Jamie Notter

MAY 7, 2012

Posted May 7, 2012. In it, I talk about the deep problems we have with the way we run today’s organizations (like how we haven’t seen significant innovation in management in over fifty years), and contrast that with the incredible growth of social media. The People-Centric Organization. Consulting. Generations.

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Eric Lanke

JUNE 11, 2012

Monday, June 11, 2012. For me, the big takeaway comes near the very end: Do not expect your organizations direction to emerge from a formal process all at once. Expecting my associations direction to clearly emerge from our day-and-a-half strategy session was exactly what I was doing (unconsciously, I think). Eric Lanke.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 30, 2012

Monday, January 30, 2012. All organizations serve a community in one form or another and innovative organizations have developed mechanisms that provide a keen understanding of what’s on their community’s mind. The Mind of the Community. image source. There are two kinds of people in the humanitarian sector.

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

One of the presentations they organized was a panel of the member CEOs, talking about challenges in their environment and some creative solutions that they have seen. Bring outside perspectives into your organization and allow them to identify new opportunities hidden by your internal culture and demographics. ► 2012. (45).

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Eric Lanke

JUNE 18, 2012

Monday, June 18, 2012. How do you get committees to design and take action within the overall strategy determined by the board? No one want to destroy the organization, but a willingness to experiment and take greater risks is needed to meet future challenges. Provocative Proposals for Change. ▼ 2012. (45).

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Membership Marketing

MAY 10, 2017

proposes that “The role of marketers is to guide customers throughout their journey from awareness and ultimately to advocacy.” Most membership organizations have operated with this philosophy for years. The theme of the recently released book, Marketing 4.0, I have defined this ongoing relationship as the Membership Lifecycle.

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Jamie Notter

JULY 22, 2011

Back in December, when we had to put in our proposals for sessions, Maddie and I realized that the book would not be done in time for ASAE, so we didn’t put in to do a session on it (but I am on the agenda for Tech in December!). The book is fundamentally a challenge to make our organizations more human. July 2012 (9).

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Associations Now

JUNE 29, 2015

You need an individual spark somewhere in the organization, and you need the culture to allow that spark to thrive.”. Mason came to ISACA in 2012 after more than two decades leading marketing at Motorola, where he emphasized data-driven strategies. What do you do to help encourage your organization to be more data-driven?

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SCD Group

JUNE 13, 2012

Wednesday, June 13, 2012. See her book Provocative Proposals for Future Change.). 2 comments: Shelly Alcorn, CAE June 14, 2012 12:26 PM Gosh, thanks for the shout out Steve! Reply Delete Steve Drake June 14, 2012 6:30 PM Thanks Shelly. Strategy | Content | Discovery. ▼ 2012. c) 2012 SCD Group.

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Beth Kanter

JULY 23, 2012

Note from Beth : This is an ongoing series from the Organizational Effectiveness Program team at the Packard Foundation about developing their program funding strategy in an open way or what has been dubbed “Learning In Public.” For the past few months, we’ve been engaged in a comprehensive review of our grantmaking strategy.

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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. ► 2012. (1).

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Associations Now

JANUARY 10, 2014

Watchdog: Rethink the Ratings The MPAA’s move into the W3C comes at a time where another major initiative of the organization—the long-in-use ratings system—is getting fresh scrutiny. The ongoing fight by the Motion Picture Association of America against online piracy hasn’t won it a lot of friends among the tech-oriented.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

The topic came up again in the 2012 Pulse Report by Greenfield Services Inc.—a At the Louisiana Society of Association Executives Annual Convention in February, I found myself sitting in on a session called, “How to Recruit More Members Using Relational Membership Marketing Strategies.”

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Associations Now

APRIL 28, 2015

Having the right outside vendors to help your organization reach its full tech potential is essential, but you need more than a good Rolodex to find the right help. For many organizations, that would be a deterrent to trying something new. Check out these considerations before taking a big dive with a tech vendor. The dreaded RFP.

