Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

A month ago, I shared an article about morning routines and mentioned making changes to my own. I’m happy to report my mornings are more productive now – and I haven’t suffered. The biggest change is not going on the web until around noon. Seems so obvious in hindsight. 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 article

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Portage Group

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Do you ever wonder how your association stacks up when it comes to your finances? Could your expenses and liabilities be lower? Your operations leaner? Your education, programs and events more revenue-positive? The CSAE 2017 Canadian Association Financial Operations Report has arrived and is available through the Canadian Society of Association Executives.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

A month ago, I shared an article about morning routines and mentioned making changes to my own. I’m happy to report my mornings are more productive now – and I haven’t suffered. The biggest change is not going on the web until around noon. Seems so obvious in hindsight. 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 article

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

You may think giving attendees more options and choices is always better, but what if it turned out that offering them a little less is the way to go? Some ideas for making it happen. The other weekend I was trying to pick a place to go for dinner in my neighborhood. I was hemming and hawing: Did I feel like Thai? Or pizza? Or ramen? Or a burger and fries?

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I’ve been in this industry longer than I like to admit, during which time I’ve had the privilege to work side by side with some of the most progressive professionals in the conference business. To my mind, there are two things that separate the good from the great: 1) those who are uber-connected and trusted (not on social media, but rather one-to-one relationships) and 2) those who are committed to life-long learning.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

During our book tour for the Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , we routinely got asked the question, what one self-care habit should we focus on to get started? We respond with: Get enough sleep. As Arianna Huffington points out in her book, Sleep Revolution , and in this recent interview, getting enough sleep and less stress leads to better workplace performance.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The group, which has in recent years emphasized a nonpartisan stance on most issues, says the shifting environment around LGBT rights makes the diversity of ideology an important consideration for expanding its membership. Sometimes, the definition of “diversity” means something different depending on your organization’s place in the world.

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Chapter Chat

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Relationships are tricky. Chapters don’t like their national association looking over their shoulder like Big Brother. Or, nagging them with requests for data. But, the national association has to know which chapters need help or are at risk of failing. Or, which ones have success stories to share. How else can national find out unless chapters are more transparent with their financials and other information?

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

In the wake of the near-failure of California’s Oroville Dam and ensuing evacuation, the Association of State Dam Safety Officials is stepping up efforts to help members acquire the resources necessary to ensure dam safety. $ 60.7B ASDSO’s estimated cost to repair U.S. dams, in billions. Despite the rain storms headed toward Northern California, the crisis at the Oroville Dam—caused by erosion on its emergency spillway putting the U.S.’s largest dam at risk of failing—is waning as the rese

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

With all the noise around different marketing strategies, find out which ones the pros are actually employing. Also: The New York Times smartly adjusts headlines for mobile. The sheer amount of digital marketing advice, tactics, and strategies that your association can employ can be overwhelming to choose from. Stephanie McGehee from Association Success helps cut through the noise by detailing five marketing trends that are actually being practiced in the association space.

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