Associations Now

DECEMBER 6, 2013

How to build strong vendor relationships, and more, in today’s Lunchtime Links. Communication is key: And no, we’re not talking about how to connect with staff or better engage with members. We all know how important those relationships are. What strategies do you have for working with important vendors?

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

But that’s the approach many associations seem to be following when it comes to taming the technology beast. 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. Sound familiar? We’re wired to our work 24/7/365.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The reason the company has managed to hold on for so long has much to do with its ever-evolving data strategy. Even though Akerson isn’t in charge of GM anymore—Mary Barra took over the role in early 2014, only to encounter a leadership crisis right off the bat—GM hasn’t lost its momentum in improving OnStar. A Rare Example.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

An American Bankers Association exec shares the association’s strategy in fighting for changes to the Volcker Rule. — American Banker (@AmerBanker) February 13, 2014. — Vanguard Technology (@vanguardtech) February 13, 2014. Also: What would a world without net neutrality mean for associations?

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WBT Systems

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Dramatic changes have occurred in how learning is recognized, accredited and validated. A flexible, structured Digital Badge Strategy applied to your planned and existing online learning programs will help to validate your badging initiative – ensuring that you meet your learning and organisational goals.

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Slice-Works

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

In part 1 , I reviewed how to create compelling and audience-focused content. In this post, we’ll cover how to effectively circulate, measure and adjust your content. In this post, we’ll cover how to effectively circulate, measure and adjust your content. The post How to Deliver Epic Content appeared first on slice-works blog.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The 2014 State of Digital Marketing in Associations benchmarking study was administered mid-October through mid-November, with membership associations holding the largest response rate. For associations rating themselves most effective at marketing, strategy and planning is their most frequently cited capability.

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2019

per hour more than those at for-profits, according to US Bureau of Labor Statistics data from 2014, the latest year for which figures are available. The cost of hiring another human or investing in technology or a consulting service needs to be weighed against the high cost of repeated wasted time.”. Other Links of Note.

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Tom Morrison

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Associations are currently experiencing one of the biggest dynamic shifts in technology and demographics ever experienced in human history. Success and failure is defined by asking, “How much did we grow membership this year?” It’s amazing how quickly the conversation changes when you see any of those numbers heading south.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Like many associations, AIGA (once the American Institute of Graphic Arts) finds itself needing to adapt to change driven by technology and society. “It was our sense that to have a building on Fifth Avenue with a gallery on the street level is inconsistent with the strategy we’re proposing,” Grefé says.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 22, 2016

I invited Roz Lemieux is CEO of Attentively and founding partner at Fission Strategy to write a guest post sharing the best and next practices for nonprofits to use listening effectively as part of their social media strategy. New Guide: How To Engage Your Supporters with Social Listening Guest Post By Roz Lemieux.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Robbie Kellman Baxter, president of Peninsula Strategies, doesn’t just doubt the naysayers; in fact, in her forthcoming book The Membership Economy , she calls membership “the future of all business models.” ” How does your association encourage good engagement habits in new members? David Gammel, CAE.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 25, 2014

We had a wide ranging conversations about how to apply network mapping and visualization and debated about its use as a measurement technique vs strategy tool. Harold Jarche (@hjarche) April 25, 2014. There are even simpler technology tools to use to map your professional network. The notes are here.

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Beth Kanter

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. The last time I shared a plenary stage with Marcelo Iniarra was in 2014 at the International Fundraising Congress where he rode a bicycle on stage! This was my third visit to the country.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 25, 2016

The eight-day program includes three sessions covering topics such as “Women in Manufacturing: Bias Barriers and Opportunities,” “High-impact Leadership for Women in Manufacturing,” and “Skills and Strategies for Leading the Way Forward in Manufacturing.”. “As

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Associations Now

MAY 15, 2014

Seven chief digital officers moved up the career ladder to CEO in 2013, according to the CDO Club’s 2014 Talent Map, but another data point may help explain why CDOs are experiencing a quick rise to the top: Sixty percent of CDOs in the advertising sector previously held the title of CEO, president, general manager, or managing director.

