Sat.Mar 15, 2014 - Fri.Mar 21, 2014

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Can Non-profits Learn From Innovative Companies?

Wild Apricot

'The March Nonprofit Blog Carnival is about non-profit disruption and innovation. So we looked at Fast Company''s Most Innovative Companies for 2014 to see if there were lessons to guide non-profit innovation.

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Risk: The Missing Link Connecting Strategy to Implementation

Spark Consulting

'I’m excited to share the launch of the fourth whitepaper in the ongoing Spark whitepaper series, Risk: The Missing Link Connecting Strategy to Implementation. Co-authored with Jamie Notter ( JamieNotter.com ) and Leslie White , CPCU, ARM, CIC, CRM, ( Croydon Consulting ), the whitepaper tackles the question: why do senior teams have so much trouble with strategic decision-making?

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Numbers and trends and data…oh my

Aaron Wolowiec

'In this day and age, we’re inundated with data. And some of us thrive on it. Especially event planners. Data are key to improving your events, to giving your customers and potential clients what they crave. But how do you know which data are important? It’s something called event intelligence, the subject of a new(ish) Professional Convention Management Association whitepaper by Eric Olson, CEO and president of Zerista, and Staci Clark, global marketing strategy manager for Cisco Systems.

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Hope Springs Eternal

YourMembership

It’s once again that wonderful time of year when the annual rites of spring are upon us. Major League Baseball’s Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues are in full swing, and opening day fast approaches – the National Past Time is alive and well. The beauty of each new season is that every team has the chance to wipe the slate clean and start anew, with eyes fully focused on the ultimate prize – the World Series.

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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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Does Association Size Matter?

Wild Apricot

'Does association size impact your ability to meet your mission? Here are some thoughts on the impact of budget and membership size - and a reminder about our Small Membership Survey.

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Implementing the New Volunteer Model

Mariner

'Elizabeth Engel and I are on a bit of a road tour to advance the idea that we in the association biz can attract and enthrall the new volunteer. The question we hear often is to implement the model.

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Missed Connections

Virtual

'I’m still pretty young (by my own standards). But I can remember the days of pink “while you were out” slips, calling in for messages from pay phones and (gasp) not having email at work. And every innovation carries with it the same promise—it will keep us more connected. In many ways, this is true. When I sit in a far away hotel room talking to my kids over Facetime (when they actually answer), it’s a remarkable display of the promise of the connected society.

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Bright Association Press Interview With Chief Apricot

Wild Apricot

'Here are excerpts from an interview with Dmitry Buterin, Chief Apricot, as part of Webbright Services'' Bright Association Press series.

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Why Does Risk Matter?

Spark Consulting

'From the new Spark whitepaper, Risk: The Missing Link Connecting Strategy to Implementation , written with Jamie Notter and Leslie White: The risk management process involves the continuous identification, assessment, prioritization, and selection of risk management techniques; implementation; and monitoring of outcomes. But what if the board and senior team members don’t all agree on what the risk is, how likely it is, or what impact it might have?

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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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The Two Pizza Rule

Jamie Notter

'Both Amazon.com and Intuit have both declared publicly that their work teams should be no larger than a group that can be adequately fed with two pizzas. They do this to stay fast and nimble. I think the co-founder of Kayak was saying the same thing when he said “ No innovation happens with 10 people in the room ” (hat tip, Eric Lanke ).

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The Challenge of Distilling Ideas

Eric Lanke

'image source I had an interesting debate on Twitter last week with Jeffrey Cufaude. It started with me tweeting this paraphrased snippet from one of the Corner Office columns I had just read in The New York Times. No innovation happens with 10 people in a room. Too many critics. 2 or 3 will nurture a new idea; give it life. [link] — Eric Lanke (@ericlanke) March 14, 2014 Cufaude took issue with it, calling it ridiculous, and stating (probably correctly) that innovation can happen with any numbe

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Missed Connections

Virtual

'I’m still pretty young (by my own standards). But I can remember the days of pink “while you were out” slips, calling in for messages from pay phones and (gasp) not having email at work. And every innovation carries with it the same promise—it will keep us more connected. In many ways, this is true. When I sit in a far away hotel room talking to my kids over Facetime (when they actually answer), it’s a remarkable display of the promise of the connected society.

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Strategy, Risk, and Implementation

Spark Consulting

'Final day of whitepaper release week! From the new Spark whitepaper, Risk: The Missing Link Connecting Strategy to Implementation , co-authored with Jamie Notter ( JamieNotter.com ) and Leslie White ( Croydon Consulting ): Having…conversations around risk and opportunity is not necessarily easy, but it’s becoming increasingly important in today’s complex, mutable, fast-paced environment.

