Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2020

For Google, that means direct communications from executives reminding employees of the societal role they play in getting the public through the health crisis. Companies must set goals and establish guidelines to help remote workers know what’s expected of them and keep them on the same page to meet deliverables,” Snyder says.

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Delcor

APRIL 10, 2020

However, as you start trying to figure out how to reply to your colleague via Teams chat, your manager is simultaneously sending you chat messages via Skype for Business to find out the status of the same email campaign. Staff store files and information according to consistent guidelines. Welcome to the Digital Workplace.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

How GDPR Works. Answer: The Global Data Protection Regulation is legislation that replaces the European Union’s previous directive on general privacy guidelines. Q: What documents should my organization prepare and make available for GDPR compliance? Question: What is the GDPR? Q: When does it go into effect? Data Collection.

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MemberClicks

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If you want to know how to start a nonprofit in Illinois, here are the important steps to getting your organization or association up and running smoothly and quickly. Keep nonprofit documents on file It’s important to keep a record of official documents in a secure, unified place. What is a nonprofit organization? Cost is $50.

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Ungrated

MAY 11, 2021

With summer quickly approaching, many community association boards continue to discuss how to safely open swimming pools and other amenities for residents to enjoy in the warmer months. CAI’s newly published report, Pool Position: Swim Season Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic , examines steps communities across the U.S.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Instead of addressing the “how to,” they concern themselves with the bigger issue of “why.” Jane Pearson ,orgSource, Vice President of Marketing and Communications Services, emphasized the importance of this partnership. Communicators are often on the front lines of coming trends and can spot challenges in the making.

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Achurch

JUNE 21, 2023

They serve as a coach—answering questions, suggesting best practices, and reminding people how to use the tool for its intended purpose. It is impossible to over-communicate. For simpler tools, like project management tools, a team of super-users can decide and document how to use the tool.

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Delcor

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In a successful digital workplace, staff store files and information according to organization-wide guidelines, and they use consistent digital communication channels to collaborate with colleagues. For example, your organization may want to improve staff collaboration or internal communication.

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NXUnite

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The platform offers tools for agenda creation, document sharing, board member engagement, and secure communication, all aimed at enhancing governance processes. They offer tools and insights to help these organizations improve their marketing efforts and effectively communicate their impact to target audiences.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Instead of addressing the “how to,” they concern themselves with the bigger issue of “why.” Jane Pearson ,orgSource, Vice President of Marketing and Communications Services, emphasized the importance of this partnership. Communicators are often on the front lines of coming trends and can spot challenges in the making.

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Ungrated

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Most think education should help develop communication, conflict resolution, and leadership skills as well as provide an understanding of board member ethics, financial reports, budgets, reserves, governing documents, and insurance policies. Improving community association living. COVID-19 challenges.

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Achurch

AUGUST 22, 2019

How then do organizations harness the intuitive understanding of younger generations and the strong-work ethic and resourceful old generations to make a technology-based strategy the most effective? Communication. Younger generations are used to a more casual style of communication, even with their superiors.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Whether it’s an emailed donation appeal, social media post, or old-school flyer on a bulletin board, the best nonprofit communications help your audience relate to and position themselves within your mission’s story. But what about some of your highest-impact communications— grant proposals ? Overwrite, then trim.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 20, 2016

The first step in your planning process is to make sure your community is built on solid ground -- this means you need strong rules and guidelines. This document should be in place even before your community launches. But it’s critical for maintaining the community’s integrity. Uphold policies in place.

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Delcor

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

They know how to manage time and can show others how to do their tasks efficiently. They understand how to handle risks and follow park regulations. This document includes the following: Stakeholder registry. Communication plan. Documentation policy. Association standards, guidelines, and policies.

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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. WBT Systems describes how to establish a high-performing professional development committee. Ann Handley ).

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 22, 2021

WBT Systems explains how your association’s education programs can provide three things that research says are missing for many who work remotely : meaning, belonging and informal learning. Why and how to transform yourself when you can’t get on a plane. Learn how to create authentic engagement using real video content.

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MemberClicks

JANUARY 23, 2024

No matter how you structure the available options, they should clearly show what people stand to gain. The key to remember here is that you need to communicate what the return on investment is. Sponsorship packages are like fundraising prospectuses in that they must communicate a lot of information in a short amount of space.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2021

Learn how to manage an organization or team successfully while honoring those differences and advancing ethical understandings. Join us for a live and interactive workshop led by master event experience crafter, Ryan Costello, where he will walk you through how to leverage invitations and websites to craft an event experience from the start.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Russell McCullough at DelCor Technology Solutions shares several new approaches to security training that will make your staff sit up, pay attention, and actually enjoy learning how to be safe online. That’s it for good reads, now it’s time for this week’s list of free professional development for the association community.

