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Should You Drop Social Media From Your Fundraising Strategy?

Associations Now

A new study suggests you should, but others argue that organizations should not be so quick to discount the power of social media to indirectly raise funds. The research found that while social media campaigns may attract attention for a cause or organization, they don’t result in a comparable increase in fundraising. “It

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Social Media Roundup: Keep the Block Party Going

Associations Now

Tips on how to incentivize booking within the block in today’s Social Media Roundup: The Block Matters. — Plan An Event (@plananeventblog) August 28, 2014. — Pierre DeBois (@ZimanaAnalytics) September 3, 2014. ” (ht @ plananeventblog ). Turning Data Into Results. What happens next?

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Associations: Solving the Skills Gap with Digital Credentials

WBT Systems

Before the rise of social media and cloud computing, associations competed to attract new members — but only in a subtle “non-profit” sort of way. Recipients can display these badges on social media, websites, email signatures and online resumes. EDUCAUSE implemented a digital badge program in 2014.

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Tuesday Buzz: Let’s Talk Member Rewards

Associations Now

Some reward strategies Green suggests: incentivizing social media participation, giving discounts to those who sign up early for events, and providing giveaways to members who send in their dues before the deadline. — CMSWire.com (@cmswire) December 8, 2014. Workflow Wonders.

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Tuesday Buzz: Should You Throw Unemployed Members a Bone?

Associations Now

The pros and cons of giving out-of-work members a discount or even a free year of membership. Also: more on Foursquare’s new, risky social media strategy. — maggielmcg (@maggielmcg) May 3, 2014. You have members who are passionate about your industry, but they’re out of work. What do you do?

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Leverage Technology; Don’t Be a Slave to IT

Association Adviser

To help your figure out where to devote your tech energies for 2014 and beyond, we reached out to some of the association world’s best technology minds for guidance. Technology is a strategy, not just a department for keeping the lights turned on and the trains running on time. Social Media 2.0. Sound familiar?

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SCD Group

SCD Group

So, the organization explored a LinkedIn marketing strategy. · And many small businesses, as well as 70% of the top 2,000 global organizations, will use "gamified" applications for marketing, employee performance and training, and health care by 2014, projects technology research firm Gartner. Strategy | Content | Discovery.