Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
'Here is some insight into membership management at organizations with multiple chapters, branches or affiliates - based on the findings of our Multi-Chapter Benchmarking Survey.
YourMembership
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'On this day in 1960, Nixon and Kennedy debated on television. This was the first time a presidential debate had been televised. Regardless of your political persuasion and thoughts on the candidates, one thing has been talked about in the 53 years since — presence. With the introduction of a new medium, Kennedy was at [.] ( Read more. ) The post An Historic Debate: a lesson in content medium appeared first on YourMembership.com.
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Spark Consulting
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'What’s your leadership mindset: linear or exponential ? It’s important to embrace failure, sure, but don’t let that prevent you from doing your homework in the first place. Does increased social media use make people more unhappy ? More on shared CEO relationships from Associations Now. Member engagement: it’s complicated. Brand and culture: what you do is more important than what you say.
Association Leaders
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
'Walt Disney is widely regarded as having been a great leader. Having never met Mr. Disney, I certainly cannot speak directly to that. However, the business he created is still thriving today – largely because of the ideals he instilled in his business and his employees. I read an interesting article about Mr. Disney and a book written by a long-time former employee and Disney executive recently. .
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Virtual
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
'I’m always amazed how many professional associations do great things and then forget to tell anyone about it. Your organization’s accomplishments shouldn’t be a secret. Good news is inspiring, and your audiences—stakeholders, association members, future members—will want to share in the moment. So what are the best ways to spread the word about your initiatives?
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Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 13, 2013
'I recently learned first-hand the role that honesty can play in building trust. And I believe this lesson can be applied to associations and non-profits that are looking for ways to retain and engage their supporters or members.
YourMembership
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
'As member-based organizations you may have spent months, or even years, growing your public, online community on Facebook, LinkedIn or any number of other sites. I’m sure you’ve tended to it and stoked conversation like any good online community manager would, but did it ever occur to you that you could be killing any real [.] ( Read more. ) The post Why Your Buzzing Social Community Could Be Killing Your Association appeared first on YourMembership.com.
Spark Consulting
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
'Going off-line for a few days, so while I’m gone, you should definitely check out the Technology Review annual list of 35 innovators under 35. They are divided into several categories: The Inventors , for instance, are creating new technologies. The Entrepreneurs are turning technologies into viable businesses. The Visionaries are anticipating how technologies can make life better, while Humanitarians are concentrating on expanding opportunities.
Association Leaders
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'I am too connected. Not in the Godfather sense but in the wireless device sense. I have too many gadgets (iphone, ipad, laptop, etc) and those gadgets have created a need in me to constantly check email, texts, social media and more to understand what’s going on around me. I read an interesting article today about someone who decided to “dis-connect” for 24 hours.
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Optimist Consulting
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
'Failing careers advice. A recent Ofsted report highlighted that many schools do not provide adequate careers advice to pupils. The provision of careers advice became the responsibility of individual schools from last year. My own experience of careers advice at school (a while ago now!) wasn’t great. The computer programme they used suggested I might be a good TV aerial erector – I kid you not!
Aaron Wolowiec
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
'Photo courtesy of myjoboption.com. Not that long ago, interns were known as the coffee getters, copy makers and phone answerers. In other words, the grunt workers. Or office gophers, perhaps. Thankfully, those days are gone (for the most part). Now, interns are treated as valuable members of the team, often attending meetings, working on projects and managing social media accounts.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 6, 2013
'Here is a round-up of three posts that offer tips for managing volunteer and staff transitions, as well as additional resources from our Membership Knowledge Hub.
YourMembership
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
'All membership organizations understand that to be competitive in today’s world (from a member retention and acquisition standpoint), you must provide value. But what is that exactly? Your board wants you to do it; but can’t tell you how. Your ED says it’s a necessity; but has no clear direction. Consultants and vendors tell you it’s [.] ( Read more. ) The post The Secret to Providing Value that Matters appeared first on YourMembership.com.
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Spark Consulting
SEPTEMBER 16, 2013
'Ever do a survey? (Of course you have – you’re an association professional.). Sometimes you’re just trying to take a pulse, or get feedback on an event, or, in the case of exit surveying, get a little anecdotal information while also giving your members one last chance to renew. But sometimes you’re not. Sometimes you actually need to survey a representative random sample of people and get statistically valid results.
Eric Lanke
SEPTEMBER 23, 2013
'image source I was proofing some copy written for my association''s blog the other day and I came across the word "awe-inspiring." Now, in defense of the person who wrote it, we use our blog to talk about things that are new and exciting about the industry our association represents. Our target audience is not our members, but the engineers and technicians that may choose to use our members'' products in their designs.
Mariner
SEPTEMBER 19, 2013
'Big Data, n.: the belief that any sufficiently large pile of s— contains a pony. In a recent Washington Post article, Samuel Arbesman shared the tweet above and debunked Five Myths about Big Data including the misconceived notion that “Bigger data is better”. “In science, some admittedly mind-blowing big-data analyses are being done. In business, companies are being told to ‘embrace big data before your competitors do.
Virtual
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Former U.S. House Speaker, Tip O’Neill, used to say, “You have to ask people for their vote.” The same logic holds true for building your association membership. Simply stated, you have to ask people to join. Too many organizations and advocacy groups leave the process to chance, and don’t conduct direct outreach. What sorts of outreach work well in growing an association membership?
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Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
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YourMembership
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
'All membership organizations understand that to be competitive in today’s world (from a member retention and acquisition standpoint), you must provide value. But what is that exactly? Your board wants you to do it; but can’t tell you how. Your ED says it’s a necessity; but has no clear direction. Consultants and vendors tell you it’s [.] ( Read more. ) The post The Secret to Providing Value that Matters appeared first on YourMembership.com.
Spark Consulting
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
'Fantastic slide presentation from Jeremiah Owyang of Altimeter Group on what the collaborative economy means for business: Story Board: The Collaborative Economy for Corporations (Official Slideshare Version) from Jeremiah Owyang. Best observations: Setting the stage: the collaborative economy means that people can share rather than shopping. For many people, access to resources is more important than ownership of resources.
Optimist Consulting
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'I was really interested to hear the story behind 38 Degrees , the online campaigning community when one of its founders, Johnny Chatterton spoke at a CharityComms event a while ago. In an era of political apathy where membership of political parties is declining (as I blogged about recently) the free online campaigning community has swelled to over 1 million people and they have had some very notable successes: They helped to stop the government’s plans to sell off our ancient national forest
Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker
Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.
Aaron Wolowiec
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
'As a working mom of three, I rarely have a free night. Usually, my husband and I taxi our children to and from sports practices and games, scouts and church youth events. It seems to be the new norm for us GenXers , who juggle jobs, parenthood and extracurriculars. So it’s amazing to think most of these groups are run by volunteers. Case in point: I’m PTA president at my kids’ school.
Virtual
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Former U.S. House Speaker, Tip O’Neill, used to say, “You have to ask people for their vote.” The same logic holds true for building your association membership. Simply stated, you have to ask people to join. Too many organizations and advocacy groups leave the process to chance, and don’t conduct direct outreach. What sorts of outreach work well in growing an association membership?
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 18, 2013
'Our Multi-Chapter Benchmarking Survey offered some insight on communications and website practices and challenges at multi-chapter organizations.
YourMembership
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
'What is the real cost of waiting? What’s the cost of inaction? Another few months of trying to manage multiple databases and wondering whether you have the most up-to-date member list? An unknown number of prospective members who pass your association by simply because your website looks dated and isn’t user friendly? Another board meeting [.] ( Read more. ) The post September 2013 Newsletter appeared first on YourMembership.com.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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