Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

B2Community : Mobile SEO in 2013: 5 Things You Need to Know goo.gl/fb/bpwFz. What if you could use your phone, an app or even a biological implant to read attendees’ thoughts about an event? This technology may not be far off. Visit Us at These Important Industry Events. March 6-9, 2013. April 3-6, 2013.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 16, 2013

Before you jump in and start making your list for 2013, take the time to make a list of realizations—those foundational reality points that will help you plan for a successful new year. 3 Ways Associations Can Live Dangerously in 2013. What if 2013 was the year of living dangerously for associations? January 18 – 21, 2013.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 24, 2014

Have Staff Wear the Latest Technology. In April, the Washington Restaurant Association outfitted its onsite staff with Google Glass to provide a live video feed of the event. Here are five ideas executed by associations throughout the past year that I think are the best of the best. Keep Attendees’ Health in Mind.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 23, 2018

Get your entire team involved in the community with small tasks like posting blogs and answering questions. As your staff explores the community, they’ll likely find information that helps them do their jobs better. All new technology comes with costs, but budget usually isn’t as big a concern as it first appears. The kicker?

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Association Adviser

MARCH 18, 2014

As this video explains , high-performing organizations are always looking for ways to incorporate technology for the sake of evolution and better execution. Text polling could be one such technology that makes sense for helping you grow engagement at your events. Results are announced at the session.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 23, 2023

This generation grew up by their own rules, without much supervision, before the world was overly connected to the internet and technology. To get them to show up after hours, provide them with fun opportunities to get to know their peers and make events as social as possible. will help bring your Gen Xers out into your events.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 14, 2014

During the two-day event, similar to most professional events, live tweeting was encouraged. Whether it’s using technology during a session or whether it’s working remotely, professionals expect speedy, affordable Internet connection. Last year, I attended a conference at a venue that shall remain nameless.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Next year promises to deliver exciting new mobile technology, so when planning digital strategies, associations should consider mobile apps and websites, said Kim Harwood, president of Results at Hand Software. Your association can leverage mobile technology for advocacy, education, member communications and engagement activities.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 2, 2013

Time to think of what trends might have an impact on conferences and meetings in 2013. Here are five trends to watch during 2013. Conference attendees don’t want to spend $1,500 – $2,000 to attend your event and then sit passively for four to six hours a day. This macro trend is affecting conferences and events.

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Associations Now

JUNE 10, 2015

As associations get better at using technology to personalize products and services to each individual member, what happens to direct human engagement between the member and the association? ” says Kunz, VP, strategic planning, at communications and advertising agency Mediassociates.

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Associations Now

MAY 22, 2013

— Qrious App (@qriousapp) May 21, 2013. “If more event organizers, and their resources, accept the new norm, conferences will become more valuable, and more people around the globe will be able to share in the content,” Marc Brownstein, president and CEO of The Brownstein Group, writes for Ad Age. . ht @qriousapp ).

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Virtual

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

But I’m gripped by a few thoughts on the difference today’s technology would have made if it had existed on that day in Dallas. Imagine that same scene today—so many current events are observed through the lens of the phone. In 2013, it was a sea of phones. The first involves smartphones. million hits on Google.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 27, 2012

73% of event organizers surveyed by Amiando indicate that social media is important to their conferences, events and meetings. 2012 Interesting Social Media Stats For Marketing And Events. Here are some interesting 2012 social media stats comparing business marketers and event organizers. Twitter (61%). Xing (48%).

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Farmers and Ranchers Alliance hopes to connect with consumers over sustainability and technology. What we found is that consumers—they trust farmers and ranchers,” said Paul Spooner, USFRA’s affiliate relations and ag communications manager. Smart farming is really talking about how farmers use technology to be more sustainable.

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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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Beth Kanter

MARCH 7, 2013

See3 Communications and YouTube, along with the Nonprofit Technology Network, announced today the launch of the 2013 DoGooder Video Awards. Members of the YouTube community will have the opportunity to vote for the best among the finalists from March 25 through April 5, 2013.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 20, 2014

Vic Gundotra, head of social at Google, reported in October 2013 that Google+ experienced a 58% increase in users between May and Oct 2013. Fact: Google Plus has a strong social component, but it actually is the biggest change in communications since the interactive website. Myth 3: Google+ is a niche community just for techies.

