Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 3, 2012
I’m headed down to Muncie, Indiana. Nevertheless, I’ll be speaking at the Indiana Society of Association Executives’ (ISAE) annual convention Thursday afternoon. Conversely, organizations deficient in professional development competencies are unable to overcome poor quality, inefficiency, low staff morale, communication issues and turnover/high recruitment costs. Fireworks in Grand Rapids on July 4, 2011.
Association Adviser
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Part 4 of our 2017 Association Communications Benchmarking Study series. This year, more than 50 percent of associations said that engaging young professionals is one of their Top 5 communication challenges. With so many distractions, young professionals today could benefit from focused communication. 51 percent of associations surveyed create communications targeted to younger members. 28 percent somewhat customize communications for this group.
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Reid All About it
MARCH 24, 2023
GrowthZone shares ideas for onboarding, flexible work schedules, employee perks, recognition, and communication. Chief Communications Officer/Owner, CQbd Tue 4/4 at 12 p.m.
Reid All About it
MARCH 17, 2023
Learn how to identify challenges early in the process to better navigate transitions, communicate effectively with all team members and partners, and address concerns in a timely and constructive manner.
Reid All About it
NOVEMBER 16, 2018
Lane Velayo, owner and CEO of Synergos, an Association Management Company and executive director of the Indiana Music Educators Association. Using Storytelling to Boost Your Nonprofit’s Communications. Find out where to look for guidance, how to decide which stories your nonprofit should be telling, why a range of nonprofits are telling stories, and how and where nonprofit communicators are sharing their stories.
Association Leaders
JUNE 23, 2014
For example, good leaders often surround themselves with good, smart, effective people; good leaders have a sense of purpose and are able to communicate that purpose with those around them; good leaders have certain values they live by and to which they hold themselves accountable. Check out this video clip and short blurb from a 2014 NBA Playoff game between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers. Good leaders have many common traits and behaviors.
Associations Now
MARCH 25, 2015
Organizers for Gen Con, Indianapolis’ largest convention based on scale and economic impact, have sent a letter to Indiana’s governor, saying they may leave the state out of concern that a recently passed bill will allow private businesses to discriminate against LGBT audiences for religious reasons. A new “religious freedom” bill expected to be signed into law in Indiana could cost the state a big-stakes event.
Reid All About it
APRIL 16, 2021
Laura Lewis, Chief Communications Officer, Commercial Real Estate Women Network. Monique Wise, Senior Sales Manager, Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium. Daughtry, Chief Communications Officer/Owner, CQbd. Ben Rome, Senior Manager of Communications, AIHA.
Association Adviser
MAY 20, 2014
Sarah Rosenberger , membership, communication and marketing coordinator for the Indiana Society of Association Executives (ISAE) , agreed. Speaking of measurement, Naylor’s 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Study found that seven in 10 associations (71 percent) believe their members are ignoring at least half of what they send them. AMC’s Brooks would like to see less overall communication from associations and more meaningful content.
Reid All About it
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
Monique Wise, Senior Sales Manager, Indiana Convention Center and Lucas Oil Stadium. Digital Member Communications: How Hard Decisions Led to Pandemic Praise (Reston-Loudon Idea Swap). Presenter: Laura Withers, Vice President of Strategic Communications for NTCA?The
Association Adviser
MAY 20, 2014
But suppose you received a large and unexpected bump in your annual budget for communications and technology. What they did seem more interested in was “improving the quality of their existing communication vehicles” (54 percent) and “upgrading their publishing tools, technologies and processes” (48 percent). These stats were gleaned from the responses of the 1,000-plus participants in our annual Association Communication Benchmarking Study.
Reid All About it
DECEMBER 15, 2017
Indiana SAE ). Discover how to use communications and process changes to defuse tension, while harnessing solid governance and technology to rebuild trust and respect across the organization. The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… Thanks to all of you who told me during the ASAE Tech Conference that you read Brain Food. I meant it, you made my day. I’m getting tired of all the “sky is falling” articles about AI.
