Associations Now

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Next week, I’m transitioning into an exciting new role as the communications director for the American Forest & Paper Association. I still believe every association has influential members, who frequently sit on the sidelines, but who also have the potential to be multipliers to other people, ideas, partnerships, and innovative projects.

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Association Adviser

MAY 14, 2013

Tino Mantella, Technology Association of Georgia. This month’s Corner Office spotlight shines on Tino Mantella, president and CEO of the 19,000 member Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). That makes us one of the largest technology organizations in the country. TM: Young people will join communities if they see value.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

As always, we try to use this blog post to speak from our experience as a learning technology partner to organizations that provide continuing education and professional development. In eLearning, we are at the very start of the hype curve with distributed ledgers: we can imagine the technology solving one of our recurring problems.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

That’s the main message Association Adviser received from Carol Miller, vice president of marketing & communications at MHI , the nation’s largest material handling and logistics association. Association Adviser : Tell us about the marketing and communication goals of the MHI. Our members didn’t have websites or email either.

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Associations Now

MARCH 7, 2017

And you may be the big decision-maker on some major projects, no matter your current location. A recent report by Technalysis Research [PDF] found that nearly two-thirds of business communication—whether with coworkers or people outside the organization—happens via email or phone. Tools that don’t communicate with one another.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Because “paint jobs” are affordable, they help small businesses and small-staff organizations move on to bigger and brighter projects. They also pave the way for more meaningful website and private community engagement. Personalize Communication and Content. If your design and UX work well, everything else will follow.

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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. billion acquisition in 2015. The Growth of Mobile.

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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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Vanguard Tech

JUNE 6, 2013

Especially since, as she says, by 2015, more people will access the internet via mobile devices than on traditional computers. Vanguard Technology has put this trend to in their work in a number of websites including sites for Professional Convention Management Association and the American Telemedicine Association.

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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 are also using chatbots internally to make communications processes more efficient. How Artificial Intelligence Can Humanize Workforce Communications And Customer Engagement. AI Technology.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Lifetime is airing public service announcements featuring Project Runway cohost Tim Gunn, and fans will be able to bid on a quilt made by one of the show’s past contestants to raise money for BCRF. — ADA (@AmerDentalAssn) October 2, 2015. Look into groups in your area to find ways you can contribute. Tweet 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

APRIL 10, 2013

CEIR’s original projection for 2012 was 2.9 Transportation, as well as communications and information technology, also showed strong numbers. ” Future forecast: According to Ducate, hopes are high for 2014 and 2015, but this year could reflect 2012. percent, overall growth for the year was only 1.5

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

A website, online community , and communication engine are all included. That data can come from member surveys, specific research projects, or your partners. According to a whitepaper by Spark Consulting , 32% of employers reported struggling to find qualified workers in 2015. Tactic #5) Bridge the Education Gap.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 29, 2017

I love connecting with nonprofit technology colleagues who are also promoting work/life balance and how to avoid digital distractions. I was seeking a way to combine my interest in technology and helping people. Meet my colleague, Meico Marquette Whitlock, who is the Founder and CEO of Mindful Techie.

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Effectiveness – agree on key priorities, focus on strategic, long-term ‘must win’ (not nice to have) issues; simplify structures through alignment and teamwork; put the right qualified people in the right places; and implement effective financial management organized by projects.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

It is early days for Fund for Shared Insight; we made our first grants in January 2015. One food bank participating in Listen for Good began the project with all sorts of “predetermined” ideas about how they could augment their food program to better serve clients – maybe menus, cooking classes, or improved nutritional information.

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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? Marlene Oliveira, Copywriter and Communications Consultant, shares her secret to productivity: working in 50 minute chunks.

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AssociationChat

JUNE 28, 2020

They also talk about the impact of the global health situation on the Association market and how technology can help the industry become more sustainable in the future. With large technology vendors moving their events completely on-line, we believe the stage is set for a new normal moving forward when it comes to in-person events”.

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AssociationChat

APRIL 15, 2020

They also talk about the impact of the global health situation on the Association market and how technology can help the industry become more sustainable in the future. With large technology vendors moving their events completely on-line, we believe the stage is set for a new normal moving forward when it comes to in-person events”.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 14, 2014

Every time I have taught a social media and digital communications strategy over the past decade, I always include useful research studies about the who and how people are using these tools. This study shows that Twitter has become a formidable communication tool allowing the broadcast of short messages to millions of followers.

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