Reid All About it

JULY 18, 2014

'I’ve already written one post about dining in Nashville that focused on downtown restaurants – the ones closest to the Music City Center. But there’s more! Rolf & Daughters ( Twitter , Instagram ). 700 Taylor St., 2 miles/8 minute drive from the MCC. Just a short cab (or Uber) ride away is the Germantown neighborhood. During the digitalNow conference a bunch of friends and I went there to have dinner at Rolf & Daughters.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 18, 2014

'This link round-up offers 5 hot links with insight into: "a big problem for associations", how an AMS can help with membership retention, tips on Post Traumatic Board Member Disorder, and more.

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Spark Consulting

JULY 15, 2014

'What does it take for associations to succeed at innovation? I’ve been doing some research on innovation initiatives in associations for a client and had written a bit about it for the Spark blog a few weeks ago. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Mark Athitakis from ASAE about what I’d learned in a little more length, and he wrote the following piece for Associations Now.

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YourMembership

JULY 17, 2014

It seems that when things change for the worse, they tend to do so very quickly- like rising gas prices. Yet, when conditions improve they seem to do so slowly- a penny here, a penny there- never making much of a difference. When the Great Recession hit in 2007, the impact on the job market was felt immediately and unemployment peaked at 10 percent only a couple years later in 2009.

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Mariner

JULY 17, 2014

'I came across Ashima Goyal-Siraj ’s piece in Volunteer weekly , The “Oh! by the way” trap. It’s in response to an article. by Thomas McKee on the same subject, and one that I—and just about any volunteer—can relate to.

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Jamie Notter

JULY 15, 2014

'I am 47 years old, and I recognize that I am either in or headed to the “get off my lawn” stage of life. I find myself looking back at the old days more than I used to, and I frequently want to remind my teenage children that when I was growing up, I had to get out of my chair to change the television channel, rather than just swiping my finger across an iPad.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 15, 2014

'From membership to events to publications, associations provide critical services to nearly all industries and professions – not just at home, but around the world. As industries boost their globalization efforts, associations seem to be following suit, according to a new report , “Achieving Global Growth,” by American Society of Association Executives.

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Eric Lanke

JULY 14, 2014

'image source Recently I had reason to reflect on the differences between being CEO and COO--often referred to as the "Number One" and "Number Two" executives in an association. I''ve been in both positions over the course of my career, and thinking about the kinds of decisions that get made in each position helps illuminate some of the misunderstood differences between them.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2014

'In this first of our Advisory Series 1-On-1 posts, we offer highlights of an interview with Kim Elliott of the Klamath Falls Rental Housing Association - who shares her experience and insight in growing her association.

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Vanguard Tech

JULY 16, 2014

'This is the second in a series of blog posts based on the “5 Website Improvements to Make in 5 Minutes (or Less)” that I co-presented with Maggie McGary at the ASAE Membership, Marketing and Communications Conference in June 2014. Each of these posts will cover one of the elements we discussed in more detail and today’s topic is Make your Content “Web Friendly” To get a sneak peek of future posts, view the slides from our session on Slideshare.

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Associations Now

JULY 15, 2014

'Houzz, an online platform that helps homeowners and design professionals connect, is now partnering with the American Institute of Architects on a digital badging benefit. What’s the benefit? Houzz highlights the best in the world of residential design and serves as an online platform that helps homeowners, creatives, and design and construction professionals share ideas and collaborate on possible projects.

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Association Adviser

JULY 15, 2014

'According to our third annual Association Communication Benchmarking Study , information about lobbying and advocacy efforts is the single most important topic for association leaders these days. More than half (52.1 percent) of the 910 execs who responded to this question in our comprehensive annual survey said that news about lobbying/advocacy efforts was “highly important” to them.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 18, 2014

'“How can I increase engagement at my conference?”. It’s a question I hear a lot. “How can I help my attendees increase their engagement?”. What’s my answer? Increase the relevance. Increase the relevance of the content. Increase the relevance of the learning experience. Oh and by the way, what type of engagement are you talking about? The Camouflaged Faux Engaged Attendee.

