Associations Now

OCTOBER 3, 2013

10 Ways to Communicate Better With @Instagram [link] via @NaylorLLC #assnchat #association #nonprofit. — John Segota, CAE (@JohnSegota) September 26, 2013. Create a custom hashtag that identifies your event and ask users to submit photos. ChatterBachs) September 13, 2013. How do you use Instagram?

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Your association can leverage mobile technology for advocacy, education, member communications and engagement activities. Results at Hand develops mobile-centric solutions for associations, events and direct sales organizations. Geolocation and Near Field Communication (NFC). Event Apps. “An Web-Based Mobile Apps.

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Principled Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2013

Join Jeff De Cagna of Principled Innovation on Wednesday, March 6 for the P.I./TMA This free breakfast session will be held at the headquarters of the National School Boards Association (NSBA) in Alexandria, Virginia, and registration for this event is now open. Bonus Deep Dive Session (10 am-12 noon).

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Think 365-day-a-year engagement for your events—whether they’re live, virtual or hybrid. Many associations lack member communication plans that are fully integrated. What surprised us most in 2013? Hybrid events—virtual attendance of a live event—are also wonderful, DuBois said. ” 365 day-a-year engagement.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Adapted from Donna’s Meeting Innovation post on Cvent’s Event Planning blog. Related Stories Building Your Conference Community Drip By Drip How Are Your Conference Attendees Preprogrammed And Hard Wired? Instead, work on developing a powerful tagline that will attract new and qualified buyers to the tent.

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Associations Now

JUNE 5, 2013

Also: Kick off your event coverage with Vine. ASAE’s Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference (#mmccon) continued today, and Associations Now staff and other attendees have been tweeting about the cool stuff they’ve seen. — Bryan Paul Kelly (@BryanKellyNow) June 4, 2013. Check out our live coverage here.).

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Plus: event applications come 2014. With ASAE’s 2013 Technology Conference & Expo wrapped up, association professionals were reminded once more of the possibilities created by technology. But driving change through innovation takes more than just big thinking. — Dion Hinchcliffe (@dhinchcliffe) December 4, 2013.

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Associations Now

JULY 9, 2013

In this day and age, having a digital presence for your business is almost mandatory, but don’t forsake printed brochures at your next event. Whether you keep it simple or go all-out with design, a printed brochure is still a great way to promote an event or initiative. — Heidi Thorne (@heidithorne) July 9, 2013.

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Association Navigator

AUGUST 29, 2012

It’s about the exponential increase in capabilities from new technologies and human innovation. The Conference also included recognition of innovation and creativity by E&J Gallo Winery and PepsiCo. If I could offer one suggestion for making this event even better, it would be connected to the videos that GMA produced.

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Associations Now

APRIL 2, 2013

Ready for ASAE 2013 yet? If not, the latest episode of the “ATL Files” might get you in the mood for this year’s event, taking place in Atlanta. How does your organization communicate its story while making sure you don’t blend into the noise? In the Action: It’s getting closer.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

“Connecting With Government Customers in an Era of Event and Travel Restrictions,” a new white paper by Market Connections and Boscobel Marketing Communications, reports that federal employees are going to fewer events, agencies are running fewer events, and contractors and other stakeholders are feeling the effects.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

As association professionals, we have lots of clever ways to talk to members through our communications and live events, but are we really listening to what they have to say? Mobile conference apps add convenience and can help build communities around the show. Appointment-based events. Why don’t they?

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 13, 2013

This week I was in Austin, TX for SXSW Interactive Festival where I presented or facilitated at several social good sessions or events. ” One method that some nonprofits engage in to improve an event or campaign is an “ After Action Review.,” How can we encourage this as both individually and organizationally?”

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Millennials are eager to connect, participate and give says the 2013 Millennial Impact Report by Achieve. Since 2009, the report has focused on Millennial behaviors that would interest many nonprofits and conference organizers including trends in communication, service and giving. Millennials crave and rely on peers.

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Associations Live

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Communications Networking Group Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Use Google tools: Google + , Google Reviews, Google Authorship , etc. Communicating to a Dual Audience: Members and the Public Sell the experience! From 990 changes in 2013. Third party planners save (vendors) clients time!

