Idea Architects

JANUARY 23, 2019

I think we need to reframe the way many organizations currently view volunteers. They see it as something that only “some people” may do. But as The Decision to Volunteer noted, many members say they are volunteering in ways beyond how the board often defines volunteer involvement (positions, formal service, etc.). What if we think of volunteering as something everyone should do because it is one of the most significant ways to build a strong professional network, to connect more to the professi

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 23, 2019

I was talking with a colleague the other day who said that in her experience, management retreats usually ended up at one of two extremes: either they were stellar and everyone loved them, or they were a disaster and people ended up quitting at the end. That may be a bit of an exaggeration—I’m sure many management retreats are more middle of the road—but it reflects a general fear among senior managers that management retreats are inherently dangerous, because they could do more harm than good.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 23, 2019

Automation rules. Marketing automation. Two terms that sound similar (and sort of are) except for the fact that they tend to be siloed into two separate spheres of community and marketing. Though it’s a tad confusing, it’s no coincidence that these two key Higher Logic features both use the word “automation,” because it reminds us how closely and effectively the two tools can work together.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 23, 2019

Responding to emails can take up an unnecessary part of the workday. Change your email habits to save time and be more productive. Also: The American Physical Therapy Association breaks ground on its new headquarters. Type, send, repeat: The average professional spends about 28 percent of their workday on email. For American workers, that number equates to about 2.6 hours and 120 messages received per day, says Matt Plummer in a post on Harvard Business Review.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 23, 2019

Joe Rosensteel, vice president of digital product development for Naylor Career Solutions. Boxwood Technology started in 1997 as a way for John Bell’s recruitment company, Bell and Associates, to find more candidates for tough-to-fill mainframe engineering positions. We built an online platform that gave him a place to post job openings and vet qualified candidates before he would package them up and present each to a hiring company.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 23, 2019

While associations may be anxious about their investments given the market’s recent ups and downs, experts says such volatility is pretty normal. But to make sure they can handle these changes, groups should be assessing how their assets are invested. The market’s ups and downs in the last year or so have left many investors anxious. But it’s important for associations that might be getting uneasy about their investments to understand that this is common in the bigger picture.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 23, 2019

A new report from the FBI Agents Association brings together voices of agents in the field to describe the real-life consequences of the federal shutdown—for both effective law enforcement and their personal lives. Since the partial government shutdown began a month ago, numerous associations have raised the alarm over the harm caused by the lapse in public services.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 23, 2019

The streaming service is the first member of the film industry trade group that isn’t a traditional studio. It comes during an awards season in which Netflix is scoring big. When it comes to streaming services, the Motion Picture Association of America isn’t looking at them blindfolded anymore—it knows they’re worthy of the group’s membership. This week, MPAA welcomed Netflix into the fold as a member, a move that effectively finalizes the company’s long evolution from movie rental disruptor to

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