Nimble AMS

AUGUST 19, 2022

When you think of an innovator, you might imagine Marc Benioff, Sheryl Sandberg, or Elon Musk. Innovators introduce new ideas, inventions, or discoveries to our ever-changing world. But your association can become innovative and drive superior member value. How would adopting innovative technology help your association thrive?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

How to innovate at your member-based organization in 2023 . To drive innovation within your association, you’ll need to adopt flexible practices across your organization , prioritizing new opportunities to support your staff , members , and key stakeholders with modern association management software (AMS). Here’s how to get started.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 4, 2023

Resources for Decision-Making These resources provide information to help your organization consider alternatives for your response to concerns brought forward by your membership. SocialOffset provides an innovative, and more productive, alternative to boycotting a destination. The Center for Reproductive Rights offers a U.S.

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 13, 2015

“There’s no bigger waste than investing resources working on the wrong thing.” Given associations’ tight resources, we can’t afford to waste time pursuing the wrong thing. ” Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate, Director, Information Systems, National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB). at the YM.com website.

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Crowd Wisdom

DECEMBER 6, 2023

However, 77% of members believe if an organization doesn’t innovate, it will no longer be a go-to source for professional development. With such a big responsibility, are you prepared to be the best continuing education resource in your industry? Associations are becoming the top source for continuing education content.

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GrowthZone

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

The results showed trends in a number of interesting topics impacting today’s associations including: -New services and innovations. In its 8th year, the survey report has consistently proven to be GrowthZone’s most sought-after association resource. Last November, GrowthZone surveyed over 300 association professionals across the U.S.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

As a staff member of an association, I would like to think that if I have a useful and winning innovative idea, I can bring it to market. And then this success could be the jumping off point for the whole association to become innovative. But when it comes to innovation in associations, we are not so egalitarian. Cheerleaders.

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Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The magnitude of an innovation project doesn’t determine whether the project is innovative or not. Innovation is synonymous with big. So innovation also might be just as well be synonymous with risky, scary and the domain of only a privileged few. Innovation Type 1: Evolutionary.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 15, 2019

But I also frequently scan and read treasures from our knowledge leaders about membership, engagement, innovation, chapters, governance, trends and more. Here are some generous folks who have done the curation for you, connecting you with free resources, conversations, and education. Are you hungry for some knowledge?

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Eric Lanke

APRIL 30, 2018

Design constraints make innovation happen. But once I heard it, I realized I had been describing them using different words when I've talked about the need for staff to keep the keys to the resource closet in their possession in any co-creation activity. By resources I mean money, yes, but I also mean staff time. Here's another.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 23, 2020

During my career leading association event teams, I regularly recalibrated and redefined team member roles in order to drive innovation and improve our meeting experiences. Those that sideline their event pros are missing out on a valuable resource of people who are skilled in adapting, recovering and executing. Where to Begin.

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AssociationChat

MAY 20, 2020

We became friends in the early days of Twitter and through an innovative project called EventCamp that witnessed us meeting with other creative types in the meetings world to create and participate in unique experiences all over North America. EVENTPROFS RESOURCES (40+). EventTechLab.com – resource for tech startups.

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Association Freak

MARCH 25, 2021

An Expert in Innovation in Nonprofit Organizations I spoke with Dr. Peter Temes, Founder and President of The Institute for Innovation in Large Organizations (ILO). He launched the Institute in 2005 to bring together senior executives leading innovation worldwide. So how are innovation leaders attacking this crisis?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 26, 2020

Alice Mathu of IAAPA shares how innovation can include comfort, sustainability and trying the latest technology. To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. Orlando in November. Always Café Tu Tu Tango!

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Potomac Core

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Associations who are Funding Industry Innovation can position themselves as essential partners in helping members achieve business outcomes. Once an organization reaches this point they move to what’s becoming a new trend where Associations are funding Industry Innovation. Marching To Innovation . Funding Industry Innovation.

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Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

I would argue the innovators among your members are the most important to the health of your association. The innovators in your membership are the ones who will eventually change the profession or industry. Innovators will lead the way and show others how to achieve what they achieved. Innovators are not visionaries.

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Potomac Core

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Disruptive Innovation “describes a process whereby a smaller company with fewer resources is able to successfully challenge established incumbent businesses.” In a slowing and uneven global economy, are your members looking somewhere else for lower cost and innovative solutions? Business Success Redefined.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

“We’re having to kind of flip our processes on their head,” said Alexis Redmond, director of career management resources. For example, the association launched the new ASHA Career Portal, tailored to early-career professionals, to make sure they could find the resources they needed. “In

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In a time where innovation and cultural change runs rampant, hiring a “good fit” could inhibit your efforts. The post 5 resources for boosting recruitment and retention appeared first on AssociationSuccess.org. If you’re not subscribed, make sure you do ! . Want to get personalized weekly updates straight to your inbox?

