YourMembership
AUGUST 30, 2013
'There’s plenty of talk among organizations on how to recruit and engage Millennials but are you getting them involved to the point they are assuming the role of your next ED? And what would your organization look like if it was Millennial led? Your organization would be: 1. More collaborative. Millennials were raised to be collaborative [.] ( Read more. ) The post What If Your ED Was a Millennial?
Spark Consulting
AUGUST 30, 2013
'It’s Labor Day weekend, which means it’s also time for my annual “tribute to the Labor movement” post. Yes, it’s the last weekend of summer and is a great time for parties and cookouts. And I’ll be doing some of both. But it’s important to remember that Labor Day weekend is really about honoring labor and trade organizations, and having a party for workers and their families.
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Wild Apricot
AUGUST 30, 2013
'Here are the top 5 posts we''ve bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week. These links offer: the latest event trends; tips for successful database management; thoughts on building better member benefits and a list of sources for low-cost images.
Association Leaders
AUGUST 27, 2013
'Being the “boss” means different things to different people. As a result, the types of “boss” people are can be different as well. Think about the different managers you’ve had in your career. Each one was unique. They had different personalities, they looked different and they had different management styles. I like to think I have a good management style (however, my opinion on the subject is irrelevant.
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Mariner
AUGUST 28, 2013
'Elizabeth Engel and I co-hosted the weekly Association Chat yesterday to talk about mission-driven volunteering based on our white paper of the same name (you can download a copy here ). There was quite a number of very interesting points made during the conversation (read the recap here thanks to Kait Solomon ) but two struck me a particularly relevant.
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YourMembership
AUGUST 30, 2013
'There’s plenty of talk among organizations on how to recruit and engage Millennials but are you getting them involved to the point they are assuming the role of your next ED? And what would your organization look like if it was Millennial led? Your organization would be: 1. More collaborative. Millennials were raised to be collaborative [.] ( Read more. ) The post What If Your ED Was a Millennial?
Spark Consulting
AUGUST 29, 2013
'My spouse is in the process of changing from an implementation engineering role to more of a business development role at his company, with the result that he’s having to do more presenting. And by “more,” I mean “any at all.” He’s working on a deck right now, and being the helper that I am, I remembered this great Slideshare on putting together presentation decks: Presentation Design Techniques from the Masters by @slidecomet from Slide Comet.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 23, 2013
'Wouldn’t it be amazing to have an abundance of engaged, highly motivated volunteers who are brimming with ideas your association actually implements?
Association Leaders
AUGUST 20, 2013
'Most of the time this blog is about leadership development and leadership issues in general. Today’s topic – problem solving – is applicable to you if you’re a leader, a future leader or someone who will never lead. Why? Because everyone has to solve problems, every day. I read in interesting article today called ‘ 5 Steps to Fixing the Problems with Your Problem Solving ‘ .
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Aaron Wolowiec
AUGUST 27, 2013
'Since last week’s blog post, the latest story about Detroit’s bankruptcy seems to be the city’s problem with stray dogs. I’m not sure this is news, but as Larry Alexander, president of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau , told me last week, media watch the city with careful eyes since it’s the automobile capital of the world. Larry Alexander, president of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Association Subculture
AUGUST 26, 2013
'My interview with Personify about my session at ASAE 13 in Atlanta, GA - [link]. Wow, my schedule has been nuts ever since Atlanta and I am just now getting around to sending follow ups and resources out to everyone who was able to attend the session as well as my readers here at the Association Subculture. In the coming weeks I have a lot to say about membership engagement and professional development but for right now, I just wanted to shoot out some resources for those of you who are interes
YourMembership
AUGUST 22, 2013
'In our work with associations over the past decade and a half, we’ve found several communication “secrets” (best practices really) that the most successful of our customers have in common. We wanted to share them with you so that you could decide whether they help you as well. Our most successful clients: 1. Know email [.] ( Read more. ) The post Communication Secrets of Successful Associations appeared first on YourMembership.com.
