2011

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A Day at the Tour: Social Media Failure, Outrage & Frustration

Reid All About it

If you’re one of my Facebook or Twitter friends, you know I love the Tour de France. You probably also noticed how angry I am about ESPN’s Michael Smith laughing online and during his show, Around the Horn , about two cyclists being hit hard by a car on Sunday during stage 9 of the Tour. You can see how hard in the video shown on Dutch TV. No Dutch is required to know what the commentators are saying.

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Free Non-profit Webinars for December 2011

Wild Apricot

Here is the round-up of free non-profit webinars being offered in December. Along with our Wild Apricot product overview and Membership Database webinars, we've found 22+ on topics ranging from non-profit sustainability to Facebook enhancements.

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Keeping the Energy Alive Post-Conference ? Friday Fix

YourMembership

Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.

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Associations Year End Checklist

Virtual

With the calendar down to just one page, now’s a good time to think of all the “year end” activities for your association. Here’s my list, I’ll leave it to the guy with the beard to check it twice. Environmental scan Every Board should spend some focused time looking outwardly at trends that are driving [.].

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Eric Lanke: Why Innovation is Hard

Eric Lanke

Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, October 24, 2011. Why Innovation is Hard. image source. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. As chair of WSAEs Innovation Task Force, I was instrumental in helping to frame WSAEs annual conference around the subject of innovation, and was even recognized as the chair of the conference itself.

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The Problem with Committees

Jamie Notter

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. The Problem with Committees. Posted November 18, 2011. in Humanize , Learning , Managing People - 9 comments. Tweet. Here’s the problem with committees: They exist. I’m only partially joking here. This comes from a comment I left on a post on Eric Lanke’s blog (which, by the way, has shifted from the Hourglass blog to simply “Eric Lanke,”

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Behind China's Great Firewall ? A Social Media Platform Primer.

GlowGlobally

GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « Be Aware of Recent VAT Tax Changes in Europe. Reaching New Customers and Members Abroad » Apr. 18. 2011. Behind China’s Great Firewall – A Social Media Platform Primer.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Three Tips to Make You a Travel.

Idea Architects

Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas. custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. He also teaches presentation design and facilitation to subject matter experts. Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Three Tips to Make You a Travel Role Model. As someone who travels a lot, I try to be respectful of individuals for whom it is not their regular routine.

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Spaghetti Red Recipe Challenge for Joplin | KiKi L'Italien's Acronym.

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

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

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How can a small non-profit with BIG - a blog & resource

Portage Group

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How to Write for Online Monkey Minds

Reid All About it

Does this sound familiar? You settle in to read something online. You first scan the screen, and then begin reading a long paragraph of text. Soon you realize you’re no longer reading; instead you’re thinking about dinner or your draft picks. Click, close tab. We all do this. Reading on the web is informal, interactive and interruptive. Informal – our family and friends are here, anything goes.

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100 More Online Tools for Non-Profits – Part 1

Wild Apricot

You’ll find a variety of tech tools in this 2-part series, from volunteer and member management, to web publishing and document sharing, to back office tasks, project management, and more.( read more ).

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Mizz Information: Why I Won't be Visiting Intel's Museum of Me

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Thursday, June 2, 2011. Why I Wont be Visiting Intels Museum of Me. Intel is getting a ton of buzz for its "Museum of Me" app. Ive read many oohs and ahhs about it, and even that Intel is "changing advertising" with it. Sounds cool, right? I finally relented after seeing the tweet about it changing advertising and went to check it out.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

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.

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Associations Year End Checklist

Virtual

With the calendar down to just one page, now’s a good time to think of all the “year end” activities for your association. Here’s my list, I’ll leave it to the guy with the beard to check it twice. Environmental scan Every Board should spend some focused time looking outwardly at trends that are driving [.].

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The Hourglass Blog: Those Who Understand Your Members Best.

The Hourglass Blog

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, July 18, 2011. Those Who Understand Your Members Best Arent on Your Board. I have a hard time keeping up with the blogs that I follow. I use an RSS reader to keep an eye on them all, and each day I go through the new items there and do a quick triage. Each one gets a thirty-second scan: (1) Nope, not interested.

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Words Make Worlds - Part 2 - Membership vs Citizenship

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Words Make Worlds - Part 2 - Membership vs Citizenship. (Last August, I became deeply inspired by work coming from David Cooperrider and Lindsey N. Godwin at Case Western - Positive Organization Development: Innovation-inspired Change in an Economy and Ecology of Strengths. This paper is a MUST READ for anyone interested in innovation in our association community.

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Leaders Are Keepers of the Story

Jamie Notter

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Leaders Are Keepers of the Story. Posted December 14, 2011. in Humanize , Leadership - 5 comments. Tweet. Duncan Watts has a great blog post on HBR that talks about the Occupy Wall Street movement. Specifically, he has noticed how perplexed many of us are by the fact that the movement itself has no single, identifiable leader.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Building Cross-Cultural Competence Key to Success Abroad.

GlowGlobally

GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « MCI Launches Grow Globally On Demand Webinar Series. Customer Research Education Panel at CESSE 2011 Uses Virtual KOL Technology » Jul. 27. 2011.

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Influential Reading: Six Books I Return to Regularly

Idea Architects

A meeting I recently attended has participants introduce themselves by sharing a book that has influenced our thinking about leadership and organizations. Just one we all cried? It was a great question though, and I immediately jotted down six of the dozens of titles I might have used as my answer. Here are six of the books I find myself returning to and re-reading regularly (in alphabetical order).

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Post Conference Depression | KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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The ARC - a blog & resource centre for NFP organizations - It's Not.

Portage Group

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5 Habits of Growth-Oriented Associations

We’ve identified the five defining characteristics of future-focused associations. Adopting these traits allows your organization to chart a course for long-term growth and success. Find out: Why some organizations are more adept at navigating and overcoming challenges facing all associations. The success formula for thriving associations, including a behind-the-scenes peek at some flourishing organizations.

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Color Me Impressed: The Smart Set for August 2011

Reid All About it

What’s the old saying? For every three people who praise your business, ten others complain about you? That may be hogwash, but I know from experience that the last thing a business owner wants is someone running their mouth off about a bad customer service experience, especially if we were never given the chance to make it right. Social media gives us a platform to b h about the ways we’ve been done wrong, and that negative buzz spreads quickly.

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32 Free Non-profit Webinars for August 2011

Wild Apricot

This month's round-up of free non-profit webinars includes 32 webinars on topics such as: fundraising, volunteer engagement, multi-generational board development, grant-seeking, e-strategy development, LinkedIn and much more.( read more ).

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Mizz Information: Klout Still Suggesting Users Invite Minors

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Klout Still Suggesting Users Invite Minors. So remember when I wrote about how Klout had created a profile for my 13 year-old son? And how the story made it to the New York Times ? And how Klout apologized and "rolled back" the changes, and vowed they had "no interest" in attracting minors to their site, and had supposedly set up some kind of safeguards ensuring that the same thing wouldnt happen again?

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Help Your Board Avoid the Post-launch Blues

Virtual

Recently the chairman of a newly launched association approached me, frustrated that his board was becoming ineffective. Where the same board had been highly focused moving toward launch, post-launch it suddenly seemed to lack engagement and focus. There are a few reasons why this happened. First, it’s natural for any group to experience a let-down [.].

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.