Wild Apricot
JANUARY 30, 2017
Wondering why your emails asking for sponsorship aren't getting any responses? Chris Baylis, CEO of The Sponsorship Collective knows exactly why. Read his five reasons why your sponsorship emails are being ignored and what to do about it.
Spark Consulting
JANUARY 30, 2017
Airports and cities large and small erupted into chaos this weekend as Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning Muslims from Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen from entering the US took effect. People with valid entry visas and legal permanent resident status (“green card” holders) were detained at airports across the country.
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WBT Systems
JANUARY 31, 2017
Is your association a learning organization? A learning organization is one “that facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself” According to this definition , this type of organization is more responsive to external pressures, has a faster pace of change within the organization, and is better able to innovate and remain competitive.
YourMembership
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Updated profile data is more than just getting current email address information. Data management and data integrity is a demanding job for you and your association. But, it has to be done. Your association is only as good as your member data, and it’s a big task to keep it clean. While you regularly communicate […].
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Wild Apricot
JANUARY 31, 2017
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Spark Consulting
JANUARY 31, 2017
ASAE has officially responded to those of us who expressed concern about the association industry response to the 2016 Presidential election. Thanks to John Graham and Scott Wiley for allowing me to publicly share their response to the letter that was published on this blog on November 21. Click through to view the PDF of that communication. My thoughts: I appreciate the fact that ASAE took the time to respond officially.
YourMembership
JANUARY 31, 2017
The following is a guest blog article originally published by Jeff Cobb of Tagoras, a leading expert in strategy, learning, marketing and technology to organizations in the business of lifelong learning. At Tagoras, a lot of technology selection work has been done over the years through many webinars and workshops related to a 7-step methodology. […].
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 31, 2017
Find out which features we are developing in 2017 and sign up for February's free expert webinar.
Reid All About it
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
“I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.”. Norman Rockwell said that, and today’s his birthday. “Rockwell?” you yawn. “Big deal.” Yeah, I used to think that too, being a sort of art snob. After all, I used to volunteer at the National Gallery of Art, la dee dah. The NGA was my cathedral, especially when I worked there on Sundays and worshipped at the feet of the masters, old and new.
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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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Potomac Core
JANUARY 31, 2017
The 2017 PWC 20th annual CEO Survey , fourth quarter domestic GDP numbers and the 2017 Conference Board Global forecast of 2.3% economic growth show just how challenging business conditions are for business decision makers. Organizations can help their members convert these challenges into growth opportunities by utilizing 4 Association Disruption Strategies.
Eric Lanke
JANUARY 30, 2017
I recently got elected to another association board. After a tour of duty on the board of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives (including one year as board chair), I've moved onto the board of the Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA). They're a child of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), with a membership comprised of the chief staff executives and senior-level staff of the manufacturing-based trade associations that are members of NAM.
Associations Now
JANUARY 31, 2017
Long neglected as part of the communications conversation, emails have become more essential than ever in 2017. But the ground is still messy. Read on for some suggestions on to improve your email production workflow. Here’s a bit of a conundrum to start out the year: Despite all the complaints about email filling up our inboxes and generally annoying us, email newsletters and marketing messages are doing pretty well from an attention-grabbing standpoint.
Smooth The Path
JANUARY 30, 2017
We think new members join for the professional development and networking, but a new member joins for one of these reasons: They believe in the cause. It is time to invest in their career. Someone they respect is a member. A boss or manager says they have to join. They are on a hunt to find other like-minded people. They know someone who is getting a lot out of being a member.
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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.
Association Adviser
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Kelly Clark, Naylor Association Solutions. The words “beauty pageant” typically stir up images of young, beautiful women in gorgeous evening gowns and sparkling jewelry strutting on a stage, tap dancing or playing a piano concerto, and answering questions about how to achieve world peace. If you attend the Georgia Health Care Association’s annual Ms.
Velvet Chainsaw
JANUARY 30, 2017
Everything we take for granted about conferences, and planning them, faces disruption. Participants from all generations and cultures increasingly expect conferences to mirror their work and personal lives. They expect conferences that are authentic, connected, contextual, mobile, participatory, work-related and transparent. Savvy conference organizers meet these disruptions head-on.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
APHA and former U.S. VP Gore—along with a number of other nongovernmental organizations—are racing to execute a replacement to the cancelled Climate and Health Summit. Along with informing the nation about climate change, the meeting will act as a prelude to APHA’s climate-focused annual meeting this fall. Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association (APHA), received a surprising phone call last week.
Smooth The Path
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Why do we have a hard time moving from ideas to action? Or as someone recently said, from knowledge absorption to knowledge execution? What is holding us back? This phenomenon, our inability to move even when we know the right answer, pops up in every industry and profession (and in our personal lives too). It is not uncommon for me to hear a member say something like, “we are reasonably good at talking about issues in our industry, but we are not very good at actually doing anything about
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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
Membersuite
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Recruit, engage, retain. Those are three words that come with a lot of work which is why it’s frustrating to know how easy it is to lose members. Sure, some folks choose not to join and others churn all on their own. But sometimes, it has to do with what the association is (or is not) doing.
Velvet Chainsaw
JANUARY 31, 2017
Many associations are slow to change. Often association leadership views change as something that disrupts the peace. They want to maintain the status quo. When beliefs that we lean on and build programming around change, we flinch. We deny. We fight and scream to maintain the past. Yet, sometimes, these changes proceed forward like waves on the beach.
Associations Now
JANUARY 31, 2017
The Trump administration’s controversial immigration order, which has significant impacts for the scientific world, has led numerous scientific organizations to sign onto a joint letter that calls on the president to rescind the order. ASAE, which has expressed concern with the order’s impact on associations, also was a signatory. In the days since President Donald Trump introduced his executive order limiting immigration and visa distribution for a number of countries, a variety of groups have
CommPartners
JANUARY 31, 2017
Webcasting, just like most things tech, is constantly reinventing itself and has evolved from a niche offering to a broad-based, versatile requirement for sharing your events online. Working for CommPartners, I have produced webcasts across a broad and diverse range of clients, each with individual needs, where custom inventive solutions are often the only way […].
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.
Effective Database
JANUARY 30, 2017
I was completing an application online today for an organization I was joining. One of the required fields was “home phone.” Here’s the problem: I don’t have a home phone. I have a cell phone, I have an office phone, but I have no home phone. But the home phone field is required. So what to do? Well, in my case, I put in my office phone (I am loathe to give my cell phone number to anyone!).
Velvet Chainsaw
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
Are you making some changes to your annual conference? Trying to upgrade your participant experience? Or introduce some new innovations? If you are, you need a conference intrapreneur! More than just one intrapreneur, you need a conference planning culture of intrapreneurship. Ultimately, you’ll want to develop a conference team of intrapreneurs. Perplexed About Intrapreneurs?
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
The Hyperledger Project, which just added American Express as a member, isn’t interested in creating a bitcoin-style currency. Instead, it’s looking to make the blockchain a useful tool for all kinds of businesses. And businesses are responding favorably. There’s a lot of potential for the blockchain—the secure distributed database tool closely associated with bitcoin and other virtual currencies—in the business world.
Wired4Leadership
JANUARY 31, 2017
Building trust is hard, but there’s an unspoken goodwill supporting your success. There is an amazing amount of trust, tradition, and protocol that surround the inauguration of the President and Vice President of the United States of America. The symbols of power are ever-present. Former Presidents, elected leadership of both major political parties, the United States … Continue reading Want To Be A Great Leader?
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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