SBI

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For more than 40 years, SBI has provided strategic counsel and managed the day-to-day operations of its client organizations so their members can thrive. L&M has provided critical advice, counsel, and services to associations to serve their management and operational needs and has been a Charter Accredited AMC since 2004.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 1, 2013

The implications of online video growth are huge for brands, organizations as well as learning. Researchers Schwan and Riempp (2004) found that those who viewed a routine task video without controls took 66% to 95% longer to learn the skills than those that could control the video. Yet watching a video is a passive experience.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 13, 2012

It used to be that you had to pay to play: join an organization and then you can get involved. How would you adjust your recruitment and involvement strategies to capitalize on this potential shift? community that people value and that our organizations market. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1).

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Idea Architects

MARCH 4, 2012

Without looking at the poster on the wall or the wallet card you are probably carrying, what’s the mission and vision of your organization or company? Are you passionate about the mission/purpose of your organization and the work you do? Mission, Vision, Values: Catalysts for Action. This model holds valuable lessons.

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Achieve

MARCH 6, 2023

Speak with past organizers if you can, and ask these questions to your volunteers or event staff. Look back at other events you’ve hosted, or confer with other event organizers in your area and see if you can take any insight. Attendees must keep a credit card on file with the organizers upon arrival to the auction.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4). Aug 2004 (4). Jul 2004 (2). Jun 2004 (3). May 2004 (5). Jan 2004 (3). Monday, December 19, 2011.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. ” Smart conference designers are thinking about the virtual and face-to-face components that complement their overall strategy and that their participants will compliment. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3).

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 26, 2011

Every Monday in 2011, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Smart individuals and organizations disrupt their own routines before others determine they have devolved into a rut. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4).

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Idea Architects

MARCH 11, 2012

The autonomy granted to chapters to foster innovation at the local level yield some components disconnected from the (inter)national organization and the direction of the profession or industry? Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4). Aug 2004 (4). Jul 2004 (2). Jun 2004 (3).

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 11, 2012

Most organizations can probably identify a handful (say 6-12) of what I call perma questions. Over the years, Ive developed a dozen questions to draw on during strategy conversations, ones that while timeless in nature almost always can generate new and timely responses. Labels: facilitation , questions , strategy. Dec 2004 (1).

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Idea Architects

JUNE 23, 2012

Organizations too often arent a part of those moments. Leadership Residencies: contributing compelling content across multiple platforms and events (face-to-face, “flipped” webinars, blog posts and comment engagement) to help deepen an organization’s capacity around a specific leadership issue or question.

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Idea Architects

JULY 20, 2012

Participative decision-making forms like quality circles have become mainstays in many organizations. What knowledge or expertise could help us make the best decision, who has that knowledge (both inside and outside the group involved in the discussions and the organization itself), and how can we access their potential contributions?

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4). Aug 2004 (4). Jul 2004 (2). Jun 2004 (3). May 2004 (5). Jan 2004 (3). Monday, December 05, 2011.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4). Aug 2004 (4). Jul 2004 (2). Jun 2004 (3). May 2004 (5). Jan 2004 (3). Monday, November 28, 2011.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4). Aug 2004 (4). Jul 2004 (2). Jun 2004 (3). May 2004 (5). Jan 2004 (3). Monday, December 12, 2011.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 1, 2012

You also can probe if individuals have ever experienced "it" being done another way in another organization, and if so, invite them to talk a bit about it. The time period individuals describe as always usually relates only to their time in the organization. Strategy sessions are about the future. Dec 2004 (1).

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Use of any new technology should be considered in light of the character of the relationship an organization (or individual) wants to have with their members, customers, and stakeholders and how to reflect that and their core values and personality in doing so with the new technology. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1).

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Invite “wild cards,” to participate in your meetings and strategy sessions. Wild cards are people not tied to your organization who are good thinkers with contributions that could benefit you and your organization. Let’s say you are trying to increase the community among members of your organization.

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Idea Architects

JULY 9, 2012

Embracing community more than individualism becomes more evident in our neighborhoods and organizations, and we seek more opportunities to connect with others. Organizations would be wise to copy this strategy, building in a commitment to more thoughtful reflection on an ongoing basis. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3).

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Idea Architects

JULY 23, 2012

And that has become a very real problem for organizations that. Sure, some organizations aren’t. So organizations used to a sponsorship gravy train are really. Perhaps even more egregious is how organizations have conditioned their members and customers to get great products or programs at a. They offer dollars.

