Associations Now

MAY 21, 2015

Here’s how to find your next superstar. This isn’t about how to persuade her to stay: let’s assume that ship has passed. And in today’s evolving communications and marketing environment, it’s important to find someone who has the right skills to take your associations to the next level. She is giving you her notice.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In early 2015, Protech Associates Director of Customer Care Matt Bruffey recognized the need to improve the customer support experience. Our support was really a communications black box,” said Bruffey. We had little or no direct communication with our users, and many of them felt they were being left to fend for themselves.”.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

To kick off a year of centennial celebration, the ASAE team created an interactive timeline highlighting the impact associations have made on society over the past 100 years—from the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote, in 1920 to the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision guaranteeing marriage equality.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 28, 2018

The Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA) used their marketing automation software and their AMS, YourMembership, integration to restructure their renewal communications. Sharon Conley, Web-Based Technology Director at NASN, said, “That we can get people to convert with the software we have now is really amazing.”

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

After reading Elizabeth Engel and Shelly Alcorn’s paper, The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm , I was inspired to write my own take on how associations could transform higher education. Why not dream big or dream differently—that’s how to design your own future. Making Online Communities Work in 2016. 1 CAE credit.

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Optimist Consulting

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

The BBC shared in 2015 that its podcast downloads had increased by 36% year on year. However, like with any form of communication you need to start with the objective – what is it you want to communicate? How to share your podcast. Is a podcast the best medium?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2020

As I wrote in 2014 , the USB Implementers Forum had managed to pull off an improbable feat over the prior two decades or so, with the technology becoming the de facto standard for plugging in just about everything. How USB Got Confusing. specification, released 20 years ago this April. The branding is simple.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 16, 2014

I served as director of communications for an association for four years – and I loved every minute of it. I was all things communications, media relations and public relations. Eighty-eight percent think members perceive their marketing and communication efforts as sometimes to always relevant and professional. But marketing?

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 18, 2016

Since community management is new, executives often don’t understand the challenges community managers deal with and don’t know how to support them. Resistance to social technology in their organization. Organizations know they need a community manager, but don’t know how to properly support them.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Since NBBQA changed its business model in 2015, the association has seen lower operating costs, more focus on strategic business priorities, higher productivity and an increase in customers. How to Thrive. Adopt new business models for education delivery and community. The Trends. Industry 4.0—or

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

The main challenge associations face in digital transformation initiatives is that digital transformation is an iterative process that includes both technologies and culture. And that means we need to be on the lookout for the tools and technologies that will enable us to change. Which sounds if not easy then at least simple.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The Holy Grail for community managers isn’t proving ROI -- sometimes when you’re starting out, it’s negative -- it’s improving the value of your community to ultimately increase ROI. How do you increase your community’s value? Define a compelling shared purpose and value for your community. About Rachel Happe.

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Socious

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

He is the winner of the 2015 MacArthur Fellowship, and was named one of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People. Speaker: Christopher Penn, Vice President, Marketing Technology, SHIFT Communications. 1:00pm - Chaos Under Control: How to Organize a Messy Contacts Database to Market More Effectively. Length: 45 minutes.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 17, 2016

If you host webinars for the association community, here’s a webinar especially for you: Thu 6/23 at 1 p.m. – How to Leverage Webinars to Fuel Your Marketing & Sales Engine. Learn how to amp up your digital fundraising appeals and increase donations with power targeting and superior emails. Tue 6/21 at 12:30 p.m.

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Associations Now

MARCH 3, 2016

This time last year, human resources firm Nonprofit HR predicted a positive employment prognosis for the nonprofit sector throughout 2015. For example, five years ago, communications positions were hard to fill. Nobody has quite a beat on how to do the new kind of marketing,” Corlett said. “It In the next five years ….

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Leading Learning

MAY 24, 2022

The spread of both video and social—often in tight combination—has gone hand in hand with the widespread use of smart phones and the ever-increasing speed of mobile communication networks. Google introduced Google Cardboard—basically a no-cost virtual reality headset—in 2015. The Growth of Mobile. The Creator Economy. Taylor here.).

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Associations Now

AUGUST 5, 2015

Communication is getting more concise; find out how to use this to your advantage at your next event. Thanks to the constant connectivity of mobile devices , there is a growing trend using brief interactions to communicate, which marketers have started to call “micro moments.”. — Hootsuite (@hootsuite) August 5, 2015.

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Achieve

JUNE 2, 2015

In today’s technology-driven world – and with nearly 300 million Internet users in the U.S. alone – you already know how vital your website is to your nonprofit. Because you know this, I’ll bet your website already communicates your mission and vision, draws in volunteers and makes it easy to collect donations.

