article thumbnail

I’ve Looked at RFPs from Both Sides Now

Spark Consulting

In 18+ years in association management, I’ve been on both sides of the Request For Proposal process more times than I can count. My very first Big Task at my very first association Real Job way back in 1997 was to complete an association management software system selection.

Proposal 150
article thumbnail

How the iPhone Changed the Conference Experience

Associations Now

Since its launch, it’s had an impact on almost every aspect of association management. While I can’t imagine life without any of them, consider how much Apple’s “truly magical product”—as former CEO Steve Jobs called it when announcing its 2007 launch—has affected associations. Want to feel old?

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Produce Association Rock Stars for 100 Years and Beyond

Association Adviser

What are some of the biggest accomplishments the association has achieved in the past 100 years? Kavanagh : GSAE, along with other societies of association executives around the country, has made big strides in professionalizing association management. We actually started collecting input from association CEOs in 2008.

How To 71
article thumbnail

Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Seen Elsewhere: Crowdsourcing.

Idea Architects

Summary: Three thought-provoking websites, from beyond the association management realm, that offer new ideas for association executives. In this edition, explore examples of crowdsourcing in action, experiments in new forms of management, and a case of learning driven by a behind-the-scenes look at conference planning.

article thumbnail

NAASF Crowdsources Customer Support and Advocacy with Online Community

Higher Logic

It removed the discussion board in 2007, after a significant number of members stopped using the feature. It found a new email host and contracted with Abila netFORUM for its association management software (AMS). This database was more robust and offered better membership management than NAASF’s previous platforms.

America 120
article thumbnail

Fun with my favorite PICO Projector | Old Clayburn Association.

Old ClayBurn Association Management

Old Clayburn Association Management. Working with the world's top professional associations.   Well, now for less than the rental cost, you can have your own pocket sized projector for small meetings and board rooms.  Association Management Software. December 2007. Skip to content.

article thumbnail

World Bank and World Economic Forum Rank Singapore #1 for.

GlowGlobally

. #1 in the World Bank’s”Doing Business 2007 ” Report – World’s easiest place to do business. #5 1 in the KPMG Competitive Alternatives Study 2006 – most cost competitive city for business analyzing 27 cost components, including wages, freight, business taxes, rent and utilities. #1

Class 60