Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Earlier this month, Mission Driven Volunteer co-author Peggy Hoffman and I had the opportunity to present about our research on this topic for Wild Apricot. As is often the case with webinars, we weren’t able to get to all the questions during the Q&A. So we’re answering them now. What do I do about volunteers who are invested in the old way of doing things (standing committees, hierarchy, “paying your dues” before you can get involved, etc.) and don’t want to change?

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

'Here are the details about our next Expert Webinar session: Recruiting Members for Keeps – Thurs. December 11 at 1:00 PM (Eastern).

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'This month’s guest blog post is by Amanda Batson, education architect and consultant for ADB Partners, LLC , who will be speaking at ASAE’s Technology Conference and Expo. Twitter users can follow the conference using #Tech14 or @techconf. If you’d like to contribute a post, contact Kristen Parker at Kristen@eventgarde.com. Amanda Batson, education architect and consultant for ADB Partners, LLC.

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YourMembership

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Before you create marketing content or distribute association communications, ask yourself: What do I want to achieve? Am I delivering the right message to the right audience? How can I distribute content most effectively to the right people? It seems like a simple approach, but many associations mistakenly believe that “some is good, but more is always better” when communicating with members.

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

'image source Last week I wrote about a facilitation workshop I recently attended--a workshop to learn how to be a better facilitator and how to teach others to do the same. I got a lot of takeaways that are relevant to the work I and my staff do with our association''s Board, committees, and task forces. Here''s another. When facilitating a meeting of association members, think about what “ice” needs to be broken.

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Mariner

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Earlier this month, Elizabeth Weaver Engel MA, CAE ( Spark Consulting LLC ) and I were excited to participate in the first Wild Apricot Expert Webinar to talk about our favorite topic: Mission-Driven Volunteering. The session was well-attended and there. were lots of questions - too many to cover in the hour so we created a blog post to continue the conversation.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2014

'The legendary Augusta National Golf Club is home to the annual Masters Golf Tournament, and it’s one of the finest golf courses in the world. But beyond the club’s reputation for world-class golf, it’s also one of the world’s most exclusive social clubs. Augusta’s 300 members include Fortune 500 CEOs, former cabinet officials and the top two men on the Forbes 400 ranking of the wealthiest individuals, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

'This is a guest post from Eric Lanke , the CEO of the National Fluid Power Association. This is the fifth in a series of posts he’s writing about how he, as a CEO, is building and sustaining an intentional culture in his organization, a national trade association. His first four posts were on : (1) The use of very specific language in the office to help ensure staff are focused on the needs of actual members; (2) how professional education in the industry or profession your association represe

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'Since it''s the season of giving thanks – is it time your non-profit or charity took the "Gratitude Challenge"?

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NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'This year has been incredible for speaking engagements! I have to admit that though it can be tough to do so much traveling, I do enjoy meeting new people and having the opportunity to explore new ideas with them. In 2014, I transitioned from primarily talking about social media and branding to talking about other big ideas, like how to be more productive ("How I Get Stuff Done") and creative topics like how to find your voice.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'If you think you’ve been getting more text, tweets, updates and posts than ever before you’re not alone. According to our latest reader poll, a majority percent of respondents believe that at least. For more about this topic, click on the headline. Did You Know?

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

'After my keynote last year for Sitrion’s client conference, I sat down with Daniel Kraft, their super-smart CEO, and chatted about culture and human organizations.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'It''s been fashionable for some to rename staff or board retreats as advances , presumably to signal the gathering''s intention and desired impact. I''m a firm believer in the power of language, but am a bit skeptical that a new name alone changes outcomes. What does increase the odds of advancing more from any retreating you do are better design principles for the actual event.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'You may hear the word “editing” and think it only applies to writing and communications. But the truth is that every good conference could use a little streamlining and cleanup. There’s a pretty common saying in the journalism world that I’m sure most of you already are familiar with: “Every writer needs an editor.”. If you pare down the amount of sessions that attendees can select from during timeslots, it means that attendees will have similar experiences.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'As we discussed in How to Tackle Technology, offering members videos, apps, social media and responsive design won’t work without a cohesive strategy in place—and it might even backfire on you. The. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

'As a conference organizer, how would you rank your competency regarding conference technologies like registration, speaker management databases, exhibits, conference apps, wayfinding signage, email marketing, CRM data bases and social media? Technology geek, technophobe or somewhere in between? The most effective and valuable meeting professionals are squarely in the middle.

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SCD Group

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Matt Taylor (l); Jonathan Gruber (c); Robert O''Neill (r) Three men have been prominent in the news this month. Their stories show associations what can happen when a leader, staffer or member get “off message.” This can create big issues for associations. Here are the three stories: The Shirt From Scientific American During interviews streamed to the public about the Rosetta’s Phil lander mission, Project Scientist Matt Taylor described the mission as the “sexiest mission there’s ever been”, b

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

'A first-of-its-kind document from the Association of American Medical Colleges lays out 30 core competencies that will be rolled into physician training. The goal: a culture change in how healthcare is provided to the LGBT community. A landmark report from the Association of American Medical Colleges includes the first guidelines for training physicians to care for people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, who are gender nonconforming, or who are born with differences of se

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

'And do it on your own terms. The post How to Tackle Technology appeared first on Association Adviser - Best practices, news and leadership strategies for association professionals. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

'Everyone seems to be looking for the next sure thing. We like answers. We seek quick remedies. We attend conferences looking for shortcut solutions with big payouts. We expend a lot of energy to find tips to the trade, keys to success, or hacks that provide instant results. The less we have to work at it, the more we like it. Cult Of Expertise. We crave and want quick cures and successful tonics to our dilemmas.

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SCD Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

'Millennials Will Become The Majority In The Workforce In 2015. Is Your Company Ready? Via FastCompany Next year, people born between 1981 and 1996 are poised to become the new workforce majority and will eventually remake the workplace in their own image. That means office culture is in for big changes. As a new survey shows, this generation is already chafing at today''s traditional company structures.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

'Some association members want to keep up with the Joneses, while others are looking for experiences that reward their time spent over anything else. In case you need some more reasons to understand your members’ varying motivations for joining and engaging in your association, here are a couple more for you. Last month, Knowledge@Wharton shared news on research that shows what kinds of consumers are most likely to adopt new products to enhance their social status.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

'Technology Truths for Meetings and Events Kristen Parker Event Garde Blog 6 Real World Conference Disruptors Jeff Hurt Velvet Chainsaw Consulting What’s Jay Fired Up About THIS Week? (Are you. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

'Have conferences become too enthralled with experts and attendees swapping solutions ? Have conference organizers resigned themselves to the inertia of the way we’ve always done it? Is the traditional conference experience in danger of being institutionalized which devalues individual expression? Are we addicted to providing passive plop, placate and pay* experiences?

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SCD Group

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

'Anything Missing from Your Key Association/Foundation Messages My wife (and proof reader) shared this email and asked me, “What’s wrong with this email?” Ignore the typos! Did you find it? Ok, it is so obvious it may be hard to see. If you want to make a donation, where do you send the check? Even with the best message possible, you''re returns will be much lower if you don''t tell your potential donors how to donate!

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