Idea Architects

MAY 16, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Summary: A selection of thought-provoking content from beyond the association management realm that offers new ideas for association executives. How Secure is Your Professional Development Revenue Stream?

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 19, 2012

WOM generates more revenue (not least of which because it doesnt generate much in the way of costs). Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. ► 2011. Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Advocacy Chick.

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AMR Management Services

AUGUST 6, 2011

AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Saturday, August 6, 2011. AMR Management Services Announces Acquisition of Drake & Company. The combined operations bring AMR to 65 employees, 30 full-service and project-based clients and more than $6 million in annual revenue. Stronger by Association delivered to your inbox. Newer Post.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 2, 2012

Even though today is still technically a holiday, I feel like 2012 is officially underway and now its time to reveal the 5 Terms for 2012 that will be front and center at Alcorn Associates Management Consulting this year. (By DIY - In 2011, I used "Edupunk" but edupunk is really a subset of a bigger trend which is DIY (do it yourself).

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AMR Management Services

JUNE 4, 2012

Determine the not-for-profit structure and file articles of incorporation and bylaws You should use an experienced association professional or attorney to draft articles, bylaws and incorporation papers. Develop a tentative budget and revenue sources Setting dues level is difficult. This is often too expensive for a new organization.

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GlowGlobally

JULY 29, 2010

« Where in the World are the Innovators? The following post was written by Ajay Bhojwani, MCI director of association management, consulting and congresses for MCI Middle East in Dubai and published in ASAE’s Global Link newsletter, July 2010. Association Management. by Peter Turner. Membership (5).

Marketing 60

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

The dark side of rebuffed advances can lead “more, more” associations to conduct “raids” on the others membership as a way to weaken or discredit the other organization and “force” the eventual outcome. Non-dues Program Proliferation – If a little non-dues revenue is good, more is better right?

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GlowGlobally

DECEMBER 22, 2010

How are European trade and professional associations facing up to these challenges and helping to shape a more sustainable future for themselves and their communities? MCI Group invited 450 Brussels-based international association executives to participate in a survey to identify the leading challenges and opportunities looking ahead to 2011.

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Tom Morrison

AUGUST 17, 2011

I write about things that help associations achieve true transformation for the future and build a REVOLUTION. Wednesday, August 17, 2011. For the rest of this post, I want to lend some reality to the world of association management. 4 comments: Mark Bledsoe August 17, 2011 7:27 AM Good stuff! Its not theory.

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Association 141+

SEPTEMBER 10, 2011

Association 141+. Saturday, September 10, 2011. You can see it coming - your associations annual conference. Annual conferences are typically the star of an associations year. Labels: Annual Conference , Associations , Members , RHPS , Time Warp. ▼ 2011. (15). Innovation Right Before Your Eyes.

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SCD Group

MAY 22, 2012

Kotter , the Chief Innovation Officer of Kotter International and the Konosuke Matsushita Professor of Leadership, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. Kotter attributes much of Kodak’s problems to a culture of complacency that blocked innovation and quick responses to the changing markets. ► 2011. (42).

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Expertise – there is no substitute for a local partner with the previous experience and proper expertise that can build a business: marketing, sales, distribution, customer care, and the local business license to collect revenues and manage accounts on your behalf. Association Management. Member Services (7).

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Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011. I believe a strategic plan, linked to nothing but short term revenues, is a ticket to irrelevance. Shelly kept up the fast pace by diving head-long into her career in the world of association management. Creativity in Association Management - Are You the Roadblock? innovation. (6).

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AMR Management Services

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Associations are structured that way, too, with an emphasis on membership as a pre-requisite for access to the association’s benefits. Most associations rely on membership for revenue, typically 30-50 percent of net profit. Tweets sent on March 11, 2011. Number of new accounts created on March 12, 2011.

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 7, 2009

I also believe associations have immense value. Pay to play" is stifling innovation, undermining progress and damaging our democracy. We cant simply eliminate what may be our largest source of revenue and still do business the same way we always have. It tolerates new ideas and innovations. This issue is complex.

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GlowGlobally

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Hello from Istanbul, Turkey for this fourth and final post on leading global business and economic trends effecting US associations prepared by MCI’s Global Association Management & Consulting Practice. Part 1, 2, and 3 of this article can be found here , here , and here. Traditionally strong markets like the U.S.

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Thanks For Playing

APRIL 5, 2012

Many of our organizations, in an attempt to be all things to all people (or due to the temptation of all that tasty, tasty non-dues revenue), have larded up our membership "benefits" with so much tangential crap that our members cant focus on the stuff that will actually help them fix their problems. Top association management Blogs.

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SCD Group

JUNE 3, 2012

7 stories for Busy Association CEOs, EDs, Execs from FastCompany, HBR, Associations Now, Association Trends and more. Starting with the “Ignore List,” these articles will help you and others on your association management team. 4 Membership Marketing Trends Your Association Can’t Afford to Miss.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

MAY 16, 2017

Before joining IMS, Chris was CEO of KnowledgeTree where he guided the company to explosive revenue growth and award-winning product expansion. Prior to KnowledgeTree, Chris served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of StrikeIron, where he was responsible for the day-to-day management of the organization.

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Association Subculture

JUNE 10, 2011

Friday, June 10, 2011. Godwin at Case Western - Positive Organization Development: Innovation-inspired Change in an Economy and Ecology of Strengths. This paper is a MUST READ for anyone interested in innovation in our association community. Preserving the status quo is antithetical to innovation and progress.

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