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.orgCommunity

AUGUST 22, 2017

Since NBBQA changed its business model in 2015, the association has seen lower operating costs, more focus on strategic business priorities, higher productivity and an increase in customers. How to Thrive. Determine new ways to cultivate resources—people, financial support and technology. The Trends. Industry 4.0—or

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 1, 2015

This simple technology costs the average American cable customer $231 per year , according to data collected from pay-TV programming distributors by Sens. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reviewing the standards that make these mandatory rentals possible, and groups from both sides of the issue are rallying their arguments.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 27, 2015

We may be used to horizontal video, but, thanks to mobile technology, vertical video is no longer a crime. Plus: How to gamify your next association event. How to Use #Gamification at Your Next Association Conference [link] @EventMB #assnchat #eventprofs pic.twitter.com/X80mQCbxP9. Communication is not just all talk.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 16, 2015

How will I ever top that! — Gayathri Kher (@gatsrulz) December 16, 2015. ASAE’s Technology Conference and Expo continued to inspire and enlighten in its second day, with organizations revealing how less can be more online, what business transformation can be expected in the next decade , and much, much more.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 13, 2016

Good news is, if your community isn’t very engaged or doesn’t feel sustainable, you can mold member behavior to create the environment you want. But, as Rachel Happe, Principal and Co-Founder of The Community Roundtable said in her 2015 Super Forum keynote speech , changing behavior isn’t easy. Putting it in action.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 4, 2015

With less than a month to go until 2016 (Wow, what happened to 2015?!), noted that some of the major updates in the 2015 edition address data, including how it relates to capture, strategy, and security; education approaches; physical security; and the impact of the global economic picture. Physical Security.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

One example of a successful community launch that has sustained its momentum is the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), which launched its community in May 2015. In anticipation of launch, the community project manager covered a lot of ground by establishing a taskforce: Ensure staff awareness.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 22, 2015

He asked our five innovative community managers some tough questions, and they provided real answers. The Kick-Ass Community Managers. Ben Martin , CAE, Online Community Results. James Baumann , Director of Communications & Marketing, The Association of College & University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO).

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Google.Org is giving away $25 million to humanitarian projects that use Google’s machine learning technology. They also published this “ AI for Good Guide ,” intended to help nonprofits and social enterprises learn how to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to social, humanitarian and environmental challenges.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 1, 2016

The new Higher Logic community manager would act as both a SAE team member and work behind a team of industry experts and community professionals from Higher Logic. Taking an engineering community to the next level. This 16 percent join rate is a great number for a young community site. It was a win-win.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 21, 2015

Plus: how to save your emails from the junk-mail abyss. Cloud-based phone system provider RingCentral presents the results of a recent survey showing what business managers think about the current state of communication, device management, Skype, and more. When planning an event, help the control freak in you learn to let go.

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Associations Now

APRIL 13, 2015

“Understanding how these patterns shape email use is necessary for designing the next generation of interaction tools that will improve the efficiency of communications and coordination in social groups.” — SCSAE (@SCSAE) April 10, 2015. Tweet and App of the Day.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 10, 2016

In early 2012, Dynamic Communities was continuing its tradition of providing excellent programs, including webinars, chapter meetings and annual conferences, but the team recognized they were very limited in their ability to communicate with members and foster communication and engagement among them. “We

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 2, 2015

. “We are so proud to continue our partnership with BCRF this year as part of Lifetime’s continued Stop Breast Cancer for Life campaign,” Danielle Carrig, Lifetime senior vice president of communications and public affairs, said in a statement. Share a story about how dentists are making people smile! nZLrOu2urN.

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

To effectively double-down on your branding and ensure that members and prospects know just how essential your association is, you need all the tools. A website, online community , and communication engine are all included. Tactic #5) Bridge the Education Gap. Modern Association Relevancy Takeaway.

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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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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. How are nonprofits folks strengthening their personal productivity muscles in 2015? Her book provides tips on how to do this more effectively. But maintaining productivity, especially online, can be challenging.

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Slice-Works

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In his session, “How to Create Live Broadcasts on Periscope, Meerkat, Blab.im A San Francisco Startup two-years in the making, Meerkat hit the streets of Austin, TX at South by Southwest (SXSW) in March 2015. The core of Meerkat’s brand is their community. Cameo: ◦ Each participant has only 60 seconds to communicate idea.

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Slice-Works

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

In his session, “How to Create Live Broadcasts on Periscope, Meerkat, Blab.im A San Francisco Startup two-years in the making, Meerkat hit the streets of Austin, TX at South by Southwest (SXSW) in March 2015. The core of Meerkat’s brand is their community. Cameo: ◦ Each participant has only 60 seconds to communicate idea.

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