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Don't Get Left in Time

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Outlook for Fundraising in 2012

Wild Apricot

If you're curious about the outlook for fundraising this year, here's a round-up of recent research reports and predictions on the future of fundraising in 2012.

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Thanks For Playing: Do We REALLY Know What Our Members Need?

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 12 January 2012. Do We REALLY Know What Our Members Need? For ONCE I was able to participate in #assnchat this week! KiKi was taking the week off, so Nikki Jeske (aka " Affiniscape ") hosted. Nikki did a great job, but I thought her closing question was particularly good: [Q7] Whats one thing you could do TODAY to better serve your members?

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Tebow Time

Association Leaders

You would have to be living under a rock over the last few months if you hadn’t heard something about a professional football player named Tim Tebow. Tebow is the quarterback of the Denver Broncos. The reason he’s been much talked about over the last few months is he is not the traditional NFL quarterback. He is left handed, doesn’t have a strong arm, is considered more of a running quarterback than a “pocket passer”, and some would say he wears his faith on his sle

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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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Benchmarking and its Application to Your Member-based Organization

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Thanks For Playing: Friday Top 5

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 13 January 2012. Friday Top 5. Monday is the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. Many of us will be off work, and there are lots of things you could do with the free day: clean out your garage, watch some of the movies in your Netflix queue, shop the sales, visit the monument if youre in the DC area and havent yet (hint hint).or you could participate in the National Day of Service.

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What Kids Can Teach Us About Life and Leadership

Idea Architects

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. Monday, January 09, 2012. What Kids Can Teach Us About Life and Leadership. “The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age.” Aldous Huxley.

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How Developing a Gaming Mentality Can Help Your Association

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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.

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New Approaches to Volunteer Orientation

Wild Apricot

If you are starting the new year with volunteer orientations, here are some fresh ideas and resources that might help.

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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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Thanks For Playing: What I'm Reading

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 11 January 2012. What Im Reading. Big list this week: Good advice for all of us: take it easy on yourself and others. Avoid these common networking mistakes. Tips to get more people sharing your blog posts. Jay Daughtrys innovation lessons from football - love it!

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Consensus is not a dirty word

Golden's Rules for Association

At a GWSAE Speakers Series event a number of years ago, Margaret Thatcher described consensus as the opposite of leadership. She used words to the effect that consensus is an abdication of leadership obligations; true leaders take you somewhere the group otherwise would never go. Recently, on ASAE’s CEO network listserv, a rather energetic discussion [.].

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Optimizing Your Page Titles ? Friday Fix

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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.

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Association Subculture: DIY - "Makes Me Think Of" Creativity Exercise

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Sunday, January 8, 2012. DIY - "Makes Me Think Of" Creativity Exercise. Ok, you DIYers out there.One thing we know we need to do and we dont do enough are simple creativity exercises. Heres one Ive picked up along the way and its really simple. I didnt invent it and Im not sure who did. This can be used when you are stuck, when you feel like consciously daydreaming, or as an ice-breaker exercise with boards, committees or staff.

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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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Eric Lanke: Why Change the World in 2012?

Eric Lanke

Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, January 9, 2012. Why Change the World in 2012? image source. Thanks to Elizabeth Engel for tagging me in the meme started by Maddie Grant about what people are planning to do to change the world in 2012. Its been fun noodling on the idea and thinking about how to respond.

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Book Review: The Knowing-Doing Gap

Jamie Notter

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Book Review: The Knowing-Doing Gap. Posted January 10, 2012. in Books and Reading - 3 comments. Tweet. As authors Pfeffer and Sutton point out, there are nearly 2,000 books published each year, just in the “Business” category.

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What Technology Makes the Must-Have List?

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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.

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Association Subculture: When Customer Service Isn't

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, January 12, 2012. When Customer Service Isnt. "Help me help you!". Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire. Sometimes great customer service isnt. A few days before Christmas, I suddenly remembered that on one of our many shopping trips to Barnes and Noble, one of our daughters had shown the other one a book about a particular TV show and mentioned she thought it was cool.

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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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When it comes to DELP, don’t just take my word for it

Association Advocacy Chick

I often talk about my DELP experience from the perspective of an alumna. But what is it like for someone new to the program? I’d like to introduce to you a couple of the members of the Class of 2011-2013, Martha Ramirez, SPHR from the Society for Human Resources Management and Donte Shannon from the Association of American Medical Colleges. Recently, I had the pleasure of talking to them about their experiences as a new DELP scholar.

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Generations and Paradox

Jamie Notter

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Generations and Paradox. Posted January 12, 2012. in Generational Diversity - 4 comments. Tweet. During a Twitter chat last week, I had some back and forth with a couple of people on the topic of generational differences.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Timeless Questions, Timely Tactics

Idea Architects

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, January 11, 2012. Timeless Questions, Timely Tactics. One of the challenges with strategic planning sessions is that once the vision, goals, and objectives have been identified, the good thinking that created them ofte

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Research Shows Resolutions (Like Strategic Plans) Tend Not to Stick

Association Adviser

January 2012 -- Features If 2011 was the year of experimentation, then 2012 will be the year of making decisions about which communications strategies are working—and not working—with the right numbers to back it up.

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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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Five New Management Metrics You Need To Know

Plexus Consulting

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Plexus Consulting Group® For health, education, workforce, finance and other non profit and public service organizations that want to leverage resources and strategically plan for U.S. or international market expansion. Friday, January 13, 2012. Five New Management Metrics You Need To Know. In a Forbes Magazine article, author James Slavet of Greylock Partners writes that he has watched some of the best startup CEOs in the world and found that “the most

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Stronger by Association: Member Orientation: Creating a Personal.

AMR Management Services

Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Friday, January 13, 2012. Member Orientation: Creating a Personal Connection. This is not by me, but from Lowell Aplebaum, an astute association professional: If we are going to welcome our members, whether new or returning, that welcome has to be.well, welcoming. This means more than a form letter.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: There Really Is a Simpler Way

Idea Architects

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. Monday, January 09, 2012. There Really Is a Simpler Way. a simpler way, the wonderful book co-authored by Margaret Wheatley and Myron Kellner-Rogers, continues to guide my thinking about organizations.

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Association Spotlight: LOGA

Association Adviser

January 2012 -- Association Spotlight This month's spotlight on communication excellence falls on the Louisiana Oil & Gas Association (LOGA) , whose aggressive push into new media and technology has opened up a deep reservoir of membership growth and lobbying success in support of the "little guys.

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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.