Sat.Jun 04, 2011 - Fri.Jun 10, 2011

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How to Write for Online Monkey Minds

Reid All About it

Does this sound familiar? You settle in to read something online. You first scan the screen, and then begin reading a long paragraph of text. Soon you realize you’re no longer reading; instead you’re thinking about dinner or your draft picks. Click, close tab. We all do this. Reading on the web is informal, interactive and interruptive. Informal – our family and friends are here, anything goes.

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Non-profit Report & Resource Round-up

Wild Apricot

Here's a roundup of resources, reports and guides for non-profits and membership organizations. We've included overviews of Facebook's Non-profit Resource Centre, two reports on mobile use and a Nonprofit Guide to Internet Marketing.( read more ).

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Great Leaders Turn Failures into Successes

Association Leaders

Shh! Don’t tell anyone this – its a secret few people know, or at least understand – Everyone fails more often than they succeed. It’s true. The best professional baseball players make outs seven out of every ten at bats. The best basketball players in the world make baskets less than half the time they shoot the ball. How many failures did Thomas Edison go through before he perfected the light bulb?

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Association Subculture: Words Make Worlds - Part 6 - Advocacy vs.

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Friday, June 10, 2011. Words Make Worlds - Part 6 - Advocacy vs Storytelling. (Last August, I became deeply inspired by work coming from David Cooperrider and Lindsey N. Godwin at Case Western - Positive Organization Development: Innovation-inspired Change in an Economy and Ecology of Strengths. This paper is a MUST READ for anyone interested in innovation in our association community.

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How to Increase Membership Renewal

Dive deep into essential elements that drive member retention. Learn why members may hesitate to renew. Discover actionable techniques to encourage their return and foster lasting engagement. Uncover reasons members choose not to renew. Learn effective tactics to elevate member engagement and communication. Explore methods to encourage member renewal and active participation in your association Download now to take charge of your membership retention strategy!

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Toward a More Sustainable You: Alternative Belief to Consider #1

Idea Architects

Our beliefs and mental models deeply influence the choices we perceive available to us and the expectations we need to meet. In a new workshop entitled Toward a More Sustainable You, I've been offering four of the current beliefs that I believe inhibit our effectiveness and four alternative beliefs that, if adopted and implemented, could lead to a personal and professional life that is robust, yet more sustainable.

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Who was that masked man?

Golden's Rules for Association

Does knowing nothing more about who is behind a statement than the words a person uses to express themselves make online pronouncements more or less reliable? On one hand, not knowing anything about who is blogging or tweating beyond the sometimes very limited information about themselves that they choose to make known to you is a good thing. It [.].

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Research Indicates Mobile Users Respond to Ads

Association Adviser

June 2011 -- Technology Mojiva researchers found that mobile marketing performs well when it lines up the services and products that affect people on an everyday basis. Handheld users engage with mobile ads, but they’re more likely to browse, surf and do research than to actually purchase. How can your association apply this research?

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Making Things Work by Design

Idea Architects

Tom Peters has been championing the importance of design long before it was the darling of the masses. He has an entire section of his website devoted to posts about its importance, it is mentioned widely throughout many of his books, and he has at least one publication devoted exclusively to its value. Moreover, his own corporate graphic identity is about as crisp and as clean a design as you could ever create, simply his name followed by an exclamation point, a simple reminder of the boldness

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Handling Membership Objections

Wild Apricot

What objections do you hear during member recruitment or retention campaigns? We're looking for a membership perspective for this month's blog carnival.( read more ).

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How to Create a Winning Event Marketing Strategy

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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Mizz Information: Who Wants to Win a $25 Dunkin' Donuts Gift Card?

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Monday, June 6, 2011. Who Wants to Win a $25 Dunkin Donuts Gift Card? If you read this blog, you know I almost never write about or review products--unless I just happen to be writing about a product or service just because I feel like writing about it. Once I did a review of ProFlowers because I liked their non-nonsense blogger outreach approach.

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Where Do You Get Your News? Association Edition

Association Adviser

June 2011 -- Marketing & Communication With media sources constantly evolving, comparing what people read about, listen to or watch is interesting. Here, one communications professional shares her preferred marketing and association news sources. What news and media sources do you consider essential?

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Leadership Limerick: Putting a Price on Value

Idea Architects

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. Everywhere around you can see Offers for things that are free But while it may seem very nice To find zero as the price It makes you wonder what the value will be Give something to get something.

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Union Station Turns Red to Support Joplin, Missouri ?Red Tie? event.

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’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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NFP Treats: Goodies From Around the Web - The ARC

Portage Group

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The Hourglass Blog: Real-World Innovation for Associations

The Hourglass Blog

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Sunday, June 5, 2011. Real-World Innovation for Associations. I had a fantastic opportunity this past Friday—an opportunity to take the principles and ideas about innovation that are being developed through my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives , and apply them in a real-world situation with a real-world organization.

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Beekeeper Group helps USCCB launch Virtual World Youth Day website and Facebook App

Beekeeper Group

Beekeeper Group was proud to assist the U.S Conference of Catholic Bishops to produce and launch their Virtual World Youth Day website and Facebook App which went live earlier this week.

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Jun 6 - KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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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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Plexus Consulting Group?: CEOs and Volunteers

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. Monday, June 6, 2011. CEOs and Volunteers. By Virgil R. Carter. Experienced CEOs know that job tenure can be fleeting.

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Please Donate to #Red4Joplin | KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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Airlines Beware of Videographers in a Seat

Beekeeper Group

With the release of the latest passenger produced video slamming an airline – this time Delta – for poor customer service (see the video below of U.S.

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Exo-skeletons in the Closet

Beekeeper Group

Here at Beekeeper Group we have little objects of whimsy all over the office… but this one takes the cake. The very same Bee Costume of Rick Rolled video fame What “skeletons” do you have in your closet?

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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.