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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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Book Review: Joy, Inc.

Jamie Notter

'Joy, Inc.: How We Built A Workplace People Love. by Richard Sheridan. Portfolio/Penguin, 2013. This book is by Richard Sheridan, who is the CEO of Menlo Innovations , a software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They’ve been covered by Inc. , NPR and others, partly for their radical ideas of (a) having all their software programmers work together in one big room (no offices, not even cubes), and (b) actually having two programmers per one computer.

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Congressional testimony tips from Seth Rogen

Association Advocacy Chick

'Last month, actor Seth Rogen testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee to ask for more research funding for Alzheimer’s disease. Organizations are well aware that star power sells and having a celebrity spokesperson can help bring attention to your cause. In fact, Ben Affleck was also on Capitol Hill that same day giving testimony.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

'Hank Berkowitz, Association Adviser. In case you missed it, two important anniversaries occurred last week. The Internet turned 25 and Association Adviser turned 4. Whether reflecting on the past quarter century or past four years, remarkable changes have taken place. The world’s geography and climate has been changing before our eyes. The economy, financial markets and labor market are greatly improved (see chart below).

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How Does Risk Relate to Strategy?

Spark Consulting

'From the new Spark whitepaper, Risk: The Missing Link Connecting Strategy to Implementation , co-authored with Jamie Notter ( JamieNotter.com ) and Leslie White ( Croydon Consulting ): Risk management is an intrinsic part of strategic thinking. When considering a strategy, you must first determine whether that strategy aligns with your risk appetite…The biggest challenge associations face in establishing a culture of strategic risk management is to get people comfortable thinking and talk

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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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Focus on Decisions

Jamie Notter

'Elizabeth Engel, Leslie White, and I put out a White Paper last week on risk, strategy, and implementation. Although not in the title of the white paper, conflict is a big piece of what we write about. We need to make sure that risk analysis is adequately baked into what we do, at all levels of the organization, and as we do that, we are going to surface disagreements.

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Lessons in Event Planning From a Rock Concert

Associations Now

'Every planner wants his or her next meeting to have the same hype and entertainment value as a concert. Steal these five ideas from a recent concert to make your next event a sellout. I’ll start this blog post by revealing a neither deep nor dark secret about myself: I’m a bit of a music fanatic. (OK, for the sake of full disclosure, maybe more than a bit.

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Incorporating Text Polling at Your Next Live Event

Association Adviser

'Dana Plotke, Naylor. There has been so much talk about Big Data and analytics lately, but sometimes you just need to ask your audience or target market a quick question that can be easily answered and shared in real-time. While real-time audience surveys have been around for a while, text polling is one of the fastest growing and most popular ways to take the pulse of your members or attendees.

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Sponsorship: From Uninspiring To Really Mattering

Velvet Chainsaw

'When attendees interact with your sponsors, do they feel marginalized or like they really matter? Are you forcing your sponsors’ messages on your conference attendees or helping sponsors offer insights that attendees may actually value? Remember That Last Event You Attended. Think back to an event that you attended. Quick: Do you remember any of the sponsors?

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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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Pew on Millennials: Bad News for Associations

Mizz Information

'Based on the results of a new Pew Research study, Millennials in Adulthood: Detached from Institutions, Networked with Friends , bad times are coming for associations. Four out of six takeaways from the study seem pretty not-great for associations: Millennials have fewer attachments to traditional political and religious institutions. Could easily translate to including traditional professional associations.

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Study: Change Is Good, But Many Organizations Don’t Do It Well

Associations Now

'A new in-depth report from the Project Management Institute takes a look at why so many organizations are failing to implement strategic change. How to fix that? PMI details some best practices for success. Nearly half of organizational strategic initiatives fail, according to a new report from the Project Management Institute. That statistic equates to a loss of almost 15 percent of every dollar spent on strategic change initiatives, PMI’s “Pulse of the Profession In-Depth Report: Enabling Org

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Taking the Mobile Event App Leap

Association Adviser

'Samantha Tankersley. In keeping with these technologically-savvy times, one of our clients recently decided to test the effectiveness and adoption rate of a mobile event app at its largest annual conference. To Generation X’ers like me, the mobile event app is a no brainer: Handheld device in hand at all times – check. One less program or paper to carry around – check.

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When Speakers Truly Care: From Spouting Witty Repartee To Transforming Lives

Velvet Chainsaw

'Our conferences and association education programming depend upon speakers as experts sharing their knowledge with the crowd. Yet, the education research is loud and clear that people talking at an audience does not necessarily lead to attendees’ learning. Actually, there’s more likelihood that you’ll win a multi-million dollar Powerball lottery than telling leads to learning.

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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.