Wild Apricot

JUNE 30, 2016

What is so special about July for membership organizations? Based on a study we conducted of over 1 million events you’ve created in Wild Apricot, July is the hottest month for big events. We’re talking retreats, conventions, and conferences.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 30, 2016

I got some great questions after last week's webinar, “ The Value of B t-Free Writing ,” for Higher Logic. We couldn't get to them all, so I've answered them here. Where you see several questions in a row, they come from different people. I've edited some questions for length, clarity, and grammar. Isn't this everything we should have learned from "Elements of Style" by Strunk & White?

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Potomac Core

JUNE 30, 2016

. The Brexit vote in the United Kingdom along with modest and subdued global economic growth will continue to affect corporate decisions on external costs not related to top line growth and operating performance. Associations in a number of instances are increasingly more relevant , and have strategic objectives closely aligned with the industries they serve.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 30, 2016

Related: Members need association help when they face change or start something new. The award-winning process for association innovation. Did you know that member surveys can be risky? The post One Thing We can do to Prepare for Change appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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Associations Now

JUNE 30, 2016

The American Society of Interior Designers unveiled its new DC headquarters earlier this week, which is on its way to becoming the region’s first platinum-level WELL-certified building space. ASID’s CEO sees the sleek, thoughtful space as not only a place to do work but also to do research into the impact of design on productivity. Most of us wouldn’t choose to live in a dimly lit, cluttered, and cramped cubicle that’s peppered with ugly and uncomfortable furniture, which by the way is down the

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Membersuite

JUNE 30, 2016

It’s no secret that millennials have made their way into the association space - at a rapid pace. All we ever hear is how millennials have altered the state of the association world and what we need to do to appease them. It’s clear that millennials are a different breed of members, but what makes them tick? Associations must understand what benefits benefit these younger members.

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Associations Now

JUNE 30, 2016

This election cycle seems to be sparking more office conflicts than previous campaigns, but talking politics at work is a risky proposition for employees and employers alike. Strife from the divisive presidential campaign season is bleeding over into the workplace, according to a recent survey conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management. In a poll of 457 human resource professionals , 26 percent reported an increase in “perceived greater political volatility” in the office this electi

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Effective Database

JUNE 30, 2016

I’ve written about this before , but it bears repeating. Before you can go to advanced work like marketing segmentation and “big data,” you have to be able to manage the fundamentals. And what are the fundamentals? Things like: proper procedures and documentation in place for managing your data. data integrity reports to ensure you have clean data. an integrated website that doesn’t require rekeying of data. minimize or eliminate redundant data and shadow systems.

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Associations Now

JUNE 30, 2016

The executive director of the Online News Association keeps the focus on members and employees as she prepares for her departure. Also: New frontiers in nostalgic marketing from Crystal Pepsi. Departing an organization where you’ve spent a long time as executive director isn’t an easy thing to do, but eventually that moment comes. If you find yourself having to leave an organization anytime soon, you might want to take notes from the letter posted yesterday by Jane McDonnell of the O

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 30, 2016

Note from Beth: I’ve been a big believer in shared knowledge and learning for the sector. IssueLab has been working for ten years to apply the age-old knowledge management question, “what if I knew what others know?” to the hard-earned lessons of nonprofits and foundations. While they confess that they still don’t know the ultimate answer to that question, they have learned a thing or two in their continued pursuit of that goal.

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Associations Now

JUNE 30, 2016

Rundown Attendees: 2,000. Badge Ribbon Colors: 21. Sponsorship Levels: 8. The National Association of the Deaf’s 53rd Biennial Conference starts in Phoenix next week. More than 2,000 deaf, deaf-blind, late-deaf, hard-of-hearing, and hearing consumers, educators, professionals, business owners, and managers will make their way to Arizona in the next few days to increase their knowledge of multicultural issues in the workplace, learn about the newest gadgets and services, and improve their l

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Associations Now

JUNE 30, 2016

The trade group for the fireworks industry recently launched a new charitable arm to teach fireworks safety. Its goal? To get the message out to kids early on. The first week of July is an explosive one for the American Pyrotechnics Association—mainly because the industry’s key product, fireworks , is on everyone’s mind this weekend. Of course, safety is a major concern this time of year , and the APA is already working on it.

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Associations Now

JUNE 30, 2016

A stunning upset of England’s national soccer team by Iceland’s team caught a lot of sports fans off guard. But that success was no accident; it required a lot of infrastructure planning on the part of a local football association. Iceland’s upstart status in this year’s European championship soccer tournament turned a lot of heads over the weekend after the country took down England in a stunning upset.

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