Thanks For Playing
MAY 1, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 01 May 2012. Who Are Your Allies? Associations, particularly small associations, tend to suffer from a lack of resources, aka "thats a great idea, but we dont have any money for it." Which can have a seriously negative consequences on impact and what the organization is able to accomplish.
Wild Apricot
APRIL 30, 2012
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YourMembership
MAY 4, 2012
Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.
Association Leaders
APRIL 30, 2012
One of the most important aspects of all great leaders is their desire to continually learn and therefore, to grow. I recently came across this video published by leadership guru, John Maxwell about learning. I couldn’t agree with it more. Click here to watch the video. I love the phrase, “Learn, Earn, Return” But I don’t think it’s a cycle where we move from one stage to the next.
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Thanks For Playing
MAY 4, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 04 May 2012. Friday Top 5. Its CAE exam day! For all those candidates sitting, here are my top 5 pieces of advice for taking the test: Pace yourself - you have 4 hours to answer 200 questions. That means 50 questions per hour, or about a question a minute.
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MAY 1, 2012
Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.
Aaron Wolowiec
MAY 2, 2012
As part of my ongoing series titled “Achieve More,” I’m profiling this month the role of collaboration in the development of dynamic, meaningful, and compelling education and networking experiences. Interestingly enough, collaboration is defined as the act or process of collaborating , as well as the product resulting from collaboration. A few years ago, the Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) introduced a new award recognizing innovative collaboration.
Thanks For Playing
MAY 3, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 03 May 2012. TED Talk: Larry Lessig. Ive been thinking about intellectual property, copyright and remix culture lately, and it put me in mind of this fantastic TED talk by Larry Lessig, founder of Creative Commons and intellectual property expert. Share on FriendFeed.
Wild Apricot
MAY 4, 2012
Here's a preview of the top 5 posts that we've bookmarked on Apricot Jam this week.
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MAY 3, 2012
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Association Subculture
APRIL 30, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, April 30, 2012. The Gift of Ignorance. "I began asking for things which in my ignorance were impossible to do.". Thanks to Brain Pickings for this wonderful clip of Orson Welles from 1960 discussing the filming of Citizen Kane. In the clip, Orson tells a story about the first day of filming. His background was in theatre, not in film.
Thanks For Playing
MAY 2, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 02 May 2012. What Im Reading. Strategy without context is meaningless. Less talk – more do. Acronyms quick clicks for April. One was so good I had to call it out special, in which NTC publicly admits to things that didnt go well at the recent NTEN.
Wild Apricot
MAY 1, 2012
Here's a reminder about our Membership Database webinar on Wednesday, May 2.
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Eric Lanke
APRIL 30, 2012
Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, April 30, 2012. Everyone Is Responsible for Member Recruitment. image source. Theres a great article in the March 2012 issue of Associations Now. " A High-Stakes Turnaround Strategy " is about Bob Weidner, CEO of the Metals Service Center Institute, and the strategy he used to turn that association around.
Association Advocacy Chick
MAY 1, 2012
My fellow lobbyists, I have distressing news. Our members don’t know who we are and why we exist within our associations. They don’t see our value. We have to deal with a Congress that can’t get s**t done (yup, I just cursed). Congressional staffers don’t want to meet with us. We’re being told that a 10% cut to our program areas should be considered a legislative victory.
Portage Group
MAY 2, 2012
'Guest Post by Jack Shand ( www.leaderquest.com ). Succession planning is not about replacing an existing employee. The purpose is to prepare the organization and develop its "bench strength" for future organizational requirements. There are five elements to managing a succession process. 1. Identifying key positions for which a succession plan is necessary.
GlowGlobally
MAY 4, 2012
GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « US Associations with Global Interests Growing Faster than Peers. Grow Globally: Finding Ways to Reach New Customers and Members » May. 04. 2012.
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Idea Architects
MAY 4, 2012
Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas. custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. He also teaches presentation design and facilitation to subject matter experts. Friday, May 04, 2012. Facilitation Friday #18: Authenticity Matters. We were about halfway through the program on facilitation skills.
Jamie Notter
APRIL 30, 2012
Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. On the Road. Posted April 30, 2012. in Announcements , Humanize. Tweet. I am off to Chicago and Antwerp this week. On Tuesday morning, I’ll be doing the opening keynote at the annual meeting of IHRIM , the association for the Human Resource Information Management industry.
Mizz Information
APRIL 30, 2012
Mizz Information. Monday, April 30, 2012. 31% of Associations Have Online Communities. Where are the Association Community Managers? I just read a post about an upcoming membership marketing benchmarking report, specifically detailing the part of the report that addresses social media use by associations. The report surveyed 700 associations and, according to the summary of the upcoming report, among associations with over 20,000 members, 31% reported having a private social network.
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Idea Architects
MAY 2, 2012
Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas. custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. He also teaches presentation design and facilitation to subject matter experts. Wednesday, May 02, 2012. Why Fixers Often Fail. Very few individuals or organizations want to be talked about as if they need to be fixed.
Velvet Chainsaw
MAY 4, 2012
Tweet. Is your organization offering learning opportunities that are based on an outdated model? Or have you positioned your organization to offer learning opportunities that are proven to be successful today and align with your participants’ learning? No, I’m not just talking about the linear advancement of technology as applied to learning.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
MAY 4, 2012
Beth Kanter
MAY 2, 2012
Photo by WhiteAfrican. Note from Beth: By the time you read this post, I’ll be in the air enroute to Rwanda for a training project. As a parent of wired kids, I think teaching digital literacy is very important for parents to do. Here’s some great advice from my colleagues at CommonSense Media. Three reasons kids need digital literacy and citizenship education — and three ways to provide it – Guest Post by Emily Esch.
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