Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 5, 2012
Here are some of the fresh links we've bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week: Big Data Without Defining Success First is a Big Mistake; Finding Your Organization's Acres of Diamonds and 8 Principles for Writing a Nonprofit Press Release.
YourMembership
OCTOBER 4, 2012
Categories: Member Engagement + Retention , Social Media and Business Trends Tags: associations , member community , video At a recent conference I attended a statistic was presented — 67% of marketers who use video outsource it. I assume part of that is due to the cost of equipment and partly due to lack of confidence in being able to do it themselves.
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Thanks For Playing
OCTOBER 5, 2012
I have my first (totally unintentional) coaching client! No, I'm not really planning to make this a major part of my service lines, but someone I know could use some periodic advice and is able to pay for it (woot!), so there you have it. We had our first meeting this week, and, being the generally pretty generous person I am, I thought I'd share some of the tips I shared with him with you.
Reid All About it
OCTOBER 5, 2012
I’ve fallen in love with poetry! You knew it would happen eventually. Yes, I had a dalliance with Yeats when I was much younger – it was during my romantic Irish phase – but we drifted apart. Thanks to a modern poetry class I’m taking at Coursera – an online educational platform – I’m spending time with Emily, Walt, William, Gertrude, Alan, and many more.
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Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 1, 2012
Here are the key highlights from our recent Membership Knowledge Hub survey - offering direction for resources we'll add to the Hub in the coming year.
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Thanks For Playing
OCTOBER 4, 2012
I'm excited that I'll be one of several speakers at the FREE small-staff association day hosted by Events By Design, Tuesday, October 16, in Alexandria, VA. I'll be speaking about membership marketing on a shoe-string budget and joining a group that includes : Shira Harrington (Purposeful Hire, Inc.) on bridging generation gaps in the workplace David Kushner, CAE (Kushner Companies, LLC) on personal leadership Vinnu Kudva (Events by Design) on new event revenue streams Laura Skoff, CAE (Team Dyn
Aaron Wolowiec
OCTOBER 3, 2012
I was recently asked by Maddie Grant of SocialFish to answer a handful of questions about social learning. One, in particular, caught my attention. I’m including here both the question and my response. I’d love to see how many people are willing to add their advice (and life experiences) to this post. What advice do you have for someone trying to incorporate social technology and engagement into: - the formal online learning programs they manage?
Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 4, 2012
In this guest post, Erin Palmer explains how to find and motivate retirees as volunteers.
YourMembership
OCTOBER 5, 2012
Categories: Member Engagement + Retention Tags: frank kenny , Friday Fix , law of reciprocity , member retention , social media , social media strategy , the 7 secret laws of society I recently read a great book by Frank Kenny entitled The 7 Secret Laws of Society. Some of the concepts you may recognize (like Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) but Frank frames them in context for Chambers of Commerce and their use of social media.
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OCTOBER 1, 2012
How America Gives is a free resource that spotlights giving statistics across a variety of income levels and allows users to compare and share data about charitable contributions. You can access it at the Chronicle of Philanthropy website , where they also offer a free summary report that includes rankings and analysis.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
OCTOBER 1, 2012
I've lost six pounds. After allowing the excuses to pile up (stress, knee injury, time, motherhood, travel), I joined Weight Watchers with a good friend of mine and started following the plan and I've lost six pounds over the last two weeks. Just like blog posts or any kind of work we do, following the plan and putting one foot in front of the other is what leads to success.
Eric Lanke
OCTOBER 1, 2012
image source I've mentioned previously that I'm leading another innovation effort for WSAE, something we're calling an Innovation Circle. Ours is focused on member engagement, and you can get an overview of what it is and what we're trying to achieve with it here. I've previously posted on some of the member engagement issues people in the Circle are wrestling with.
Association Subculture
OCTOBER 2, 2012
"It's really very simple Seth. Step One - Fix, Step Two - It, Step Three - FIX IT! Repeat steps one through three until it's all FIXED!". Some of my all time favorite skits on Saturday Night Live involved this character - "Oscar Rogers" - that debuted during the financial crisis of 2008. Here is the link if you can't see the embedded video. The one I've embedded here was the second one they did.