Socious
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
In the movie Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade , after multiple threats to his life and overcoming impossible obstacles, Indy meets the Grail Knight, keeper of the Holy Grail. Marketing and Membership Communication. How do you handle marketing and member communications? When selecting membership management software, you need to understand your members the same way Indiana Jones understood the quest he was on.
Reid All About it
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
Krystele Chavez, Digital Communications Specialist, BC Non-Profit Housing Association. SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Professor of Human Resource Management in the School of Business at Indiana University Southeast.
Associations Now
OCTOBER 23, 2014
The state of Indiana. In August, Indiana State Parks and Reservoirs started publishing a series of posts highlighting the state’s many parks, with the help of some marshmallowy, chocolately friends. Smart stuff on Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog. A new ad-industry study suggests that we’d rather have sponsored free apps than pay for apps instead. Also: the best s’mores-related idea you’ll see all day.
Association Subculture
MARCH 25, 2013
It's spreading to Indiana, Wisconsin and New York. There are new ways of doing business, of achieving fiscal stability, of reaching out and communicating effectively with our constituents - members and nonmembers alike. I have no idea what I am supposed to do.I only know what I can do. Captain Kirk, Star Trek Into Darkness. Yes, I am an unabashed fan-girl and so excited over this movie I can barely stand it.
Reid All About it
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Professor of Human Resource Management in the School of Business at Indiana University Southeast. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Cohort-based online courses.
Higher Logic
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
The image of a smiling man increased conversions by 47% in Illinois, but decreased them 42% in Indiana. Personalize Communication and Content. If you watch budget design shows on TV, you know that one of the designers’ favorite tricks is paint. It’s cheap, fast, and gives a whole new look to furniture and walls. Rarely do you see a makeover on a budget that doesn’t at least paint an accent wall. White walls hardly ever remain white.
Association Success
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
At the CPA Center of Excellence® and Indiana CPA Society, these members consist of nearly 8,000 CPAs and accounting professionals. Hiring CPAs is increasingly competitive, and due to these changes brought on by technology and globalization, the non-technical skills like critical and strategic thinking, communication skills and an entrepreneurial mindset are crucial. What’s the trick to the huge task of transforming association learning?
GrowthZone
JULY 24, 2018
Customizable with many modules: membership, events, finances, CRM, communications, education, eCommerce, business intelligence. Located in Carmel, Indiana. Could an Association Management Software (AMS) solution be the answer to the inefficiencies that plague your association? This article will help you evaluate ten association software options. What is Association Management Software (AMS)?
SCD Group
MARCH 18, 2014
I like to call it, team-sourcing: a meeting planner to manage the two major meetings we do and assorted educational workshops a CPA firm to handle the finances including AR and AP a retired PR professional for marketing/communications a lobbying firm for advocacy on the state level an out of state IT firm to handle the website I manage all these individuals, and do not have to house them or pay benefits, and each can be “replaced” with a phone call.
Associations Now
AUGUST 11, 2017
Cities that are home to a bevy of tech companies are generally keen to invest in their communications infrastructure. Case in point: TechPoint in Indianapolis, which offers a number of initiatives and programs to promote and accelerate the growth of Indiana’s tech community. Sara Croft, director of communications at TechPoint, says the nonprofit is happy to facilitate conference speakers from the local tech companies.
Associations Now
APRIL 17, 2014
Kate Snyder of South Hills Interfaith Ministries, writing on Kivi’s Nonprofit Communications Blog, has some tips on convincing your higher-ups to be less formal in their professional writing. Learn association management from an industry veteran: The Indiana Society of Association Executives sits down with Mark McSweeney , who’s been in the association space for more than 20 years. Your association’s community comes together for an event.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
One possible solution is to take the reins yourself, like Lauren Hefner , director of communications for the National Grocers Association, did when she was searching for a mentor in the association industry. Realizing it needed to establish a more formal, systematic mentoring program, the Indiana State Bar Association developed a Mentor Match program that includes required activities for mentors and mentees and incentivizes people to join by providing continuing education credits.
Associations Now
JANUARY 26, 2017
Kayla Jenkins, a blogger for the Indiana Society of Association Executives, provides communication tips to help you make the case for your organization in a short amount of time. Find out ways to fine tune your association’s elevator pitch. Also: How to get the most out of a small staff. If you had only a few seconds to explain to a stranger what your association does, could you do it clearly and effectively?
