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Make the Seemingly Impersonal Personal for Your Members

YourMembership

HAL 9000, 2001: A Space Odyssey. Technology should be looked at as a very powerful ally than can really help associations deliver more value and drive greater engagement with members, whether it be using a Member Management System , Online Community , Online Job Board , or creating a Social Media presence.

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Using Social Media Internationally: How Not To Get Lost in Translation

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: Social networks allow to connect with people from outside of our community and it is easy to have your conversation get lost in translation. How to Approach Social Media Internationally Guest Post By Christian Arno. How about Facebook friends in India? Social media isn’t a one way conversation.

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Eric Lanke: Issues with Member Engagement

Eric Lanke

How do you use social media to engage members? Some are struggling to find the right combination of social media outposts (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, etc.) 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Also make sure they understand and have appropriate control over the resources at their disposal. Seth Godins Blog.

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Advocating from Afar: Virtual and Remote Grassroots Advocacy

Beekeeper Group

When letters containing the bacterium anthrax arrived at the DC offices of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) in October 2001, multiple Capitol Hill buildings closed for decontamination. Social Media Advocacy Challenge. Branding Social Media Profile Pictures and GIPHY Stickers.

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What fundraisers Need To Know About Next Era of Digital Technology

Beth Kanter

Yes, I walked onto the stage for the closing plenary at the Festival del Fundraising wearing an astronaut suit (that included a GivingTuesday sticker ), to the theme of 2001 Space Odyssey, speaking Italian (poorly), with Marcelo Iniarra (creative concept was his idea) and shared some insights about the new ecosystem for fundraisers.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.18.18

Reid All About it

explains how to develop, market and roll out a trial program. Some quick hits before we get to the list of free webinars: Good advice: how to make your social media feed more interesting. ( Get More in the Door: How to Increase Event Attendance. Learn how to maximize your chances of successful community growth.

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The Hourglass Blog: A Lost Generation of Leadership?

The Hourglass Blog

From that we developed a command-and-control mentality of how to run an organization. I think todays great leaders will know how to empower people, all of us, to step up and lead. Social Media. We baby boomers were raised in an era coming out of two world wars and the Depression that our parents had experienced.