Wild Apricot

MAY 16, 2019

Wild Apricot is a simple membership database software that makes it easy to register members, collect payments, and communicate with them. Start your free trial now.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 16, 2019

A volunteer member once enthusiastically told me “I love a good binder!” I’ve taken that to heart over the years and have created many, many good binders. Why? To preserve the online education programs and processes I worked so hard to put in place! At some point, circumstances that may or may not be in your control will dictate that someone else is going to need to review past decisions in order to make future ones.

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Tips FAQ Education Sample 211

Higher Logic

MAY 16, 2019

“Digital transformation” is leaving no stone unturned. Its effects aren’t limited just to big consumer brands like Amazon, Netflix Uber. Technology has changed how people travel down the path toward membership at your association, and how they engage with your association if or when they join. A member’s experience with your association or nonprofit used to look different.

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2019

Hosting competitions, bowl games, and other types of contests during your annual conference is not just a fun idea but also a chance to highlight the skill and knowledge required of your members. If you’ve been watching Jeopardy! recently, then you know that contestant James Holzhauer is on a winning streak. So far, he’s won $1.69 million in 22 games—and appears to be headed toward surpassing all-time money leader Ken Jennings’ $2.5 million.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 16, 2019

Most scratch-made home-cooked food tastes great while grocery store prepared food tastes just meh. I will blow a diet for a piece of homemade chocolate cake with homemade frosting while I will not even feel slightly compelled to try a grocery store cake. I object to the frosting. You see, I am a self-professed frosting scrapper-off-er. Store or factory-made frosting is too sugary, too thick, made with too much vegetable shortening.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 16, 2019

Salesforce’s recommended solution for professional and trade associations wins top award. Nimble AMS comes out on top after attending Salesforce World Tour in D.C. . Nimble AMS, Salesforce’s recommended solution for professional and trade associations , was selected as the winner of the 2019 Demo Jam. Demo Jam is a competition between 5-7 apps who showcase their most impressive app in a 3-minute demo.

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2019

Rundown Attendees: 15,000 plus. Scientific sessions: 400 plus. Exhibit booths: 300. Committee and allied group meetings: 200 plus. The American Psychiatric Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting begins this weekend in San Francisco. Attendance is expected to top 15,000. More than 15,000 psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and other mental health professionals from around the world are headed to San Francisco in the coming days to learn from thought leaders, get up to date on the latest research, d

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Leading Associations

MAY 16, 2019

In my previous post, The Ideal Rules of Engagement for Board and Staff , I talked about how the challenges in board of directors/staff relationships generally arise from three types of board engagement: disengaged, over-engaged, or engaged in the wrong way. In this post, I want to share how Board of Directors’ dysfunction can impact staff and how to survive it!

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2019

A United Nations report on the decline of biodiversity is shining a light on environmental issues many associations hold dear, from the importance of plant life to the preservation of animal species. Earlier this month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services released a landmark report saying more than 1 million species of plants and animals are at risk of extinction due to human action.

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Association Success

MAY 16, 2019

How wisely is your association presenting its products and services to a diverse market of buyers? Most of us today are accustomed to receiving advertising from companies that are based on our behaviors in the marketplace. For example, when we search for a product on Amazon, we are offered similar or complementary items based on our previous purchases and searches and our behavior in the marketplace.

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2019

Develop your team and increase organizational knowledge by cross-training employees. Also: How can you make your website more accessible? It’s no secret that association professionals wear many hats. And it turns out that type of cross-training inherent to many association roles also has team benefits: Not only is it a great opportunity for learning, but it also gives everyone in the organization a better understanding of processes and core values.

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