Associations Now

MAY 25, 2016

The Specialty Coffee Association of America uses its new flavor wheel to get everybody in the supply chain speaking the same language. It’s not so fine for communicating with a lot of different constituencies. To visualize it, SCAA revisited a 21-year-old color wheel and applied its new definitions of flavors to it.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2024

Learn about potential data sets that can help you kick-start your ROE definition within your organization to build your own personalized engagement algorithm for leads as well as members. Measuring activity means understanding the customer journey and how audiences interact with all of your programming across all channels. More info/register.

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Association Success

MARCH 18, 2019

My interest in good governance has followed me over the years, from my time as volunteer and director in multiple civic nonprofits, to my work as an association professional, through my independent study and writing on the birth and development of local governance in America. It also constitutes a very narrow picture of government in America.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 31, 2019

This year, Chris Busky, CAE, will reach the two-year mark as CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. It’s the first in a series of communications that a first-time CEO can use to build the confidence of the board, Mills says. One of her favorite tools for board communication is WhatsApp.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 11, 2020

I swear we’re the only people in America who don’t subscribe to Netflix so I haven’t watched Queen’s Gambit but I keep seeing references to it all over the place. Just because 2020 has us stuck at home, it doesn’t mean we can’t still meet up as a community! Definitely not another boring Zoom meeting. BYOB, obviously.

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MemberClicks

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We love sharing our articles with association and chamber folks from all across North America (and even beyond!) This article outlines those 5 basic and invaluable points that you should definitely be meeting and communicating with your members. Another year comes to the end. So, it’s time for a Best of the Best year recap!

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Association Success

OCTOBER 8, 2019

” Titled “I Got Schooled: The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America’s Education Gap ,” the book was funded by Shyamalan’s eponymous foundation and powered by four years of sweeping research by doctoral student James Richardson. The trademark Shyamalan twist?

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Association Success

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Titled I Got Schooled: The Unlikely Story of How a Moonlighting Movie Maker Learned the Five Keys to Closing America’s Education Gap , the book was funded by Shyamalan’s eponymous foundation, and powered by four years of sweeping research by doctoral student James Richardson. The trademark Shyamalan twist?

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2023

You’ve probably heard that creating a multi-channel marketing strategy tends to be more effective than focusing on just one communication method. Choose a high-definition, well-composed photo as the base of your eCard. But to really make your event stand out, you’ll need to get creative.

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Reid All About it

MAY 1, 2020

Sarah Michel at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting recorded a shortish video you should definitely watch: five tips to guarantee engagement at your virtual event. Find yours on the Feeding America website. With association advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill never more urgent, who does Congress listen to in an over-communicated world?

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Association Adviser

MAY 27, 2018

Our featured professional this month is Katie Butler, vice president of communications for the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (IIABA). Katie has served IIABA since 2003 and has helmed the communications department since communications since 2004. How did you come to work for an association?

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Higher Logic

MAY 12, 2016

Especially when a big part of your job is communicating to members through email -- depending on your industry and the types of emails you send, what’s considered good open rates can look pretty low. Real-life example: “Hey” -- Obama for America, 2012. I definitely opened this email and logged into my TurboTax account.

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 31, 2014

Thanks also go to our technical partner and expert, FairControl ( www.faircontrol.com ) – specialists in research, measurement, surveying and analysis of all types of marketing and communications activities that help render a brand more effective and directly accessible. Does Member Value Translate the Same Globally?

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Reid All About it

MAY 8, 2020

Find yours on the Feeding America website. The session leaders will come ready to talk about actions their organizations have taken and offer their perspectives, but this is definitely intended as a conversation. If you’re in North Carolina, I hope you’ll support the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

MARCH 19, 2014

It’s more about the environment you create than any one thing you bring in,” said Grant Greenberg, manager of PR and communications for Regus North America, a building management company that will host game-watching events during the workday in their buildings throughout the country.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 5, 2020

I’ve also started watching this PBS documentary series, Reconstruction: America After the Civil War written and presented by Henry Louis Gates Jr. Presenters: Jonathan Cooper, Communications Manager, National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES). Anti-Racism Resource List. Racial Justice Reading List & Resources. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 14, 2018

And the topics this association covers – opioids in the workplace, medical marijuana, the definition of work itself – these are topics that are prevalent in other industries and in mainstream life. There are nearly 60 million fantasy sports players in North America. So my first job had the potential to affect so many people!

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Associations Now

JUNE 17, 2014

Under the proposed GROW AMERICA Act , which is making its way through Congress, the U.S. Previously, regulatory efforts have been focused on cellphone communication, whether it be texting or calling. Congress and federal watchdogs are turning their attention to the likes of Google Maps and other mobile phone navigation offerings.

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Associations Now

APRIL 28, 2015

Near the end, things got frustrating—at different times, we each fell onto the muddy ground, we had a lengthy walk between the car and the campsite, and we were definitely worse for wear by the end of it. You have to meet up, figure out whether you can actually communicate well, and see if the vendor is a good fit. The dreaded RFP.