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Associations Now

MAY 30, 2014

In fact, disruption can benefit your industry and the tradeshows and meetings your association holds, according to some leading event executives. Each of them defined it in a different way and provided a distinct example of how his or her tradeshows and events were being affected by it, but all agreed they couldn’t ignore it.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 21, 2013

On the other hand, Promotion-dominated groups are motivated by content that is focused on innovation, risk-taking, and making progress. Event & Meeting Planning conference marketing conferences market segmentation' sessions on PhRMA codes for administrative health-care professionals). Planning for promotion dominant attendees.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 21, 2013

In the world of conference education, the future is not necessarily about the next technology gadget or innovative session format. It means that there is less talk from the front of the conference room and more buzz as people communicate and collaborate together. But it’s time “SME” stood for something else: Subject Matter Experienced.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 17, 2014

Technology is not synonymous for innovation; some associations are having breakthroughs by going back to old tech. But many of the legacy challenges remain: information overload, communication clutter, attracting and retaining younger members, maintaining their position as their industry’s No. Best Picture*.

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Mizz Information

APRIL 8, 2013

It is a Disney event, which means the food and events are usually awesome. In a session about monetizing digital publishing, execs from several huge associations detailed how they were generating revenue with pubs and events. Many ROIs :-) — Susan Etlinger (@setlinger) April 5, 2013. Luckily, Susan corrected her.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 4, 2016

Twitter is for keeping up with news and live events. TechSoup wrote up this post based on some very early innovators in 2013, but still only a handful of nonprofits had established a presence. Think about how you can give a behind the scenes view of your organization, perhaps at an event. What have you learned?

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Beth Kanter

MAY 7, 2013

Henry Khu (@HenryKhu) May 7, 2013. Pre and Post Event Interaction: The event has a hashtag or Facebook page, it is good idea to say hello to participants before the event and do answer any follow up questions. kanter we have wifi connection interuption here. ” So we had several back up plans.

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Association Adviser

MAY 14, 2013

As our association benchmarking data confirms, information overload and communication clutter continues to be the Achilles’ heel of many associations. Francis said webinars and virtual events are gaining popularity at AGC. ” The fax is back. See Underwood’s article about video in today’s issue.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 21, 2013

It’s an affordable loss that leads to innovation. Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. We took all the necessary steps to become an official 501c3 and we made little changes to the event in the first year we hosted it. Here is a summary of the stories and what people learned from the experience: Events.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 20, 2013

This has definitely not gone unnoticed by nonprofit marketers, with a number of high profile organisations starting to utilize these channels to communicate with their audiences, both cheaply and effectively. The visually appealing approach makes the content all the more memorable and is an innovative way of raising awareness of the disease.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

I’ve just returned from keynoting the first Social Good Brazil conference that took place in Florianapolis, sometimes referred to the “Silicon Valley” of Brasil and where the nonprofit, social good, innovation, and technology community is leading the social change movement. Teens As Free Agents.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 8, 2016

Magnify that feeling a million times — not just the 50 or community foundations hosting Give Local America, but the nonprofits and donors in their communities who had spent months preparing for local events. (I I think I suffered PSTD from this watching and why this blog post was not written earlier).

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 27, 2013

2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study. The 2013 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study , conducted by M+R Strategic Services and NTEN , examines data from 55 nonprofits in sectors ranging from rights to environmental issues. Download your copy here or browse the infographic here. Echoing Justice: Communications Strategies for Community Organizing.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 14, 2014

Every time I have taught a social media and digital communications strategy over the past decade, I always include useful research studies about the who and how people are using these tools. 2013: A Year in Social Media. Here’s what I learned: Global Social Media and Mobile Usage Studies and Internet Penetration.

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 2, 2015

I was lucky enough this morning to hear Nancy Lublin’s opening keynote at the Data On Purpose conference hosted by the Stanford Social Innovation Review. Their primary communications method is text and that lends itself to templates. In August 2013, they sent an opt-in text message to area codes in El Paso and Chicago.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 10, 2016

Giving Day hosts are using “ Table Top Crisis Planning,” an interactive exercise that allows them to look at the first 72 hours of a response to a disaster and brainstorm innovative ways to address it. It could be a tornado or a medical emergency during one of the many public events we host during the day.”

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