Sat.Aug 14, 2010 - Fri.Aug 20, 2010

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Social Networks vs. Real Life Networks

Wild Apricot

There is no end to the challenges of social media for nonprofits. How can we keep our personal and professional lives separate online? How can we identify the "influencers"? Which social media tools are best? Here, Paul Adams, Senior User Experience Researcher at Google, shares his team's insights into how people actually connect and behave online.( read more ).

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Meeting Design: What would make the conversation more compelling?

Idea Architects

Whether it be a staff meeting or an annual meeting, you know there will be a whole lot of talking going on. But quantity does not equal quality and in our time-starved world, ensuring conversation is compelling is critical. So what makes a conversation one that causes you to sit up, lean forward, eager to participate? The people Good perspectives. Good thinkers.

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The Hourglass Blog: The Unsung Heroes of Innovation

The Hourglass Blog

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, August 16, 2010. The Unsung Heroes of Innovation. Heres an interesting post on innovation from the Harvard Business Review. In it, Columbia Business School Professor Rita McGrath shares her insights on what makes innovation work in many of the companies shes observed. Her summary: First, at the top, innovation leaders need to: -- Define the territory that the company should be exploring, -- Make sure that organizational systems support innovation, and -- D

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Accountability Demands Performance

High Context

An article about Netflix’s vacation policy this week caused a bit of an envious stir online. The policy? Take as much time off as you want, just make sure you are getting done what you need to get done. Accountability! Flexibility! Hooray! Here is the secret to why this actually works for Netflix is not abused: They fire average performers. From the article: People who don’t produce are shown the door. “Adequate performance,” the company says, “gets a generous sever

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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In Defence of Jargon

Wild Apricot

The buzzwords of business-speak have evolved, in part, as a shorthand way of letting us refer to complex ideas with just a few words. Annoying as the overuse of jargon may be, the specialized language of the nonprofit sector may actually serve a useful purpose.( read more ). Tags: General non-profit interest nptech Non-profit Communications.

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ASAE 2010

Association Okie

In less than a week I will be attending the American Society of Association Executives Annual Meeting and Exposition in Los Angeles. I can’t wait. As Elizabeth Weaver Engel said in her blog, www.thx4playing.blogspot.com, it is the “associations geek fest (that’s people who geek about associations0”. I didn’t attend last years ASAE Annual meeting in Toronto, and I missed it greatly.

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AE on the Verge: 3 Reasons to use only text in your e-newsletter

AE on the Verge

AE on the Verge. Association management, meetings and mania. Saturday, August 14, 2010. 3 Reasons to use only text in your e-newsletter. Im sometimes asked why our association e-newsletter isnt loaded with a template, graphics, colors, and pictures. In fact, its only text (and links.) 3 Reasons: 1. Want it to be readable. Many members are now reading everything on mobile devices.

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Pulling it All Together: The 360 Degree Marketing Communications Strategy

Guilt by Association

We’ve seen several distinct stages in the association sector’s journey into and through the world of social media. At first, the evangelists spread the good news, and a few eager souls experimented. Early adopters followed their example, and soon, the growth from seed concept to mainstream was amazingly rapid – three or four years, depending on how you count.