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Associations Now

APRIL 24, 2013

Throughout the Boston tragedy, we saw how technology and social media networks helped citizens and law enforcement officials respond to the crisis. — Jeff Hurt (@JeffHurt) April 24, 2013. However, keeping in mind the nature of the event, you should be more cautious about what you’re posting. ZmDzr via @ jenisefryatt.

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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. This leads me to a question, “Why don’t more people who work for nonprofits embrace this “learning from failure” or growth mindset – especially when using technology?

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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 prefer to connect via technology.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 4, 2015

An updated International Association of Exhibitions and Events white paper includes new tradeshow trends affecting the industry. Another data-related opportunity is onsite data capture, which helps event producers both manage business and more deeply understand customers and their behavior. Physical Security. Education Offerings.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 12, 2013

It’s no secret that younger generations rely on social media to communicate with friends and connect with the causes they care about. But new research suggests folks 65 and older are also using the technology more. The result: smaller exhibit halls and more event sponsorships. That, and more, in today’s Lunchtime Links.

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Association Navigator

AUGUST 29, 2012

It’s about the exponential increase in capabilities from new technologies and human innovation. If I could offer one suggestion for making this event even better, it would be connected to the videos that GMA produced. My readers know that I am passionate about the power of video to enhance association communications.

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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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Beth Kanter

MAY 12, 2016

Community foundations across the country have been promoting local giving days to motivate people to support nearby charities, encourage nonprofits to embrace technology, and bolster their reputations. based software company, created Give Local America so community foundations could host annual one-day fundraising events.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

You don’t need a big budget and sophisticated technology to have a deep understanding of your members and the ability to provide highly personalized service. Source: Association Adviser eNews and Naylor, LLC, 2013. ” Naylor’s annual Association Communications Benchmarking Report seems to bear that out. See Did You Know?

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Achieve

JUNE 1, 2015

Before long, Justin grew the NBA’s international outreach initiatives through NBA Cares, hosting events and telling stories about the good things the league was doing around the world. Technology has transformed the way we communicate,” said Justin. Robin Williams tunnel. Justin entered the public sector when he joined U.S.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Now, in your 6th year, drum roll, tell us Give to the Max Day by the numbers : Total raised: $18,316,626.42 (7% increase over 2013). Total gifts: 120,664 (13% increase over 2013). Total organizations: 5,544 (a 25% increase over 2013). Total donors: 62,607 (a 20% increase over 2013). This has been a huge year for us.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 7, 2013

This event is a biannual training workshop on information, communication, and technologies for citizen media, community health, and civil society development in Mekong Region and included participants are coders, journalists, and NGO staff from Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. The camp took place in Cha-am, Petchburi, Thailand.

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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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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

Community Block Party attendees check out participating nonprofit organizations during the event. This post was cross-posted from the Knight Foundation Blog and written by Jessica Hodder who is the digital communications associate for Knight Foundation. Photo courtesy of The Miami Foundation. Give Miami Day raises record $5.2

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 8, 2014

After processing about 66 donations per minute during their 2013 event, the website crashed at 12:30 p.m.—for This failure caused the GiveMN team major headaches on the Giving Day and beyond, and has led GiveMN to reevaluate its technology options and focus on regaining public trust. for five hours.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 18, 2013

Your association can afford to continue publishing and expanding its magazine, plus other communications and events. In the letter, explain how their financial assistance benefits your members and offer a direct line to your head of communications or your executive director if they have questions or concerns.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 8, 2016

Community Foundations were thrown into crisis mode as the amount of time the server was down went from minutes into hours. Experiencing a cascading technology failure in real time for just one community is painful enough. But it was heart wrenching to watch , in real time, community after community experience this fiasco.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Connecting issues that association execs care about with current events has been really effective for us.” When we took the show on the road to ASAE’s 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, we got to try these tools and others in generating in-person, live coverage of the event. Take advantage of that.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 20, 2013

Note from Beth: Like many colleagues who are nonprofit technology capacity builders, we often get asked the question, “What’s hot? What’s the latest impact of new technologies on society? One way of promoting an upcoming fundraising event is to show it off in 6 seconds. What’s not? v/bJm0XD7zgUA.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 21, 2013

Last month, during the Nonprofit Technology Conference plenary session on placing little bets and learning from failure , we issued a challenge to 1,000 nonprofits in the audience. Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. Here is a summary of the stories and what people learned from the experience: Events.

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