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AssociationChat

AUGUST 26, 2020

So we don’t do we definitely do some current events. Yeah, well, I think it’s definitely taking us to new and unusual places because, you know, it hasn’t things haven’t gone according to plan. But, um, but, um, so I have definitely been collecting stories. And, you know, because their pop culture is really important in America.

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Associations Now

MAY 9, 2014

For instance, the first course, “Experiencing America,” will be taught by Richard Kurin, the Smithsonian’s undersecretary for history, art, and culture. The Smithsonian’s strategy is definitely something for association learning and meeting teams to have on their radars as they plan upcoming events and education offerings.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Visa started as a pet project of Bank of America that became a massive company of its own; the company’s name, by the way, stands for Visa International Service Association (an acronym that, conveniently, stands for VISA). They most definitely wouldn’t be mistaken for nonprofit trade groups now.

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GlowGlobally

APRIL 18, 2011

” Associations planning to use social media tools to expand their footprint into this region will definitely need to know how to play in the Chinese social media game. In Asia, when using Social Media in a communication portfolio, it is important to understand local differences between Social Media perception and channels.

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Association Subculture

AUGUST 26, 2011

I am not going to get into a huge discussion about race relations in America. Not all diversity is racial but we tend to default to that definition when using the term. I do think that overall in the association community D&I (the currently preferred ASAE term) is at the programmatic level. communications. (4).

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Whether or not you have read Eric Ries’ book, The Lean Startup , you should definitely check Eric’s The Lean Startup Online Course. The Best Quick Videos about Lean for Social Good: Code for America, SamaUSA and Girl Develop It. The Best Comprehensive Lean Startup Course: The Lean Startup Online Course , by Eric Ries.

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Of the United States of America? I think the dynamic definitely shifts if you are in an association that has (for lack of a better term off the top of my head) kind of "cornered the market" on "having" to be a member vs the "please come join our party" type. communications. (4). community. (3).

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

What is the definition of success? Giving Days are not a new idea and have been successful in local communities and entire states, like GiveMN which raised $2 million in 24 hours using the Razoo platform. The first is easy – dollars raised, # of volunteers, etc. What is the change that will result?

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Associations Now

MAY 30, 2014

And tomorrow he will use “disruption to create a new opportunity” at BookCon , a consumer-focused book festival being introduced for the first time during the last day of BookExpo America (BEA), the publishers’ annual tradeshow that’s been around since 1901.

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The Membership Blog

APRIL 12, 2012

and published in Giving and Volunteering in America, a majority of American households DO contribute to some nonprofit organization each year. What’s the difference between those two definitions? Membership empathy is a skill-you can communicate it or you can’t. Having empathy is a characteristic-you have it or you don’t.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 17, 2020

Find yours on the Feeding America website. This CEO dialogue will include real case examples and examine key topics including the timeframe for decision-making, board involvement, refund policies, and communication with registrants. Crisis Communications Expert Adele Cehrs. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. More info/register.

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AssociationChat

APRIL 5, 2022

Also Rose 104% in North America, just under the 105% average increase worldwide, according to the report. But the main thing really is kind of what we call governance, or maybe the definition that I suspect, and everybody’s heads, governance means something different. Definitely. Definitely. So that’s pretty intense.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 27, 2012

This project has identified the following definitions of success: A Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange. Networked NGOs and Social Media Integrated Into Organizational Communications. These definitions have informed the curriculum, instructional design, peer learning design, and how we will measure and learn along the way.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This is a must-read-and-keep, definitive guide to email deliverability. Join your Association Chat friends for happy hour while playing with the AR and VR technology being used to change the way people communicate and experience associations and events. Paul Morton, Regional Director, Continental Europe and Americas, CrossKnowledge.

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AssociationChat

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

And you hear that you hear that frustration, in interpersonal relationships all the time, where there’s this miscommunication, because there are different communication styles are just totally different ways that people are working together. KiKi L’Italien 13:43. It’s not just the North American thing. It’s also helpful.

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Beth Kanter

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Director of Network Communications. The latest headlines have focused on the political calculus, and I, like much of America, followed much of the news coverage closely. Having a job that I find rewarding and being involved in other creative outlets have definitely worked for me. by Neil Parekh. United Way Worldwide.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 24, 2013

Daren is the Counsel for the Alliance for Justice which hosts “ Bolder Advocacy ” site which is the definitive and outstanding “what you can do and how you can do it legally” resource as as my colleague, Jon Stahl suggests. And enforcement is rare. Being proactive is also important.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

During the 2012 Obama Campaign, the online team continually tested and refined their communications efforts. Ashley Meyers, Code For America (Development and Engagement Manager). Code for America helps governments become more connected, participatory, and more Lean through new opportunities for public service.

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