Association Subculture

AUGUST 31, 2012

Engaging quickly on developing educational programs that are deeper, more effective, with more reach and more diversified delivery systems should be your absolute, primo, numero uno job. There is your real competition - groups who are swiping your bread and butter right off your own dinner table.

United States 100

United States Education System Marketing 100

Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

It looks to me like they have implemented some major improvements including making connections and engagement even deeper than it has ever been before. Yes, this appears to still primarily be a music and entertainment site, but what do we love more than popular culture and sharing our days with our friends?

Video 100

Video Communications Course Innovation 100

Association Subculture

JUNE 13, 2013

It''s been demonstrated in research done by ASAE that board members, engaged volunteers, and even staff, are by their very nature disconnected from the normal member experience. (We You are, in a sense, making sure you are regularly eating your own dogfood. That really makes a lot of sense.

Association Management 100

Association Management Price Committee Revenue 100

Association Subculture

DECEMBER 27, 2012

I understand some associations have yet to understand how to engage with social media and although that is a shame, the world is not going to stand still and wait for them to catch up. The next decade will be about the game layer. I think he's right. For me personally, social media is dangerously close to jumping the shark.

United States 100

United States Social Media Video Association Management 100

Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Gaming mechanics include keys for membership, professional development, participation and engagement for your members, volunteers and staff alike. Running scenarios are a great way to test out potential solutions before the conditions present themselves allowing for quicker action when they do. There you have it.6

California 100

California Certificate Innovation System 100

Association Subculture

MARCH 4, 2013

This article from the Columbus Telegram reviews the new and engaging uses for this system. Omni VR Virtual Rehabilitation System - Medical practitioners and physical therapists are finding new and better ways to get people interested in pursuing their own mental and physical recovery from illness and accident.

Columbus 100

Columbus United States Video Social Media 100

Association Subculture

JANUARY 18, 2013

Obviously, its good for us to be collaborative, to seek out other opinions and engage in dialogue around potential benefits, outcomes and risks of a suggested course of action. Your best defense against a decision weasel is documentation. Weasels don't like it and vastly prefer the in person "pounce and withdraw" approach.

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Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

To make it uplifting instead of destructive and engaging without being overwhelming. Some of it is good. And some of it isn't. She points out that we have the responsibility to make good choices about what we build. I'll take that one step further and ask can you say the same about the networks you have in your memberships?

Discount 100

Discount System Video Technology 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 30, 2010

Nonprofits, particularly those who engage in political activity, stand to lose their ability to use the internet effectively for advocacy. Uh, where corporations earned the "same rights" as individuals to engage in political speech? Here are two great videos that explain how they plan to do that - What IS Net Neutrality? at 12:44 PM.

United States 100

United States Conference Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

MARCH 21, 2011

In practice, this two-dimensional view undermines the three-dimensional nature of a fully engaged citizenry. Our collective mission is to provide opportunities for open, engaged citizens to take action on all levels. Beware of the potential deficit mentality associated with such suggestions. One size does not necessarily fit all.

Innovation 100

Innovation System United States Leadership 100

Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 15, 2009

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice - refusing to engage. Not engaging is making a decision to waste your time, your staffs time and your boards time. You can waffle, ponder, wonder, hesitate and focus group yourself to death but in the end if you are going to exercise true leadership, you must engage.

Leadership 100

Leadership United States Process Education 100

Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

It was due to the fact that people were engaging onsite that led to me discovering them online. ASAE11 - if ASAE does not plan or program what we feel we need, we need to engage with each other ahead of time and plan to get our needs met regardless. There is a symbiosis there that must be recognized. Diversity - We.

St. Louis 100

St. Louis Austin United States Leadership 100

Association Subculture

JUNE 12, 2014

When things do go awry, it is much easier to identify and address the specific error(s) in a rigorous way, rather than engaging in the type of finger-pointing and obfuscating that often results from purely gut-based strategies. a "paper trail").

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System Case Study Tools Process 100

Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

I want to see actively engaged participants, not passively contented consumers. How valuable is that engagement? In this post, Maddie provides an excerpt from the book, which talks about the idea of the member as citizen. What’s your take? Thank you, Shelly, for having us on your blog! Maybe they are creating content.

Social Media 100

Social Media United States Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Why do we insist on annual performance reviews and not engaging in ongoing performance assessment? I'm afraid that once the Boomers begin to leave associations, the associations won't survive because they have done nothing to succession plan and engage the next generation. Members are an association's only succession plan.

Education 100

Education United States Leadership Association Management 100

Association Subculture

JANUARY 2, 2012

Im livid over voter suppression efforts and again, think associations should actively engage in voter registration efforts now more than ever. And I will also use those terms to inspire my projects and other things I choose to engage in over the year.

United States 100

United States Education Leadership Project 100

Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Moving on still requires courage however there is a small decision safety net created when you can refer back to some notes about issues or circumstances you forecasted for yourself to pay attention to as possible signs it is time to engage Operation Next Action.

Innovation 100

Innovation United States Course Association Management 100

Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

In the association community we routinely engage in vigorous debates about perceived member value. Association staff and volunteers who fully grasp these tectonic shifts in education, will be able to position themselves to create radical value in new opportunity areas that simply didn’t exist ten years ago.

Mooc 100

Mooc Certificate United States Price 100

Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Attendees wlll learn to extend that active stance post-conference to engage in meaningful dialogue with colleagues, legislators, regulatory agencies and the public at large.". Our conference is energetic, fun, filled with ah-ha moments and our attendees eagerly anticipate the next opportunity to engage.

