Higher Logic
JULY 18, 2016
Have you heard about this new game, Pokémon Go? I hear it’s kind of a big deal.OK, I have to come clean, and this is possibly the most embarrassing thing I could admit in a public forum: in 1999, when the first Pokémon movie came out, my best friend and I dressed up as two of the main characters, carrying a Pikachu, and went to our local movie theater.
Spark Consulting
JULY 22, 2016
I’ve been blogging about association management since 2008 – and I was far from the first one into the pool. I remember participating in my first bloggercon at ASAE in a sunny plaza in San Diego in 2008, shortly after I’d launched Thanks For Playing, the precursor to the Spark blog, with about 30 other association professionals, sharing our thoughts about how to use this new platform to strengthen our industry and our community.
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Wild Apricot
JULY 20, 2016
If you're not growing your membership or generating the kind of revenue you want, your website could be a major culprit. In fact, most membership organizations suffer from at least one major website problem. The good news is, fixing these website issues is probably a lot easier than you might think.
Socious
JULY 18, 2016
Ah, the honeymoon stage. White sand beaches, a gentle breeze, drinks with the little tiny umbrellas. It’s great, until someone makes a mistake and overbooks your hotel or cancels your flight.
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Optimist Consulting
JULY 20, 2016
I was delighted to be invited to speak at MemberWise’s Membership Excellence 2016 conference recently about a project I worked on for the Royal Statistical Society , which delivered some difficult messages around fees and membership category changes. The 9 month project went well, with members accepting the changes and retention standing up. Here are my reflections on what you need to consider when communicating difficult messages to members.
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Mariner
JULY 21, 2016
I love it when an idea is repeated. For then, we being to analyze (read Joe Rominiecki’s article Chapter Restructuring: A Board’s Most Difficult Job ). And then the idea gets intentional thought (read Jamie Notter’s excellent post Engagement: Local vs. National ). And finally we get brave enough to act. I’m talking about changing the approach to chapters.
Virtual
JULY 20, 2016
It’s been over 15 years since Malcom Gladwell wrote “The Tipping Point.” Gladwell defined the tipping point as “the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point.”. As much as it’s defined as a “point,” it’s often tough to define a precise moment of time when something tips. Except this week. You see, a week ago someone asked me “Does your son play Pokémon Go?
Optimist Consulting
JULY 20, 2016
Think is one of the UK’s leading specialist publishers for membership organisations and since 2011 it has conducted Re:member, a large annual survey of communications leaders in UK professional membership organisations. The results give a cumulative insight into best practice when communicating with a professional membership community, and the challenges that membership communications professionals face.
Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 21, 2016
In May, the United States Department of Labor released new overtime rules that will take effect on Dec. 1. Since December will be here before we know it, nonprofits are already making adjustments, as the new rules will have significant implications for the nonprofit sector. According to the National Council of Nonprofits, it all comes down to salary requirements.
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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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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
JULY 19, 2016
About Association Chat Welcome to this week’s replay of Association Chat. Association Chat is your weekly online discussion for the association community where we warm ourselves by the virtual fire with the topics of the day, welcoming thought leaders and trailblazers alike to join up in this online home for the community. This Week’s Show. This week’s show was a special one.
Mariner
JULY 17, 2016
Volunteers for all types of organizations are asking for change - change in how they volunteer, when they can volunteer and where they volunteer. They are asking for flexibility in their volunteering. Organizations that are responding are doing so by re-imaging their volunteer program.
Smooth The Path
JULY 17, 2016
Creativity is “living a life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear” , says Elizabeth Gilbert. If you give colored pencils and markers to professional adults and ask them to draw on a blank white piece of paper nearly all of them will get uncomfortable. “You want ME to draw something?” “I can’t draw.” Some will be embarrassed.
Associations Now
JULY 18, 2016
Learn More To read more from AH, visit our blog at info.ahredchair.com/blog. Building a strategic board benefits any organization, but navigating the process is tricky. Here are a few things to accomplish and to avoid. Have you ever wondered how you should get started when it comes to focusing (or refocusing) your board on strategies over tactics? According to one expert, the goal of building a strategic board is achievable.
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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.
