Potomac Core

MARCH 4, 2019

Organizations recognizing this shift are transforming from yesterday’s Associations to Tomorrow’s Associations. See their organizations as the front line and last line of defense for an Industry. Starting in 2013, the workforce shortage topic continually appeared in ISA’s research. Lori Anderson.

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 15, 2014

Leaders from more than 5,000 organizations participated in the sixth annual survey. Perhaps even more startling is that while 80 percent of nonprofits reported an increase in demand for their services, only 56 percent could meet those needs in 2013. As another cost saving tool, organizations are relying more on volunteers.

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Association Navigator

AUGUST 19, 2013

Key areas where associations used to hold an advantage – information sharing, professional networking and education are now served by lots of new competitors. Being a tax exempt organization doesn’t exempt your organization from competition for your members’ time and money. No one knows what Bezos will do with The Post.

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Tom Morrison

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Our organization lives in the world of materials and science where the content that was developed years ago is still relevant today. The key to the whole innovation was inventorying our content and then starting to ask… “What if we….?” The next bit of innovation was purchasing a $300 HD camera and a tri-pod. That was huge!

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ChatterBachs

APRIL 9, 2013

I had the privilege of attending digitalNow 2013 at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, April 4-6. We have to create a new sputnik to invigorate education. Encourage organization hacks. Innovation cannot take away from current work that we’re doing. Keynote panel with Dr. Michio Kaku.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Once again Apple has triggered an event-industry innovation streak. While there are several event app developers offering beacon technology, Core-apps was the first software provider to ship iBeacon technology for alerting and analytics in the tradeshow industry and continues to be innovators in this field.

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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.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 24, 2014

As the weekly blogger (and deputy editor) for ASAE ’s AssociationsNow.com , I write about some of the innovative things that associations are doing for their meetings and conferences. Well-known keynoters, high attendee numbers and hundreds of education sessions are nice, but they don’t guarantee a successful meeting.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 25, 2014

Are 21st Century conference organizers trying to create success using outdated 20th Century skills? Skillsoft’s findings illustrate that 21st Century leaders must be more collaborative, creative, flexible and innovative than their 20th Century predecessors. Encouraging Outdated Skills. At least that’s what the experts and media say.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Vibrant urban areas can inspire innovation and increase productivity. Bustling urban areas offer vast educational, social, and entertainment opportunities that inspire innovation. Organizers scheduled morning bike tours and offered free electric vehicles to shuttle guests to local attractions and partnering restaurants.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 5, 2013

CEIR, What Attendees Want From Exhibitions , February 4, 2013. If you are not integrating more education experiences within and at your tradeshow, you are missing a valuable opportunity to reach more exhibition attendees. Second to selecting education sessions is searching the exhibition directory and registering for special events.

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Vanguard Tech

AUGUST 8, 2013

However this news is personally comforting knowing since the newspaper I grew up reading will now be shepherded toward its future by a proven innovator who takes the long term view instead of eyeing the next quarter’s profits. Basically the younger the audience, the more likely they are to consume education on a tablet device.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

As part of the partnership, ACC will help judge an innovation competition and connect regional winners in the healthcare category with attendees at its annual meeting. After taking part in the DC regional competition last month, Jacobovitz noted that the entrepreneurial contest matched his association’s innovation interests.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

What surprised us most in 2013? “If you do not have an app for your live events available weeks in advance of your show, then you are missing out on opportunities for growing education, economic development and exchange of ideas.” Many associations lack member communication plans that are fully integrated.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Disruptive innovation is the name of the game. The 2013 Speaker Report: The Use Of Professional And Industry Speakers In The Meetings Market. This second report carries the 2011 findings forward and offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on how speakers fit into the educational landscape.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 27, 2014

Millennials are angry, vocal and hungry for social change says Nancy Lublin , CEO of dosomething.org and Umair Haque , director of Havas Media Labs in a September 2013 Fast Company article. Many conference organizers are looking for ways to attract a new generation to their event. Fast Company’s Innovation Uncensored Conference 2013.

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Associations Now

MARCH 2, 2015

As part of a recently renewed agreement, the National Society of Black Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers are working to retain and support African-American engineers through educational and professional development programs, mentoring opportunities, and discounts on membership. Stevens said in a news release.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 1, 2013

You turn you head and before you know it, some of these organizations have lost their way and slowly disappear. It’s like clinging to a version of reality that the organization wants to be true although it has already slipped past them. Agile organizations need to adapt and remake themselves quickly. They lose their appeal.

