Wild Apricot
MAY 20, 2015
What exactly is a membership database and how can it help you achieve your organization's goals? Here are details on an Expert Webinar with Wes Trochlil that can answer your database questions.
YourMembership
MAY 22, 2015
Engagement has always been at the heart of building and sustaining the connection between associations and their members. It’s really what associations have been “about” for as long as they have existed, according to Leading Engagement from the Outside in: Become an Indispensable Partner in Your Members’ Success , a new whitepaper co-authored by Anna Caraveli, Ph.D and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., CAE.
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Aaron Wolowiec
MAY 19, 2015
We all know professional development is important. To thrive, companies need to have highly skilled and knowledgeable employees. So the WHY is covered. But the HOW….that’s a different story. Although companies’ PD needs have increased, most seem to be pursuing the same traditional methods – and many are getting less bang for their bucks. According to a recent survey by McKinsey and Co., a global management consulting firm, companies are struggling with the best way to build capabilities.
Golden's Rules for Association
MAY 16, 2015
A member shared this video with me recently, which demonstrates that knowledge does not equal understanding and that it is very difficult to change biases. [link] Watch the whole 8 minutes if you can … there is more here than the initial “hook” of the video: how changing one thing makes even a simple, customary task […].
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Wild Apricot
MAY 19, 2015
Here is a Q&A with nonprofit market researcher Janna Finch, who discusses key findings from a survey of over 200 nonprofits about how technology can influence nonprofit performance and success.
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Jamie Notter
MAY 20, 2015
I am one of many authors and bloggers these days who are writing about challenges to the traditional, command-and-control approach to management. And I will continue to do so, because I think the evidence is compelling and the rewards are significant. But it is important to recognize that compelling evidence (unfortunately) doesn't always win the argument.
Potomac Core
MAY 19, 2015
Driving Member Business Outcomes. Can an Association transform itself and become a strategic business partner to the very members they serve? The International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses (IARW) did as much through an intensive strategic planning process. Seeking to understand their impact on their member business outcomes, the Association initiated the process with Board Interviews and a Member Impact Survey.
Wild Apricot
MAY 22, 2015
Philanthropy is a changing! Who will be the "new generation of citizen leaders" and how will they impact the future of philanthropy? Some thoughts for the May Nonprofit Blog Carnival.
Association Adviser
MAY 19, 2015
Experts share tips and best practices from the trenches. The post Getting the Most Out of Your Live Events appeared first on Association Adviser - Delivering Best Practices, News, and Leadership. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
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Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.
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Velvet Chainsaw
MAY 19, 2015
Attendees value the connections they make at your conference. It’s one of their most treasured intangible benefits of attendance. They come to your event looking for their people. They meet many of your attendees at receptions, meals, sessions and in the hallways. Unfortunately, many of those introductions are nothing more than empty interactions. They don’t really connect with others.
Associations Now
MAY 21, 2015
New research provides an argument for not succeeding. Coming up just short of a goal might actually prove more motivational in achieving a different goal than having been successful the first go-around. It’s graduation season and the time when celebrities and public figures take to podiums across the country to deliver the time-honored commencement address.
Membership Marketing
MAY 19, 2015
Perhaps one of the most talked about topics in membership marketing today is data. Topics range from cleaning data to appending third party information to member and customers records. The reason for this increased focus is that good data empowers more efficient marketing and leads to better targeting and results. Poor data is a major problem. The USPS estimates that “almost 25% of all mail pieces have something wrong with the address -- for instance, a missing apartment number or a wrong ZIP Co
Association Adviser
MAY 18, 2015
This month’s Corner Office profile shines on Kevin Burke, president & CEO of Airports Council International (ACI-NA) which represents approximately 200 governing bodies in the U.S. and Canada. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
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Velvet Chainsaw
MAY 21, 2015
Attracting the next generation of participants is an urgent priority for most professional conference organizers. Too often we think that means injecting conference botox to give our event a more youthful, trendy hip vibe. Yet it is much more than giving our conference a face-lift. The Conference Demographic Bell Curve. Recently, I was involved in analyzing attendance demographics for an organization.
