Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 1, 2013

So, as a self-proclaimed “meetings coach” and Michigan native, I’m pleased to have been invited by Brian McGrain of CEDAM (Community Economic Development Association of Michigan) to submit a presentation proposal for this year’s summit. We’re likely all feeling the pressures of time, competition, money and technology.

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Education Detroit Strategy Michigan 100

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Tagoras is running a brief survey to determine how organizations offering professional development will focus their time and resources in 2021. Please participate—or ask the right person in your organization to participate—today because the survey closes at end of business today, Friday, December 4. A message for the board.

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Reid All About it

MAY 15, 2020

and Europe, changing regulations as a result of the pandemic, virtual meetings and the rapid release of new technology, legal disclaimers and new Force Majeure language, and the new HCP experience. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. What new technologies can they employ?

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 25, 2013

Robertson and Cheryl Ronk, president of Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE), will close ORGPRO with a session titled, “ Association Trends – Future Strategic Issues.”. Just a few of the topics on the agenda: sustainability, technology, working more efficiently, membership marketing and governmental relations.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 30, 2013

Working on a college campus (my fulltime job is at Michigan State University ) I see the wide-eyed, go-get-the-world naiveté of Gen Y every day. So it’s time for organizations to undergo a major facelift, Sladek said. As a Gen Xer, I’ve grown up listening to how our generation craves economic diversity and demands social justice.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 3, 2016

According to Disney’s culture statement , following are the core values of Disney’s approach to guest experiences: Innovation – We are committed to a tradition of innovation and technology. Consider, for a moment, your organization’s events, particularly it’s major annual meeting.

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Conference Michigan Innovation Revenue 113

Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 3, 2016

According to Disney’s culture statement , following are the core values of Disney’s approach to guest experiences: Innovation – We are committed to a tradition of innovation and technology. Consider, for a moment, your organization’s events, particularly it’s major annual meeting.

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Conference Michigan Innovation Revenue 100

Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Businesses, investors, and self-starters now have an interactive online guide to Michigan’s community of entrepreneurs. The Michigan Venture Capital Association is all about fostering connections, so what better way to do that than by giving members (and nonmembers) a resource to guide them through their community?

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WBT Systems

JULY 3, 2018

WBT System’s Erin Pavane is presenting a session on digital badges next week at ORGPRO , the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ education and networking convention for professionals in the not-for-profit industry. Organizations of all types are responding to this trend with digital credentials (or badges).

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 22, 2014

As some of you may know, in addition to my role with Event Garde , I work for Michigan State University’s central communications office. That said, associations should capitalize on technology, not shy away from it. I love working with students. They’re brilliant. They’re ambitious. They’re overachievers. Crowdsourcing is also key.

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.orgCommunity

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

At Google X, a project qualifies as a moonshot if it tackles a huge problem, proposes a radical solution, and involves breakthrough science or technology. The Michigan Moonshot project is addressing the digital divide. 27% of K12 students in Michigan lack access to broadband internet. Association moonshots. Collaboration.

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Instead, we are suggesting ongoing, mindful strategic thinking throughout the organization. We have all heard of organizations that pride themselves on never being first, instead focusing on efficiently copying the leader. For example, I was recently reading about Michigan State University’s use of robots in online instruction.

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Associations Now

JUNE 18, 2019

A poster session, ideally, is this incredibly fertile ground for creative insight,” says Mike Morrison, a doctoral student at Michigan State University, in an interview with NPR. Voice assistants can help streamline tasks, but the technology is imperfect for those with impaired speech. Other Links of Note.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 11, 2013

Education sessions cover eight tracks and are based on the Michigan Society of Association Executives ’ (MSAE) new professional development model, ELEVANCE , which aims to increase competency in the areas of knowledge, relationships and perspectives. MSAE’s silent auction will also take place in myLounge. Follow her on Twitter.

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.orgCommunity

AUGUST 29, 2019

At Google X, a project qualifies as a moonshot if it tackles a huge problem, proposes a radical solution, and involves breakthrough science or technology. The Michigan Moonshot project is addressing the digital divide. 27% of K12 students in Michigan lack access to broadband internet. Association moonshots. Collaboration.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 2, 2016

This in turn allows associations to be more flexible and better leverage new technologies. As a result, the ability to get a timely and accurate financial picture of your organization is challenging at best. Examples of Best-in-Class solutions include: Timberlake AMS Solutions. Payroll/HR solutions – ADP and Paychex.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Listen to Higher Logic CEO Rob Wenger talk to DelCor Technology Solutions founder and CEO Loretta DeLuca about the deal. One focuses on robots in the workplace with a close look at an office furniture factory in Michigan and a telecommunications equipment factory in China. Does your organization have a social media strategy?