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Potomac Core

APRIL 5, 2016

In essence, economic data fuels active innovation at Associations. What is clear is that ongoing listening and economic data fuels active innovation at Associations. Data Driven Active Innovation. Innovative Advocacy Positions Industries. Data Fuels Active Innovation. More Strategic Conversations.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 28, 2020

To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. Visit Orlando: How do you define innovation and what are you doing to infuse this into the meetings you plan? Innovation is anything that raises that level of expediency and accuracy.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 11, 2019

SVP Chris Strong of the National Business Aviation Association shares how he thinks about innovation and strives to improve his events year after year. To creative innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. Our show is a big show.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I bet that if you pull any association’s job posting for a leadership opening, you will find the word “innovation” at least half the time, either as a requirement of the type of person or a descriptor of where the organization is going. This is not the only way to define, measure or think of innovation.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

With innovative association management software (AMS), you can seamlessly update your records and leverage robust reports and dashboards to keep everyone informed. With Nimble AMS, built on the Salesforce platform, we now have constant innovation with each seasonal release. Forming a strategy for success is only as good as your data.

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Association Success

JULY 2, 2019

Using a cheerleader or champion approach to encourage innovation and new solutions to old problems can be a great way to get buy-in. When implementing initiatives, a lot is driven by the budget, resources, metrics, and reports. BE A CHEERLEADER. INSTINCT, TRUST, AND CONFIDENCE. How do you go forward?

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Protech

MAY 11, 2023

Content library: Host members-only content directly in the app, so members can access resources easily from anywhere. If members love your app’s content library, for example, don’t hesitate to expand it with more resources. The post 3 Innovative Ways to Boost Online Member Engagement appeared first on Protech Associates.

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Associations Now

APRIL 25, 2023

For a second year, a leading industry association has launched an innovation challenge that connects startups with member companies to address climate change. According to GCCA Cement Director and Head of Innovation Claude Loréa, concrete accounts for 7 percent of global CO2 emissions.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 7, 2015

This one was co-authored with Guillermo Ortiz de Zarate of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, and it's titled " Innovate the Lean Way: Applying Lean Startup Methodology in the Association Environment. " Associations, generally, are "resource-poor environments." I won't go into all the details.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 1, 2019

A new report from American Express Meetings & Events says that planners can still deliver an excellent event experience, even if they lack the money or other resources they desire. Think having a smaller budget or fewer resources for an event means that it won’t be as successful? The post Smaller Meeting Budget or Fewer Resources?

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategy 1: Innovate and Differentiate What can your association do for members that others can’t? Look to create new and innovative products and services for an underserved population in your membership. While the strategy is different from the Innovate and Differentiate strategy above, the steps are largely the same.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 4, 2017

Nearly 70% of association leaders worry they are not leading innovation well at their associations (this comes from a recent survey of 1,000 association executives in Australia, and the results are likely to be very similar in the US). Shrinking the change means making the initial innovation goal small which makes the change easy.

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NXUnite

MARCH 18, 2024

In today’s dynamic landscape, associations play a key role in facilitating networking opportunities, promoting professional development , and providing resources for their members. To build a thriving membership program , your association must evolve and find innovative ways to engage members continuously.

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Membership Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2018

When you search the Harvard Business Review on the key word “Innovation”, you get 18,356 results. That’s because for businesses innovation is a core competency for survival. But how focused on innovation are associations? How do associations define innovation? And how do they go about innovating?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 10, 2023

As we approach the end of 2023, we want to thank you for reading our blog , downloading our resources, attending our webinars, and meeting us at events. Discover why innovative associations choose Salesforce + Nimble AMS. Here are three blogs to help: What’s the “return on innovation” from your association management software?

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The Association 100

JANUARY 21, 2024

Its innovative marketing efforts successfully bridged the gap between education and the concrete industry. Through initiatives like the Skate4Concrete Curriculum and in-person events, TCA has provided valuable resources to teachers, enriching student learning and highlighting practical industry applications.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The word ‘innovation’ is often treated as an end in itself. Being innovative floats around as an ephemeral goal of all projects, and a mark of a successful enterprise. But what are we innovating for? But the innovation couldn’t stop there – because our commitment to community impact continued. What is our purpose?

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Ideas are the root of all innovations. Because ideas lead to innovation we want more ideas, better ideas, THE idea that will excite members. Many innovative associations use a formal or informal idea process which generally has five steps and goes something like this: Step #1: Allow member’s problems spark innovative ideas.

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