Associations Now

MAY 10, 2019

Here are a few internal communications strategies to try. When it comes to internal comms, strategies, of course, vary greatly. And there are always new tools, including technical ones, that can make the ground under your employee communication strategy feel a little shaky or over the top. Gallagher & Co.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 4, 2019

The first step to developing a 2019 member engagement plan is looking back at 2018’s engagement metrics. Our panel of experts will each share their take on emerging technologies and examples of how nonprofits of all sizes are using them. Alyssa Ford, Data and Strategy Lead at Tech Impact. Follow Blog via Email.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you’re going to the ASAE Technology Conference next week and see my name badge walking toward you, snap me out of my daze, I mean, big thoughts, and say hello. Before you go, check out DelCor’s Guide to the 2018 ASAE Technology Conference.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Check out the tips, habits and tools recommended by several successful association professionals over at the WBT Systems blog. Some quick hits before we get to this week’s list of free webinars: Top 20 association membership blogs – thanks for including this one! Payroll for Nonprofits & Libraries: 2018 Law Changes that Affect You.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… ASAE members, check out the excellent GDPR resources and advice shared on Collaborate last week by the Technology Section Council. How to convert blog readers into leads. Host: Event Manager Blog. Who’s a technology geek? [By

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 20, 2018

Back in May 2018, I participated in a virtual conference session on co-creation. It was called SURGE Spring 2018, and the organizers just posted a blog summary of some of the points I made in the session. We started by experimenting with a middle school outreach program that’s branded for our technology space.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 21, 2018

WBT Systems shares their ten most popular posts in 2018 and discusses why they could have attracted such interest. Our panel of experts will each share their take on emerging technologies and examples of how nonprofits of all sizes are using them. Alyssa Ford, Data and Strategy Lead at Tech Impact. Follow Blog via Email.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Make journaling one of the best things you do in 2018—14 ways to make that habit stick. I shared this one before, but it’s worth sharing again now that Bitcoin is making headlines every week: an explainer on blockchain technology from CB Insights. Is your organization actually set up to support your strategy? Marketing Charts ).

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 18, 2019

Some quick hits before we get to next week’s free webinars: 5 content strategies for niche B2B industries. Find out how onsite event technology can enable you to gather invaluable data when it comes to measuring and tracking the attendee journey and proving the impact of your event. Host: Event Manager Blog. Ryan Law, CXL ).

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 31, 2019

If it’s the latter, it’s time to reshape your strategy. In its 2018 Membership Marketing Benchmark Report, Marketing General reveals that: 27% of individual member organizations have trouble attracting and/or maintaining younger members. Effective communication is all about managing expectations. So, What Do Younger Generations Want?

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 5, 2018

I wish you a very happy and healthy 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. Year in Review.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 30, 2018

I know how badly you want to put your technology project (and all that heavy drinking) behind you, but before you move onto your next big project, heed Gretchen Steenstra’s advice at the DelCor blog: before moving forward, do a technology project close. Search engine ranking signals that matter in 2018. by TechRepublic ).

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 16, 2018

You’ve probably read a few yourself—including, we hope, the one published here last week about six non-obvious online learning trends for 2018. Every January, articles about trends take over the internet. But every association has a distinct audience who may behave differently than how trend-spotters predict.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 14, 2019

Learn how to create a content marketing strategy that generates qualified leads for your organization. Find out how to assess your current content marketing strategy and identify what you need, how to create content, and how to measure its success. 3 New Strategies to Boost Your Member Onboarding, Engagement, and Retention.

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Potomac Core

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

They face turmoil driven by ever increasing new technologies , evolving consumer preferences , and political polarization. Associations who customize their advocacy strategies will remain relevant. It also requires ongoing member interaction, and Industry focused research to develop and implement Customized Advocacy strategies.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

If you work in an association, I encourage you to think about content strategy for five minutes because the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Foundation is studying how associations use content strategy. This research will: Document which associations are developing and implementing content strategies.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 4, 2019

In order for your organization to achieve greater success this year, you have to avoid the activities that held you back in 2018. Also: developing a physical security strategy at events. But it’s hard to do that without looking back to the strategies, activities, and behaviors that didn’t work the year prior.