Membersuite
JULY 21, 2016
You work for an association. You love what you do and you’re good at your job. The association space has remained stagnant - yet comfortable for years. That’s when reality sets in: The only thing that is constant is change. Technology is seeping into the association world, turning everything upside down. What was once complacent is now unsure. In order to be better at your job - you will need to obtain some basic technology skills to keep you afloat.
Velvet Chainsaw
JULY 21, 2016
Did you ever play the board game of Chutes and Ladders? The object of the game is to get to the end of the path first. You avoid landing on a chute, which makes you slide backwards. And take advantage of the ladders which help you climb ahead. I played this game a lot with kids in my early teaching career. Some of my students were fascinated with sliding on the chutes because it reminded them of playground slides.
Smooth The Path
JULY 19, 2016
A tire pressure sensor is broken on my husband’s truck. At a few hundred dollars to repair he’s been in no hurry to get it fixed. I like driving the truck but I joke that driving it raises my blood pressure by a few points every time I do. That little yellow warning light draws my eye and I feel a fleeting moment of anxiousness even though I know nothing is wrong.
Associations Now
JULY 21, 2016
Rundown Cohosts: 4. Sponsors: 3. Keynotes: 2. The National Head Start Association’s first-ever Early Childhood Innovation Summit kicks off in Seattle next week. Early childhood education innovators, technologists, and venture-capital and social-venture entrepreneurs will come together in Emerald City to explore ways to introduce the early education world to new technologies and and examine new sources of funding.
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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
Effective Database
JULY 20, 2016
In order to be successful with your AMS selection, there are two key points to keep in mind: . No system can provide everything that you’ve identified as a functional need. (If such a system DID exist, I would own it, and be VERY rich!). You’re in very good shape if you can get 80% of your functional needs met while still staying within your budget.
Velvet Chainsaw
JULY 20, 2016
Ever run your car over some severe potholes? It can do some major damage to your tires. And to your vehicle too. Potholes can be an expensive problem for both drivers and cities. Just like potholes, conference planning thinkholes can be an expensive problem for your event. They can create some major cavities and damage to your participants’ conference experience.
Smooth The Path
JULY 21, 2016
Think about the committees, boards, chapter events, online communities, mentor programs, networking that excel and are the most effective. They all have a champion and that champion is usually a staff person. One key to these program’s success is staff is dedicated to them. They spend time. Staff puts in effort. The staff is probably not out in front but rather making sure everything works behind the scenes.
Associations Now
JULY 21, 2016
The American Copy Editors Society forged a partnership with Poynter several years ago to fill a member need, but ACES also sought to leverage Poynter’s esteemed brand in order to increase the recognition of its own. When my husband’s grandfather settled on the outskirts of Nashville, Tennessee, in the late 1960s, he didn’t have a lot of money. What he did have was some bad teeth and some good horses.
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.
Beth Kanter
JULY 19, 2016
Photo: Americans for the Arts. Designing and facilitating training (not matter the topic) is one of my passions and why I blog about it on a regular basis. I also love sharing techniques and tips with other trainers and often do “train the trainers” sessions as part of my practice. I recently submitted a proposal for NTEN’s 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference with colleagues Cindy Leonard, John Kenyon and Jeanne Allen called “ Supercharge Your Technology Training ,&
.orgCommunity
JULY 20, 2016
From : Blog Entry >> Heather's Blog Entry Thanks to digital advancements, business as usual is no longer an option for associations. Not evolving means not surviving. But how exactly can associations transform and thrive in the digital age? “Association leaders must use digital to change not just ‘how’ but also ‘what’ you do in your jobs,” says Sharon Rice, principal of Art of Planning Consulting and APICS’ former vice president of strategy, at the “Leading Digital: From Strategy to Executive” p
Holly Duckworth
JULY 19, 2016
It’s easy to be deeply conscious and aware if you’re sitting on a mountaintop meditating – what takes practice is living from that sense of peace and centeredness in the chaos of everyday life. If you’re finding it challenging to stay connected with your deeper knowing, and to live from that presence in work and in life, watch our new show.
Associations Now
JULY 18, 2016
Embezzlement, violence, and lawsuits are the last things an organization expects. But the Healing Arts Initiative story underscores how simply a culture can get messy. It’s not often that a nonprofit organization provides an object lesson in leadership, financial management, culture, and governance all at once. But the grim, at times horrifying tale of the Healing Arts Initiative is a special case.
Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions
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