Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Showcasing your non-profit’s history helps to establish its stability, to build trust, and to communicate the general development of the organization and its mission. But let’s face it, those “Our History” pages can be deadly dull! What if your website visitors could explore by clicking around a colorful timeline, instead? ( read more ). Tags: application Non-profit technology nptech open source timeline website websites Widgets.

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Association Advocacy Chick

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Say what you will about Congress. You can’t deny that the institution has embraced some form of social media. Members of Congress have their own Facebook pages. Congressional committees use Twitter to promote upcoming hearings. The House and Senate have their own YouTube channels. A few are even creating their own app. However, as association lobbyists, are we using those same tools to promote our advocacy efforts to our members?

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Whether you are an association professional or a relationship marketer, join the discussion on the Membership Marketing Blog and share your ideas and counsel. Speaking Engagements.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

September 2010 -- Features May well be Lord would like you to meet a couple of bad customers well before interacting with the right choice, to make certain as we in conclusion fulfill the consumer, in this article know how to possibly be happy.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

You've heard about some time-saving free Google Docs templates that can save time for non-profits creating documents, spreadsheets and presentations – but did you know Microsoft.com has a bundle of free Office Suite templates that are designed especially for non-profits? ( read more ). Tags: collaboration documents event management General non-profit interest Microsoft Non-profit Communications Non-profit technology nptech office print productivity project management publicity spreadsheets Staff

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, September 15, 2010. Whats Your Innovation Readiness? Part 1. Regular readers of The Hourglass Blog know that Im chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Examining case studies of successful innovation in the for-profit community, the task force has drafted a set of principles of innovation--organizational traits the must be present to allow innovation to occur--a list of barriers common to associations that

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

September 2010 -- Features I prefer take a look at because of about what you do, however because of who actually I'm once i have always been in hand.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

This is a guest post by Keith Holloway. Keith is the founding partner of BetterMail.ca , an engagement campaign software company that operates a consulting division completely focused on search marketing and Wild Apricot is a (happy!) client of BetterMail.ca. He can be reached at keith@bettermail.ca or followed on twitter.com/TorontoSEO. Search engine optimization, or SEO, is something we've all heard about, but what is it, really, and why should any association or non-profit manager care about.

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Associations Live

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Associations Live. Connecting MSAE members and a world of ideas! Monday, September 13, 2010. New membership coordinator at MSAE. New person started today at MSAE. It is amazing to try and teach someone everything they need to know to hit the ground running. I think we forget how much we know, how many skills we have, and how we are experts in many areas.

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ChatterBachs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

I didn’t want to know. I was behind on watching “America’s Got Talent”, but I had faithfully DVRed each episode. And then I went on Twitter last night… and that was my downfall. There it was… a tweet from TheDailyBlonde that simply read… “America’s Got Talent Winner Michael Grimm” followed by a link.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

September 2010 -- Features An absolute blood brother most likely are not companion, on the other hand companion can be the latest blood brother.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Since launching in 2006, Wild Apricot's mission has been to help non-profits, small associations, and other member-driven organizations with their technology challenges through our software, and also by sharing useful information through this blog. The blog has evolved over the years to reflect the trends of the time and the interests of the community.

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Experts in Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

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ChatterBachs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

On Twitter you can do a search on topics being discussed. Find out why it’s being mentioned, what information they’re looking for, or what would be helpful to them. Start engaging and following them. People on Twitter typically are looking for interaction, not just information. Initially, you might be concerned with reaching just the right audience; don’t worry about that.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

September 2010 -- Features Actual a friendly relationship foresees the requirements of some other other than laud the special.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

During the month of August our main focus continued to be on version 4.0 - reviewing and addressing feedback from clients who volunteered for beta-testing, testing, and retesting (and retesting again, and again.) each and every feature/change in the system. A little factoid: previous version 3.4 included 293 'tickets', or work items (and that was a pretty big release in itself).

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Experts in Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Friday, September 17, 2010. The Waning Days of Leadership in Association Management. Promising compromise. Championing mediocrity. Time and time again. What you said aint what you mean. Even if all my bones are broken. I will drag myself back from the edge to. Kill the King. The King is dead. Long live the King. I am the King.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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Experts in Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

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