Association Success

MARCH 8, 2018

Supplement your national conference with regional events and watch participation grow. For many associations, our traditional national conferences are like classic BMWs - four doors, a black or silver exterior, and time-honored elegance that appeals to a top-end market.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

The American Society of Journalists and Authors is suing California to protect the rights of freelancers there , thank goodness. Presenters: Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Velvet Chainsaw – good reads on conferences and education from Dave Lutz and his team.

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Association Success

APRIL 29, 2020

to California. Because if attendees can’t get to your conferences, then you’ve got big issues. Beth Ziseenis : “ Your Nerdy Best Friend ” is one Eileen Schuster of the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists relies on often for the easily digestible association industry tips. The takeaway?

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic society events. Their guide covers configuring software for abstract submission and peer review, issuing the call for papers, designing the conference program, and more.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Exhibitors want to stay loyal to industry conferences and trade shows, but they are weighing the expenses against the decreasing ROI. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Host: MIT Technology Review. A new episode is posted every Monday by 1 p.m. More info/register.

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JULY 10, 2020

Virtual conferences and events held in March and April were at an advantage—attendees weren’t yet in full-on Zoom fatigue. Virtual conference success. The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians went virtual with their conference early in the pandemic, March 19, to be exact. Virtual conference sponsorships.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Just ask the crowds of renowned editors, agents, art directors, authors, and illustrators in the world of children’s publishing who are attending the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators ’ Winter Conference. February 11-16: The world’s largest scientific society is holding a conference as big as its reputation.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Adrian Segar, Conferences That Work ). Rebecca Zucker, Harvard Business Review ). Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE, Executive Director, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. A guide to hotel tipping.

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MARCH 1, 2024

When associations canceled their conferences during the pandemic, sponsors and exhibitors found other ways to achieve their marketing goals. Just what you need to pretend you’re elsewhere, a bald eagle cam from Big Bear Valley in California. Sponsorships. Bruce Rosenthal and Dan Kowitz offer a reality check about sponsorships.

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Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

This month’s Corner Office spotlight shines on Stephanie Doute, vice president of membership and group services for Leading Age California , the state’s preeminent advocate for nonprofit senior living and care. Stephanie Doute: Leading Age California is the primary advocate for quality nonprofit senior living and care in the state.

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JULY 21, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association Brain Food is taking off next Friday, July 28 because I’m away all week at my state SAE conference and a family beach vacation. The next edition will go live on Friday, August 4. Member education. Some of them don’t even exist now. .

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It’s one of the things that was told to me, over and over again, when I first attended the American Society of Association Executives’ annual conference just weeks ago. In Scheier’s review of the data and the stories that came with them, he pointed at two key points that kept the organizations from evolving: Fear of failure and of conflict.

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Columbus California Review Survey 66

Socious

OCTOBER 3, 2016

If you only want information on your California members, then you should send your survey only to California chapters and groups. The same goes for surveying people during one of your industry’s major conferences. Review your members, including their demographic information, to determine the best time to send out your surveys.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE, Executive Director, California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (Chair of ASAE Ethics Committee). Check out Cecilia’s Nonprofit Executive Spotlight series too. Tue 3/9 at 12 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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North Carolina Certificate Strategy Case Study 370

Association Adviser

JANUARY 19, 2017

Start by reviewing this article from Associations Now about planning for smart membership growth. Some more recent examples of innovative benefits we’ve seen include: Complimentary cruise ship inspections (tours) during the Cruise Lines International Association’s annual conference. Want to increase your membership?

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

And, Caroline Forsey at HubSpot explains what California’s new data privacy act means for marketers. Nilofer Merchant, Harvard Business Review ). Presenters: Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Let them prove it. A new episode is posted every Monday by 1 p.m.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Jessica Klein at Fast Company reviews the latest research on freelancing. Presenters: Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Live Review. Live Review. to 4:45 p.m.

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Association Adviser

MAY 8, 2017

Lori Kinsey, Meeting Professionals International, Northern California Chapter. Many volunteer committee members shared personal experiences dealing with all kinds of emergencies, and they helped review the final plan for feasibility and appropriateness. Was it worth that time and energy, and how do you know? AA: Was the plan activated?

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Beth Kanter

MAY 28, 2014

Last week, I had the pleasure of designing and facilitating the ultimate social media practitioner panel at the Social Media on Purpose Conference hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review. Abdi Soltani , Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California. Case Studies Conferences'

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JULY 23, 2021

At the Harvard Business Review, Miles Everson, Steve King and Carolyn Ockels say every company needs a digital nomad policy —which makes me wonder… do you know of any digital nomads in the association community? Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Guest: Victoria Elliott.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

The Harvard Business Review recently surveyed 150 working adults and found that those who held walking meetings were more likely to say they were creative in their work and also more likely to indicate deeper engagement. Meetings planners should look for cities with several different kinds of walking-meeting routes around the conference area.

