Higher Logic

MAY 16, 2016

Everyone has their own engagement theories for fostering interaction within online communities. Some engaged communities appear effortless while others remain stagnant, with occasional spurts of activity. So, what gives? What’s the trick for building sustainable, steady engagement? Sustainable motivation. In general, if you want to motivate someone to do something -- say you want your kid to help do household chores -- what do you do?

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Eric Lanke

MAY 16, 2016

There is a clear and important reason that associations are organized as non-profit organizations, and it isn't so they can get out of paying taxes. My musings in this regard were inspired by this post by Anna Caraveli on The Demand Networks blog. Titled, Are you Marching to your Board’s or your Customers’ Pace? , the post explores the difficult and important territory of slow-moving associations growing increasingly obsolete, either because they disenfranchise younger members or because they lo

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Mariner

MAY 16, 2016

What can you learn from a dozen very different associations evaluating and re-imagining their geographic components in the U.S. and globally? We're knee-deep in work with seven associations and have in the past four years walked alongside five others on this journey from where we are seeing four key trends or observations about chapters that are. urging us to break out of the mold.

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AMR Management Services

MAY 16, 2016

We live in a fast-paced world. With information coming at you from every angle throughout the day, how do you get a message across to your members and partners in a way that will.

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2016

The National Association of School Nurses is working to keep kids safe outside school by providing its members with summer safety resources to distribute to students and families. Safety first. That’s the goal of the National Association of School Nurses, which is arming its members with resources from Shriners Hospitals for Children to promote summer safety for students and their families.

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2016

In the past month a transit-industry association lost a key member and its CEO. That leadership challenges offer a few warnings for associations in terms of PR, governance, and membership. An executive’s relationship with the board can often go awry. Mission and vision are hard things to build consensus around, and there’s often going to be dissent, healthy or not.

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.orgCommunity

MAY 16, 2016

From : Blog Entry >> Heather's Blog Entry This issue of Celebrating Associations explores how CHEST recently embarked on a digital transformation, and some of the results. Celebrating Associations is a blog produced by.orgCommunity that highlights achievements of associations and the great impact on the industries they serve. This issue is exclusively sponsored by Web Courseworks Ltd.

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2016

The growing popularity of gap years, which received additional attention because of Malia Obama’s decision to take one before she attends Harvard, highlights the reason why the American Gap Association exists. Here’s how the group is working to expand interest in the practice. When Malia Obama announced earlier this month that she will be taking a gap year before heading to Harvard, the president’s daughter highlighted the growth of a much larger trend.

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.orgCommunity

MAY 16, 2016

From : Blog Entry >> Jessica's Blog Entry In this three-part blog series, we explore techniques for publishing content on multiple social media platforms and recommend powerful, flexible applications for social media on desktops and mobile devices. Social media has become a necessary platform for associations to use, as well as within our own personal lives.

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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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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2016

Rather than taking on ad blocking by using aggressive strategies, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers suggests a lighter touch. News publishers continue to face a growing threat from ad-blocking services that prevent them from earning money through website advertisers. Earlier this month the maker of the popular web-browser application Adblock Plus said it reached 100 million installations.

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2016

An American Geophysical Union blogger explains why the future of memberships isn’t quite so bleak. Plus: An airport-security hashtag takes off. With generation Y taking over the workforce, many organizations are reevaluating their membership policies to make them more enticing to millennials. One of the biggest problems associations face is that a lot of information and resources they provide to members are available on the internet, thus diminishing a key benefit to belonging to such orga

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Associations Now

MAY 16, 2016

As part of its latest strategy to limit the spread of online piracy, the Motion Picture Association of America is forging ties with companies that potential pirates might use to host or manage their websites, including those that sell domains. The Motion Picture Association of America has taken numerous efforts to fight film piracy over the past two decades: a lot of deals, a lot of political muscle, and even some shutdowns when necessary.

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