Associations Now

AUGUST 2, 2023

The post Think Bold With Your Booking Strategy: An Event Planner’s POV appeared first on Associations Now. Its vision is to become a transformational, results-oriented, and innovative organization, powering sustainable economic growth. To learn more, visit discoverpuertorico.com.

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Association Success

APRIL 1, 2019

In his book The Open Garden Organization: A Blueprint for Associations in the Digital Age , Amith Nagarajan aims to create a movement that modernizes the philosophies and practices of associations to drive progress forward within their organizations, and change the way people outside the industry views it. It is a question of willingness.

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AssociationChat

JANUARY 16, 2021

Association Chat Book Club 2021 Preview on Amazon Live!!! Join me on Amazon Live this Sunday at 12:15 pm EST as I share the 12 books that the Association Chat Book Club will be reading and discussing for 2021 ! If you feel like joining in to poke around and see if there’s a book that speaks to you, please join me!

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 7, 2022

I’ve got some very exciting news, my new book, The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Automated World , co-authored with Allison Fine, launches on Wednesday, March 9th. You can purchase the book on Amazon! Allison Fine and I will be presenting at two FREE online book talks, please join us. Here are some messages.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 9, 2022

Several years ago, Allison Fine and I started talking about our next book together and started writing and thinking about the implications of an emerging technology that we describe as “Smart Tech,” and what nonprofit leaders need to know to be prepared. You can purchase the book on Amazon! The Smart Nonprofit (Hardcover).

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Idea Architects

OCTOBER 3, 2018

A meeting I recently attended had participants introduce themselves by sharing a book that influenced our thinking about leadership and organizations. From that list, here are six of the books I find myself returning to and re-reading regularly (in alphabetical order). Just one we all cried? a simpler way by Margaret A.

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Association Leaders

JUNE 24, 2013

I also enjoy reading “business” and “leadership” books occasionally. Not the traditional – “How to be a great leader” books, but from reading fiction. As a result of the article, I have found the next book I plan to read — Replay. So, I found this recent post very interesting.

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CommPartners

APRIL 23, 2019

In the spirit of today being World Book Day, we have compiled a list of some of our staff’s top book recommendations for e-learning leaders. These books fulfill different needs in our lives, whether it is to inspire or inform. Books embody […].

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Association Success

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The guide book to lead you into the next era of the association industry is ready! This book highlights skills that leaders can use to outpace change and tame chaos. Editor’s note: Every month, we interview a different author who has valuable insights that are relevant to professionals within the association industry.

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GrowthZone

APRIL 5, 2018

Stories are always better when they are shared with others, and creating a book club is a great way to for association members to network and foster relationships – either in person or online. Inform your members : Let members know about your book club to see who is interested. – Use the committee to pick books or book genres.

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Association Navigator

JUNE 19, 2017

Prompted to write the book because of the many questions and accusations directed at soy and all of the products made from it, Oser believes the questions and rumors are merely a backlash stemming from all of the good news about soy. Oser’s book covers many of the common myths about soyfoods and explains the facts.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 18, 2023

Find out his strategy for helping someone learn a difficult topic, he share his favorite network and why it's special, how he thinks mentorship aids in knowledge transfer, the book he can't live without, and what the title of a book about his life would be called.

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Association Success

JULY 2, 2017

I introduced the “Book Club” to our office when I was CEO of Aptify, compiling a bookshelf of books aimed specifically at professional development within the world of business, and found that the information stored within each set of pages had the potential to transform our capacity, our communication, and our culture.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 21, 2022

It has been whirlwind two weeks since our book launched on March 9th. That’s why we wrote our book. The post The Smart Nonprofit: Free Book Event first appeared on Beth Kanter. Here’s a few highlights from the past two weeks, there are more events over the coming weeks, so don’t feel any FOMO!

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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. Stay tuned for more details about book talks, webinars, podcasts, articles and more! The post The Smart Nonprofit Book and New Article in Harvard Business Review!

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Association Success

MARCH 4, 2019

Part of the Non-Obvious Guide series published by IdeaPress, this book will teach you: How to define employee engagement in a way that connects directly to what makes both your organization and your employees more successful. Why engagement surveys are so flawed and how to dig into your culture to go beyond “symptom” metrics.

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Thanks For Playing

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Book Review: Humanize. If youre one of my regular readers - or someone who knows me IRL - you probably know of my disdain for business books. And I love the comment that some of these business books make us dumber. Book Review: Humanize. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 29 December 2011. Hear hear. .

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AssociationChat

MAY 21, 2020

This month’s Association Chat book club pick was Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday. Book club members active in the Association Chat Book Club Facebook Group have had a good time meeting for “unofficial” meetings most weeks to discuss current events and occasionally slip into a little discussion about the book as we read or listen to it.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Find out her favorite part about learning something new, how she might help a wallflower loosen up at a networking event, a book that has helped her out in recent years and whos' life she'd like to live for a day. Sarah Sain is our Gardian of the Month!

