Wild Apricot

JULY 28, 2017

Read all about how our migration to Amazon Web Services went, plus a new feature, updates to our mobile app, a free webinar, and more.

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Newsletter 249

YourMembership

JULY 28, 2017

To move forward and manage the shifts surging through our digital world, many organizations are adopting measures to strengthen their ability to innovate. Such associations and even nonprofits are partnering with forward-thinkers for innovation—an important indicator of any organization’s sustainability. Importance of innovation. Innovation is the essence for shaping the future of organizations, helping leaders conceive previously unimagined.

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Reid All About it

JULY 28, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… Every association should be figuring out how they can use Alexa and her cousins to deliver value to members. Buzzfeed is introducing a morning news briefing on Alexa —can you? Tim Ebner at Associations Now thought up some other ways associations can put Alexa to work. Look out, associations, higher education institutions are starting to realize they also need to be in the lifelong learning business.

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YourMembership

JULY 28, 2017

To move forward and manage the shifts surging through our digital world, many organizations are adopting measures to strengthen their ability to innovate. Such associations and even nonprofits are partnering with forward-thinkers for innovation—an important indicator of any organization’s sustainability. Importance of innovation. Innovation is the essence for shaping the future of organizations, helping leaders conceive previously unimagined.

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Innovation Tips Organization 150

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Golden's Rules for Association

JULY 28, 2017

The following is adapted from remarks delivered at the National Society of Professional Engineer’s House of Delegates General Assembly, July 22, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. As NSPE ends one fiscal/program year and starts a new one, it would be typical to talk about the past year’s activity. That is worth doing: we have a good story to […].

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Associations Now

JULY 28, 2017

The International Window Cleaning Association, which has a longstanding regulatory relationship with OSHA, now has a new field safety guide that breaks down best practices in easy terms for high-rise window washers. Whether hanging off the side of a building or using a powerful chemical, professional window cleaners have a lot of safety concerns on the job.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 28, 2017

The world has drastically changed in the past several decades. But most conference experiences have changed very little, if at all. They compete with the Internet to distribute content and deliver information. So what type of conference education are you serving your customers—shallow learning, advancement learning or deep learning? Do you even know the difference between the three?

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Associations Now

JULY 28, 2017

Podcasts may be a membership growth opportunity for your association. Also: how to prevent phishing attacks in your national and local chapters. Offering exclusive content to members is a great way to create value and entice new subscribers. Your association may already be offering exclusive white papers, magazines, and online portals, but have you considered using podcasts as a way to gain new members?

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Beth Kanter

JULY 28, 2017

Working as a nonprofit consultant can sometimes feel isolating. That’s why it important to have networking opportunities to connect with professional colleagues face-to-face beyond online groups. I try to make an effort to do this regularly. This past week, I met up with nonprofit consultant Carrie Rice. We met in a nonprofit conference space of another colleague, Corey Newhouse, executive director of PublicProfit.

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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

JULY 28, 2017

The Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits offers member prospects an incentive to join with two free webinars, which provide practical value. How to hack it? Jennifer Blair, membership director at the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits, excites prospective members with a special “two-for-new membership” deal. This summer, she launched a membership recruitment campaign that offers new members access to two free webinars.

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Associations Now

JULY 28, 2017

The tech association CompTIA improves its certification exams by enlisting IT experts to test the tests before they’re opened to all. How do they do it? Here are a few keys to making beta testing work. Ready to get your certification or credentialing exam out to your members? Recruiting beta testers can help identify trouble spots, so long as you have enough testers—and offer them a few shiny incentives.

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