Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2016

But regularly gathering and widely sharing this sort of information is vital for the long-term health of your organization and your relationships with your constituents.

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Achieve

APRIL 21, 2016

Here are four reasons why MCON 2016 is the must-attend conference of the year: Get the direction and resources to grow your passion. Since 2009, Achieve, in partnership with the Case Foundation, began an effort to understand the dynamics of the cause relationship between organizations and a new generation of donors and activists.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Vanessa: “Speed to innovation”. We need to let go of ROI and really think about community outcomes, as they align to help your organization advance. In many places, the overall organization hasn’t figured out how satisfaction aligns with revenue. Whenever you measure data, you need to know what decision it’ll help you make.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 20, 2017

When I say the word innovation to you, what feelings does this word evoke? In a recent research study association professionals reported that innovation is synonymous with risk, big expectations, large investments, long commitments and failure. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a guide to association innovation?

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 1, 2021

Organizations of ALL types – for profit and tax exempt – have been talking about digital transformation for many years, and yet association efforts, both to digitize and to go digital, continue to lag. Innovations in Cause-Oriented Fundraising for Associations (PDF), co-authored with Sohini Baliga, December 2017.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 20, 2023

In 2016, China reported 17.86 Equip yourself with innovative approaches to adapt community engagement strategies in an AI-augmented landscape. Explore how immersive technologies, interactive displays and innovative soundscapes are redefining engagement and transforming the event landscape. Ross Barkan ) Wow. million births.

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Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

Now that you know about my propensity to cheer for the underdog you may understand why I was blown away by one of the key findings that came out of the innovation study I recently conducted on behalf of the National Business Aviation Association ( NBAA ). In large and in small associations innovation starts with the CEO.

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Potomac Core

OCTOBER 4, 2016

growth , the race for talent, and disruptive innovation create opportunities for Associations and Professional Societies to become more essential. Those organizations who utilize these 3 Association Growth Strategies can help impact member outcomes and as a result better position their members and their organizations for long term success.

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Forj

AUGUST 17, 2021

Developed in 2016, Celisa describes it as a framework that helps you assess your organization’s capabilities and problem areas, and it provides a clear path so you can move from problem, to opportunity, to innovation by focusing on the five domains of the model: leadership, strategy, capacity, portfolio and marketing.

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Associations Now

MARCH 14, 2017

To pave the way for stronger entrepreneurship, better coordination, and more networking, Launch Florida is bringing together disparate groups that share a stake in the state’s innovation economy. It lags well behind some of the most innovative states, including California and Massachusetts, which have scores of 93.

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Potomac Core

JANUARY 6, 2016

It’s 2016 with Medical , and Pharmaceutical breakthroughs, Driverless cars , and industries that are busy producing a new wave of technological breakthroughs. These innovations help capture consumer imaginations, elevate company operating performance, and grow market share. Ring in the age of Driverless Associations.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 24, 2017

Interestingly, Associations Now , the information resource for association executives from ASAE , has a long-running series of articles called “ Best Benefit Ever “, which highlights what innovative associations are doing from a benefits perspective to attract new members and reward membership renewals.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Their member engagement and technology strategies are cutting edge, which makes sense—they have a global member base, with over 1,600 organizations comprised of 40,000 individuals spanning 100 countries/territories. The data gathering process was also time consuming, especially if they wanted to spot check particular members or organizations.

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Associations Now

MARCH 7, 2016

When it comes to risks organizations face in the digital age, stagnation is among the most dangerous. Because the marketplace changes rapidly, innovation is key to survival, regardless of your industry. In essence, innovation labs create a ‘safe’ space where an organization can explore unconventional, even radical ideas.”

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Associations Now

MARCH 14, 2016

Eager to welcome young members, organizations like the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the American Psychological Association (APA) are making preparations to be more accessible and attractive to new grads making their first forays into their industries. — Deirdre Reid, CAE (@deirdrereid) March 14, 2016.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

A recent association industry benchmarking study says that 7 out of 10 associations have just started focusing on innovation in the last one to five years. We are having to innovate but innovation is new, uncertain and risky. Four keynote and five session speakers will be tackling the topics of innovation and change.

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NXUnite

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Impact investing is when a business or other entity invests in companies or organizations with the dual aim of achieving financial returns and positive impacts. These gatherings attract social impact investors, foundations, and philanthropic organizations. What is impact investing? Does impact investing make a difference? Yes, it does!

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Associations Now

AUGUST 16, 2016

During this week’s ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Salt Lake City, a trend of discussion during different sessions was that innovation quite often requires quick work, something many associations are not known for. Sensing an early theme of #asae16 —the idea that associations don't move quickly enough to truly innovate.

