a few webinars on social media and technology topics that, while aimed more at business, can help your nonprofit to more effectively get your message out, raise funds, and recruit support online.( read more ).

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Idea Architects

MARCH 31, 2010

My neighborhood is at the edge of a four-lane city road, a one-way street heading west that is a major feeder directly into downtown. Earlier this week the road was closed for construction and drivers were detoured to the south. At the next available intersection where you could turn to head downtown, drivers found the road also closed and they were detoured further to the south.

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High Context

APRIL 2, 2010

A friend on Twitter asked what you should do when you are presented with a list of vague requirements for a new website that shows no evidence of priority, intent or coherence. The proverbiale laundry list of features with no strategic context. I offer two solutions for you: 1: The best and most effective thing you can is to hire me to help you draw forth breakthrough results from the chaos. 2: Alternatively, do the following: Vague requirements shows a lack of prioritization which is an indicat

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Associations Live

APRIL 1, 2010

I'm very excited.next week is DigitalNow, a program which brings together CEO's and volunteer leaders from some of the most influential professional, non-profit, and trade associations in America. It is hosted by Fusion Productions and the Disney Institute. I'm headed to Orlando to take the whole thing in (I've actually been going for quite a few years now) and will be reporting back on anything new, fun or just plain strange that I pick up.

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Member Engagement

Wild Apricot

MARCH 30, 2010

Blog posts and articles on Leadership and Social Media topped the active topics at AssociationJam.org this month, in terms of the numbers of submissions, views and reader votes. Events and Fundraising came in close behind, followed by Membership, Technology, Volunteers and the catch-all “Other” category. Here’s a look at the most popular links submitted to “AJam” in March 2010: Membership A Different Way to Look at Lost Members Summer Faust | Acronym Conventional wisdom says to ask your members

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 31, 2010

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Whether you are an association professional or a relationship marketer, join the discussion on the Membership Marketing Blog and share your ideas and counsel. Speaking Engagements.

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Executive Connections

MARCH 30, 2010

Executive Connections. « Spring Forward | Main. | Are You Involved in Corporate e-Learning? » 30 March 2010. Cherry Blossom Time. Some of our best ideas are not home grown.  Take the cherry blossom trees that are nearing their glorious full bloom here in the U.S. Capital.  While it is hard to imagine Washington without them, the first 3,000 trees were planted only 98 years ago, a gift from the mayor of Tokyo.

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on Leadership

MARCH 30, 2010

on Leadership … by Steven Davis, CAE. Leadership … an Ongoing Discussion. « Leadership … Continued Discussions 3/12/10. Leadership … Continued Discussion 4/19/10 » Leadership … Continued Discussion 3/29/10. In this post I want to explore the larger side of leadership … the reality that every individual, regardless of rank or station in life, has the opportunity to lead the way.

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Moving through the Association World

MARCH 30, 2010

In response to the recent The Power of Members blog post by Carolyn Hook on Acronym. My recent trip with IGDA to the Game Developer Conference I was able to experience this type of member on prospective member interactions. The best part of this interaction was that we had other recruitment efforts in place, so we were able to measure the strength of each one.

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AE on the Verge

MARCH 28, 2010

AE on the Verge. Association management, meetings and mania. Sunday, March 28, 2010. 6 Signs Your Personal Twitter Account is also your Professional Account. Sure, you might add the words “ this is only my personal account ” to your Twitter account profile. But you really can’t say it’s not your professional account too, if it actually is.

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