Wild Apricot

AUGUST 23, 2013

'Wouldn’t it be amazing to have an abundance of engaged, highly motivated volunteers who are brimming with ideas your association actually implements?

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YourMembership

AUGUST 22, 2013

'In our work with associations over the past decade and a half, we’ve found several communication “secrets” (best practices really) that the most successful of our customers have in common. We wanted to share them with you so that you could decide whether they help you as well. Our most successful clients: 1. Know email [.] ( Read more. ) The post Communication Secrets of Successful Associations appeared first on YourMembership.com.

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Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 20, 2013

'Detroit’s Cobo Center. I’m sure I can speak for my fellow Michiganders: We’ve watched with heartbreak as Detroit, once the most prosperous city in the country, has struggled to financially support its declining population. Sadly, it all came to a head on July 18 when the Motor City filed for bankruptcy. Ever since, that’s all the media seem to care about.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 21, 2013

'An oldie but a goodie from Guy Kawasaki on innovation (h/t to the SocialFish for highlighting it). Top membership takeaways from #ASAE13 as identified by the always fab Joe Rominiecki. Running an end of year campaign ? Farra Trompeter can help you. Jeff Hurt breaks down what you need to do to help your event attendees get and stay engaged with the content.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 21, 2013

'The success of many non-profits depends on effective volunteer and staff partnerships - so can’t we all just get along for the greater good?

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Virtual

AUGUST 23, 2013

'Inc. Magazine has released their annual “ Fasting Growing Private Companies in America ” edition. And for the third time in recent years, Virtual was right there on the list, nestled among some pretty cool companies. It was interesting paging through the edition—it helped me realize a few things about the nature of growing companies and the state of the economy.

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United States America 143

Spark Consulting

AUGUST 19, 2013

'Remember a few years ago, when Second Life was a big thing? Associations were going to use it for virtual meetings and trade shows and one actually pulled it off (the Risk and Insurance Management Society, and I tried to find a link to even a story about it, with no luck, so there you are). The next thing we knew, Second Life was all about creepy avatar sex.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 19, 2013

'Here''s an overview of some of the recent updates to LinkedIn that might impact non-profits and membership organizations.

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Organization 257

Jamie Notter

AUGUST 20, 2013

'I just finished reading the new white paper that Elizabeth Engel and Peggy Hoffman have put out about “mission-driven volunteers,” and it’s fabulous. The paper makes a compelling case why the current model for volunteering in most associations is broken, and then provides some cool ideas (with good case studies) for how to do it differently–and more effectively.

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Association Navigator

AUGUST 19, 2013

'We’re just back from a great family vacation in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. We played golf and tennis, went swimming, hiking, wine tasting , and visited Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello. I spent most of the week off the computer , only looking at email once or twice. I’ve been thinking about what Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post means for trade associations?

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 20, 2013

'Mary Meeker has released her annual State of the Web presentation: KPCB Internet Trends 2013 from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Key findings include: “On the Internet, EVERYONE knows you’re a dog.” Photo sharing in general and Snapchat in particular are seeing explosive growth. Same thing goes for video/Vine. Facebook use is down from a year ago, but all other social platforms are up.

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 19, 2013

'image source Two weeks ago, in Careful What You Ask For, Part 2 , I continued writing about the process I used to create my association''s values statement, despite some misgivings about the value of values statements I''ve previously shared and still hold. After digesting the results of the anonymous staff survey I circulated to gather feedback on the current values our organization rewarded and the kind of change that was needed if we were to be successful in the future, I had made a couple o

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Jamie Notter

AUGUST 21, 2013

'Get a copy of IBM’s recent report on research they did with CEOs (hat tip to SmartBrief for pointing me there). I promise to do some more specific blog posts about it, because it has some important material in there, but I’ll just start with a collection of the sidebar quotes from the CEOs themselves. It looks like these CEOs are moving forward pretty quickly.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

AUGUST 19, 2013

'How''d you like to learn about the best ways to motivate people to volunteer for your organization? Two of my favorite people have teamed up to write a whitepaper worth talking about - " The Mission Driven Volunteer." Elizabeth Weaver Engel and Peggy Hoffman packed their paper full of a wealth of information, including data about generational engagement and myths and truths about volunteering (among much much more that you would be wise to read as soon as possible).