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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. SME — Subject Matter Experts — has long been an important component of education session development. Your Conference Education Needs A New Narrative. And that leads us to peerology.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Too often staff and committees rely on the call for proposals to fill their conference education programming. We allow our speaking proposal submissions to drive our conference education process. These authors say we should aim for a new learning nouveau: a new artistic movement aimed at learning in education.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 9, 2013

While AGC’s goal was to sell $250,000 in sponsorships and exhibits, it sold $305,000 and netted $183,000 for the organization—$58,000 more than its net-revenue goal. Two was that there were three blocks that separated the meeting’s education sessions and its expo, which made exhibit-hall traffic sparse at best. Create an expo brand.

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Associations Now

APRIL 27, 2016

It’s home to content like career advancement, research, continuing education, and funding opportunities. It would work against the whole mission of the organization if we said only ASPB people can play in this space. Except it’s not just for ASPB members. Anyone in plant science can join, for free.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 27, 2013

Cain, a former corporate lawyer and negotiations consultant who delivered the opening keynote presentation at the ASAE 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo in Atlanta, said that American business and American culture—even parents of young American children—tend to value extroverted personalities more than introverted personalities. Innovation.

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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. Messaging must be mobile friendly.

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Association Success

AUGUST 2, 2017

The forum was created in 2013 to offer association executives a place for peer-to-peer exchange, dynamic education, and participatory learning opportunities, and it piqued our interest in its commitment to innovation and cooperation. The conference was not just engaging by name alone. A transparent process is a constructive one.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 25, 2013

Brace yourself because your organization is going to spend too much money acquiring new exhibitors vs. building upon past success. The big question you need to ask is, are we delivering on the networking and education promise we made to the paying registrants? Education and Solutions. Exhibitors Not Invested. Price Objections.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 20, 2013

Brace yourself because your organization is going to spend too much money acquiring new exhibitors vs. building upon past success. The big question you need to ask is, are we delivering on the networking and education promise we made to the paying registrants? Education and Solutions. Exhibitors Not Invested. Price Objections.

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Associations Now

MARCH 20, 2014

“The quality of the people that you get, grow, and keep on your team directly determines the success of your organization,” Spence said last week at ASAE’s 2014 Great Ideas Conference. “If You have to look at talent as a strategic objective.”. You have to look at talent as a strategic objective.”.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 20, 2015

Earlier this month, the association and nonprofit software provider Abila—a company that, notably, acquired Avectra in 2013 —put out a set of recommendations on what it saw as the next steps for the association space in the year to come. Perhaps the most interesting one? It’d be an interesting future, I think.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 27, 2020

Our 2020 Community Movers + Shakers are champions of communities, who see the value in the community movement, and we wanted to highlight, honor, and share the work of their creative and innovative minds with the rest of the industry. Because online communities can transform any organization , you’ll see a range of industries.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 16, 2013

So it’s a little more than a week since I returned from ASAE’s 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo , and I can say I have pretty much recovered. Whether you’ve just returned from a big conference as an attendee, exhibitor, or staffer, there’s always a need for some down time to not only rest but also to digest everything you’ve learned.

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ChatterBachs

MARCH 15, 2013

I had the privilege of attending the ASAE Great Ideas Conference in Colorado Springs at The Broadmoor March 10-12, 2013. Also, may this post and the notes, tweets, photos, and resources below provide you with enough insight that you too will be challenged to think differently about the challenges you and your organization face.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 30, 2013

image source As we end another year, here''s a look back at the five posts on this blog that received the most page views in 2013. In it, I describe my takeaways from a roundtable discussion I facilitated at the second annual WSAE National Summit on Association Innovation.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 31, 2014

In Education. Since 2009, Zynga.org has enabled millions of players to contribute nearly $20 million to more than 30 nonprofit organizations globally. In 2013 alone, the organization ran over 100 hours of programming in New York City. Around Gender. Social Impact Through Digital Games. Conferences'

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 4, 2016

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. Adjunct Professor and Guest Teacher: This past year I enjoyed my second year of teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

I make my living providing content that helps businesses educate clients and prospects, so I’m obviously a big advocate of content marketing. And if it isn’t yet for your organization, it probably should be.” Tagged: Content Marketing , Innovation , Leadership , Twitter , Web and Social Media. Fact: it works. Happy Friday!

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2015

Adjunct Professor and Guest Teacher: This past year I enjoyed my first experience teaching a graduate course at Middlebury College/Monterrey Institute for International Education. I plan to do that with facilitation techniques for design and innovation labs. Walking: In Oct, 2013, I got a fitbit and got addicted to walking.

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