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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Potomac Core

MARCH 4, 2019

Global uncertainty and technological advances are forcing Members to make more informed decisions on how to spend their precious time and money. Led by Lori Anderson, President & CEO, the organization delivers business value in measurable ways: The International Sign Expo – Business to business networking and emerging technologies.

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Associations Now

JUNE 6, 2013

Looking to reverse the damage done by recent budget cuts, 63 science and technology associations have asked Congress to scale back federal travel restrictions viewed as an impediment to important industry work. billion in research and development funding for projects in 2013 , including $6.4

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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. Put unofficial events in official program for event. Advances in technology- Smart carpets detect falls, unfamiliar footsteps. Innovation cannot take away from current work that we’re doing.

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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. For these reasons and more, creative epicenters are becoming popular among event planners looking to deliver unforgettable culture that drives new ideas.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 16, 2013

Jeff De Cagna, founder of Principled Innovation LLC. To start us off, I spoke with Jeff De Cagna , founder of Principled Innovation LLC. Do you think face-to-face events are obsolete? As I wrote last week, this month I’ll be exploring some shifts in association management that some might say are extreme. A: Absolutely not.

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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. What surprised us most in 2013? David DuBois , CEO of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) , said he’s surprised that associations aren’t being more aggressive about marketing live events via mobile devices.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 17, 2013

Pew Research released an interesting report: Tablet Ownership 2013. Findings are based on phone interviews conducted with 2,252 adults ages 18 and older in April and May 2013. They’ll consider how this emerging technology can be leveraged to improve the attendee experience and value proposition.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

She notes that all members have problems, and associations prove their value when the benefits and innovations they offer provide solutions. Instability in the association industry, coupled with tight budgets and constant changes brought on by new technology, creates uncertainty. Is your event stuck in the ’90s?

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Associations Now

JUNE 28, 2013

Twitter’s CEO reveals that the social network is experimenting with a live-events platform that would work much like a DVR. Imagine if Twitter had DVR functionality—allowing you to follow an event at your own pace and time-shift even as things are happening. Would that make events a lot easier for you to follow?

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 23, 2013

One where business leaders from all walks of life might come together to explore, discuss and design best options to inspire creativity and innovation within their own companies. C2-MTL is curated by Sid Lee, in collaboration with founding partner Cirque du Soleil, content partner Fast Company and technology partner Intel.

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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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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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Association Success

AUGUST 2, 2017

We’ve all been sent event feedback surveys, asking us politely about our experience, and collecting comments, concerns and suggestions for improvement. How would it look if feedback, collaboration, and co-creation were weaved into the actual tapestry of an event? What does it look like to have a truly collaborative conference?

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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. Millennials prefer to connect via technology. Mobile technology gives this generation instant access to others and information. As previously stated, Millennials prefer to connect via technology.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2013

And that barely scratches the surface of 2013. That there’s so much going on in so many different spaces—politics, business, technology, pop culture—that it’s all we can do to keep up. Out: Lavish meetings and events. We said goodbye to remarkable leaders and gained new ones. REBRANDING. Out: Aging brands. Conferences.

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Associations Now

MAY 3, 2013

The Neurotechnology Industry Organization’s first NeuroGaming Conference, held earlier this week, brought emerging technologies within brain’s reach of consumers. “There is real science and the best technology ever produced behind these new capabilities to tie one’s nervous system directly into games.”

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

The “ CEA 2013 Sustainability Report ,” an update from a 2010 version, contains more than two dozen case studies illustrating company-specific environmental efforts. Consumers increasingly desire innovative, eco-friendly products, and the [consumer electronics] industry is delivering.”.

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Beth Kanter

JULY 23, 2013

It’s a way for SXSW to uncover people whose work (whether it’s a job, a hobby or volunteering) helps people through technology and invite them to get involved in the annual March event. Then send in your 300-word essay by the deadline of 11:59pm CDT on July 26, 2013.

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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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Associations Now

JANUARY 27, 2014

The event was “Association of the Future,” held in Middleburg, Va., Graham IV, FASAE, CAE; Jeff De Cagna, FASAE, Chief Strategist and Founder of Principled Innovation ; and author Seth Kahan ; CM Services President and Head Coach Rick Church moderated. Associations are slow on innovation.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 14, 2014

Last week’s announcement by the Supreme Court that it would consider the legality of streaming video services provided by startup Aereo could shake up the business landscape around two key technologies: over-the-air broadcasting and cloud computing. Court of Appeals ruling in Cartoon Network v.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Over the next few weeks, you’re going to hear a lot of hype about up-and-coming technologies to watch in 2015—including from me. The prognosticators—complete with pointy hats—were out in full force at the ASAE Technology Conference & Expo last week in National Harbor, Maryland. Let’s get real.

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Associations Now

JUNE 11, 2014

In 2013, ANA removed a strict, 140-year-old (!) The change brought an influx of new, often younger, members (about 300, out of 1,880 at year-end 2013) and new perspectives. ” When ANA’s committees met at its 2013 annual meeting, people noticed a change. and Canada. It has to be meaningful work.

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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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Associations Now

MAY 31, 2016

Software ages, initiatives grow harder to justify, and ultimately, you’re stuck having to make a tough decision about your technology—one that might frustrate or anger your members. ” “Do we owe it to our pocket of BlackBerry users to ensure that they can take advantage of our event app experience?”

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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. Event & Meeting Planning conference best practices conference education conferences education best practices paragogy peerology' Your Conference Education Needs A New Narrative.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 20, 2015

Does the road to increased revenue run through technology offerings? 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. But then again, really, is it?

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 16, 2013

The plenary session was called “ Placing Little Bets: Failing Informatively for the Nonprofit Technology Sector,” and I was joined by smart folks – Brian Reich, Erin Shy, Megan Kashner, and Allie Burns who represent different points of view in our community – from funders, disrupters, software platform, and nonprofits.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 8, 2016

Experiencing a cascading technology failure in real time for just one community is painful enough. 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

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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. Her focus on community is tied to her focus on improving healthcare through technology. Simon Helton.

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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. Un Foundation.

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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. It’s an affordable loss that leads to innovation. Case Foundation (@CaseFoundation) April 13, 2013. 13ntcbets ow.ly/k24ok. Social Media.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Michelle Bruno just returned from their Convening Leaders conference and says, “More than any specific program feature or technological innovation, it was PCMA’s attitude toward digital disruption that was so obvious at the event. Tagged: Content Marketing , Innovation , Leadership , Twitter , Web and Social Media.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Innovation. In contrast, non-CRM-platform-based AMS systems simply do not have the funds to keep up with future-forward technologies including mobility, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI). Here are three reasons why a single version is important: Innovation requires it. 2 – How innovative is the CRM platform?

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