Spark Consulting
AUGUST 28, 2013
'First of all, it’s the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Justice. If, like me, you didn’t get tickets to the ceremony on the Mall today, at least we can watch Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic speech: Take the time to listen to the whole thing. Curious about design thinking? A recent NTEN article lays out the basics and urges you to get started!
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Wild Apricot
AUGUST 28, 2013
'A discussion about the pitfalls we''ve experienced with developing Version 5.0, and the lessons we''ve learned about managing Wishlist requests.
Association Leaders
AUGUST 14, 2013
'Remember that line from the ’80s, “Real men eat quiche”? The point was that even macho, big, strong men have a feminine side AND that’s good. Well, I came across an article today which takes this concept two or three steps further. It’s a very interesting read. The article talks about a study and subsequent book titled, ‘The Athena Doctrine’ The belief is that successful leadership traits of the past such as: competitiveness, independence, self-re
Eric Lanke
AUGUST 26, 2013
'image source WSAE has invited me to lead a peer-to-peer discussion on Membership Engagement on September 4, 2013. It''s going to be via conference call, so all are welcome to participate. Go here for more information and to register. I''m going to start with some of my own thoughts and experiences in helping to lead a similar discussion at the ASAE Marketing, Membership and Communications Conference (which I blogged about here , here and here ) but I expect the conversation will go in several d
Virtual
AUGUST 23, 2013
'Inc. Magazine has released their annual “ Fasting Growing Private Companies in America ” edition. And for the third time in recent years, Virtual was right there on the list, nestled among some pretty cool companies. It was interesting paging through the edition—it helped me realize a few things about the nature of growing companies and the state of the economy.
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YourMembership
AUGUST 14, 2013
'What’s your association’s mission statement? Do you know it by heart? What about your staff? Do they know it? Does it go something like “… advancing the cause and concerns of _…” or maybe something like “…promotes the industry, while providing services, technology and leadership…”? Some of you may even have mission, vision and values statements. [.] ( Read more. ) The post Mission (Statement) Critical for Associations appeared first on
Spark Consulting
AUGUST 27, 2013
'I recently had the opportunity to be interviewed by the nice folks at Naylor for Association Adviser TV. One of the questions they asked me to address was: What are the top three things that an association can do maintain the value proposition for the next generation of membership? You must understand the difference between life stage characteristics and generational characteristics.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 21, 2013
'The success of many non-profits depends on effective volunteer and staff partnerships - so can’t we all just get along for the greater good?
Mariner
AUGUST 22, 2013
'For two years, the ASAE Executive Management Section Council has worked on a project titled “Rebuilding the Volunteer Spirit.” It began with a survey of ASAE community to determine the state of current affairs in which 66% indicated their volunteer programs were successful – while also telling us they didn’t measure their programs.
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Aaron Wolowiec
AUGUST 20, 2013
'Detroit’s Cobo Center. I’m sure I can speak for my fellow Michiganders: We’ve watched with heartbreak as Detroit, once the most prosperous city in the country, has struggled to financially support its declining population. Sadly, it all came to a head on July 18 when the Motor City filed for bankruptcy. Ever since, that’s all the media seem to care about.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
AUGUST 19, 2013
'How''d you like to learn about the best ways to motivate people to volunteer for your organization? Two of my favorite people have teamed up to write a whitepaper worth talking about - " The Mission Driven Volunteer." Elizabeth Weaver Engel and Peggy Hoffman packed their paper full of a wealth of information, including data about generational engagement and myths and truths about volunteering (among much much more that you would be wise to read as soon as possible).
Association Navigator
AUGUST 19, 2013
'We’re just back from a great family vacation in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. We played golf and tennis, went swimming, hiking, wine tasting , and visited Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello. I spent most of the week off the computer , only looking at email once or twice. I’ve been thinking about what Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post means for trade associations?
Spark Consulting
AUGUST 26, 2013
'Could mushrooms replace plastic and Styrofoam? Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre (who run Ecovative Design ) think so, growing mycelium-based forms from mushrooms and agricultural waste that can take the place of Styrofoam packaging and yet be easily and completely compostable. In Eben’s own words: Now THAT is awesome!
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