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What Will 2017 Hold?
Spark Consulting
DECEMBER 5, 2016
Aptify set out to answer this question, at least for associations, in their recent e-book: Top Association Management Predictions for 2017.
5 Meetings Industry Trends Defining 2017
Associations Now
JULY 5, 2017
They are looking to hold their meetings in cities that prioritize innovation and have a fantastic culinary culture, cities that offer attendees unforgettable experiences, both during the conference and after. Planners want cities that are attracting innovation. 1 in Canada—and 15th in the world—for business and technology innovation.
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Association Brain Food: 6.23.23
Reid All About it
JUNE 23, 2023
Oliver Burkeman ) Every self-help book boiled down to 11 simple rules. ASAE Component Relations and Volunteer Management (CRVM) Book Club The Q2 CRVM Book Club selection is The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker. I treat my inbox like this too. 1 CMP credit. More info/register. More info/register.
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2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report
Membership Marketing
JULY 20, 2017
The 2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is now available as a downloadable PDF. In addition the increases reported in total membership counts, the 2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report also highlights continuing strong data on other key membership statistics. Here are some of the highlights of this year’s research.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.25.21
Reid All About it
JUNE 25, 2021
Learn how The National Alliance generated non-dues revenue from continuing education and certification, how they continue to innovate and develop new education offerings to their industry, and tips for growing non-dues revenue from education and certification programs, marketing strategies, pricing models, and partnerships with members.
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Don’t Get Too Comfortable at the Top–AI Puts a Twist on Leadership
.orgSource
AUGUST 21, 2023
Several years ago, my business partner Kevin Ordonez and I, wrote two books. When we began that project in 2017, we knew business was changing quickly. In an age when one innovation transforms entire industries, it has never been more hazardous to be at the head of a professional organization. Association 4.0
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Solutions Day 2023—Beyond Answers to Insight
.orgSource
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Back in 2017, we could see that business was changing. Our research resulted in two books dedicated to positioning executives for success in digital markets. Harriet Bogdanowicz, Chief Strategy Officer at the American Planning Association, will share how APA used these techniques to innovate and set trends in the planning industry.
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LeveLLingUp Life in 2018 - Part 1
Principled Innovation
NOVEMBER 17, 2018
It is November 2017 and I am boarding a flight home from a conference in the USA. I spent most of the year not caring about what I ate or drank; whether I exercised or not; and, feeling like I was going in circles. #1 Get In Shape I was in a good paddock most of 2017. I was tired and feeling like s**t.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.1.17
Reid All About it
DECEMBER 1, 2017
Tue 12/5 at 1 p.m.* – Fostering a Culture of Innovation at Your Association. Have you ever wondered how your association’s culture impacts your ability to be innovative? PD Book Chat. Discuss Simon Sinek’s book, Start with Why. – 2017 Learning Trends, 2018 Learning Forecast. Tue 12/5 at 4 p.m. –
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LeveLLingUp Life in 2018 - Part 2
Principled Innovation
NOVEMBER 21, 2018
It is November 2017 and I am boarding a flight home from a conference in the USA. It was on one of those trips I conceived a children’s picture book character - Benjamin Allsorts. Would you meet me and look at my book? I was tired and feeling like s**t. Wait, what? You are between gigs and looking for new projects? Read More
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Save the Date: SURGE is coming back!
Association Success
JANUARY 19, 2018
Early November saw this thesis in action, with the unfolding of SURGE 2017, our free virtual summit, and our vanguard experiment in collaborative innovation. SURGE 2017 was a three-day virtual event, during which attendees had exclusive access to pre-recorded sessions focused on cutting-edge solutions to our shared problems.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.25.16
Reid All About it
NOVEMBER 25, 2016
The Future of Event Technology: 2017 Trend Watch. Explore what’s in store for event technology in 2017. Presenter: Josh Hiller , white hat hacker cybersecurity expert and lead innovation engineer, Aptify. Scott Wiley, CAE, president and CEO, The Ohio Society of CPAs and chair of the ASAE Board. Tue 11/29 at 2 p.m. –
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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals
Beth Kanter
JANUARY 3, 2024
There is a whole book devoted to the topic, “ Rituals at Work.”) 2023 Year in Review Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2023 professional accomplishments: Generative AI for Nonprofits : Allison Fine and I published and launched our second book together, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in Age of Automation in 2022.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.17.17
Reid All About it
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
I start my day by reading a book. So many books, so little time. Neil Pasricha has advice on how to read a lot more books this year. Familiarize yourself with the innovative ways you can learn and network with your colleagues in the industry, both inside and outside of the classroom. Professional Development Book Club.
