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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Effectively capture + score member engagement in your social community. Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a four-part series looking at member engagement at associations and the importance of implementing a social networking platform equipped with the right tools to ensure early adoption and consistent engagement. Previously, we discussed the best way to recognize and leverage the knowledge of ambassadors within your association to help onboard new members and more directly engage

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

When I give talks about building active and engaged online communities, I inevitably end up stating that there are roughly 99 things that you have to get right to create a thriving community online.

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Potomac Core

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The flow of economic forecasts and performance , global crisis, disruptive innovation , and the real time updates on the U.S. elections are mind numbing. The constant stream of information reminds association executives just how complex the world has become for your members. How can your organization utilize its strategic planning process to help your members in new and different ways that increase your association’s relevance ?

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

One association puts its volunteer membership committee to work in calling all new members to welcome them to the association—a rewarding effort for members, volunteers, and the association alike. A common refrain among association governance experts is that a board of directors should focus on strategy and leave the execution to staff. Crossing those lines, they say, results in mixed messages and mixed results.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Your organization needs to change because it’s broken! Or is it? “There is no such thing as a dysfunctional organization, because every organization is perfectly aligned to achieve the results it currently ge ts,” says Jeff Lawrence. The Illusion Of A Broken Organization? So is your organization broke? Or is it working just fine…. Even though some of its stakeholders feel it is dysfunctional in some areas….

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The potential of connected devices, or the Internet of Things, has at times been challenged by reports of security problems. But the Online Trust Alliance says the real problem is poor security policy. Think the era of the Internet of Things (IoT) is problematic from a security perspective? It might be, but those security problems aren’t all that different from the ones you’re already working through at your organization in other contexts.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The journalism group First Draft News, which has until now represented startups focused on real-time news coverage, is bringing in a bevy of new members—including three of the most prominent social networks out there—as part of its plan to fight online misinformation. First Draft News has a good head start on its second draft. First Draft News , a media-industry group that, since its launch last year, has represented publishers in the real-time news space, has been noticed by the platforms where

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The ad-blocking service AdBlock Plus is getting a lot of criticism this week for a decision to launch an ad network. The problem? They went against user expectations. Also: An insightful video series ramps back up. Going against the expectations of your users is a recipe for disaster. Case in point: AdBlock Plus. This week, the widely used ad-blocking platform made a lot of publishers and end users mad when it announced it was going to start selling advertising on its platform.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Securing America’s Future Energy is helping shape the autonomous car discussion with its new Commission on Autonomous Vehicle Testing and Safety, which plans to formulate a set of best practices for self-driving car tests. The autonomous car space is moving fast. Among the headlines from this week alone: Uber had journalists test out its self-driving vehicles , which are going to be roaming around Pittsburgh in the days and months to come.

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Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

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