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Thanks For Playing
OCTOBER 3, 2012
Write better web copy. Bye-bye Acronym , hello Associations Now blogs. Skill beats passion every time. Does your site render properly on mobile devices? If not, 60% of people will leave. The importance of character-based leadership (not terribly well-written, but the author makes some important points). 10 TED talks to inspire you (wish they'd actually LINKED TO the talks in the post).
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
OCTOBER 2, 2012
It was the scariest day of my life. I was settled in on the couch with my husband and daughter enjoying our Sunday evening when my phone rang. Giving it a quick look, I saw it was my cousin Sarah calling from Texas. I'd never in all my 30+ years received a call from her. Something must be wrong. "Hello?". "Hi, KiKi? It's your cousin Sarah.you need to turn on the Weather Channel right now.
Optimist Consulting
SEPTEMBER 30, 2012
I was invited to deliver a seminar at the Mumpreneur UK Conference today. I talked about How to create a marvellous marketing plan. I hope all the delegates found it useful. I said I would share my slides from the event, so here they Optimist Consulting Mumpreneur Conference 30 Sept 2012 FINAL. Do get in touch if you have any questions or comments.
Mariner
OCTOBER 5, 2012
October 5, 2012. I broke down and did it. The “straw” was the question from the hotelier asking if I was a member and eligible therefore for the discount. This was the second time in one day that membership was worth money in my pocket. I broke down and did it. The “straw” was the question from the hotelier asking if I was a member and eligible therefore for the discount.
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Thanks For Playing
OCTOBER 2, 2012
What's new in social media? Funny you should ask. InSites Consulting recently posted a fantastic deck to Slideshare addressing just this: Social Media around the World 2012 (by InSites Consulting) from InSites Consulting The deck is pretty long. It starts with the five "big conclusions" they reached from their research in the first 30 slides. The rest is all sorts of interesting facts and figures about the way people behave in different countries, the different platforms, emerging markets, peopl
Association Navigator
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Playing a round of golf on a beautiful Monday is a treat. Thank you to Trish and Craig Maloney for organizing another successful St. John Academy Golf Tournament; the final numbers aren’t in yet but the outing is expected to raise more than $10,000 for sports uniforms and equipment at the McLean school! Yesterday was a perfect day for the tournament at Raspberry Falls near Leesburg, Virginia.
Jamie Notter
OCTOBER 3, 2012
Do you value learning? Or is it really just the “idea” of learning something new that is valued? This was an interesting question posed by Cameron Norman in a blog post about how “serious” we are about learning. Many of us certainly say we love learning, but when we go to that conference, do we really seek out opportunities to get access to truly new material that we can apply and test back in our work environments, or do we stick with the content that’s already fam
Mariner
OCTOBER 2, 2012
October 2, 2012. Among Mariner's unifying principals is a dedication to volunteering and to volunteers. In fact our basic business model is designed around the goal of supporting volunteers in their roles as chapter and community leaders. As part of our dedication, we host the Association Volunteers Facebook page and collect the stories of association volunteers in an effort to share their dedication and spread the word.
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Idea Architects
OCTOBER 3, 2012
I recently had a conversation with a colleague about to run her first marathon. She told me that this particular race invites you to have someone meet you at the 20-mile marker and join you for the final six miles. Genius. Race organizers understand that even seasoned runners hit a physical and mental wall around 20 miles (I know mine would come much sooner) and have implemented a strategy to help people get across the finish line.
Velvet Chainsaw
OCTOBER 3, 2012
We’ve come a long way, baby! ~ Loretta Lynn. The times they are a-changing. ~ Bob Dylan. The catch-phrases are abundant that our world and work continues to evolve. The Ever-Evolving Conference Speaker Contract. Nowhere is this evolution more evident than some conference speaker contracts. I have personally seen a change in some conference speaker agreements that I sign.
Jamie Notter
OCTOBER 1, 2012
There is a fairly straightforward post on the HBR blog about putting big data to use. The article provides guidelines to companies who recognize the potential of big data, but aren’t sure where to start. It provides guidance on what kinds of opportunities to pursue and how to make sure you get access to the data you need. But I particularly like the fourth of their four suggestions: 4.
AMR Management Services
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Tuesday, October 2, 2012. Battle for Relevance: How Twitter, Harvard Business Review and the U.S. Army Impact Associations (Part 2 of 2). by Brian Reuwee -- Adapted from a presentation at 2012 ASAE Annual Conference. Battle for Relevance: Learning from the Business World by Brian Reuwee and Brian Riggs.
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