Association Management 100

Association Management Conference Education Social Media 100

Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We don''t have enough resources to engage in a larger effort. Come up with some crazy ideas for envelopes that can be used more than once, or team up with Jeff Bezos and create the "self-delivering envelope" or SOMETHING more clever than you get an envelope, you get an envelope, everybody gets an envelope! I''m already hearing the pushback.

United States 100

United States System Cost Newsletter 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 12, 2011

" Cultivation is a lot more work--but it's the kind of work that's more likley to engage a group of leaders who are looking to Make a Difference. I agree with you that the intentional pursuit of meaning certainly helps with engagement. April 26, 2011 9:22 AM. Shelly Alcorn, CAE. Thanks for the comment Eric. Post a Comment.

Strategy 100

Strategy Innovation System Analysis 100

Association Subculture

JANUARY 19, 2010

Engaging in discussions around "governance" typically devolve into a quadrata of entrenched perspectives. The Chapters/Regions - If you are continually wrestling with chapters and/or regions engaging in power struggles and disputes your governance structure needs a shot in the arm. The Long of It.

Leadership 100

Leadership Course Committee United States 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 19, 2012

They seem to be very important for Boomers and Gen Xers but I will admit to being somewhat perplexed by the "toneless" communications my daughters seem to engage in with their peers on facebook and twitter. Now, I am not sure that "tone and inflection" will always be as important as they are now in online communications.

United States 100

United States Communications Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

MARCH 3, 2010

More often than not, association leadership will engage in Stage 3 behavior and spend most of their time justifying their first direction instead of taking the time to examine the underlying causes of the changing situation. Your job as an association volunteer leader or staff leaders is to face the brutal facts.

Leadership 100

Leadership Maine United States Education 100

Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

” Leaders engaged in Stage 2 behavior often pursue membership increases and chapter expansion simultaneously. Chapter/section/region/component development is a process that should be thoughtfully engaged in and carefully negotiated.

Recruiting 100

Recruiting Recruitment Leadership Revenue 100

Association Subculture

JANUARY 6, 2011

We cannot engage in a real dialogue meant to explore the perspective of engaged, nonengaged or nonmembers without first admitting they might have a point. We do all association members an incredible disservice by insisting on our own "indispensability." Indispensability" is neither authentic nor true. Its marketing on steroids.

Sacramento 100

Sacramento DC Leadership United States 100

Association Subculture

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Here are some key steps you can take to ensure your association is truly engaged in these important conversations. Respect those members who choose to be quietly "out" and who do not fully engage in the conversations. Its 20-freaking-09. I rest my case.

Social Media 100

Social Media Education Leadership United States 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 9, 2012

Who better to be a player at the table and help develop those standards for this emerging market segment than the associations who have been engaged in standards development for years? Who better to give guidance on the development of standards that can be meaningful, yet practical and easily understood by investors and consumers?

United States 100

United States California Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

MARCH 19, 2012

There are times when we have to take action and corral a director who has gone berserk, or a chapter that is engaging in activities that could damage the whole. Now, I am not talking about the steps we sometimes have to take in order to contain the occasional trouble-maker with a truly negative (not innovative) disruptive agenda.

Leadership 100

Leadership United States Innovation Software 100

Association Subculture

MAY 3, 2011

By embracing life-cycle learning, we can mitigate current workforce deficiencies and provide for a well-trained, engaged citizenry. Posted by Shelly Alcorn, CAE. at 6:10 PM. Labels: learning culture , training. 2 comments: Terry Coatta.

United States 100

United States Education Innovation System 100

Association Subculture

JANUARY 20, 2011

There is an ASAE Innovation Task Force (and I'm a member of it) and soon everyone will get to see what's behind Door #3 (hint, it's not a new car).

Proposal 100

Proposal Project Innovation United States 100

Association Subculture

DECEMBER 10, 2010

and haven't we run into plenty of folks who do that but think they're engaged in passionate lip-lock with someone else? The other thing that's useful about thinking of a brand as a promise is that those trying to promote the brand have a useful way to understand what they can do to delivery on the brand (promise).

Association Management 100

Association Management United States Maine Leadership 100

Association Subculture

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Perhaps companies under the microscope behave better overall, management refocuses on ethics when times are tough, hard times force a strategic focus "back to the basics" or people who are afraid for their jobs are just less likely to engage in risky behavior.

Survey 100

Survey Report United States Sample 100

Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Accessibility – They set price points that were affordable, sensible and leveled up according to the type of engagement/participation you wanted. Things that I feel should be replicated in other online conferences.

Conference 100

Conference Price Course Education 100

Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 16, 2009

I do not want to make it sound like I am not aware that there are movements within our association community who are actively engaged in the discussion of making tomorrow better. For all I know, they were/are pillars of the business and association worlds and exponentially smarter than I am.

United States 100

United States Education Leadership Association Management 100

Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

They will continue to engage in the usual manner, perhaps ramping up participation here and there. Do I believe corporate interests will release a waterfall in the 2010 elections? Actually, I dont. I think they will tend to lay low until the outrage dies down. They are playing a longer game.

California 100

California United States Education Process 100

Association Subculture

DECEMBER 2, 2009

There are general orders under the prime directive that lay out policy for Starfleet personnel such as rules of engagement, rules for responding to requests for assistance or help, rules on negotiation, general statements regarding avoidance of the Neutral Zone and other regulations. Why do they have to be? Clear policy.

Leadership 100

Leadership Course Conference United States 100