Associations Now
MARCH 19, 2014
It’s more about the environment you create than any one thing you bring in,” said Grant Greenberg, manager of PR and communications for Regus North America, a building management company that will host game-watching events during the workday in their buildings throughout the country. The Indiana Land Title Association’s young title professionals committee, for example, will host its third annual March Madness networking event this week. “We
Associations Now
NOVEMBER 14, 2014
Overall, cities in the Midwest did particularly well, with five Rust Belt cities—Chicago; Lansing, Michigan ; Rockford, Illinois ; Fort Wayne, Indiana ; and Detroit —sitting in the top 10. Chicago tops the list of large cities with the best wireless access, beating out several other event hubs. Also: why your association should prioritize community managers in the hiring process.
Velvet Chainsaw
OCTOBER 24, 2012
They make communication simple and fast. Sure there are some presenters that are excellent communicators and we’re willing to sit passively listening to them for an hour. Alexander and Helen Astin, the University of Michigan’s Dr. Bill McKeachie, Indiana University’s Dr. George Kuh and Russia’s Dr. Lev Vygotsky have proven how adults learn best. Is your presentation a one-way monologue for listeners?
Beth Kanter
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
The workshop used design-thinking based on Luma methodology to help participants develop a communications strategy for measuring impact. The process took participants through an assessment of the problems facing them, collective brainstorming, and prototyping. We started off with an affinity clustering of the strengths, challenges, and opportunities for improving their organization’s practice of measuring impact and communicating about it.
AssociationChat
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
And you hear that you hear that frustration, in interpersonal relationships all the time, where there’s this miscommunication, because there are different communication styles are just totally different ways that people are working together. Watch the Video! TRANSCRIPT.
Associations Now
OCTOBER 16, 2014
five or more communication channels (including in-person events, websites, social media, email, and postal mail). We had 16-year-olds in Indiana asking for $16 donations.”. A new study on tech trends in fundraising illustrates some of the challenges nonprofit fundraisers face and opportunities that technology is making possible. How do you match up?
Associations Now
MARCH 28, 2016
“[N]ot all providers rely on the same method of communication,” AHIP writes in a FAQ on the partner directory. To test the pilot versions of these directory systems, AHIP has partnered with 12 health plans from commercial, Medicaid and Medicare markets in Indiana, California, and Florida. A major trade group for health insurance providers is developing a new program to provide families with accurate information about plans.
Associations Now
JULY 1, 2015
Cadei cites other recent examples, from the widespread abandonment of the Confederate Flag following the Charleston church murders to the condemnation of Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Then check out Network for Good Vice President of Communications and Content Caryn Stein’s “ Two Absolute Requirements for #GivingTuesday Success.” An excellent look into why companies and trade groups are more comfortable talking about social issues.
Beth Kanter
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
Both my books, “ Networked Nonprofit ,” and ” Measuring the Networked Nonprofit ” has been added to the syllabus of many college courses – from nonprofit management survey courses, philanthropy, communications, measurement, and more. I speak to college students regularly, many times through skype like this group of students in Indiana this past month who shared stories about their internships which often included measurement and spreadsheets.
Associations Now
MAY 23, 2017
The ruling, which came about after Kraft Foods sued TC Heartland LLC in Delaware—despite Heartland’s headquarters being based in Indiana—was closely watched by the business world, particularly in the technology space. The Computer & Communications Industry Association, for one, praised the Supreme Court’s decision for putting a stop to something it characterized as a costly legal wrinkle.
ChatterBachs
JANUARY 4, 2011
It should also be noted that the list reflects my interests: associations, events, travel, tech, government, education, social media, communications, marketing, public relations, and jobs. DanaMNelson - Dana Nelson; Evansville, Indiana; Owner: @DanaMNelson where we connect people to build community. dslunceford - Steve Lunceford; DC; Communications strategist working for @DeloitteGov. V); West Lafayette, Indiana; Tech prof, Comm Ph.D.
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