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Mizz Information

JULY 15, 2014

'If you read this blog, you already know I’m kind of obsessed with the topic of online community, particularly where associations and online communities intersect. I’ve written before about how online communities present a real threat to associations because they allow people to connect around a common industry or interest without all the governance stuff, overhead and general “we’ve always done it this way” mentality and operations of many associations.

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Associations Now

JULY 14, 2014

'After announcing a rebranding this month, the National Speakers Association backed away from the move in the face of criticism from members, who objected to the new name and pointed out that a professional speaker had prior claim to it. Bold change can be hard to sell. The National Speakers Association (NSA) found itself struggling with that challenge this month after announcing a decision to rebrand itself “PLATFORM.” The change created controversy among members, in part due to con

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Association Adviser

JULY 15, 2014

'Hank Berkowitz, Editor-in-Chief. One of the most eye-opening findings from our annual Association Communication Benchmarking Study this year was that “lobbying/advocacy efforts” has now supplanted “best practices,” “industry news/trends” and even “professional development” as the single most important topic to association leaders and their members.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 15, 2014

'Big data has been on the lips of many business professionals for some time now. So is it a big mistake or a promising trend to apply? Expo and Global Experience Specialists (GES) developed a study that looks at how event producers and exhibitors are collecting and analyzing data to help their customers and their own organizations. Here is an infographic they produced with some highlights from the full report.

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SCD Group

JULY 17, 2014

'Photo by Amanda Inscore of The News-Press I love this story of one person’s cause work and what it shows associations and other nonprofit organizations! Project Pinball scores big for children''s hospitals The highlights Daniel Spolar, a 47-year-old general contractor turned Realtor, is a pinball enthusiast. His wife found an old, out of use pinball machine in a local hospital.

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Associations Now

JULY 17, 2014

'The answer to that question is not always straightforward. Here’s how one association is trying to help level the STEM playing field and get more women interested in IT jobs. The stats are noteworthy. Women made up 27 percent of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) workforce in the United States in 2011, a decline from 34 percent in 1990, according to the U.S.

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Association Adviser

JULY 15, 2014

'Kelly Donovan, Naylor. As we examine advocacy in associations this month, we asked our peers how they advocate for their organizations, and about the challenges and opportunities they face. Chatting up a hairstylist, rushing across the finish line of a half marathon, and corralling 400 youths at the Texas State Capitol may not seem like groundbreaking ways to further a cause.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 16, 2014

'We are thinking about conference innovation from the wrong perspective. We usually think about conference innovation as something we create for our paying attendees. Or we think about innovation as something we design with attendees through crowdsourcing. We need to make a critical leap. Conference innovation is a way to design attendees! Innovation should be treated as a medium and method for (re)desigining customer. ~ HBR author Michael Schrage.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

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SCD Group

JULY 13, 2014

'My golf game had faltered a bit. I kept trying to fix it but to no avail. Thanks to my wife’s Christmas gift, I still had one more lesson from the golf pro. I signed up with Jeremy. Jeremy kept it simple and illustrated some powerful messages about association communications. Here’s What He Did We went to the driving range. Jeremy watched as I hit golf balls for five or six minutes.

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Associations Now

JULY 18, 2014

'Lawsuits Don''t Work No matter what’s next for the future of the album, one place the music industry should go isn’t the courtroom. That’s the take of the American Bar Association , which this week suggested as much in a white paper recommending action on anti-piracy legislation. The reason? Lawsuits against consumers don’t work. “[C]ampaigns like this have been expensive, do not yield significant financial returns, and can cause a public relations problem for the

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Association Adviser

JULY 15, 2014

'Dana Plotke, Naylor. One of the obvious advantages of online communication is the ability to get multiple perspectives on a topic and voice your opinion from time to time. I’m sure you’ve all heard the battle cry “join the conversation” in reference to participating on a social media channel. Well, in today’s business world, there are many ways to join the conversation.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 17, 2014

'What is your vision for your conference customer? In case you are confused by the term conference customer, I mean your paying attendee or registrant. What is your vision for your conference customer, the paying attendee? How do you hope to help your paying attendee to grow, evolve or transform? What traits and characteristics do you desire to create in your customers through your conference experience?

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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