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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Quick hits before we get to the list of next week’s free education: 40 one-sentence newsletter tips. Meaningful Engagement: Communicating with Your Members in Troubled Times. Governance System Redesign: Designing the Change Process (ASAE DC Ideas Swap). Patricia Cole, Vice President of Communications, Catholic Charities USA.

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MAY 5, 2023

. – Successful Rebrand (Radio Free 501c ) Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting (formerly Nonprofit Conversations) features guests from across the nonprofit community and the business world to share expertise on a variety of topics related to the practice of nonprofit management. Location: Washington DC. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I used to go online to quickly check my emails for anything important and I’d end up reading newsletters and community digests, moving onto Hootsuite, falling down the black hole of clicking on tweeted links, reading more articles, and oh why not just a glance at LinkedIn too, then more newsletters and suddenly hours have flown by.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I used to go online to quickly check my emails for anything important and I’d end up reading newsletters and community digests, moving onto Hootsuite, falling down the black hole of clicking on tweeted links, reading more articles, and oh why not just a glance at LinkedIn too, then more newsletters and suddenly hours have flown by.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2019

Association professionals, please consider participating in the 2019 Association Communications Benchmarking Survey. Here’s a little piece I did on microvolunteering —one of my longtime soapbox topics—for my state association’s newsletter. Tom Whatley, Content Marketing Institute ). 1 CMP credit. More info/register. Host: PCMA.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 18, 2019

Set meetings with your colleagues to consider the ways your association can work across departments to share tools and merge information and schedules to amplify communications and technology outside of traditional functional groups. Create a map of all your content, communication channels and technology platforms.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 16, 2023

You should also check out Sidecar’s online community dedicated to AI and Amith Nagarajan’s (Blue Cypress/Sidecar) new book, Ascend: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations —I’m reading it now. Thanks to subscribing to god-knows-how-many newsletters, my inbox is full of AI articles. More info/register. Mon 6/19 at 8 a.m. –

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Reid All About it

MARCH 19, 2021

Two proven tips to increase your newsletter’s open and click rates. Presenters: Tim Zanker, CEO of O’Keefe Communications. Rachel Schwerin, Senior Producer at O’Keefe Communications. Wilhelm Hesse, Video Producer at O’Keefe Communications. Host: Association Xchange (formerly DC Swap). Quick hits.

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Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

Host: DC-Metro Association-Nonprofit Tech Network. Boost Membership & Non-dues Revenue in a Virtual World with Open Communities. . Find out how you can keep your subscribers engaged in between buying cycles with a relevant, personalized newsletter. More info/register. Tue 7/28 at 3 p.m. More info/register. Host: rasa.io.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Seven ways to boost your newsletter open rate. 10 Online Communication & Fundraising Best Practices for Small NGOs. Zoom and Washington DC). Locations: Zoom and Washington DC. Presenters: Ed Barks, president of Barks Communications. Transform the Way Your Organization Engages & Communicates 365 Days a Year.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 28, 2016

In a blog post for Inbound.org , writer Jimmy Daly (the editor of the popular newsletter Swipe File ) talks about a few of the unconventional strategies he uses to form new blog posts. Whether you’re trying to reach lawmakers in DC or readers in a local market, op-eds are useful tools for pushing an advocacy message forward.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 13, 2020

– Crisis Communications: Coronavirus Edition. Whether you intend to cancel your event or not, the coronavirus outbreak has made one thing abundantly clear: we need to be prepared to communicate to our meeting’s stakeholders. Learn how you can communicate effectively with or without a plan currently in place. 2 CMP credits.

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Beekeeper Group

MARCH 27, 2020

When letters containing the bacterium anthrax arrived at the DC offices of Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) in October 2001, multiple Capitol Hill buildings closed for decontamination. There are other reasons that supporters, activists and members of various organizations cannot visit DC for a fly-in.

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Beekeeper Group

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

Katarina Hamelin , Account Manager , joins us from SmithBucklin, where she served as a communications representative for nine non-profit organizations. Leslie has her Master of Professional Studies in Public Relations from Georgetown University and her Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Communications from James Madison University.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Meena Dayak, vice president of integrated media and communications for the American Public Power Association: Our content comes from different sources. Tracy Mehan III, executive director for government affairs at the American Water Works Association: A lot of our advocacy-related communication is shoe leather.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Meena Dayak, vice president of integrated media and communications for the American Public Power Association: Our content comes from different sources. Tracy Mehan III, executive director for government affairs at the American Water Works Association: A lot of our advocacy-related communication is shoe leather.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 27, 2023

We rounded out 2022 with a small meet-up in DC and want to keep the momentum going with a networking meet-up in Reston, VA. Let’s catch up on what everyone is doing and stay in contact this year in support of our community. Host: Tagoras Wed 2/1 at 11 a.m. – The Power of Zapier 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. .