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Trade Association CEO Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Using Technology. may be responsible for the network, hardware and operating systems but they should only be consultants and support for the applications necessary to run your organization. Debbie Cook, Michigan Automotive Parts Assoc. Using Technology. Are you relevant to your organization? Contact Me. The Budget.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 3, 2012

Next week I have the pleasure of participating in the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ annual convention, colloquially known as OrgPro. tools, technologies and processes), association contacts, vendor contacts, best practices and skill development. It’s shorts, t-shirts, beer, BBQ, friends and fireworks.”.

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Associations Now

MARCH 28, 2016

Many states have already started using the technology. Drones are quickly becoming one of the most interesting pieces of technology out there—and in some contexts, one of the most controversial. Just ask airline pilots.).

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Off Stage

SEPTEMBER 4, 2008

4, 2008 - The Story of a Non-Profit Organization. The festival continued to grow, and the overnight campout for 30 people eventually exploded into a 4-day festival with 200 workshops, 50 vendors, 750 camping units, back-to-back stage shows, and the mournful sound of several hundred musical saws wafting over Michigan.

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Reid All About it

MAY 13, 2022

Event Mobi explains how technology can help you build a year-round community and content hub for attendees. But they say technology alone is not enough, you should invest in people and a plan too. Host: Association Women Technology Champions (AWTC). Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting. every Monday.

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Reid All About it

MAY 20, 2022

Wonky technology can be really exciting when you get a sense of the potential it can deliver. Must-have technology. Move your organization from wait-and-see to a chance-to-lead. A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events.

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Association Subculture

MARCH 25, 2013

For example, Michigan has been systematically removing elected city councils and boards and replacing them with appointed (not elected) "financial managers." Am I against choosing talented people to lead our organizations? There are millions of technologies that we should be embracing. Of course not. It's a false equivalency.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, a recently launched group that hopes to streamline the college admissions process, threatens to create headaches for students, organizations representing guidance counselors contend. What’s the problem? Adding More Pressure?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 28, 2015

The Coalition for Access, Affordability and Success, a recently launched group that hopes to streamline the college admissions process, threatens to create headaches for students, organizations representing guidance counselors contend. What’s the problem? Adding More Pressure?

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Associations Now

APRIL 16, 2013

Instead of finding your organization on the losing end of an emerging trend, you might have better luck adapting to your association’s needs. But maybe, if you reconsider the entire approach, you might find your organization in this spot a little less often. Rejigger the Approach.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 27, 2013

If you’re asking the right questions and acting on what members tell you, data-driven organizations will be more successful than those driven by instinct and intuition. Debra McGuire , CEO of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians , advised taking a cultural snapshot of your members, volunteer leadership, management and staff.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Michigan State University Writing Professor Jeff Grabill would disagree with those last two anti-text thoughts. We would better serve students by helping them to solve the writing problems they encounter in their lives using the technologies appropriate for those tasks.”. Some may guffaw at the thought of texting as a form of writing.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 21, 2015

It could be useful to both members and the organization to see what resonated. The Michigan Association of Insurance Agents did something along these lines when it h eld a follow-up webinar several weeks after its annual technology meeting [ASAE member login required]. Or what ideas do you have to make it better?

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Off Stage

MARCH 7, 2012

It might have been easy driving when people started home from work, but by the time they reached home they knew Northern Michigan was in for a long weekend. The new technologies are worthless if used incorrectly. I know, I know: this is especially difficult in an organization run by a committee. Of course the line was busy.

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Off Stage

MAY 23, 2010

In a blog post titled “ Managing Virtual Employees ”, Nipah Shah cites an example of an employee working as a financial analyst for a company in the United Kingdom—and she lives in Michigan. Moving toward a more fluid structure will breathe life and discovery and energy into our organization. Technology.

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AMR Management Services

APRIL 3, 2012

O’Donoghue graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications. In addition, she has experience in various positions within other healthcare organizations. Stronger by Association is a blog for members, volunteers and staff of nonprofit organizations. Nursing Organizations Alliance.

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Off Stage

JUNE 22, 2011

Recently it seems that several of my association clients are involved in rebuilding their organization’s websites. Many websites were originally built because somebody told the association it needed a website to ‘be cool’ and appear conversant in technology. Technology. Encourage your staff to do the same.

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Off Stage

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

I have a friend, now retired, who served as AE of a Michigan Realtor association for over 40 years. Neither have a clear understanding of the balance that must exist between a Realtor AE and association leadership, nor do they understand the unique infrastructure of the Realtor organization. Technology. false false false.

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Trade Association CEO Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

Through the years I have progressed with responsibilities in membership development, member benefits, education, government affairs, international relations, chapter relations, database technologies and meetings/trade shows. Debbie Cook, Michigan Automotive Parts Assoc. Are you relevant to your organization? Search This Blog.

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Trade Association CEO Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Through the years I have progressed with responsibilities in membership development, member benefits, education, government affairs, international relations, chapter relations, database technologies and meetings/trade shows. Debbie Cook, Michigan Automotive Parts Assoc. Using Technology. Are you relevant to your organization?

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