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Association Adviser

MAY 15, 2017

Associations can earn revenue from supplier members wanting to place press releases or product reviews in member communications. Thus, says Lori Kinsey, CMP, of MPI Northern California , purchasing event cancellation insurance is a wise move. Publication advertising can take the form of sponsored text messages. Source: SlickText.com.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 4, 2017

I also use it as a year in review tool. Year in Review. I keynoted many conferences, including ConnectVA , American Marketing Association Nonprofit Conference , the Institute of Fundraising in London , and others. I call it my “ To Do, To Done, Don’t Do, Reflection List.”

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

WBT Systems explains who’s excluded if you stop hosting virtual conferences. They also suggest ways to improve the virtual conference experience. Hear a review of the results of the midterm elections and NCSL’s extensive preview of the 2023 legislative sessions, which are set to begin in just a few weeks. Attracting Gen Z.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 29, 2014

It’s all about dynamics: The quality of a board of directors can determine an organization’s success—so choosing members shouldn’t be casual, says Solange Charas, president of Charas Consulting, discussing her research into board dynamics in a Harvard Business Review post. The potential benefits for conferences?

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Social Media California Team Review 40

SCD Group

JANUARY 28, 2013

Time For Your Conference Sponsorship To Grow Up By Jeff Hurt via Velvet Chainsaw’s Midcourse Corrections Has your conference sponsorship grown up? Or are you still offering first generation sponsorship that flashes logos on any and all available space at your conference venue? Boring Conferences Feel Longer. Middle Aged?

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AssociationChat

JUNE 28, 2020

I started this listing on February 20th, when there was still a question of whether or not conferences could still be held with the impending threat of the novel coronavirus. EventMB) June 24, 2020 – A growing number of countries are reauthorizing large professional events including trade shows, conferences, exhibitions, and congresses.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 3, 2014

Earlier this week as I was catching up on the meetings and tradeshow-related reading that I missed while out on vacation over the holidays, I came across an interesting article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Levant told the Review-Journal that he credits the show’s success to the fact that he’s also a customer. “I

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The Association of Advancement Professionals (AASP) Conference featured a keynote on AI and Fundraising by David Lawson and Laurie Hood Lawson.They are the co-authors of the book, Big Good Philanthropy in the Age of Big Data and Cognitive Computing.

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AssociationChat

APRIL 15, 2020

With almost daily announcements of conference and event cancellations mounting due to fears surrounding the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (that can develop into the deadly COVID-19 ), many association executives are wondering if their own conferences, special events, and Board meetings are safe. Major conferences. Source: [link].

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Associations Now

JULY 6, 2015

The latest issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review reports on a recent trend of TED Talk- and Ignite-style events in which entrepreneurs share their shortcomings and failures. Unlike TED, a conference series that focuses on ‘ideas worth spreading,’ [Foulup] Nights showcases ideas worth shedding.”.

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MARCH 6, 2020

Tanya Basu at MIT Technology Review writes about private micro-networks , like Cocoon, which some believe are the future of connecting. “…[S]uch micro-networks and the control they offer might redefine how we think about and use social media in the next decade, whether it is Cocoon or another app that follows in its wake.”. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

MAY 13, 2013

The President Reacts President Barack Obama, during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday, spoke out on the issue, promising to hold those responsible fully accountable for their actions, based on a forthcoming inspector general investigation. So what does this mean for nonprofits at large?

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MAY 18, 2018

Harvard Business Review ). Check out these photos of bioluminescence giving the California coastline an eerie blue glow. ( That’s what you should do, or the California Zephyr through the Sierra and Rockies. Discover ways to serve your conference attendees in an all-inclusive way. The Guardian ). Need to decompress?

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 21, 2014

It seems you can’t go to an industry or association conference these days without seeing Big Data somewhere on the agenda. ” Melia said never waste an opportunity to get good feedback from your members, but do it in short digestible bites, such as by adding a question to your dues bills, product shipments or annual conference surveys.

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Survey Analysis Oakland Innovation 60

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JULY 15, 2022

Tagoras/Leading Learning worked with the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) to develop “ Presenting for Impact ,” a brief course designed to help subject matter experts create more educationally effective content for online courses, webinars, conference sessions, and other types of educational programming.

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Technology Marketing Course Education 39

Beth Kanter

MAY 7, 2013

” Unfortunately, I could make it to Thailand, so I presented and lead a discussion remotely using Google Hangouts from California. The theme for the training was “ Data, Data.” Here’s a few reflections about presenting remotely in locations outside of the US. Format: Our session was 90 minutes.

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