Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Our next Expert Webinar will focus on two basic techniques with Google Analytics that will help you understand what is working and what is not with your Wild Apricot website, so you can sign up more members, raise more money and reach more people.
Higher Logic
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Growing community should be one of the most important tasks of an organization, but it can certainly be a challenge. Don’t feel like you have to carry that burden alone. One of the best ways to grow your community is to let your members unknowingly do the heavy lifting – there are no better advocates than members, even if they don’t realize their potential.
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YourMembership
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Do you need groceries and have them delivered in an hour? No problem, InstaCart can help you. Amazon purchase delivered same day? It’s available. HBO Go, Netflix, Zappos, Lynda.com and Uber – all great examples of companies building their success on providing products and services to their customers through an “on demand” business model. The On-Demand Economy is defined as the economic activity created by digital marketplaces that fulfill consumer demand via immediate access to and convenient pr
Aaron Wolowiec
AUGUST 31, 2015
Cora Geujen, director of event planning, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa. Q & A with Cora Geujen, director of event planning, Renaissance Esmeralda Resort and Spa. Q: If you could live someone else’s life for day, who would it be, and why? A: Princess Catharine’s of course. For the hair and wardrobe. Q: What’s your spirit animal, and why? A: The first animal that popped into my mind was a tigress; I’m fierce when needed, protective of my team and always in the background to keep informe
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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.
Jamie Notter
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Culture work has a way of skewing towards the ideal. We spend time fleshing out our core values, leadership principles, and an ideal vision of how awesome our organization is, or least how awesome it could be. And that's all fine, but it does not excuse us from needing to confront the most important thing about our culture: The truth. While you are working on the ideal, you MUST confront the reality of your culture.
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Eric Lanke
AUGUST 31, 2015
Two weeks ago I wrote about the link between our Board's Strategy Agenda--the document that defines what our association will achieve and how we will measure that success--and our Operational Plan--a document owned by me and my staff that defines how the association will go about achieving that success. This week I want to write more about the elements that make up our Operational Plan.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
Concerned about their members’ safety following a deadly two-week stretch, the Fraternal Order of Police and National Association of Police Organizations are calling on Congress and the Obama administration to act. The recent spate of violence against law enforcement officials throughout the country has prompted two organizations to speak out on behalf of their members.
Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
The future conference is not about the environment, the furniture, the venue, the audio visual or the technology. The future conference is about increasing the paying attendee’s ROI. The future conference is about helping the attendee transfer and apply their conference learning to their job. Actually, the fundamental job of future conferences is threefold: To facilitate and guide the social process of attendee’s learning, To help paying attendees remember their new learning and.
Higher Logic
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Maybe this sounds familiar to you: your organization has a LinkedIn group with a large contingent made up of both members and non-members. Not long ago, your organization created a separate online community, just for members, that you’re very excited about. Your question: how do you turn the nonmembers on LinkedIn into members on your community site?
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Beth Kanter
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
I am thrilled to share The Emerging Leaders Playbook. It offers a comprehensive guide for emerging leaders and their mentors to help them make sense of the changing nature of leadership. The Playbook offers practical tools grounded in research, and accompanied by systems of support to guide reflection, growth, and organizational best practices. It is part of a project funded by the Packard Foundation that also includes an intensive peer learning program for emerging leaders and their mentors
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
The Hearing Loss Association of America is requesting a meeting with CDC and White House officials to address why hearing loss was not included in a state-based assessment on the prevalence of disabilities among U.S. adults. About one-in-five, or 53 million, Americans have a disability, a recent study released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found.
Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
We spend the majority of our day in front of screens and media (digital, print & TV) says eMarketer. No wonder we are starved for face to face interactions! Your organization can help satisfy our cravings for community and connections by delivering conference experiences that foster connexity. Connexity is more than speed networking. It is more than just an evening reception or party.
SCD Group
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Why a speaker shouldn’t “speak from the heart” — and a professional shouldn’t focus on passion… By Scott McKain via Create Distinction This is a really great article for association professionals! A key point: “The audience deserves your SKILL…not whatever condition your heart may be in at that particular juncture. And, they deserve the most skillful presenter that you can become.
