Sat.Nov 23, 2013 - Fri.Nov 29, 2013

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Help Getting Ready For 2014 – New Year Planning Checklist

Wild Apricot

'If you are overwhelmed with closing out this year and planning for the next - check out our New Year Planning Checklist.

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Just two little words

Aaron Wolowiec

'Throughout the last couple weeks, my kids have been making cute turkeys. We made them in my daughter’s Daisy troop with pinecones and feathers. Then she made one at school and wrote for what and for whom she was thankful on each feather. Also at school, my boys wrote thank you poems and sang Thanksgiving songs. It touches me to hear how thankful they are for simple things like pouring their cereal, or as my daughter wrote, “my brothers and drinks, like pop.”.

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A Thanksgiving Message…

YourMembership

'Thanksgiving offers us an opportunity to reflect and give thanks. This Thanksgiving is my second with YM, and I want to express my gratitude for your hard work and dedication to our customers. Given the demands of our work, we too often get caught up in the pace of everyday life and don’t take the [.] ( Read more. ) The post A Thanksgiving Message… appeared first on YourMembership.com.

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How Good Leaders Give Negative Feedback

Association Leaders

'Though we may always want to be positive and praise those who work with us, there are times when we must provide criticism. How a leader chooses to deliver that criticism makes a difference in whether they are a good leader or not. I saw an interesting list today that was a perfect followup to my last post, “Don’t be a DM” – remember DM stands for De-Motivator.

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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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Wild Apricot Software News November 2013

Wild Apricot

'Here’s a look at some of the initial groundwork that our design and analysis team has begun for future versions beyond 5.0.

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The Final Four

Eric Lanke

'image source Two weeks ago, in Reading Between the Lines , 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. In reviewing the suggested revisions that four of my staff members had made to the draft values statement that had come out of staff retreat, I had identified what I perceived to the common concerns and priorities of the people most willing to part

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Don’t be a DM

Association Leaders

'Sometimes the best leadership lessons are not positive examples of what great leaders are doing but rather examples of what poor leaders are doing – in other words, what not to do. I read an article today entitled, “The Three Habits of Highly Effective Demotivators” The article suggests there are three habits de-motivating (DM) leaders have: 1.

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Thanksgiving Fundraising Year-end Round-up

Wild Apricot

'Here''s a link round-up with some great tips and ideas for year-end fundraising.

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For CEOs, It’s Time to Study Up on Technology

Associations Now

'CEOs don’t need to be tech experts, AIIM CEO John Mancini says. But they do need more expertise in how technology can simplify (or complicate) the member experience. If you’re the head of an organization, how much do you need to know about technology trends? Detailed specs on the leading hardware and software tools? Just enough to understand what your members do every day?

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

2024 Association Survey Results Report For the 10th year, association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s annual survey. Read the 2024 survey results report to see how your association compares: Top Challenges Retention Rates Non-Renewal Reasons Automatic Renewals Reinstatement Strategies Member Engagement Changes & Strategies Why Members Join Non-Dues Revenue Sources Dues Increases, and more

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Three Free Event eBooks You Should Read

Velvet Chainsaw

'Conferences, events and meetings are evolving. We live in a time where change is the constant. Disruptive innovation is the name of the game. If the institution can be disrupted, it will be. Here are three ebooks that discuss some of those event game changers. Mobile Apps: The New Event Essential. Mobile is everywhere and growing. We can’t live without our mobile devices.

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What are we thankful for this Thanksgiving?

Mariner

'Awesome Association Volunteers! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

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Quick Technique to Stop Wasting Association Board and Staff Meeting Time

SCD Group

'7:29, 12:48 & 9:02 Central Drake Time Board time is a non-renewable resource. So is staff time! Yet, American culture and practice says you don’t need to get to a 9:00 am meeting until 5 or 10 minutes after 9. And, recognizing this, many meeting chairs don’t start the meeting “until a few more members arrive.” This represents a ridiculous waste of time and resources.

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Study: U.S. Workers Suffer From “Vacation Deprivation”

Associations Now

'As the end of the year approaches, do you have a bunch of vacation days stockpiled? If so, you’re not alone. Two new studies found that the average American worker lets anywhere from three to four vacation days go unused. Many employees seem to want to reserve vacation time, saving it for the next year, if they are able to roll over time from year to year.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Stop Sabotaging Your Conference Innovation Planning Process

Velvet Chainsaw

'Are we failing to cultivate innovation in our conference planning process? Do we focus so much on the details and logistics that we unknowingly sabotage our brains’ potential to cultivate innovation and creativity? Keeping our minds engaged and inspired in the creative process is critical to conference innovation. Yet too often, we default to following the same process to create our conferences year after year.

