Socious

JANUARY 4, 2017

That’s why we’ve put together our 12 top articles from 2016. These articles will give you a head start on 2017, covering topics from member engagement to business management. No one is sure how that mission will evolve in 2017, but we know we can learn from the changes and advances from last year.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 9, 2021

I am thrilled to share with you my article in today’s Harvard Business Review , “ How Smart Tech Is Transforming Nonprofits ,” co-authored with Allison Fine. The article highlights some of the themes in our book, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World , coming out in March, 2022. The Smart Nonprofit.

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Effective Database

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

I’ve posted two new articles to my site. Click the link on each to read the article. What Causes Project Overruns Expressed Interest vs. Implied Interest.

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Association Success

JULY 3, 2020

Every Friday, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our weekly newsletter to help us all keep up with what’s trending. We look at the most-read articles from subscribers to our personalized biweekly newsletter, which is powered by rasa.io. You’ve got leadership in mind. If you’re not subscribed, make sure you do ! .

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Socious

JANUARY 4, 2017

That’s why we’ve put together our 12 top articles from 2016. These articles will give you a head start on 2017, covering topics from member engagement to business management. Top 3 Member Engagement Articles. Article #1) How to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Association’s Member Engagement Tactics.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Author’s Note: The American Journal of Transplantation (AJT) recently embarked on an experiment in crowdsourcing called The C4 Article. The C4 article offers a collaborative and experimental way to write a manuscript through crowdsourcing. A story of crowdsourcing and collaboration for positive engagement.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Which articles made the biggest difference in the community? The original plan for this particular publication was to round up our most popular articles of 2017 and write curated blurbs on them, just like we did last year. This information is ready available à la analytics by looking for the most clicked articles.

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Association Success

JULY 10, 2020

Every Friday, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our weekly newsletter, which helps us all keep up with what’s trending. We look at the most-read articles from subscribers to our personalized twice weekly newsletter. That’s perhaps why a webinar tops our list of the Friday 5. . You’re focusing on change. Subscribe here.

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Socious

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Remember Cliffs Notes, the popular synopses of required reading and classic literature? For some of us, they were a go-to back in high school. They condense a tome like War and Peace into 25-30 pages, giving you the highlights along with a few symbolic references that high school English teachers eat up.

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Association Success

JULY 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has really shaken things up, so it’s no wonder this week’s Friday 5 is full of articles helping to navigate some important topics on change. Every Friday, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our weekly newsletter, which helps us all keep up with what’s trending. Subscribe here.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 31, 2019

And while we were pulling all of these articles together, by looking at our web traffic, social media referrals and newsletter data, one thing became clear: Our association industry professionals are looking for new ways to tackle the problems they see at work every single day.

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Socious

MARCH 4, 2016

Every week we aim to make your life easier by compiling the best customer community articles of last week right here on our blog. This week, our favorite articles focus on providing our readers with tips to increasing their customer engagement. The Socious Top Ten for the Week of February 28, 2016.

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Effective Database

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

Over the course of my 20 years of consulting to associations, I’ve run into several situations where the association is moving from a completely custom system (often designed by someone on staff) to an off-the-shelf (OTS) system. I’ve written before why associations should not build custom systems , but it happens!)

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Effective Database

AUGUST 26, 2019

I’ve added two new articles to my website: Improvement by Subtraction and Another Missive from the Trenches. To get these articles as soon as they are available, subscribe to my monthly newsletter here.

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Principled Innovation

MARCH 1, 2013

My brand new Associations Now article on boards and business models is now available online. The magazine has given the article the title, “Trapped in The Past,” although I refer to it as “Five Reasons Why Boards Are Killing Association Business Models.” I am very grateful for her support.

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Effective Database

OCTOBER 19, 2017

In case you missed it, I’ve published two new articles on my site. Don’t overlook the progress made when moving to a new system and Flexibility is the key to a succesful implementation.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Any day now, we’ll start seeing articles about trends and predictions for 2024. Can you believe only 55 days remain in 2023? Although it’s wise to keep a tap on what’s going on outside the association world, it’s…

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Effective Database

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Here are just a few examples drawing on my experiences as a database manager with my past association employment: Read the rest of the article here. This got me to thinking (naturally) about the things in data management that are better than perhaps many of us think.

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Effective Database

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I’ve posted two new articles on my site: Fewer demos are better than more. Find out why here ! What can you do to get your users to trust your database? Here are a few suggestions.

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Effective Database

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Read the rest here… Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. In almost all cases, the real issue is a fundamental understanding of how queries (and ultimately, reports) work within the database. Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 2, 2018

So in a very unscientific way, I tallied all of these discussions in my mind, and these are the most impactful articles of 2017: Is It Day 1 or Day 2 for Associations? What articles, posts, reports, or sessions made an impact on your members? What articles, posts, reports, or sessions made an impact on your members?

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Principled Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Jeff De Cagna’s latest article on business model innovation, “Designing Association Business Models for the Network Age,” is now available for download. The article appears in the August/September 2012 issue of Association Magazine, the official publication of the Canadian Society of Association Executives.

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Beth Kanter

JULY 9, 2019

The article includes list of proposed best practices for use of AI in development and other social good fields. Find The Human-Technology Balance To Champion Your Customers This article is written primarily for small business owners, but it speaks to a point that nonprofits should also consider.

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Effective Database

MARCH 22, 2018

Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. Below are three cognitive biases that I see very commonly when discussing data management or data management systems (i.e., AMSes) with my clients, and how you might avoid the trap they can often set.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 17, 2022

Let’s say you encounter a juicy, insightful paragraph while reading an article and think, “Wow, this is good. I need to remember this.” You slow down and read it again. About a week later, someone brings up the…

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Effective Database

JULY 20, 2016

Click here to read the rest of the article. Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. You’re in very good shape if you can get 80% of your functional needs met while still staying within your budget. Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Effective Database

MAY 23, 2017

Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. I call these organizations data-friendly associations. Click here to find out more about what they look. Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 7, 2020

In this article, I will provide an up-to-date overview how to create a fundraiser on Facebook to drive donations to your nonprofit. Want to start using Facebook to fundraise?

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Effective Database

APRIL 19, 2018

Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. Here are some reasons why that happens, and what you can do to avoid falling into the same trap. Read the rest here…. Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Effective Database

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. Here are some reasons why that happens, and what you can do to avoid falling into the same trap. Read the rest here…. Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Effective Database

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

You can find out here, in my latest article: What Associations Think of Their AMS. Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Effective Database

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Click here to read the rest of the article. Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. So what can associations do to become more “sales-focused”? Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Effective Database

JULY 20, 2017

Click here to read the rest of the article. Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. Here are seven ways I believe every association should be using their AMS. Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

We present a list of our most popular articles from the past year. December 2011 -- Features Association Adviser readers are hungry for answers about technology, member communication, non-dues revenue and peer benchmarking. By Association Adviser staff.

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Effective Database

MAY 19, 2016

Click here to read the rest of the article. Of course, if you’re already on my announcements list , you would have received notice of this new article right in your email box. Not signed up yet? Click here to sign up.

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Socious

DECEMBER 29, 2015

As 2015 draws to a close, many organizations are busy gathering data to create strategies for 2016. Because online customer communities make real impacts on areas like customer retention, customer support, product development, etc., it’s just as important that you spend some time developing a strategy for your community going into 2016.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 25, 2022

If you’ve found this article, you probably have. Managing a membership organization takes a lot of work. There are many moving parts: reporting, outreach, marketing, database management, event planning, and payment processing, just to name a few!

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