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Mariner

AUGUST 22, 2013

'For two years, the ASAE Executive Management Section Council has worked on a project titled “Rebuilding the Volunteer Spirit.” It began with a survey of ASAE community to determine the state of current affairs in which 66% indicated their volunteer programs were successful – while also telling us they didn’t measure their programs.

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Vanguard Tech

AUGUST 21, 2013

'Today''s guest post is written by Susan Young, CEO at Get In Front Communications. Connect with Susan on Twitter at @sueyoungmedia or by email. You may have noticed that digital storytelling is making headlines. Any association or nonprofit interested in tapping social media to promote its services and members must understand the far-reaching influence of this marketing model, known as Brand Journalism.

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Jamie Notter

AUGUST 23, 2013

'That is perhaps my favorite single quote in all of Humanize. It was a one-sentence paragraph in Chapter 3 (p. 34): “There is just one problem. Best practices are evil.” To be honest, I think most people skip over the page-and-a-half that explains it, because it’s just too hard to believe. They probably write us off as being a bit sensational or exaggerating (from a consultant, blogger, and keynote speaker?!

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Associations Now

AUGUST 19, 2013

'The old structure of volunteer management is broken. Strong leadership is required to fix it. Volunteers are the lifeblood of your organization. They sit on your board, lead your committees, and develop the ideas that drive an association’s work. Why, then, are people so eager to avoid it? ASAE’s 2008 publication The Decision to Volunteer reported that while association volunteers generally feel positive about their volunteer experience, a large chunk of members want nothing to do

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AMR Management Services

AUGUST 22, 2013

'My former boss had two contrasting strategies for increasing dues: The leap philosophy and the creep philosophy. Associations that delay dues increases for years and, eventually, impose a major.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 20, 2013

'People who have the @Work State of Mind are exposed to a fire hose of constant communication. This communication comes from a variety of sources including customers, supervisors, suppliers, co-workers, family members, friends, professional colleagues and social networks. Their @Work State of Mind offers a wonderful opportunity to engage them in considering your conference messaging.

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Jamie Notter

AUGUST 19, 2013

'A few months ago I gathered a little bit of data from readers (and webinar attendees) about organizational cultures. My hypothesis was that most organizations didn’t do culture very well. Anecdotally, I hear a lot of people complain about their cultures. They put up with them, but they don’t love them. So did the data support my hypothesis?

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Associations Now

AUGUST 21, 2013

'Taking time off from the internet when feeling overwhelmed is a growing trend. You may not be able to unplug completely, but these tips can help to keep digital burnout at bay. David Roberts is quitting the internet. Starting on Labor Day weekend, the popular environmental writer for Grist says he’s taking a year off from using the World Wide Web. No more blogging.

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AMR Management Services

AUGUST 21, 2013

'Brian Reuwee & Shawn Vaughn AMR Management Services Association membership is changing. Members, especially younger professionals, no longer join associations because it’s expected or as a way to.

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Idea Architects

AUGUST 19, 2013

'How does the saying go? "The best laid plans of mice and men often go astray. " I had such good intentions for making August a Readapalooza month, catching up on the stacks of books that have accumulated since the start of the year. But after starting off strong the first week , here I am on Week Three without another completed themed set of books to report on because work and life kept me from completing them.

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Jamie Notter

AUGUST 22, 2013

'One of our biggest challenges when it comes to building a strong and powerful culture is the fact that no one has “build a strong and powerful culture” in their job description. And, frankly, if you do have something to that effect in your job description, it usually sinks to the bottom of the priority list. It’s not what your customers, your bosses, or your colleagues are asking for.

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