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Just Announced: Dubai to Host World Expo 2020

GlowGlobally

'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future. Dubai was selected today as the host city for the World Expo 2020. Dubai has a long history of facilitating connections and pioneering new ideas and Dubai Expo 2020 would be no different, with a predicted 70 per cent of the expected 25 million visitors originating from outside the host nation, making it the most international event in the history of Expo.

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Speaking+Writing+3 Other Reads for Association Executives

SCD Group

'Obama May Have Twitter, But Lincoln Was the First President to Go Viral By Devon Maloney via Wired Lincoln’s address that afternoon, which came after a two-hour speech from famous-at-the-time orator Edward Everett, contained just 272 words, a shockingly short length that allowed it to be transmitted rapidly and become, arguably, one of the first messages from a U.S. president to go viral.

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The Headaches of Thanksgiving Travel: Could They Happen Year-Round?

Associations Now

'Not a High-Flyer Speaking of air-travel annoyances, a proposal by the Federal Communications Commission to allow people to make phone calls during flight drew a strongly negative reaction last week , with the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA in particular criticizing the idea. Soon after the suggestion started drawing fire, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler seemed to backtrack , saying he agrees with those who favor keeping the ban on in-flight calls.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Leading Change With Brain Friendly Strategies

Velvet Chainsaw

'Change can be hard! All organizations face challenges of maintaining employee or volunteer engagement and motivation in the midst of uncertainty. Organizational change is challenging even in the best situations. According to McKinsey Quarterly, 2010, only about 30% of organizations are successful with organizational change. For many people, the unknown is extremely frightening.

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Adding Car Stereo Installation To Your Auto Shop

Association Adviser

'But relax. You don’t need to be such an extremist with used car audio. First things first. Look for some prices. One of the first places to look on is Ebay. You may find a good price on a complete used car audio kit. Another option is retail stores Some years ago I found a complete kit: receiver, speakers and amplifiers for 60% of the price. Why?

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Associations Note: Being 1st to Market Still Relevant

SCD Group

'Quick: Who was the second man on the moon? Who was runnerup to last year’s World Series? Who was the second person to fly non-stop, solo across the Atlantic? We’ve been told for decades that it is important to be first to market with a product or service. At the 2012 Content Marketing World Conference, Sam Sebastin, Google’ Director of B2B Markets, talked about the Zero Moment of Truth.

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Making Introductions: Landmen Group Launches “Meet Us” Campaign

Associations Now

'Facing negative media depictions and a lack of knowledge about their profession, the American Association of Professional Landmen launched campaign to help the public—especially landowners—get to know them. Early returns have been promising. What are landmen, anyway? With the help of their professional association, they’d like to introduce themselves.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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Forget Scroogled, How about SharePointed?

Mizz Information

'Image by Rob Enslin on Flickr. I admit when I saw Microsoft’s “Scroogled” store , I thought it was kind of funny. But their new Scroogled campaign against the Chromebook? Just no. As I’ve blogged before , I love my Chromebook. It’s tiny (if a bit too tiny for aging eyes.sigh), it’s light, it’s cheap, and it can do 99% of what I need a laptop to do.

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I’m Celebrating NTEN on #GivingTuesday (Dec. 3rd at 9 am PST) – Join Me and NTEN CEO Amy Sample Ward

Beth Kanter

'I’m taking off my red hat off on #GivingTuesday (Dec. 3) to celebrate NTEN , a small nonprofit, and its work to support the largest and most caring community of nonprofit techies to do their best work. Join me for a chat on #GivingTuesday, December 3 at 9:00 am PST on my LinkedIn Influencer blog with NTEN CEO, Amy Sample Ward. We’ll be talking about NTEN’s great work, # GivingTuesday , and why collective action and community participation is so powerful.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

SCD Group

'Happy Thanksgiving! In recognition with this holiday, we will not be publishing SCDdaily again until Monday, December 2. Sort of our way of "boycotting" Black Friday. And, getting ready for the Ohio State - Michigan football game! O.H! Go Bucks!

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A Matter of Ownership: A Modest Proposal for Copyright on Social Media

Associations Now

'A photographer’s successful lawsuit suggests a rough road ahead on the copyright front regarding social media. But associations, with their wide influence, could help pave a smoother path to shareability online by using Creative Commons licenses on the content they create. In January 2010, social media had one of its first big tests as a chronicler of events.

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Here’s a Powerful Marketing Tool Designed for Associations

Show the Benefits of Membership to Your Toughest Prospects. Download this FREE infographic from GrowthZone AMS, Why Join an Association, and start using it as your go-to recruitment and retention marketing tool. Post it on your website. Use it in sales presentations. Or use it as inspiration to create your own version. Infographics have power. They're a quick read.