Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

This month's round-up includes free webinars on branding; email marketing; online fundraising; volunteer management; twitter basics and much more!

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

I used to silently wish I was creative. I assumed I wasn’t. Creative was for other people, not me. Silly girl. Where was Walt Disney when I needed him? Gert Garman, Global Creative Development Manager for Disney, visited my local Triangle chapter of the American Marketing Association last week to share Disney’s secrets to innovation. At Disney the prevailing philosophy is “everyone’s creative.

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Association Leaders

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

How many great leaders do you know or have you known? Not many, I’m guessing. When I think about great leaders I have known they have many things in common. We’ve talked about these traits before in this blog. (They place importance on values like trust, respect and honesty. They act as mentors. They are able to keep their team focused on their mission).

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Disruptive Innovation Coming to Nonprofits. You want innovation? You want disruption? You got it. Check out this article from Fast Company on how Howard Buffett plans to invest in the nonprofit community - but with a catch. Business savvy and investment comes with a simple message - I will invest but you have to get your acts together.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

As your association gears up for a new cycle, will you go through a complete changing of the volunteer guard or do you simply repeat the process over again? Here are some thoughts about staying on course as you enter a new volunteer cycle.

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Association Advocacy Chick

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I am not an innovator. Correction: I have been convinced that I cannot be an innovator. If you were to play word association with advocacy , I’m sure innovation is not the word you’d come up with. But why is that? Many associations insist that it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Yes, traditional lobbying, grassroots advocacy, and political involvement are effective ways of moving or defeating legislation.

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

It's been two weeks of innovation as I was one of the facilitators for last week's National Summit on Association Innovation sponsored by the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives and as a volunteer, helped champion this week's ASAE InnovationTalks campaign. Contributing to both events reminded me of some common sense tips about what is required to facilitate conversations about big ideas and innovations.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Here are some tips and ideas to help those who are creating or refreshing the members-only area of your website.

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Jamie Notter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Ebook Versions of Humanize Now Available. Posted September 19, 2011. in Announcements , Humanize - 1 comment. Tweet. I have to admit, I’ve been a bit like a kid the week before Christmas waiting for the launch of our book, Humanize.

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Vanguard Tech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Yesterday was the kickoff of Informz’s first Users Conference. The day was jam-packed with rooms full of Informz users and partners learning and sharing best practices relating to email marketing for associations and non-profits. Topics included messaging, design, deliverability and other typical email marketing topics. However the big idea I walked away with was how closely email marketing and social media are aligned and coexist successfully.

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Idea Architects

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Searching for leadership limerick will identify previous posts. If big challenges have yet to be met But falling short will leave folks upset Instead of making a big play When you’re unsure of the way You might want to make a little bet Pursuing big and bold paths is often the way to produce the most innovative results, but getting in action can more easily be accomplished t

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, September 19, 2011. Millennials Are the New Slackers. image source. What goes around comes around. Heres another one of those fun HBR blog posts where a blogger from one generation pontificates on the failings of a younger generation, and gets taken to task for it in the comments. In this case, the blogger is Andrew McAfee and his target is the "entitlement mentality" of many Millennials.

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Portage Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

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Mizz Information

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Mizz Information. Monday, September 19, 2011. Biggest Mistake My Ass--and Other Facebook News. I know I already blogged about this, but I couldnt help but smart when I saw this headline about the Biggest Facebook posting mistake you can make. (With all due respect to Brian Carter , who I know and like, and who happens to be super smart in all things Facebook.but I remain unconvinced about the travesty that allegedly is posting to Facebook from anything other than Facebook.

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Association 141+

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Association 141+. Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Innovation Right Before Your Eyes. Growing up, pictures like this were on my list of most frustrating things: This is one of those pictures that if you are able to look through it, a 3-D image pops out at you (a stereogram). Friends and family alike would take a quick glance, and say oh - of course it is a (I wont ruin this one for you if you can not yet see it) and try as I might, I would still just see a weird picture.

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Off Stage

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

Off Stage. Sep. 23, 2011 - Last in the Series: The Interim AE Job Description. Normal 0. false false false. EN-US X-NONE X-NONE. I recently attended a meeting of several association execs and MLS CEOs where we spent a couple of days brainstorming and fantasizing about our jobs, our roles in organized real estate, and the state of the industry in general.

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AssociCom

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

I work as a software developer. Every day it seems like new technologies come along and I don’t want to ignore them because my own personal experience is that some of them will make a huge difference. They may help me automate some process that is currently done manually, or they may provide some service or feature that I would have to build myself otherwise.

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Associations Live

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Associations Live. Connecting MSAE members and a world of ideas! Tuesday, September 20, 2011. Public Speaking Doesnt Have to Be Scary. If public speaking is something that keeps you up at night, causes you to sweat and shed a tear at the sight of a microphone, you are not alone. Here are some tips from the last YP discussion on how to make sure the next time you have to speak in public you will feel prepared, confident and ready to give them your best.

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Beekeeper Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

One of the secrets to fundraising success is to have a specific goal and a corresponding deadline.

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The Membership Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

I guess it’s my fault, to some extent. I certainly have been guilty of encouraging the theory that it’s really great to see how many ideas you can cram into a book, seminar, discussion, pamphlet or presentation on membership. After all, “101 Ways to Get and Keep Your Members” was not only title of my first bestselling book, it was also the title of the first live seminar I ever held.

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ChatterBachs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Yesterday I attended ASAE’s InnovationTalks Day at their headquarters in DC. It proved to be one of the best events I’ve been a part of this year. What I hope to provide for you below is not simply a recounting of the day but rather a reflection on some of my own tweets and the insights I gleaned from the presenters and resulting discussions.

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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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Experts in Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, September 22, 2011. The Demise of REM and Association Management. Meet me in the crowd, people, people. Throw your love around, love me, love me. Take it into town, happy, happy. Shiny happy people holding hands. Shiny happy people laughing.REM, Shiny Happy People. 1991. Can it really be that long since Shiny Happy People hit the airwaves?

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, September 19, 2011. Millennials Are the New Slackers. image source. What goes around comes around. Heres another one of those fun HBR blog posts where a blogger from one generation pontificates on the failings of a younger generation, and gets taken to task for it in the comments.

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Experts in Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

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