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Reid All About it
FEBRUARY 17, 2017
I start my day by reading a book. So many books, so little time. Neil Pasricha has advice on how to read a lot more books this year. Familiarize yourself with the innovative ways you can learn and network with your colleagues in the industry, both inside and outside of the classroom. Professional Development Book Club.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.25.16
Reid All About it
NOVEMBER 25, 2016
The Future of Event Technology: 2017 Trend Watch. Explore what’s in store for event technology in 2017. Presenter: Josh Hiller , white hat hacker cybersecurity expert and lead innovation engineer, Aptify. Scott Wiley, CAE, president and CEO, The Ohio Society of CPAs and chair of the ASAE Board. Tue 11/29 at 2 p.m. –
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.21.17
Reid All About it
APRIL 21, 2017
The Learning Business Maturity Model was created to help organizations that provide continuing education and professional development define where you stand currently, visualize how innovative organizations perform, create concrete goals of where you would like to be in the future, and mature into the leading provider of education in your field.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.20.17
Reid All About it
OCTOBER 20, 2017
I like the distinction between learning goals and performance goals and the references to Dan Pink’s fascinating book, Drive. Hear how an association’s in-district activities program successfully organized almost 650 congressional activities, and how the 2017 political environment has affected one association’s GR program.
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Envision 2030 to Save Your Association.
Association Success
NOVEMBER 1, 2017
Part two in Sarah Sladek’s series looks at how imagining the future can prompt innovative strategies for change. In my new book, Talent Generation: How Visionary Organizations are Redefining Work and Achieving Greater Success , I tell the story of the American Osteopathic Association. Has this article intrigued you?
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68 What is the Workforce Crisis?
Association Success
OCTOBER 18, 2017
In my new book, Talent Generation: How Visionary Organizations are Redefining Success and Achieving Greater Success , I detail how job satisfaction began to decline in the 1960s, alongside productivity. To create a sustainable future, nothing short of an innovative overhaul will suffice. There is hope for tackling this crisis.
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3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofits That Can Boost Professional Success
Beth Kanter
JANUARY 4, 2017
Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times throughout October-December as we presented dozens online webinars and guest posts and articles.
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58 Turning Empathy Inward at Nonprofit Organizations
Beth Kanter
JULY 12, 2017
In my book with Aliza Sherman, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact Without Burnout , we offer a framework for practicing self-care and creating a culture of well-being in the nonprofit workplace. You can read more of my review of this book published in the Summer 2017 Stanford Social Innovation Review.
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46 ASAE Annual Meeting: Embracing Your ‘Onlyness’ Factor
Associations Now
AUGUST 13, 2017
Entrepreneur and author Niolfer Merchant kicked off ASAE Annual by encouraging attendees to embrace new ideas and innovation that can come from anyone and anywhere. Merchant describes onlyness—a term she coined—as the idea that every person is capable of contributing ideas to fuel innovation, progress, and economic growth.
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Less is More: Non-Dues Revenue
Association Success
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Carve out projects, whether they are e-books, sponsorships, or conferences, that don’t fulfil the 80/20 rule. On November 9th, Garth will be speaking on this subject at SURGE 2017, a free virtual summit running from 7th-9th November, designed to foster collaborative innovation. Has this piqued your interest?
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Building Community: The Power of Creative Contrarianism
Association Success
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Before SURGE 2017 took any tangible form, I had a collection of ideas. Thus was born the beginnings of SURGE 2017. The conversations sparked in the forum, in fact, were so rich and insightful that they are being compiled into takeaways for our series of SURGE e-books. This story has two important implications: 1.
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64 Ready to Grow Your Association? Freelancers Are Waiting to Help
.orgCommunity
AUGUST 22, 2018
A 2017 Annual Freelance Survey conducted by Upwork found that: Nearly 50 percent of millennial workers are already freelancing. Based on my consulting experience, most associations prefer to innovate in baby steps. When my business partner Kevin Ordonez and I were interviewing CEOs for our recently released book, Association 4.0—Positioning
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61 Members Hire Associations, Members Fire Associations
Potomac Core
DECEMBER 27, 2017
At year end 2017, Association Executives would find it useful to see the world as their members do and understand what help they need to make progress in their Industry or Profession. Cyber & nuclear threats, disruptive innovation, and increasing competition for market share will continue to reshape how members view their memberships.
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Blockchain for Impact: Blockchain Revolution Global Event Wrap-Up
Beth Kanter
MAY 7, 2019
Toronto has been at the forefront of the blockchain effort, with the Blockchain Research Institute (BRI) ( @blockchainRI ) founded there in 2017. The Innovation Economy. And Toronto celebrated their first official Blockchain Week April 22-28. 4 th Industrial Revolution. .” 4 th Industrial Revolution. Asset Chains. Healthcare.
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The Case for Treating Your Event Like a Culinary Experience
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
That’s still relevant in 2017. Book a bunch of food—and adult beverage—trucks. Put chefs front and center. One of the top conference food trends noted in a 2015 IACC report was that attendees want to interact with the chef. Why have food trucks taken off across the country?