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Idea Architects

JULY 27, 2012

Instead of thinking of a workshop as an isolated learning experience, a committee meeting as a freestanding discussion, or a strategy session as a distinct and separate event, we need to design and facilitate them as a part of a longer chain of events, conversations, and meaning. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1).

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 5, 2021

Using rituals as part of our professional work is one strategy that can help. Here are some specific accomplishments for this past year: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman a few years ago.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 9, 2020

Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2018 professional journal: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman in 2016. I will continue to write about and teach workshops on digital strategy. Year in Review.

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Idea Architects

MAY 11, 2012

A strategy session with only staff feels different than one including both staff members and board members or other volunteers. Dec 2004 (1). Nov 2004 (3). Oct 2004 (1). Sep 2004 (4). Aug 2004 (4). Jul 2004 (2). Jun 2004 (3). May 2004 (5). Jan 2004 (3). Sep 2005 (2). Aug 2005 (1).

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

Capital campaigns are among the biggest fundraising undertakings that nonprofit organizations tackle, and they only come around roughly once a decade. What are the key pitfalls to avoid when planning a capital campaign , especially if it’s your organization’s first? You’ll assess six key areas of your organization.

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CMA Solutions

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Here are six ways you can use Google Trends to develop a better marketing program for your organization: Market Research You need to know where your customers are searching, what they’re searching and how they are searching. Free online tools like Google Trends can help you get to market faster. million to be exact.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

AUGUST 17, 2023

And 61% said they would not consider a job opportunity at an organization that lacked the tools or technology to automate at least some finance tasks. These results underscore the need for community management associations to invest in digitization to not only boost internal efficiencies, but to retain and attract talent.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 4, 2012

Is your organization offering learning opportunities that are based on an outdated model? Or have you positioned your organization to offer learning opportunities that are proven to be successful today and align with your participants’ learning? 2004 To Present. Similarly, some organizations perpetuate cultures of fear.

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.orgCommunity

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Because members define the future of the organization, digital tools must be identified based on a deep understanding of their wants and needs. The element that connects these roles and helps organizations succeed is a laser focus on improved customer experiences. The success of any digital transformation demands this alignment.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Despite a tendency in the STEM field to push through as much material as possible, attendees will learn more if lectures are interrupted with brief activities that engage them, says engineering educator and Bucknell University Professor Michael Prince (2004).

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Trade Association CEO Blog

AUGUST 1, 2010

Ask me for a quote on many projects like: Newsletter design, newsletter strategy, newsletter production, strategic planning, budgeting, evaluation of endorsed programs, governance structuring, bylaws, education programming, member database selection/conversion/optimization/training, discussion facilitation and more. Contact Me. The Budget.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The service, Plaintext Offenders , is a Tumblr page that names-and-shames companies and organizations that insecurely distribute passwords, via email, over plain text. In 2004, it was pretty common for websites or organizations with login mechanisms to use the plaintext approach to sharing passwords. Don’t Ignore Security.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 23, 2012

You can script the formation of strategy. That is the assumption that two-day strategic planning retreats have when they are organized to create a three-to-five year plan for an organization. You Cant Script the Formation of Strategy. You can predict the future. You can separate thought from action.

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Associations Now

MARCH 13, 2014

Presenters at this year’s Great Ideas Conference shared several corporate campaigns and strategies that could provide lessons for associations. They all shared examples and lessons from for-profit content marketing strategies. Looking for new, engaging ways to distribute all that content you’re producing?

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

The Burning Man organization has been an active community for 32 years and counting, and it’s a community unlike any other I’ve had the pleasure of being a part of. These are primarily volunteer-created and run services, and provide just enough structure to support the survival of this civic organism — the rest is up to YOU.”.

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Associations Now

MAY 4, 2015

New construction of golf courses has been banned since 2004, but developers have kept building them, the Times reported, cloaking them as “leisure” facilities or “walking paths.” Fun’s over, though: 66 courses across the country were shuttered in March in the name of preserving farmland, according to the Times.

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Association Adviser

APRIL 16, 2013

Dues-based organizations of all shapes and sizes are wrestling with ways to stay relevant and competitive in a world where potential members put you through the wringer before they’ll commit to joining (and staying onboard). And the organization will soon be adding a full-time sponsorship account manager to oversee all of its relationships.

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