Reid All About it

MAY 24, 2019

Are you an association content strategy professional—or wannabe? And, once you have that budget, check out the ultimate guide to content marketing strategy from SEMrush. There’s a lot more to Appalachia than what you find in mainstream books and movies. How a Small Comm Shop Can Execute a Killer Communications Strategy.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

6% have no formal, documented strategy for their virtual conference. Fri 10/29 at 12 p.m.* – DC Book Club – Diversity & Inclusion: Process and Policies. Many associations have plans to revisit or implement a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy. Host: DC Association Professional Book Club.

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Associations Live

OCTOBER 21, 2013

MSAE''s Communications Networking Group had a 2-for-1 meeting where we discussed Digital Strategy and Best Reads for communication professionals. Part 1: Digital Strategy What is your digital strategy? Creating a digital strategy for non-profits is a four-step process: 1. Other industry resources Books to keep in mind: 1.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The survey explores how association executives are managing member engagement and retention, achieving operational goals, crafting digital transformation strategies and coping with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Membership strategies. to identify five membership strategies of high-performing associations.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Board strategy. s (MGI) annual membership benchmarking report, so I’ve put this new book by Tony Rossell, MGI’s senior vice president, on my list: How to Grow Recurring Revenue, Reach New Markets, and Achieve Your Mission. Arianna Rebolini, BuzzFeed Books ). Membership recruitment. I love Marketing General Inc.’s Quick hits.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Financial managers make understanding the group’s risk tolerance a defining component of their strategy. We can’t predict what will happen, but we can gain an understanding of our organization’s ability to navigate the unknown and develop strategies to manage uncertainty. These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Topics may include: platform strengths and weaknesses; AX or the administrator experience; integration; graphic design; content strategy and storytelling; plugins or add-ons; and low-cost “extras.” – Keep Your Mission Moving Forward: Strategies for Succession Planning. More info/register. Hosts: Idealware and Bloomerang.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

We’ll explore some foundational storytelling strategies for grant writing, broken into two categories: tactical and stylistic. Tactical Tips for Storytelling in Your Grant Even before it’s time to put pen to paper, these logistical and process tips will help you hone your grant storytelling strategy: Understand your funder.

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World Class Boards

MARCH 21, 2018

There are great books on governance that tell big boards to downsize; shift to competency-based, rather than constituency or geography-based selection system; be nimble, responsive and strategic; and select the best people for the job, not just those who “worked their way through the positions and did their time.” And maybe they were.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 22, 2012

Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions. When was the last time you were in a session intended to produce good strategy that actually did so? Too often strategy conversations are anything but strategic. Participants bring their past experiences and present expectations to the strategy effort.

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Delcor

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As Lisa Welchman explains in her book, Managing Chaos: Digital Governance by Design , “Digital governance is a discipline that focuses on establishing clear accountability for digital strategy, policy, and standards. Let's take a closer look at each element of governance: Digital Strategy. There are many ways to define strategy.

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World Class Boards

MARCH 21, 2018

There are great books on governance that tell big boards to downsize; shift to competency-based, rather than constituency or geography-based selection system; be nimble, responsive and strategic; and select the best people for the job, not just those who “worked their way through the positions and did their time.” And maybe they were.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2021

If virtual or in-person conferences are part of your organization’s strategy—whether you’re a non- or for-profit, large or small organization—please participate in the Tagoras 2021 Virtual Conferences survey. Thought Leadership Session: Associations’ Future Strategies. Virtual conferences survey. Tue 8/31 at 8 a.m. CMP credit.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 7, 2014

They’ve just published this terrific, free e-book with lots of tips and planning templates to help your organization decide whether to participate. The e-book is written by Jamie McDonald , the Chief Giving Officer of Network for Good and the Founder of GiveCorps. The guide offers up 11 strategies for your GivingDay Campaign.

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Association Success

AUGUST 23, 2017

Are you looking to harness the power of video content for your association’s marketing and outreach strategies? Before embarking upon a video project, I have a tried and tested planning process in which I detail every aspect of the shoot in a simplified prep document. Would you like to shoot your own video? If you are, I understand.

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EventMobi: Association Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

With all those new members, you need a way to centralize your membership’s success and make it a part of your association marketing strategy. Members can be given access to the document so they can update their own information or view other people’s info. How has your community grown over the years?

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

When taking on any new initiative, it’s best to develop a strategy so you don’t squander resources, especially when you’re trying to create an online learning program with a limited budget. Articles, reports, papers, and e-books can serve as required or optional reading in lessons. Search for your topic areas online.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

They say planners need to do a better job setting security policies and training their teams, password-protecting every platform, and encrypting documents that contain attendee information before emailing them. Beth Kanter recommends 10 essential books for every nonprofit professional’s reading list. Other Links of Note.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

How I adopted the innovative start-up strategy for the benefit of my association. To measure success, we recorded who opened the email, clicked on the link and downloaded the packet, as well as who took part in the survey in the document designed to find out if it was valuable. I first read The Lean Startup by Eric Ries in 2013.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We’ve just finished two weeks on the road of book events for my new book, Happy Healthy Nonprofit , co-authored with Aliza Sherman. As part of researching and writing the book, we interviewed hundreds of nonprofit professionals about how they create a culture of well being in the workplace.

