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Here’s a big idea: Innovation can be small

Association Success

I bet that if you pull any association’s job posting for a leadership opening, you will find the word “innovation” at least half the time, either as a requirement of the type of person or a descriptor of where the organization is going. This is not the only way to define, measure or think of innovation.

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Corn Growers Group Launches Innovation Challenge

Associations Now

The National Corn Growers Association is relying on some friendly competition to crowdsource innovative ways to use corn products. billion bushels, the National Corn Growers Association is hosting a global open innovation challenge to explore new solutions for turning the crop into bio-sustainable chemicals and molecules. “We

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Future-Proof Your Association By Innovating Small

Association Adviser

Steinberg, the author of Leading with Change: How to Future Proof Yourself, Fearlessly Innovate, and Succeed in the New Normal elaborated on what keeping up with innovation looks like in an age where change is constant. His main message? However, leaders who refuse to innovate, even slightly, risk being left behind over time.

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Shop With Purpose: A Guide to Online Shopping Fundraisers

NXUnite

They mean that, in your search for innovative fundraising strategies to engage your organization’s supporters and boost your revenue generation, you should consider tapping into the power of online shopping! Analyzing this information serves two main purposes. So, what do these statistics have to do with you, a nonprofit professional?

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Why your association needs to adopt a flexible IT budget

Nimble AMS

According to the Community Brands Study, there’s a direct correlation between innovative technology and member satisfaction. While the upfront cost for an AMS might be more expensive than you initially expect, in the long run, purchasing new technology will save you money. Therefore, having a flexible IT budget is key.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.10.20

Reid All About it

Facebook Giving Tools are not just the next generation fundraising platform – for many new and small charities, they are now the main source of individual giving. Digital Marketing & Product Innovation Manager, and Danny Pace, Services Product Manager, Skyline Exhibits. More info/register. Host: Skyline Exhibits.

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Daily Buzz: How Tech Can Improve Meeting Translation Services

Associations Now

New translating innovations can build on—and not detract from—the experience. Similarly, VR innovations, such as Microsoft’s HoloLens goggles, could also improve the event experience for deaf attendees. Marketing campaigns are a cost that provide value at a moment in time ,” he says. Also: The ROI behind content marketing.

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