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Associations Now

MAY 22, 2014

Also: how to be the great facilitator. — Sandy Friedman (@CP_Sandy1) May 21, 2014. “People want to know what others think and how they solved their problems. At the Event Manager Blog , Shawna McKinley talks strategies for fighting food waste at conferences. Otherwise, you might miss them entirely.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2014

“When we were creating our policies, we found several templates for healthcare providers, but nothing for modern health technology companies,” Catalyze notes. “When we were creating our policies, we found several templates for healthcare providers, but nothing for modern health technology companies,” Catalyze notes.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2014

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. ht @ cmswire ). Other Links of Note.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Here are five that associations will want to keep in mind as they plan for 2014 and beyond. It’s less than three weeks until the start of 2014, which means that a lot of groups are making predictions about what next year will mean for the meeting and event industry. Friedman, president of Time Place Strategies, Inc.,

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2014

No joke—Santa can really teach you how to improve membership communication. “Children always make sure that they ask how Santa is doing, and they hope that his elves and reindeer are well and are ready for Christmas,” Victoria Chapman writes at Silverbear. — Dennis Shiao (@dshiao) December 23, 2014.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 11, 2014

This association’s experience with Isaac – an individual who went above and beyond expectations – led the organization to reevaluate its overall vendor and partner selection strategy. Whether seeking to work with an exhibit service contractor, meeting technology or other service provider, they had to find their Isaac or move on.

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Beekeeper Group

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

At Lilly’s Digital Advocacy Institute Conference , Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics , spoke to attendees about how quickly things evolve in the world of digital and how to create content for the web that holds up to today’s standards. Qualman points out: In 2014, mobile and social are no longer emerging, they are merging.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2015

The Sun Sets on 2014. I worked with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to design, development and facilitate training on how staff can leverage professional networks for learning and in service of strategy, including a special session training your attention online. My Theme for the Year: Learning.

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Associations Now

JUNE 5, 2014

Adding to the conversation on generational diversity, an HR consultant shares tips on how to handle challenges around managing four generations in the workplace. The pace of work has picked up enormously with new technology. How do you take the ideas of younger workers and turn them into knowledge? Turn them into strategy?

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SCD Group

JANUARY 13, 2014

How to Create a Mobile-First Content Marketing Strategy By Devika Girish via Content Marketing Institute A recent study by Nielsen and Google suggests that 77 percent of mobile searches are performed at work or home — areas where a PC is also likely to have been available. Your technology? Exhibitors? Your brand? Your history?

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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. For its part, Kimbia’s technology team tried to fix the problem. Kimbia, an Austin, Tex.-based But not this year.

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Associations Now

JULY 8, 2015

As reported last week by MIT Technology Review , researchers at the University of Southern California studying social-network dynamics published a report in June that illustrates how an idea held by a small number of people in a network can be mistaken for being much more widely held than it actually is. .”

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 8, 2014

These additions, created by our partners at Third Plateau Social Impact Strategies , complement the existing playbook content, which includes recommendations, checklists and templates for everything from early planning to post-campaign analysis. The playbook explains how they did it through two mini-challenges. for five hours.

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Slice-Works

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In his session, “How to Create Live Broadcasts on Periscope, Meerkat, Blab.im Consequently, they swiftly embraced change as the needs of their audience adapts, requiring the technology to morph and change with them. But no one broke it down better than Brian Fanzo. The core of Meerkat’s brand is their community. That’s right.

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Slice-Works

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In his session, “How to Create Live Broadcasts on Periscope, Meerkat, Blab.im Consequently, they swiftly embraced change as the needs of their audience adapts, requiring the technology to morph and change with them. But no one broke it down better than Brian Fanzo. The core of Meerkat’s brand is their community. That’s right.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 20, 2014

Intros, welcomes, recognition: The keys to driving online community engagement are all about people, not technology. “I would rather take that budget and the time it takes to run promos and spend that on improving the technology and … creating more internally motivating experiences for the member base.”

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Off Stage

DECEMBER 29, 2011

How can we as organizations survive and be healthy if these predictions come true? Bill Rovillo, of IMAPP, voiced some particularly challenging thoughts that association and MLS staff and leadership need to consider and place on the strategy section of their organizational agenda. Technology. Among them: A. Lawsuit. •

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Leading Learning

MAY 22, 2022

But still, 1.2M+ students signed up for a course in learning how to learn ? The big MOOCers have also illustrated how powerful brand and partnerships can be. But there are lessons to be drawn from the organization’s humble beginnings, including: You don’t have to have expensive or cutting edge technology to get started.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

percent last year compared to 2014 and represented about 7 percent of all fundraising in 2015. A study released last year from the Nonprofit Technology Network and M+R provides further evidence for the growth in online giving. Nonprofits that invest in these areas are poised to benefit today and into the future.”.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Megan Keane , Membership Director, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). Bethany Lister , Community Program Manager, NTEN: The Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN). How did you get into community management or become involved in your online community? Q: How do you spend most of your time in the community?

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Why is your content strategy failing? By Maddie Grant via Social Fish There is a spectrum of factors that contribute towards making your content marketing strategy a success instead of a complete flop. They know how to self-educate and find information, and 52% use YouTube or social media for typical research assignments.

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