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Delcor

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The organizational roles described below aren’t so unusual in for-profit organizations, but the organizational charts of many associations and nonprofits still follow a traditional departmental model: Marketing, Communications, Membership, Meetings, IT, Finance, HR, etc. Communication strategy. SEO strategy.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Learn how to plan and execute a video marketing plan for your next event. Learn how to implement new membership models, marketing methods, and analytics tools to boost the performance of your membership marketing programs. How to Report Live from Nonprofit Conferences and Events. More info/register. Tue 2/14 at 1 p.m.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

Learn how to plan and execute a video marketing plan for your next event. Learn how to implement new membership models, marketing methods, and analytics tools to boost the performance of your membership marketing programs. How to Report Live from Nonprofit Conferences and Events. More info/register. Tue 2/14 at 1 p.m.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Sometimes, the best person may be in another, unrelated department, who simply needs a better way to communicate and share information—event staff, certification managers, education leaders, and others may need your community without even realizing it. No marketing or sales pitches.

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MemberClicks

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

If the latter seems like a bit of a struggle, check out these easy ways to kickstart your organization’s online community: Clearly define your community’s purpose A clear and well-defined purpose will attract members who share common interests and goals. Not sure you have internal staff to manage an online community?

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Associations Now

AUGUST 17, 2015

An association’s guidelines won’t keep a board from becoming divisive—indeed, they can help sow discord. Some of them are the documents that drive the board’s work. For example, the employee handbook was a relatively new document that came about because of tension over expectations of employees.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

To get those conversations going, lay out a few core campaign guidelines, like your objective, working fundraising goal, timeframe, and overarching vision. How to Target This Audience: Include leaders and stakeholders in your feasibility study. How to Target This Audience: Take an extremely individualized approach.

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Associations Now

JUNE 3, 2014

Meanwhile, the American Bankers Association recently announced seven hurricane preparedness tips , including assembling an emergency kit with first aid supplies, nonperishable food items, and a battery-powered radio; developing a family communications plan; and protecting important identification and financial documents.

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.orgCommunity

MARCH 20, 2020

They had plenty of practical advice about how to successfully lead a virtual team. No one knows how the next weeks and months will unfold. Quickly establish guidelines and a process for how you will conduct business. To avoid misunderstandings, document expectations. Be the Great Communicator.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 13, 2020

Abby Levene at Dropbox explains how businesses can benefit from age diversity , especially from the wisdom and life experience of older employees. Quick hits before we get to the list of this week’s free education: Why your organic traffic might be dropping… and how to fix it. – Crisis Communications: Coronavirus Edition.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 22, 2015

He asked our five innovative community managers some tough questions, and they provided real answers. The Kick-Ass Community Managers. Ben Martin , CAE, Online Community Results. James Baumann , Director of Communications & Marketing, The Association of College & University Housing Officers - International (ACUHO).

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 12, 2023

Include inclusive verbiage in your member communications, across your website, and in member agreements to ensure that all your members feel represented. Try conducting routine surveys about your inclusivity efforts to see how your members think you’re doing. Ensure your organization’s member portal has accessible options.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Integrating Online Communications into Your Fundraising Campaign. Learn how to successfully use online communication tools to enhance your fundraising efforts in inexpensive and time-effective ways. Come join a roundtable discussion on using Slack (a cloud-based team collaboration software) for your internal communications.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 23, 2012

For us, the challenge is less one of process and design and more one about finding the human resources and the time in everyones busy schedules to communicate enough to keep strategy and tactics aligned throughout our organization. Ive never written these guidelines down before, and maybe I should.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 21, 2017

More and more we are beginning to recognize the risk of communications overload, and organizations are trying to simplify the workflows for teams. A quick glance at your calendar shows that you spent hours in meetings, answering emails, or working on shared documents but you can’t remember why. Communicate Clearly in Emails.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 28, 2014

Document Your Results: One excellent way to document your results is to write a quick report – a couple of paragraphs discussing your hypothesis, how you did your test, and the final results. Here’s some guidelines for how long to run your test. Here’s some best practices for sharing results.

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Beth Kanter

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

A good facilitator knows how to shift or tweak the lesson plan in real time if it isn’t working as planned. The lead is also in charge of the pivot and communicating that to other facilitators. Subject Matter Expertise: If the goal is peer learning, have to be careful about how subject expertise is dispersed into the room.

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