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
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Flickr Photo by Haldane Martin. How many meetings and conference calls did you have yesterday? Our work days are filled with meetings and conference calls with the intent of getting stuff done. But many meetings end up being a complete waste of time. That’s why we included a module in the Emerging Nonprofit Leaders peer learning group on meeting design and facilitation – and these days it is an important leadership skill.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
If you’re searching for a new position and bouncing from job board to job board, you may be missing opportunities (think social media and creating your own blog) to help in the process. If you’re in the market for a new job, are you making use of social media and other online resources to help get a leg up? When it comes to social media, for example, networking via your connections can prove pretty fruitful.
Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
Activation (or leverage) is the most misunderstood, yet most critical, success driver for sponsorship ROI. Savvy marketing professionals totally get activation. But most of our profession doesn’t. This is why many of us continue to sell non-emotional promotional opportunities and incorrectly call them sponsorship. We need to capitalize on this golden opportunity.
Achieve
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
This article originally appeared on. Philantopic. on September 2, 2015. When I first got into fundraising, I executed campaigns without worrying too much about donors or spending a lot of time thinking about why or how they responded to particular strategies or appeals. Eventually, I realized that if development professionals really want to make a difference in their organization’s ability to raise money, they not only need to think about their donors, they need to understand how the donor brain
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!
Beth Kanter
AUGUST 31, 2015
People who know me well, know that I have an obsession with pens and magic markers. So, when this viral fundraising campaign – #BuyPens – to help Syrian refugee came across my radar, it immediately caught my attention. When Gissur Simonarson , an activist from Oslo, Norway, shared a photo on Twitter last week of a father selling pens on the streets of Beirut as he cradled his sleeping daughter, the tugged at the heart strings of the 6,000 followers on Twitter.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
109k The number of signatures received in a White House We the People petition that opposes a Medicare plan to limit access to prosthetic limbs. The petition, set up by the National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics and bolstered by a SaveProsthetics.org advocacy site, received support from a wide array of organizations in the world of prosthetics and numerous amputee groups.
Velvet Chainsaw
AUGUST 31, 2015
How financially sustainable is your conference? Too often the metrics we use for our conferences are lagging indicators—inputs and outputs. We measure our P&L, attendance, sponsorship, exhibitors and attendee satisfaction. But that is not enough! We need to measure leading indicators. The VCC team gets asked repeatedly how to know if a conference is successful or not.
Wired4Leadership
AUGUST 31, 2015
How do you lead ad hoc teams to do great things? If you asked five people from different divisions or departments within your organization to come together to launch a strategic event involving your CEO, department heads, multiple vendors, outside groups, and unique media demands with three or four days notice, could they do it? … Continue reading Five Tips for Leading Ad Hoc Teams → You are reading Five Tips for Leading Ad Hoc Teams from the Wired 4 Leadership blog.
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Unlock the full potential of your educational initiatives with the 11 Tips to Drive Learning Content Consumption eBook. You’ll uncover: Why measure content consumption rather than (or in addition to) completion rates and member satisfaction? What are some proven tactics to create quality learner content and raise your content consumption rates? Discover the secrets from leading experts in the field, distilled into practical tips that promise to elevate the quality of your educational offerings,
Beth Kanter
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
Flickr Photo by Iain. I’m facilitating a peer learning leadership development group for Emerging Nonprofit Leaders supported by the Packard Foundation. One of the modules is on meetings. It includes design and facilitation – and these days those are important leadership skills. But often we forget to add the secret sauce: how to participate in meetings with impact.
Associations Now
AUGUST 31, 2015
The desks and cubes you set up for your employees shouldn’t be afterthoughts. But be cautious about workplace arrangements that promise loads of collaboration and productivity data. We’ve fixated plenty on how leaders can manage employees, hire and fire employees, evaluate employees, and inspire employees. In the meantime, we haven’t thought a whole lot about the simple business of how employees sit at their desks.
Tom Morrison
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
This past week I noticed some conversation on ASAE's Collaborate from people looking for sample checklists and timelines to produce successful meetings. I want to take another route than a checklist or timeline. I discovered this planning route years ago, it is one that leaves no detail unturned and drives innovation in the process. We used a checklist many years ago and did away with it.
Plexus Consulting
AUGUST 31, 2015
Plexus Clients Achieved Growth far Above Market Norms During the three years immediately following the onset of the Great Recession from 2009 to 2011 thirty-nine nonprofit organizations that were already growing strongly increased their annual growth rates by an average of 4% after using the management consulting services of Washington, DC-based Plexus Consulting Group, LLC (Plexus).
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