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71 3 New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals To Begin 2018 with Clarity
Beth Kanter
JANUARY 5, 2018
Here’s what I learned from looking over my 2017 professional journal: The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times.
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Micro-Learning Journey
Association Success
JANUARY 29, 2018
We wanted to model better educational practices and learning innovation. Josh recently spoke at SURGE 2017, our virtual conference, on the Future of Learning for associations. The speakers’ ideas, and the contributions of the participants in the online forum, have been compiled into an e-book which you can download here.
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62 Steal This Idea!
Association Adviser
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
You set up the campaign, and your association management software and marketing automation software run in the background, sending notices out on schedule to everyone who still hasn’t renewed her membership, registered for the meeting, or bought the webinar or book. But those highly automated campaigns aren’t compelling. They aren’t personal.
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Starring….Your Association Publications
Association Adviser
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Items produced by or for national, regional, state and local associations and nonprofits between November 1, 2017 and November 30, 2018. Book/Manual/Catalog. The Power to Innovate (open to all). Nonmember: $395. Digital Media. Newsletters. Newspapers. Promotional Content. Association TRENDS. Late Entry Fee: $135.00 Best New App.
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63 Steal This Idea!
Association Adviser
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
You set up the campaign, and your association management software and marketing automation software run in the background, sending notices out on schedule to everyone who still hasn’t renewed her membership, registered for the meeting, or bought the webinar or book. But those highly automated campaigns aren’t compelling. They aren’t personal.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.21.22
Reid All About it
JANUARY 21, 2022
I regret not buying Bitcoin back in 2017 when it was only $1300 (argh), so I’m determined to stay on top of what’s emerging now, starting with this introduction to Web3 by Mike Troiano at G20 Ventures. Innovating Meetings & Events: The Way Forward ( Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia). Email chains. More info/register. CAE credits.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.12.19
Reid All About it
JULY 12, 2019
Tue 7/16 at 10:00 a.m.* – Innovation & Customer Focus: The Keys to Global Growth . Find out how you can use regional markets outside the US as an incubator or safe-haven in which to innovate, experiment and adapt. Learn how you can lead a culture of change, embrace innovation, learn and adapt. More info/register.
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Reid All About it
JULY 19, 2019
Billhighway shares the stories of three associations that took a successful and innovative chapter program, put resources into it, scaled it up, and then gave it back to all their chapters— trickling up chapter innovation. Small Staff Association Book Club. Pick up some of the best books written by authors in the community.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.6.17
Reid All About it
JANUARY 6, 2017
It’s from Meditations from the Mat by Rolf Gates, a daily reader for yoga practitioners and one of my “desert island” books. Email Marketing in 2017: Trends, Data and Best Practices. Find out how deliverability is changing in 2017, and learn about new tactics to optimize marketing emails. More info/register. Wed 1/11 at 1 p.m.
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Reid All About it
JANUARY 6, 2017
It’s from Meditations from the Mat by Rolf Gates, a daily reader for yoga practitioners and one of my “desert island” books. Email Marketing in 2017: Trends, Data and Best Practices. Find out how deliverability is changing in 2017, and learn about new tactics to optimize marketing emails. More info/register. Wed 1/11 at 1 p.m.
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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.19.18
Reid All About it
JANUARY 19, 2018
Bill Gates read a book a week. But Nicholas Kristof at The New York Times explains why 2017 was the best year in human history. . Discover innovative methods to advance professionally, despite these new challenges. Professionals who don’t keep learning are the new “at-risk” group. 1 CMP credit. Follow Blog via Email.
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INBOUND Conference: A Sample Agenda for Customer Marketers
Socious
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
He is the author of the New York Times best-seller Between the World and Me, winner of the National Book Award, a National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist, and the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay. An Atlantic National Correspondent, Coates also currently writes for the Marvel comic book Black Panther.
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The Market for Adult Lifelong Learning
Leading Learning
DECEMBER 3, 2023
In 2017, The Economist declared lifelong learning an “economic imperative,” and it has hardly been the only publication in mainstream and business presses to insist on the importance of learning in a world where the scale, scope, and speed of change seem much higher than ever before.
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52 Is the World Ready for “Talking” Cars?
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
The association called the DOT announcement a “significant step forward in advancing the next generation of vehicle safety and automotive innovation.” ” A future government mandate requiring cars to have technology that would let them “talk” to each other could lead to safer vehicles and fewer crashes.
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40 The Bots are Here: Leading With Our Humanity in the Age of Automation
Beth Kanter
JANUARY 22, 2018
As of April, 2017, Yeshi and over 100,000 other Facebook messenger bots had reached over 2 billion Facebook messenger users. Innovations like these don’t have to break the bank. Amazon and Netflix use algorithms to manipulate our choices of books and movies. Facebook manipulates what we see on the site to keep us there longer.
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