Sat.Feb 05, 2011 - Fri.Feb 11, 2011

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Are You Ready For the Volunteer Boom?

Wild Apricot

There are 77 million Baby Boomers in the US and another 10 million across Canada. "Boomers" are generally well educated, wealthy and skilled individuals who have already proven their willingness to volunteer - with nearly a third of Boomers volunteering for formal organizations. But to take advantage of this "untapped resource of extraordinary proportions" organizations need to rethink how they attract and utilize Boomer volunteers.( read more ).

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You’ve Got to Read This: February 10, 2011

Reid All About it

Innovation starts with self-critique (which is why it’s so rare) , says Peter Linett. Go against your type, don’t put on “an exhibition that feels like an art museum designed it” or “a concert format that feels like a symphony orchestra designed it.” His litmus test for innovation: “I ask myself whether it feels like it was designed by that kind of institution, within its traditions, values, and personality — its comfort zone. ” What does a conference or work meeting look like that doesn’t feel

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Campaigns Provide a Focus and a Fulcrum

Idea Architects

Yesterday, I Tweeted that it might be a cool idea for associations to sponsor an annual "How to _ Week," a week dedicated to sharing tips via blog posts, e-magazines, video clips, and podcasts that respond to common concerns and questions of members. Members always value receiving insights from their peers and this could be a fun way to aggregate and share a lot of content in a short time period.

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Fire, Ready, Aim!

Association Adviser

February 2011 -- Features Results from 2011 Communications Benchmarking Survey. Latest research shows associations aggressively experimenting with new communication strategies and platforms, despite small staffs and minimal success metrics.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’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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Social Media Round-up

Wild Apricot

Through our Wild Apricot Blog Reader Survey and comments to recent posts, we're hearing that our blog followers want more information on social media for membership and non-profit organizations. So we thought we'd offer a "Round-up" of Wild Apricot blog posts that might be helpful for organizations just getting started with social media.( read more ).

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Mizz Information: New Facebook Page Admin Tools--Including Alerts!

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Thursday, February 10, 2011. New Facebook Page Admin Tools--Including Alerts! Earlier today I saw that Facebook has added keyword moderation and profanity blocklists to the barely effective spam filter it introduced a few months ago. I say "barely effective" because my experience with the spam filter has been that it blocks posts that are fine and lets actual spam posts through.

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From the Corner Office: Grant Teaff, American Football Coaches Association

Association Adviser

February 2011 -- Leadership With football's biggest event looming in the rearview mirror, Association Adviser sat down with Grant Teaff, executive director for the 11,000-member American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). The Waco, Texas-based organization is tasked with maintaining the highest possible standards in football and the profession of coaching football.

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Tips for Building Productive Relationships with Your Leader Partner

Wild Apricot

In this guest post, Trish Hudson, president of the Melos Institute, shares an approach she learned from her mentor, designed to forge strong partnerships each year with his leader partners. She presents four key focus areas that he incorporated into a special "expectations conversation" that not only helped get the year off to a great start, but also generated long-term productive working relationships.( read more ).

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Leadership Limerick: The Need for Narrative

Idea Architects

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. You must have a story to tell An be prepared to deliver it well For if interest is there And you have nothing to share Support is unlikely to swell Entrepreneurs have long prepared for the pitch, the chance to entice venture capitalists with a short presentation about their new company, program, or service.

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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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A Tale of Association Twitter Success by Craig Sorrell | KiKi L.

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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Mizz Information: The Myth of Influence

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Tuesday, February 8, 2011. The Myth of Influence. Im by no means the only one who has called BS on the concept of influence ; others have done a much better and thorough job of pointing out the problems inherent in the current crop of influence-measuring tools. When even the CEO of Twitalyzer says "to use Twitalyzer (or Klout for that matter) to make any decision about an individual other than broadly how they use Twitter as a tool is a mistake and does disservice to the indivi

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The Hourglass Blog: The Chaos of Constant Connection?

The Hourglass Blog

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Saturday, February 5, 2011. The Chaos of Constant Connection? A while back I read this article in Newsweek by George Will. In it, Will warns us against the "chaos of constant connection.". The ubiquitous barrage of battery-powered stimuli delivered by phones, computers, and games makes “the chaos of constant connection” an addictive electronic narcotic.

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Plexus Consulting Group?: Would we be better off being an NFL.

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, February 7, 2011. Would we be better off being an NFL coach? by Pat Gouhin. With the close of another football season I am once again troubled by the inevitable turnover at the highest levels.

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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.

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Feb 6 - KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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Mizz Information: Facebook Comment Notifications Suck

Mizz Information

Mizz Information. Friday, February 11, 2011. Facebook Comment Notifications Suck. Ok, maybe this doesnt warrant a whole blog post, but since I crowed yesterday about how Facebook is finally offering Page Admins notifications via email when someone posts or comments on the Pages wall, I think its only fair to quell the expectations that now all will be right with the world for Facebook Page admins.

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Associations Live: WIIFM

Associations Live

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Associations Live. Connecting MSAE members and a world of ideas! Thursday, February 10, 2011. WIIFM. WIIFM - Answer this question if you are selling memberships, marketing an event, looking for involvement, soliciting volunteers.Whats In It For Me? Posted by Kathy Johnson. at 3:58 PM. 1 comment: chickennoodle. said. Tips from a webinar I learned.

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The Optimistic Leader

Moving through the Association World

The post over on Acronym on being an optimistic leader got me thinking about my outlook in the work place and how I view optimism. I admit I have caught myself from time to time being a bit of a pessimist. I feel like I usually catch myself and work on turning it around. However, I have never put much thought into how other people may view me. I hope they see me as an optimist and a realist.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

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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How to Participate in #assnchat Using TweetChat | KiKi L'Italien's.

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

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Bad Quarter for the Post Office.But what does that mean to us.

Experts in Membership Marketing

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The Hourglass Blog: Let Them Know You're Working Long and Hard

The Hourglass Blog

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, February 10, 2011. Let Them Know Youre Working Long and Hard. I blog in my spare time. Like a lot of other people, my professional responsibilities keep me fairly busy, so in the course of my day, if I stumble across something that piques my interest, I often just flag it (or email it to myself) for later reading.

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Resume Makeover

Moving through the Association World

This month in Associations Now had an article featuring my resume. The article featured my resume from a few months ago and an updated one that was given a great critque from Catherine Lux Fry, program director, career services for ASAE. You can check the article out here. This is my first time being in Associations Now and it was a great experience.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

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