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Wild Apricot
APRIL 14, 2015
'Wild Apricot just launched our mobile app for iOS and Android. Here are details on the app and 4 ways it can make your life easier at your events.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 14, 2015
'Wild Apricot just launched our mobile app for iOS and Android. Here are details on the app and 4 ways it can make your life easier at your events.
Aaron Wolowiec
APRIL 14, 2015
'This month’s guest blog post is adapted from an original by Hank Berkowitz , moderator in chief of Association Adviser eNews. He wears many hats, however, and to see those, visit his LinkedIn profile. Hank Berkowitz, moderator in chief of Association Adviser eNews. About 60 percent of respondents to our latest unscientific reader poll said they’ve encountered more surprises in technology over the past 12 months than in any other area of association management.
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Reid All About it
APRIL 11, 2015
'While organizing my notes for my book on small home living, I kept running up against a word that bothered me—downsizing. I have pages of notes about downsizing. 13 pages—and I haven’t even explored the topic as much as I would like. It’s an important chapter because if you’re moving from a large home into a smaller one, you can’t take all your stuff with you.
YourMembership
APRIL 14, 2015
I am writing from Xperience2015 , YM’s second annual customer conference, where we’re spending three days with more than 300 association leaders and staff. It is an extremely rewarding event for our customers and for YM’s staff and leaders. A big highlight of day one of the conference was the presentation of YM’s roadmap and vision for the future. People want to know where we’re going and how we’re going to get there.
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Wild Apricot
APRIL 13, 2015
'National Volunteer Week is on from April 12 to 18. Here are some ideas for how you can recognize your amazing volunteers and share your stories.
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Mariner
APRIL 13, 2015
'All week we want to highlight our volunteers during #NVW2015. And today, we thank our volunteers for their ideas and their willingness to work those ideas.
Jamie Notter
APRIL 14, 2015
'Many of you know that I am an avid cyclist. I''ve been riding for years, and some of you will remember that for about 10 years I would do an annual ride in the fall, which included a fundraising component, geared towards supporting wounded soldiers. This spring, I am doing a different ride, and for a different reason. Last fall, a good friend of mine was killed while cycling.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 17, 2015
'National Volunteer Week 2015 is winding down – here is a link round-up of volunteer posts to help you finish up your NVW celebrations.
Virtual
APRIL 15, 2015
'One of the best things about having a great staff is that I find that I’m wrong more than I’m right. Often I have a belief about something, but my team has better information. One great example of that was recently when we were working on a client web site. I saw the design and thought that too much material was “below the fold” of the first screen.
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Mariner
APRIL 16, 2015
'DAY FOUR of our #NVW2015 celebration ! Today, we thank our volunteers for their talents. And for sharing those talents with their chapters. Whether it’s through making that all-important connection, sharing an expertise with the group, or taking the lead on issues important to the association, these volunteers help everyone succeeds.
Eric Lanke
APRIL 13, 2015
'Last week I had the experience of being the outsider. I won''t go into too many details. It was a kind of strategy session. A group of us were brainstorming and trying to come up with a some creative solutions to some perplexing problems. And I was the unique one in the room. The one with the different background. The one not fully understanding the environment he was in.
Associations Now
APRIL 17, 2015
'Groups that represent members, advocate for industries, and give a collective voice to those who need one are pretty common these days—but they had to start somewhere. Check out this roundup of association history; you might be surprised by what you learn. You probably know your association’s history like the back of your hand, but do you know the history of the tradeshow?
Association Adviser
APRIL 16, 2015
'What is it with those millennials and their connectedness? They always have their nose in a smartphone or tablet. could it be that they are using those devices to stay informed actively about. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker
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Mariner
APRIL 14, 2015
'We continue our #NVW2015 celebration by thanking our volunteers for their time. ASAE estimated associations record nearly 200 million volunteer hours of community service*; add time on critical projects like association governance and professional mentoring. and that number skyrockets.
Idea Architects
APRIL 13, 2015
'Note: I wrote the following article for ASAE-The Center for Association Leadership, and it was published on April 6 in their Associations Now Plus members-only resource. It is used here with permission and ASAE retains the copyright. A full commitment to diversity and inclusion means that an association’s educational programming—and the speakers providing it—reflect the learning community.
Associations Now
APRIL 13, 2015
'Future employees want a clear sense of your association’s mission. So do those who work with you now. So how are you delivering it? If you’re an entrepreneur, you know what an elevator pitch is—it’s the explanation you give about what your company does and why it matters, distilled to the length of the average elevator ride. (Not easy; also, imagine how likely you are to be sold while stuck with a stranger in an elevator.
Velvet Chainsaw
APRIL 17, 2015
'Leaping to action without a solid comprehension of your conference target market and their needs causes all sorts of mayhem. Some conference organizers and their planning team members don’t even realize they are in the eye of a storm. That mayhem is their blind spot. Planning a conference without a deep understanding of what makes your target market tick is like building a house without a blueprint or foundation.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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Mariner
APRIL 15, 2015
'Today, for our #NVW2015 celebration , we thank our volunteers for their responsiveness; that is, for their willingness to leap into action when we send out calls for help or input.
Association Adviser
APRIL 17, 2015
'(and keep the bowling balls down the center of the lane) This month’s Corner Office profile shines on Mike Pennington, CAE, CEcD, Executive Vice President, Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
Associations Now
APRIL 16, 2015
'If your usual meetings are feeling stale, try a different approach with a walking meeting. Research and experience have shown that these types of meetings may help increase creative thinking and camaraderie among coworkers. If you’ve seen almost any episode of the The West Wing , you’re no doubt familiar with the show’s “ walk-and-talk ” scenes. Busy White House staffers whisk their way between offices and meetings while engaging in witty repartee with equally busy coworkers.
Velvet Chainsaw
APRIL 15, 2015
'Your current conference planning and improvement procedures have its roots in industrial revolution models. We are still designing our conference in the exact same way that companies designed their manufacturing production process, to paraphrase Dave Gray author of The Connected Company. We are trying to imitate the industrial age to make our conference networking, programming and experiences faster and better.
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Mariner
APRIL 17, 2015
'Today we pause with a smile to thank our volunteers for their humor. Yes, humor.
Membership Marketing
APRIL 15, 2015
In most cases, all of your marketing efforts drive members and customers to your website to join, register, or purchase an item. But the reality is that once a prospect comes to your website many do not complete their transaction on the first visit. For example, very often potential attendees visit an association’s website to find out the date, location, or cost for a conference.
Associations Now
APRIL 17, 2015
'The International Association of Conference Centres released its list of the top-10 conference food trends for 2015. Learn how you can add one or all into your next event. When I travel somewhere new, there are two things that are always on my must-do list. The first is to check out live music at a local venue, and the second is to try out some local food and drink.
Velvet Chainsaw
APRIL 16, 2015
'Collaboration – it’s one of the buzzwords of business today. Collaboration is when people work together to achieve a goal. Multiple individuals from different departments work together to accomplish a task or project. Evan Rosen in his book The Culture of Collaboration says “[Collaboration is] working together to create value while sharing virtual and physical space.
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