Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Demand is weak, competition is up - what can associations do to survive and thrive? Here's a review of Sarah Sladek's book, The End of Membership As We Know It.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The last few nights I’ve watched news stories about Herman Cain and the National Restaurant Association (NRA). I can’t help thinking about the whole ugly situation through an association management lens. I’m not going to dive into the details or the political ramifications, and I certainly don’t intend to express any political opinions in this post.

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Association Leaders

OCTOBER 30, 2011

As an association management professional and a business person, I spend time thinking about and planning for the future. I’m sure you do this in your business as well. For example, you try to imagine what kinds of products/services your customers will want in ten years so you can position your company to deliver them. I wonder what associations will look like in ten years so I can determine how we can best be positioned to meet and exceed their needs and the needs of their members.

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Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, October 31, 2011. Race for Relevance is a Negotiating Position. Theres been a lot of buzz in the association community lately about Race for Relevance (R4R), the book by Harrison Coerver and Mary Byers. I saw Coerver present its ideas at one meeting of association executives I attended, lots of my colleagues saw him present at another , and a third Im fa

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

Here are some recent reports offering insight into giving trends, including e-Giving in Canada and Peer-to-Peer event fundraising.

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Robert M Barnes

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

I struggle from time to time with the deaths of my parents. I struggle sometimes to be the husband and father I want to be. I struggle sometimes to focus on the work I need to do. I struggle sometimes to be fun for the people most important to me.

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Idea Architects

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in lim erick form. Searching for leadership limerick will identify previous posts. Will they think it’s a trick or a treat? When info comes only via Tweet For some Twitter is fine For others it's a bad sign Balance both to avoid a defeat We know one size doesn't fit all, nor does one medium effectively manage every message.

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Happy Halloween! If you find change too scary - here's some thoughts on embracing innovation with a Halloween case example.

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Mizz Information

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Mizz Information. Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Please Help Me Raise Funds for The Childrens Inn at NIH Through Give to the Max Day. I blog because I love writing. Period. Through blogging Ive met cool people and been offered cool opportunities, but have never had a chance to use my blog to give something back. Until now, that is. Enter Give to the Max Day.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

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Plexus Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

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, November 4, 2011. Sinking the Boat vs. Missing the Boat. by Virgil Carter. William C. Taylor’s latest book, Practically Radical: Not-So-Crazy Ways to Transform Your Company, Shake Up Your Industry and Challenge Yourself (William

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Here is an overview of two recent studies on e-Giving and Peer-to-Peer Event Fundraising.

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Mizz Information

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Mizz Information. Friday, November 4, 2011. Associations 15 Minutes of Fame Courtesy of Herman Cain. So even a total political non-participant like me (read: I do not vote and think politics as a whole is a crooked, crazy mess) cant help but pay a tiny bit of attention to this Herman Cain thing because of the association tie-in. I mean, seriously--how often do associations get huge news coverage that talks about governance, staffing, internal politics and more?

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Association 141+

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Association 141+. Tuesday, November 1, 2011. Mission: Volunteer Leader Training Part 1. Where would associations be without volunteer leaders? I have yet to find an association that is so well staffed that volunteers are not needed, and even if this association exists I would still question eliminating these positions as they help foster engagement, community and general leadership skills useful to a volunteer in all aspects of their professional life.

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Off Stage

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Off Stage. Nov. 4, 2011 - Creating Communities: the Future of the Real Estate Association. Normal 0. false false false. EN-US X-NONE X-NONE. Associations have a primary purpose: to create a community. In a real estate association, the primary purpose is to create a business community centered on the business of property ownership and transfers. It’s really that simple.

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AssociCom

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Information overload. This is the newest and greatest challenge of our information age: With all of the content published everyday, how can we make sense of it, organize it and reference it after the fact? Clearly we need some way to separate the wheat from the chaff. Recommender systems, such as Amazon uses, are one potential answer, but they’re a little hit or miss.

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Plexus Consulting

OCTOBER 31, 2011

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. Monday, October 31, 2011. Is Your Innovation Working? By Virgil Carter. Does your organization have the ability to innovate?

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, October 31, 2011. Race for Relevance is a Negotiating Position. At the end of this year I will no longer be posting here at The Hourglass Blog. To see my reasons why click here. To keep following me on my new blog, go here. A new post, "Race for Relevance is a Negotiating Position," has just gone up there. Posted by Eric Lanke. at 7:00 AM.

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Associations Live

OCTOBER 31, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Associations Live. Connecting MSAE members and a world of ideas! Monday, October 31, 2011. Marketing Strategy & Evaluation of Programs. Here are a few good questions to consider asking in your next education survey (these questions help measure the experience, not just the quality of the programming): How did you feel after the conference?

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Beekeeper Group

OCTOBER 31, 2011

In my recent post on the intersection of food and social media, I mentioned that I was preparing to start my own blog on about living with food allergies.

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Mizz Information

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Mizz Information. Wednesday, November 2, 2011. Why I Know the Kardashian Wedding Was a Sham. The beauty of having your own blog is that you can blog about whatever you want, whether or not its on topic. So, while technically this blog is about social media, whos to say I cant blog about Kim Kardashians divorce? Nobody! So here I go. If you read this blog you know Im obsessed with movies.

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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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Beekeeper Group

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

The Advocacy Leaders Network, an event series hosted by the Congressional Management Foundation and produced by the Beekeeper Group, is proud to announce the presenters for the first event on Dec 9th, 2011 at the offices of Bloomberg Government: Breaking … Continue reading →

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