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Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 24, 2011

At the end of it, we made the following commitment: Each of us will commit to a specific objective in our own organization that increases our use of co-creation or participatory decision-making in program development of strategy setting. Provocative Proposals for Change. ► 2012. (45). We will then: 1. Popular Posts.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 21, 2012

Conference organizers need to think about how to convert exhibitor’s marketing dollars into sponsorship opportunities that benefit attendees. Many conference organizers confuse sponsorship with advertising or promotion. Three Strategies To Help Sponsors Stimulate Their Dollars. The Shift From Exhibiting To Sponsorships.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

I am admittedly talking about an organizational structure much different from one in which committees are elected by the membership to fulfill certain functions in the organization. But even in those situations, I question whether committees to determine the strategy or if the strategy should determine the committees.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 8, 2012

According to the 2012 NMC Horizon Report , there are a multitude of education drivers that will impact today’s education. Every organization must consider the unique value that each of its education session adds, especially in a world where information is everywhere. They also affect adult education in conferences and meetings.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 16, 2011

Shelly Alcorn interviewed me last Friday for her Association Executives: Provocative Proposals for Future Change project. The better strategy is to focus on what your association is trying to achieve and do it the best you can, recognizing that those who appreciate what you do and want to beneift from it will join--those who dont wont.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

There are lots of creative solutions being proposed at different levels within our organizations at any given moment. You want to helm an organization that can confidently look at its staff, volunteer leadership and strategic objectives and say with a self-satisfied smirk, "These go to 11.". strategy. (5). ► 2012.

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Membership Marketing

JANUARY 29, 2010

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Data-Driven Strategies -- “If there is one phrase that sets remarkable associations apart from their counterparts, it’s ‘data, data, data.’

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Sladek proposes a number of solutions to help in meeting these membership challenges. ► 2012. (18). Quick clicks: July 26, 2012. Speaking Engagements.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Will this signal a decline for our organization? In his most recent work, How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In , Jim Collins posits five signs of an organization at risk of or beginning the descent into chaos, decline and - at the very worst - destruction. How long will it last? How are our members being affected?

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Executive Connections

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Today we vote on a proposed new name, the Association for Strategic Knowledge Professionals.    The other said that when he presents his strategic plan on which tradeshows his organization should allocate funds for exhibiting, he never uses Special Libraries Association, but rather “a business information show.”

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Trade Association CEO Blog

JUNE 20, 2011

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. ► 2012. (1).

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AMR Management Services

JULY 6, 2011

To increase awareness and generate funding to support the project, Chesterfield Arts accepted a Drake & Company proposal to add a pinup cause marketing element to the overall “Make Your Mark” project. Stronger by Association is a blog for members, volunteers and staff of nonprofit organizations. ► 2012. (30).

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 6, 2011

I have to organize outside of ASAE to actively pursue campaign finance reform in opposition to Citizens United and net neutrality because I dont think ASAE is being aggressive enough on either issue. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. strategy. (5).

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 4, 2012

A blog carnival is a series of blog posts related to one theme, in this case, the promotion of USDA-proposed nutritional standards for snacks in schools, which coincided with a Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project poll showing that most Americans support the guidelines. What strategies have you used to promote your blog posts?

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 23, 2012

Monday, 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. Eric Lanke. Association executive and author.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

It would be difficult to find, I believed, and it would take association professionals willing to experiment with different strategies in their real world, but it was there, and we could find it if we worked hard enough. Provocative Proposals for Change. ► 2012. (45). All perspectives are his, not his employers.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 14, 2015

All of which puts new scrutiny on Mayer, who came aboard as a purported turnaround artist in 2012. Those are newsmaking moves, but they’re not results of a strategy to define what the company does and improve it. Now the company is facing the likelihood of selling off its core business of search, news, and community.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 3, 2010

Im guessing your organization goes through a similar process at their annual board retreat. Regardless, I hope organizations use the beginning of this year to reflect on positive, forward-facing changes they can make to improve the experience for everyone (staff, board and members). strategy. (5). ► 2012. (23).

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Association Subculture

MARCH 3, 2011

Godwin at Case Western - Positive Organization Development: Innovation-inspired Change in an Economy and Ecology of Strengths. Hawley provides the most persuasive (and dense) explanation of how organized groups emerge within our society. Words Make Worlds - Part 1 - Association Management, Human Ecology and IPOD.

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