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Higher Logic

JULY 25, 2016

The Community Roundtable’s State of Community Management 2016 Report (SOCM 2016) has some fascinating findings to share: moving up the community maturity ladder may depend more on getting participation from vice presidents, directors and subject matter experts than we previously realized. Multi-tiered advocacy programs.

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Forj

APRIL 7, 2017

Tagoras is a research and consulting firm for associations and organizations who focus on lifelong learning. They have been providing expert advice on strategy, learning, marketing and technology to help organizations in the business of learning for more than a decade. In 2016, Tagoras unveiled the Learning Business Maturity Model.

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Achieve

AUGUST 28, 2016

There are lots of people out there who want to do good, who stand up for what is right, and who even devote most of their time to organizing others, but in general nonprofits are not doing all they could to tap into that interest and energy. People who are innovating in your organization’s space/issue area.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Here’s a fun fact you probably didn’t know about Visa or MasterCard: At different points in their history, the credit card processing giants were organized as associations. “The result, we believe, will accelerate the creation of innovative payment solutions and the migration to digital commerce.”

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Associations Now

MAY 9, 2016

Old habits die hard but, with a fluid market and the likelihood of innovations on the horizon, it can be dangerous for associations to become too set in their ways. — Travis Bernard (@travisbernard) May 9, 2016. The post Monday Buzz: Innovate Conferences With “Meeting Mindshifts” appeared first on Associations Now.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 19, 2021

Association innovation. Throughout March, Mary Byers, CAE, and the Loyalty Research Center are sharing stories about highly innovative organizations, their best practices, interviews with innovators, and challenge questions about innovation to ponder. More info/register. Fri 3/19 at 12 p.m. – every Monday.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

With less than a week to NiUG Discovery 2016 , we are excited to be sponsoring this great, interactive, learning and networking event for the iMIS Community! Our top picks for each day are: Change Happens: Creating a Culture of Innovation. Learn how to navigate and employ change with your staff – creating a culture of innovation.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 18, 2016

In 2016, many executives and organizations understand that building online communities for their constituents to learn, share and collaborate is critical for growth and relevancy. In order to engage everyone, you need to create a distinctive and original experience that allows everyone to better function, create and innovate.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 18, 2017

We’ve been busy here at Higher Logic - last September we announced our spot as a Leader in the inaugural IDC MarketScape : Worldwide Online Communities 2016 Vendor Assessment, as well as our new investment and partnership with JMI Equity. We did this acquisition for two big reasons: the products and the people.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Back to business: If you haven’t yet participated in the Tagoras 2016 Social Learning survey , please do. The survey will help the association community better understand how membership organizations use or don’t use social technologies to deliver learning. Demystify Innovation at Your Association (Association Chat).

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

As we go into 2016, we’d like to know what you think…how are we doing? And individually, we belong to networks and organizations that enhance our personal and professional goals. Q: What’s in store for Event Garde for 2016? A: A major theme for the Event Garde team in 2016 will be collaboration.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Since 2016, BA and its subsidiary the American Homebrewers Association have been collaborating with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History on a new exhibit , “Brewing a Revolution,” to tell the story of beer, with a focus on homebrewing and craft beer. Just ask the Brewers Association.

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Potomac Core

JUNE 8, 2016

As organizations consider these factors, is becoming a vital association too tall an order to fill? With Consumer Choice and competing providers in one market place, one organization is bringing all of the industries’ stakeholders together to envision a new and different future. What Is a Vital Association? The Vital Association.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 22, 2016

Can positive association disruption reverse the fortunes for industry professionals and an organization? According to the 2016 PWC U.S. Forward thinking associations continually find new and innovative ways for members to contribute knowledge, learn from others, and build solutions critical to their profession and to their industry.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 16, 2017

If you’re in the IT department, you have to walk the fine line between saying “no” to some ideas while not shutting down your staff’s innovation muscle. DelCor explains how to both encourage innovation and reject ideas with no future. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the near future, please send me the link.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 4, 2016

Innovation Lab Facilitation : For the past few years, I’ve trained in and designed and facilitated innovation labs using the Luma Institute Methods. When I look back on 2015, it was a very rich and productive year. And, I expect no less in 2016. My Theme for the Year: Happy, Healthy.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

Department of Labor, in December 2016 there were 5.6 In support of its Future of Learning initiative, the AICPA launched a digital badge program in April 2016. and international institutions of higher education, corporations serving the higher education information technology market, and other related associations and organizations.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

For starters, work with your host city’s destination organization to book your off-site events in the city’s most unique venues, which will offer attendees more memorable moments. Check in with your local destination organization to find out about any interesting events in your city.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 3, 2017

For those of you who haven’t heard of CX Day , here’s the rundown: the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA) organizes CX Day as a global celebration of the companies and professionals who create great experiences for their customers. And if they aren’t satisfied with their interaction with your organization?

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