Spark Consulting
MAY 12, 2017
For those of us who are “on the bus” on the value of genuine diversity and inclusion, this is the crux of the matter: how do we effectively walk our talk on D+I? . We have to work from the inside out, starting with our own selves, taking steps to uncover and combat our implicit biases, understanding where we do – and do not – have privilege, and answering the question “Now that I know, what will I do?
Reid All About it
MAY 12, 2017
Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… How are associations using learning technologies? Don’t you want to know? I do. If you work for a membership organization, please participate in the Association Learning + Technology survey. Even if your organization doesn’t currently use or plan to use technology to deliver learning products, and regardless of your size or budget, please take 10 minutes to contribute.
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Associations Now
MAY 12, 2017
At this week’s digitalNow2017 conference, a number of speakers said that a new learning environment and the continuous need for professionals to gain new skills will require associations to adopt a new strategy. Here’s a look at how it may affect conferences. Earlier this week, I spent a few days in Orlando at digitalNow2017. While speakers talked about everything from the internet of things to nondues revenue and content strategy, a topic that came up time and time again, including from b
Association Success
MAY 12, 2017
The conference was buzzing with ideas - but not just from the session speakers. We all go to conferences hungry for something: hungry for knowledge and information; for rekindling old connections and forging new ones; or perhaps for what’s on offer at the midday buffet. I often find that the aspect of conference-going I most relish comes neither from the session hall nor the lunch menu, but from the hundreds of interactions between and amongst other attendees.
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Associations Now
MAY 12, 2017
The American Staffing Association’s online community marked its fourth anniversary by recognizing its most active participants. How to hack it? To deepen member engagement, the American Staffing Association hosts a digital space for robust member-oriented conversations. This online community, called ASA Central, will soon turn four years old. Read More ASAE members can read more about developing robust and engaging online communities from Luke Zimmer and coauthor Oona Schmid in their article, Cr
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Associations Now
MAY 12, 2017
Boards are essential to driving a company’s or an organization’s mission and strategic plan. By partnering with affinity groups, the National Association of Corporate Directors is making sure boards are better representing those they serve. It’s not uncommon for organizations to implement initiatives to diversify their staff, membership, or customer base.
Beth Kanter
MAY 12, 2017
A cause-centered community is a group of people who share a common passion for a cause. They could be a group of people who support a particular nonprofit’s social change agenda or a group of people from different organizations united around a common challenge, idea, or cause. I’ve been a member of the Leap Ambassadors Community , comprised of people who believe strongly that nonprofit performance matters.
Associations Now
MAY 12, 2017
Associations are improving people’s lives every day, even if their work is behind the scenes. Also: Google makes changes to event search results. As the workweek winds to a close, let’s take a small break from the daily grind to appreciate the lifesaving and world-changing work that associations have done for decades and will continue to do into the future. “Associations are the reason our quality of life is so high, our life expectancy is so long, and why our democracy works,” write
Associations Now
MAY 12, 2017
Industry groups largely approved of the Trump administration’s long-awaited cybersecurity order this week, though tech groups had more mixed reaction. At least one critic suggested that the initiative shifts cybersecurity too much into the hands of the military. Industry groups have been looking for action from the Trump administration on cybersecurity, and on Thursday, they got some.
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Associations Now
MAY 12, 2017
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a multinational group that represents 10 countries, celebrates its fifth decade as an economic force, but one whose member countries continue to struggle with human rights issues. Five decades ago, in the midst of the Vietnam War, a group of five countries banded together as members of a new organization called the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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