Wild Apricot

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Here''s a review of Joe Waters'' new book: Fundraising With Businesses: 40 New and Improved Strategies for Nonprofits.

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Association Leaders

JANUARY 28, 2014

'On Friday, January 17 I had the privilege of moderating an esteemed panel of experts in a discussion titled, The Future of Associations at the National Association of Manufacturers Council of Manufacturing Associations Winter Meeting. The audience included more than 100 association executive members of the NAM CMA and more than 200 people joining live via webcast.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Now that you’ve settled into 2014 (maybe? sort of?), you’re probably planning an exciting lineup of events. Maybe your goal is to attract as many participants, from as many demographics, as possible. After all, hundreds of attendees translate into thousands of dollars, and everyone loves a strong revenue stream. Right? Not necessarily, according to Jeff Hurt , executive vice president, education and engagement, for Velvet Chainsaw Consulting.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Experiencing Facebook envy? Turns out, your friends ARE more popular than you (and probably richer and happier, too). The complete guide to LinkedIn etiquette (just in time, too, since there’s been an active conversation about this on ASAE’s Collaborate community recently). Want happier staff members who stick with your organization? Create a culture of caring.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 31, 2014

'Here''s a round-up of 28 free non-profit webinars scheduled for February 2014.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 27, 2014

'image source Eight weeks ago, in You Are Not Innovative , I had a bit of an argument with myself--chastising myself for not doing all that I could to set a truly innovative example for my association. In the post, I leveled three essential charges against myself, including: You talk about the need to learn more about the environment your members operate in, but you don''t do it.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Having trouble keeping up with customizing your various social media accounts and properties with appropriately-sized logos, graphics, and avatars? The Pink Group has your back, with their social media cheat sheet. It includes everything you need to know – number of pixels, files sizes, number of characters you get, file formats – and it explains how the layouts work for: Twitter.

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Here''s an update on security, backups and other nerdy-but-necessary stuff about Wild Apricot.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Sloe gin, sloe gin Tryin'' the wash away the pain inside Well I''m sick and I''m all done in I''m standing in the rain And I feel like I''m gonna die. I''m so damn lonely, ain''t even high. I''m so damn lonely, think I''m gonna die.Joe Bonamassa, Sloe Gin (2007) The thing that nobody tells you about this profession is sometimes it breaks your heart.

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 28, 2014

'I make this point all the time in my speaking and consulting, yet I don’t think I have ever blogged about it directly. We all want trust. We want to be able to trust our colleagues in the workplace, and we certainly want to be trusted by them. A “high-trust” environment is universally sought after and admired. Everybody likes trust.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Sometimes I think the most useful service I perform as a consultant has nothing to do with conducting stakeholder interviews or running focus groups or digging through background materials or doing secondary research or creating kick-ass strategies or even more kick-ass campaigns or teaching staff what’s involved in conducting a campaign so they can go forth and fish themselves, rather than just eating the fish sandwich I handed them.

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Mariner

JANUARY 30, 2014

'Joe Romenieckis’ January 29 article in Associations Now - Looking Beyond the Membership Numbers – highlights a common issue on the world of associations – Membership Count Myopia. Because we tend to manage what we measure, and. associations always measure membership count, we all too often get stuck on the count and forget the mission.

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Optimist Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Sarah El-Rasoul from the ERA (Executive Research Association) talks about its member award programme that is just entering its second year. About the ERA. The ERA is the membership body for those carrying executive research to support the senior recruitment process. It is a fairly niche organisation and it lead by a volunteer committee of members. Why did the ERA introduce an award?

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Well, the comparison may not be as flattering as you think. A few years ago, the BMW M5 sedan came with a 500-horsepower, 10-cylinder engine. That’s practically NASCAR power. I had a friend who bought one and actually had to trade it in because it was too powerful. (For the record, today it comes with 560-hp, but in a turbo V8, but that messes with my metaphor, so let’s stick with the v-10).

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 31, 2014

'To begin 2014, we are featuring a new MCI white paper authored by Nikki Walker, MCI’s Vice President for its global association management and consulting practice, based in Dubai, UAE. Important! Have you ever wondered how your association’s brand is perceived specifically by the international community? Is what you consider an exceptional value proposition viewed as relevant and valued by both members and customers in international markets?

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Mariner

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Yesterday was Media Day for 2014 Super Bowl and as usual there were some pretty bad questions, but this one is by far the worst.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 30, 2014

'When posting content online, be it on a website, social media, or blog, you open yourself up to criticism from commenters. Here’s some advice on how to handle the good, the bad, and the ugly of online comments. It happens. Despite your best intentions to be accurate, thorough, and inclusive, someone leaves a critical comment on an article you posted on your website, a Facebook post, or some other piece of online content.

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Jamie Notter

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Small Giants: Companies that Choose to Be Great Instead of Big. by Bo Burlingham. Portfolio, 2005. As you can see, this is not a new book–bordering on 10 years old–but it’s worth a review, because it has some really good ideas in it, backed by good research. The basic (and refreshing) premise is that not all companies need to be big, that growth is not necessarily an objective.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 27, 2014

'Who is more knowledgeable? The expert speaker or the room of conference attendees? In today’s rapidly changing world with knowledge at our fingertips, often the wisdom of the crowd outranks the insight of an expert speaker. Why? Because knowledge now lives in networks. The Web Facilitates Connections. Hat Tips Cluetrain Manifesto. The Internet has made it extremely easy to connect to others regardless of our physical location.

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SCD Group

JANUARY 28, 2014

'Back in September, I wrote, Are You Boring Your Association’s Members? The post included noted that Holly Duckworth, CAE, shared this awesome quote: “Associations fear change when they should fear staying the same.” Is this fear of change why we in association management keep doing the same things the same ways year in and year out? Two recent stories on sports leagues making basic changes to their structure made me think about the issues once more.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 29, 2014

'The rise of a third-party online community for doctors could be viewed as a cautionary tale for associations—or, instead, a reminder that a membership count isn’t the only measure of success. Last week here at Associations Now , we shared the story of Doxmity, an online community for healthcare professionals, which now has more than 250,000 members.

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Mizz Information

JANUARY 29, 2014

'There’s been a flurry of attention over a recent Associations Now story about how Doximity, a private online community for physicians, is outpacing the AMA in terms of membership. I started to reply to one of the comments in the original story , but then my response got so long I figured I should just write a blog post about it. Then, today, Associations Now ran another story about how membership is more than just about numbers--which it is--and how online communities for associations only make

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 29, 2014

'Highly specialized technical complex topics are often associated with boring, butt-numbing, brain-draining, hum-drum, buzzkill presentations. So how do you tackle complicated technical content head on and still deliver an engaging, memorable and bodacious presentation? How do you move your audience from saying, “I thought that presentation would never end,” to “Booyah!

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SCD Group

JANUARY 26, 2014

'Sometimes conventional wisdom (aka best practices) limits our ability for success. Conventional wisdom sometimes leads to “we’ve always done it this way” thinking. And, following best practices can lead to group think and the lack of ideas and practices that build on the past and improve our results. Over the last week, I discovered three examples about conventional wisdom being challenged and found faulty.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 31, 2014

'A recently released InterContinental Hotels Group study shows how consumer and marketplace trends are shaping future hotel guest expectations. How can associations apply these findings to their meetings and events? Don’t you wish you could look into a crystal ball and see what your meeting attendees will expect in the coming months and years? Good news: Recently released hospitality research may make that a little easier.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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