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WBT Systems

MAY 15, 2018

We’ll show you how it’s done by other associations during a webinar on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 1 p.m. that we’re hosting with our friends at Talented Learning: How to Scale Online Learning: B2B Market Strategies for Associations. Unreliable technology infrastructure. Relevant real world education.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you use Creative Commons photos from Flickr for your blog, keep an eye on this developing story from Ernie Smith at Associations Now. It’s not too late to implement some of the advice provided by Fíonta on their blog. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Yes, the ASAE Technology Conference is next week! Ann McDermott at DelCor Technology Solutions explains how to develop that list and why you should do it before asking around for AMS recommendations or sample RFPs. GDPR stands for EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation which takes effect in May 2018. Location: National Harbor MD.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

However, that data has a short shelf life, which is why every association should have a data governance team that follows a clear strategy for collecting, maintaining, and using data,” says the MemberSuite team in a blog post. Each wave of technology takes #analytics to new frontiers! Eckerson on the Eckerson Group’s blog.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

The majority of its users are on it daily, which provides businesses and brands with a great platform for implementing a social media marketing strategy.”. And that strategy starts with building out an in-depth profile for your organization. peggyhoffman explores in the latest blog post. The Chapter-Association Divide.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Customization” has become a dirty word in association technology and for good reason. Ann McDermott at DelCor Technology Solutions discusses the many perils of customizing association software. Don’t let your eyes gloss over the news about the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which takes effect in May 2018.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 5, 2018

A personality test featured at ASAE’s Technology Conference & Expo requires only a little bit of drawing. — Deirdre Reid, CAE (@deirdrereid) December 4, 2018. Take this quiz to find out , from the Wild Apricot blog. Also: reading materials that highlight tech conference takeaways. of the topics.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… CB Insights published one of the best explainer posts I’ve read about blockchain technology. When a technology project comes to a close, you want it to be done, over, finished, let’s move on. Content Strategies That Elevate Your Learning Presence.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Also: elements of a content strategy. This means that all communication happens virtually, but with so many applications and technologies in today’s marketplace, users are continuing to battle with a fractured user experience, creating a major hurdle for leaders to overcome and inspire their teams.”. Other Links of Note.

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Eric Lanke

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Connected Industry, how does that impact fluid power technologies? 1) Globalization of demand, consumption and production; (2) Impact of adjacent competing technologies upon fluid power products/producers. 1) Globalization of demand and consumption; (2) Merging of technologies. (1) Industry 4.0/Connected 1) Industry 4.0

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 13, 2017

One of the most fascinating technological developments is the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a more meaningful and valuable customer and member experience. Technology decisions are rarely made in a silo and to make progress we often need to employ some amount of debate, convincing, and cajoling.

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SBI

AUGUST 9, 2021

Black Panther, the first major superhero release of 2018, made more than a billion dollars in its first month. In many trade associations and professional societies, membership-development and membership-engagement strategies depend completely on technology and tactics. That’s “billion,” with a “b.”

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Associations Now

MAY 23, 2019

For my final blog post of 2018, I identified three conference elements I didn’t want to see stick around this year. On my list: event technology that lacks purpose, “manels,” and marathon days. The strategy for accomplishing this will encompass a number of things. We welcome and respect the stranger.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 6, 2018

To use the strategy successfully, Kanter suggests instructing people to silently raise their hands if they notice the conversation veering toward a rabbit hole. "The more you can use data and research to match those technology cycles internally, the more seamless your improvements can be." The Sprout Social blog explains.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

To date, the organization says it has raised more than $164,000, including $114,000 plus in 2018 alone, ensuring that this year’s voters leave the booth having fulfilled both their civic duty and their appetite. — Eventbrite UK (@EventbriteUK) November 6, 2018. Your marketing strategy needs a mobile makeover.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 29, 2018

What if our current beliefs about our industry, our technology, or our association were to be inverted? Or should we wipe the slate clean and spend the time that would be needed to discuss and decide on new Megatrends for 2018? What effect would this radical change have on our organization?

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Eric Lanke

MAY 21, 2018

I ended the previous post with a comment that we needed to resolve some unexpected problems with the structure of the exercise as we prepared to complete it at our upcoming meeting in June 2018. IoT Products: The growth of fluid power products with IoT connectivity has kept up with or outpaced that of competing technologies.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

It’s crucial to link D&A to the high-level organizational strategy as defined by the board. Step 4 — Prescriptive: “We should implement a technology called Master Data Management (MDM) that helps us fix this and manage it moving forward.”. This blog was originally published by CIMATRI.

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Eric Lanke

APRIL 23, 2018

For example, we've called one of our indicators "IoT Products," and it has the following two possible descriptions: (1) The growth of fluid power products with IoT connectivity has kept up with or outpaced that of competing technologies; OR (2) The growth of fluid power products with IoT connectivity has fallen behind that of competing technologies.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

billion over the next three years, according to The Radicati Group , a technology research firm. “We — Eventsforce (@eventsforce) November 15, 2018. The Hootsuite blog shares six styles of Instagram campaigns that will work to achieve them. Inaction can be the biggest detriment to an association’s marketing strategy.

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