Associations Now
MAY 20, 2015
The gridlock in Washington has been well documented in recent years. The partisan chokehold may be easing, but associations are still missing big opportunities in state-level advocacy. How does lobbying look, state by state? Here’s a snapshot. The gridlock in Congress may be easing—the first quarter of the 114th Congress was busier than any of the last three, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center’s latest Healthy Congress Index —and associations are wise to always keep an ear toward what’s h
Beekeeper Group
MAY 21, 2015
The paint is dry and the dust has settled – Beekeeper Group has officially moved into its new offices. Just like bees in nature we knew our old hive was too small, so we swarmed off and started a new one. The new space is at 1101 14th Street NW in downtown Washington and has an “urban agricultural” vibe using reclaimed barn wood walls to accent the open floor plan and industrial garage door dividers.
SCD Group
MAY 18, 2015
Sitting in a dentist’s chair the other day, I realized how much has changed since I was a kid suffering from the sound of a “belt-driven tooth drill.” Nearly everything in the dentist office has changed. Same goes for my physician’s office and his use of an iPad to update my files. So many people limit the discussion of digital technology to that which millennials have adopted.
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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
Velvet Chainsaw
MAY 22, 2015
Some conferences have begun to make the transition from passive listening experiences to active participatory education sessions. Participatory conference education is moving from a buzzword to a normal practice. And ultimately, attendees benefit greatly from the change. Some conference organizers have discovered that this transition requires more work than the traditional model of sit-‘n-get lectures and panels.
Associations Now
MAY 22, 2015
Authenticity goes a long way when it comes to your association’s marketing and communication efforts. In fact, it could mean more engaged members and revenue. Does your organization represent and deliver a true, tell-it-like-it-is approach to how you are communicating with your internal and external publics? Organizations need to create a distinctive presence that will encourage their audiences to be engaged and motivated to share their experiences in their networks.
Beth Kanter
MAY 19, 2015
Flickr Photo by Celestine Chua. For the past few months, I’ve been working on a new project that will launch next month. It is a leadership professional development project for emerging leaders in nonprofits in collaboration with Third Plateau funded by the Packard Foundation. This pilot project will test a leadership development training model for emerging leaders in environmental organizations that uses a combination of peer learning, coaching, and mentoring.
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.
Velvet Chainsaw
MAY 18, 2015
Yes, when dealing with change, the details of the change are important. Equally important are the plans we develop to bring others along with the change. We often omit creating a plan that our team can own. We make a barbaric blunder and create a plan about the details of the change. We forget about a plan to help our team adopt the change before we talk about the details of the organizational change.
Associations Now
MAY 18, 2015
You know that old saying, “There’s no ‘I’ in team?” To make sure your team works best, all parties must be committed to regular and clear communication. My first exposure to teamwork was in the sixth grade. We agreed on exactly one thing: the teacher was crazy for making us work together. I concluded teamwork was a way for loud people to be loud and get credit, while the quiet people, like myself, quietly got it done.
Beth Kanter
MAY 21, 2015
My most engaged follower on Twitter this past week is Jennifer Preston. I know why Jennifer, who is the VP at the Knight Foundation is one of my engaged followers this week. Earlier this week I was in Miami to do a social media pre-workshop at the Knight Digital Media Seminar. Jennifer was observing and tweeting during the session. (If you want to read the re-caps or view the videos for the seminar itself, the Knight Foundation blog has full documentation here ).
Plexus Consulting
MAY 22, 2015
By Steven M. Worth, President at Plexus Consulting Group, LLC “What do you want me to do, trust you?” In this era of command-and-control management styles and techniques it sounds like heresy to suggest that trust might have a place in management; but international management best practices have shown that trust is a critical component to success. Cultural, personality, and language differences, not to mention real and assumed differences in law and business practices, provide many opportunities
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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