Associations Now

JUNE 17, 2019

Long the subject of breathless hype, blockchain technology has started to find its way into real-world use cases. I wanted to understand it better myself, so I texted Shelly right from the conference to ask if she was interested in working on a white paper with me.”. Walmart and IBM have worked together on this issue since 2016.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 17, 2019

According to “ Emotions, the Next Event KPI? ,” a white paper from CWT Meetings and Events, facial coding could be the answer. For example, the session that had the highest scores for both attention (83 percent) and emotional engagement (17.2 But how can those be derived? However, CWT was able to draw out some other conclusions.

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Associations Now

JULY 15, 2015

A new study from the Global Business Travel Association Foundation suggests that technology remains an important part of the equation for business travelers—and that tech element goes far beyond simply having access to WiFi. Among the areas in which travel managers say the technology experience at hotels could be improved: Smoother check-ins.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Kevin Kelly, from his book, The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ). Tagged: Association , Education , Future , Innovation , Professional Development. This is the moment that folks in the future will look back at and say, “Oh, to have been alive and well back then!”.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

How I adopted the innovative start-up strategy for the benefit of my association. To convey the impact the principles had on my workplace, I have set out examples of two projects and how we approached them before and after adopting a lean mindset. I first read The Lean Startup by Eric Ries in 2013. The rest will follow.

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Membership Marketing

JULY 20, 2017

For example, it appears that associations – especially those that are experiencing membership growth – are more effectively reaching out to upcoming generations of members. New technology is also helping associations market more broadly and effectively. In fact, associations estimate that about 21% of members are Millennials or Gen Z.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Their Virtual Show Flow Template is an Excel worksheet that includes tabs for the event overview, project timeline, event show flow (and example tab), production information, green room checklist plus worksheets for speakers and sponsors. Fri 12/2 at 10 a.m.* – Association Community (Coffee with Innovators). Tough leadership decisions.

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Associations Now

APRIL 14, 2015

Given the limited use cases, the lack of evidence that it’s going to be a blockbuster hit on the scale of the iPhone or Android, and the utter newness of the technology , developing for the platform is probably best suited for tech giants and hobbyists. Ironically, a prior Apple launch is the perfect example of this point in action.

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Associations Now

JUNE 8, 2016

Associations face no shortage of challenges in tracking the ROI of their myriad programs and services, and perhaps just the latest head-scratcher is figuring the ROI of an online member community platform—a technology endeavor that comes with a pretty big I. The primary reason to calculate ROI is that it forces you to define value.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 1, 2012

focusing on how information consumption patterns are changing in light of these two technological developments. How can a non-profit today use mobile technology, social and web in a way that increases participation, ensures success and provides easier management campaign and their resulting data points. Her blog is Contentious.com.

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Tom Morrison

OCTOBER 22, 2009

The world of business is changing every day, and it is critical for associations to tap into the innovations in technology to help enhance our value to members and create a connection between them that cannot be separated. Find out what engages your members into discussion and begin to create that experience online.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 5, 2016

The example HBR used was of a solar company. Automation: streamlining processes through technology. Journey innovation: continuing to test, learn, and iterate to create new value for the customer and, as a result, for your organization. What is a “customer journey”?

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Technology creates paradoxes that are as upside down as Alice’s adventures in Wonderland. You can strengthen anecdotal information with research such as member needs surveys, white papers and case studies. But it’s worthwhile to consider how much more power, insight and efficiency you could gain from a technological assist.

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Reid All About it

MAY 26, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… Earlier this week, I finally read the new white paper from Elizabeth Engel and Sherry Marts, Include Is a Verb: Moving from Talk to Action on Diversity and Inclusion. Don’t be fooled, this is not a wonky paper. Host: TTC Innovations.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 9, 2015

The last few months have been a time of deep reading and thinking many reports, research, and books. One book that resonated not only with this work, but my previous work on networked nonprofits is nonprofit technology colleague Maddie Grant’s ” When Millennials Take Over ,” written with Jamie Notter.

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