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 4, 2013

At last month’s Social Media Week Washington, DC 2013 , the SM4GH leadership team presented Benchmarking: Stop Comparing Apples to Potatoes. Another interesting find was the overwhelming use of newsletters and email correspondence as a means of communicating. This was supported through discussion at the event.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 6, 2023

The community strategy playbook from Mobilize is based on the blueprint they developed for their own user community. The playbook guides you step-by-step through strategy development, community, launch, communication and engagement plans and more—a comprehensive look at everything you need to nurture and grow an online community.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

A digital pass subscription gets you regular small group meetups, monthly expert live streams, weekly newsletter, benchmarking data, on-demand content, one-on-one brainstorming session, and event discounts. Community manager survey. Host: Jay Daughtry, Chief Communications Officer/Owner, CQbd. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

I spoke to a group of nonprofit in Seattle a few weeks ago at Pyramid Communications who found the advice for taking incremental steps towards improvement very useful. The model was also used for advanced practitioners as a benchmarking framework at Social Media Week in DC last week. We’re all midstream with our communications.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 22, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you’re into association publishing and/or communications, follow the hashtag ( #AMPAnnual18 ) for Association Media & Publishing’s annual conference next week, Monday – Wednesday. Tue 6/26 at 11 a.m. Tue 6/26 at 3 p.m.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 1, 2018

FC writes about new tools that make editorial newsletters easier to produce and more enjoyable to read. Join a discussion of BICSI (a professional association supporting the information and communications technology community industry) activities in India. Chapter Roundtable in Washington DC. Location: Washington DC.

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Off Stage

MAY 17, 2010

” The communication was from one of my favorite AEs, a manager of insight and good judgment, whose small association has always been a leading-edge kind of organization. An association that utilizes a significant portion of digital communication and tools to conduct its operations? 17, 2010 - I'm returning your call, Patsy.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 11, 2022

15 Ways to Take Your Newsletter to the Next Level. Email newsletters are a great way to share industry news with your members, but a lot has changed in the world of email. Presenter: David Alexander, General Manager and Chief Communications Officer, Rotary International. Locations: Washington DC and online. CAE credits.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

We spent some time with Dayak to ask how the association’s integrated media and communications department supports public power and reinforces membership value. Meena Dayak: I’ve worked with the association for a little over three years as the vice president for integrated media and communications.

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ChatterBachs

DECEMBER 27, 2010

claudiabia : @ ChatterBachs Claudia Saleh from DC area, Strawberry from Haagen Dazs is my fav ice cream. karategirl88 : blogs digests, tech newsletters, biz mags, and # social media sites. DKRex : ppl finding smater friends & following them- tools that communicate w/ info source (microwave comm w./ What do you do?

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 6, 2017

The New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) is using demographic and behavioral data to provide targeted, relevant content – newsletters, website content, and event marketing emails – to their members and community. DC Small Staff Association Brown Bag Lunch Group (Washington DC). More info/register. Thu 1/12 at 12 p.m. –

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 6, 2017

The New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) is using demographic and behavioral data to provide targeted, relevant content – newsletters, website content, and event marketing emails – to their members and community. DC Small Staff Association Brown Bag Lunch Group (Washington DC). More info/register. Thu 1/12 at 12 p.m. –

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Reid All About it

MARCH 29, 2019

And if that isn’t cool enough, check this out: “Our members will not have to pay additional fees for online education, certification, communities, newsletters, or other digital products that – more often than not – are pay-to-play ‘extras’ in most association business models.”. Good advice for any communication. But how many do?

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Reid All About it

JUNE 17, 2016

DC SAFE (Small Association Forum for Executives). – Sample Swap for Newsletter Templates. See what other organizations are doing with their email templates and hear feedback for improvements on yours, including newsletters, membership renewal reminders, event mailings, and more. Participate live or view the recording.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 4, 2016

A new study from APCO Worldwide examining how association advocacy efforts are perceived by DC power brokers and other stakeholders offers some strategic and tactical insights for association GR teams. The way associations need to communicate their messages is also changing.

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Associations Now

MAY 21, 2015

And in today’s evolving communications and marketing environment, it’s important to find someone who has the right skills to take your associations to the next level. Sales: While the word “sales” makes some cringe, it is important to realize that all aspects of marketing and communications require the ability to influence and persuade.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 3, 2018

Newsletters are immortal —and so is news of their death and rebirth,” says Dave Pell, who shares six tips for publishing excellent newsletters. He should know—he writes one of my favorite evening newsletters. Chapter Roundtable in Washington DC. Location: Washington DC. Welcome to the real world. Off my soapbox.

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Plexus Consulting

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This is like using a map of Washington, DC to find your way around the streets of Paris! Operational Internal and external communications. Probably the single most important operational function in times of a crisis is communications. Every quarter that has gone by has brought more bad news….

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ChatterBachs

DECEMBER 17, 2010

E5V : I’m Elliot V from Washington DC. I work with govWin as their Community Manager. If they resonate, I’ll lead w/ them in e-newsletter subject lines. Will create an update service for readers to communicate improvements to my event design. Favorite Vaca spot? sanibel island. ASegar : I learn from every event I run.

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The Big Picture

OCTOBER 18, 2005

I am heading to Washington DC the weekend before Thanksgiving for a full day of CapWiz training during their annual Customer Appreciation Day. We use our CapWiz frequently - even as a distribution software for e-newsletters not related to advocacy. Communications. Creating Association Communities. via Rexblog ].

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