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The American Library Association is asking the public to speak up against a decision by Macmillan to severely limit the number of e-books libraries can carry upon a title’s initial release. It seems that given a choice between a purchase of an e-book for $12.99 It particularly harms library patrons with disabilities or learning issues.

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Associations Now

APRIL 7, 2017

There’s a simple way to say thanks to dedicated members who serve in volunteer positions—sign and send a gratitude book. The book is filled with inspirational quotes, and NCACPA staff liaisons write personal messages to members inside the book’s pages before sending them on to individual volunteers. How to hack it?

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Forj

JULY 25, 2017

Every so often a book is published that provides a community of practice with a fresh perspective on current issues. Several of the book’s authors are associated with the Society of Academic CME (SACME) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). The design of the book speaks to this. Editors William F.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

If you’ve ever picked up a copy of one of Verne Harnish’s books, you know the Entrepreneur’s Organization founder puts serious stock in habit development. . And while you can look to his books for a step-by-step guide to the ones that’ll make your organization grow, there’s one habit that supersedes them all: Reading. .

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Association Adviser

APRIL 12, 2018

Moreover, while there are many ways to develop yourself professionally, such as joining an organization, taking a night class at the university, enrolling in a free online seminar or attending a conference, the method of professional development I’m recommending doesn’t require you to even leave the house: Read books. Don’t believe it.

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Association Navigator

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

It’s the time of year when booksellers tell us what books make good gifts for certain categories of readers. It made me wonder if there was a list of the best books for association executives? So here is the list of what I think are some of the best books for association executives. What books do you think I missed?

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Association Success

JANUARY 14, 2019

In her book, Tracy King talks about how workforce disruptions, new technologies, and tight budgets place enormous pressure on professional association continuing education teams. What I hope this book achieves is to say, “Hey - I see you (I’ve been you!) Presently, a large majority of associations do not have an education strategy.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 28, 2014

Do Book Co, 2014. Les McKeown’s new book, Do Lead , takes a similar stance. The book is clear, to the point, and sharply focused on helping you (wherever you are in the hierarchy) actually do the work of leadership more effectively. Books and Reading Leadership' Do Lead: Share your vision. Inspire others. by Les McKeown.

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Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 5, 2015

A quick survey of industry professionals via ASAE’s Collaborate turned up the following 20 reasons (in no particular order) for booking within the official group block. Friendly booking terms (e.g., By booking rooms outside the block, the organization may not get its preferred dates/function space on a first option basis.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The consequence of all that reading is that at year-end my bookcases are overflowing with gently read books I no longer need. So I'm giving them away in mystery boxes of books. Just like the mystery brown bag you once found in stores, each box will contain a few lightly used books.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

I typically don''t do book reviews (especially for friends and colleagues) since I am not good at filtering myself and I don''t do puff pieces. Her new book, " Business Storytelling for Dummies ," written with her friend and colleague Karen Dietz, PhD is really, really good.

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 26, 2015

The launch date for our new book is rapidly approaching! We have produced a PDF flyer describing the different packages in detail , but basically if you want to order 100, 250, 0r 400 books, we’ll throw in a webinar and various speaking and consulting offers, depending on the package. Announcements Books and Reading'

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America takes the theft of antique books seriously. When the antique book industry learns that a rare book has been stolen, bibliophiles from around the country spring into action. How seriously? It alerts members whenever an incident is reported. But I am sure they will survive.”.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 11, 2015

Some of you may be wondering why Maddie and I thought the world needed another book about Millennials. The press writes about some, like Zappos and Valve, and we write about some you might not have heard of in our book. Books and Reading Culture Generational Diversity' But believe me, they do exist. Come join the revolution.

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Jamie Notter

DECEMBER 20, 2013

I’m halfway through several good business books right now, but I was able to squeeze in a small but very good book this week that is worthy of a review. Fierce Loyalty , by Sarah Robinson, is a small book that breaks down the most important things you need to know about a topic that is growing in importance every day: community.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 12, 2018

Maia Duerr recently published a book called “ Work that Matters: Create a Livelihood that Reflects Your Core Intention.” Her book addresses the big barrier to happiness in our personal/professional lives. ” The steps and exercises in the book help you look inward, reflect, but also seek out help from others.

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Jamie Notter

MARCH 17, 2014

This book is by Richard Sheridan, who is the CEO of Menlo Innovations , a software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Those are certainly notable innovations, and I see why they get the attention, but there are more important messages in the book: Learning. And there’s more in the book, too. Books and Reading Culture'

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Associations Now

APRIL 7, 2017

A look at four elements of successful book clubs that could also make for successful meetings. Almost every time I go to my parents’ house, I ask my mom what book she’s currently reading for her book club. Book clubs are a great example of this. Book clubs increase diversity. Book clubs are just fun.

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