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Associations Now

JUNE 21, 2016

Across the internet, PDFs are generally seen as a faux pas for most types of documents. If this describes your content strategy, here’s a plea to change your approach. “PDF is great for distributing documents that need to be printed. — Ernie Smith (@ErnieSmithAN) June 14, 2016.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Nonprofit Storytelling is a critical organizational competency, especially for successful marketing and fundraising strategies. Center for StoryBased Strategy. Conference, Courses, and Books. Free E-Book: Nonprofit Storytelling Best Practices. Andy Goodman: Nonprofit Storytelling Best Practices (Books/Webinars).

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 13, 2018

One of my motivations for writing “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ” was to advocate for healthier and happier nonprofit workplaces and I’m happy to see another book that is tackling the monster that is work related stress. Research on Toxic Workplaces. Working when sick.

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Association Navigator

JANUARY 19, 2015

I picked up this book because it’s about working remotely, or running a “distributed company” as they call it at Automattic, Inc. The book gave me some ideas, such as teams should increase connectivity by using chat and Skype as opposed to email. WordPress was used to create the blog that you’re reading right now.

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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. Our book tour starts at the end of January, so if you are in San Francisco, Oakland, Boston, NYC, or Washington, DC, please join us.

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Protech

JUNE 13, 2023

For example, a small association in its first year of operating might just use a few simple spreadsheets and documents to track member engagement and plan meetings. Your decisions will be backed by data —instead of guessing about what might appeal to members, you can instead develop strategies based on concrete data.

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Leading Associations

DECEMBER 5, 2019

There are great books on governance that tell big boards to downsize; shift to competency-based, rather than constituency or geography-based selection system; be nimble, responsive and strategic; and select the best people for the job, not just those who “worked their way through the positions and did their time.” And maybe they were.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 16, 2017

But looking back on it, a fitness tracker might have been helpful to document the experience. On Sunday, Amanda Myers, director of member strategy with Abila, talked about one of her favorite things to read as a child—the Choose Your Own Adventure book series, which lets readers pick a path in the story to reach a unique ending.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 22, 2019

My book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , was published a month before the presidential election. As more evidence emerges around the link between vacation time off and productivity, more organizations are looking at strategies to ensure that employees actually take their vacation time. Photo by Norbert Reimer.

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Associations Now

JUNE 7, 2017

She also recently wrote an e-book about how toolkits can serve to enhance component relations. In her e-book, Hijar suggests three key objectives for that meeting: Identify each person’s areas of expertise and passion. In her experience, the best toolkits deliver on a basic member challenge. “A Step 4: Evaluate and Review Toolkit Use.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 14, 2013

Participants at FFL Training Doing Content Strategy Brainstorm. I hear she is working or has finished a second book on content marketing for nonprofits, and if you haven’t read her first book, here’s where to find it. And we look forward to hearing your tips on how you customized your 2013 editorial calendar.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

to help guide their feasibility studies and to bring their strategies into focus. They want to feel like valued partners, not just ATMs, so personalize all of your communication strategies with this audience. the nonprofit sector, she’s published a number of books, including Major Gift. recruit a capital campaign expert.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Entering your association’s publications in an awards competition is usually a simple process of completing an application, providing some documentation and paying an entry fee. Your association publications are the stars of your member communications strategy. Book/Manual/Catalog. Competition & sponsor. Eligibility.

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Achieve

JUNE 8, 2023

You’ll also develop guiding documents and resources like your case for support and preliminary gift range chart. Andrea is the author of Capital Campaigns: Strategies that Work , now in its 4th edition, as well as How to Raise $1 Million (or More) in 10 Bite Sized Steps , in addition to other books.

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.orgCommunity

MARCH 20, 2020

In contrast, the majority of the for-profit leaders we interviewed for our new book Association 4.0: To avoid misunderstandings, document expectations. We are prepared to support you with strategy solutions, vendor selection, management, communications, project management and digital transformation.

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Membership Marketing

MAY 10, 2017

The theme of the recently released book, Marketing 4.0, In her book, The Membership Economy : Find Your Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue , Robbie Baxter spoke to this opportunity. Most membership organizations have operated with this philosophy for years.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many of us are eagerly awaiting the release of Amanda Kaiser’s book, Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community , on February 14. If you pre-order the book by the 13th , you can sign up for a free companion workbook. Member recruitment. More info/register. Hear an explanation of Web3 (e.g.,

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