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Monday Buzz: When It Comes to Salaries, How High Is Too High?

Associations Now

The debate continues after a Seattle company raises its minimum salary sky-high. Last week, Seattle-based credit-card-processing company Gravity Payments suddenly announced that it would raise its minimum salary to $70,000. ” Video of the Day. Can a town run on social media? Other Good Reads.

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Friday Buzz: New Media Lessons Associations Should Heed

Associations Now

Media is constantly changing—and that is definitely reflected in today’s new media space. At the 2014 Independent Sector Conference earlier this week in Seattle, media pros offered up a few ideas about how nonprofits can support new media initiatives to help get their message out.

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3 Ways to Bring Your Work to Your Donors (Instead of Asking Them to Come to You)

Achieve

After my colleagues and I figured that out (it took us a few years), we adopted a number of practices designed to bring our work online: posting photos and videos on social media, sending out a series of emails, and so on. Because people are busy.

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Lunchtime Links: How to Capitalize on Member Ideas

Associations Now

Social currency: When it comes to global causes, social influence can be just as valuable as money, said Julie Dixon, deputy director of Georgetown University’s Center for Social Impact Communication, at a recent TEDxChange event in Seattle [video].

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

In response to this challenge, some associations have made impressive gains in their adoption of technology, particularly in the areas of mobile, social media, video, online learning, connectivity and more. Seattle Seahawks. Multimedia and video learning. They don’t even need a computer. TiK ToK(Ke$ha).

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The Failure Bow: How To Stop the Blame and Shame Game and Start Learning

Beth Kanter

I think people and organizations need to shift to the growth mindset when comes to implementing social media – and working networks – and need to incorporate a steady program of measurement and learning. But often, our feelings of shame or the blame gets in the way. Here’s how.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

As many of you know, the priority of engaging and connecting is a big one for me- a soapbox- if you will, and I don’t understand those who simply look at social media as a way to promote their agenda, products, and/or services. cagedether - Daryl Pereira; San Francisco; Web and Social Media Manager at IBM.