Wild Apricot

AUGUST 12, 2014

'Is your organization looking for non-dues revenue streams? Here are some highlights from our Small Membership Survey Report that might offer some ideas.

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Association Leaders

AUGUST 14, 2014

'Leaders tend to travel frequently – I know I do. If you are a road warrior, you probably have developed a routine of things you do to make your travel more convenient and as pleasurable as possible. Here’s an article I recently came across about the rituals of a road warrior. While I don’t think I’ll ever bring my own candles and light them in my hotel room, I do see a few good ideas: keeping an extra key in my briefcase, removing the bedspread and taking a key with yo

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YourMembership

AUGUST 15, 2014

Whenever I hear that phrase, I feel my blood pressure start to rise! Of course it’s personal – it always has been. The whole notion that business isn’t personal simply provides justification for treating people poorly in the workplace and within organizations. It works to diminish human interaction and the results are almost always counter-productive.

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Robert M Barnes

AUGUST 14, 2014

'The Life of a Daymaker (Wagner, D. 2013) book was given to me this week by the entrepreneurial CEO of a machine company in TN. What a great gift, thanks Jeff Turner and thanks to my CEO Amith Nagarajan for introducing me.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 14, 2014

'Here are details about a new 8-part webinar series: Legal Issues for New Nonprofits.

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Idea Architects

AUGUST 12, 2014

'Same topic; different session lengths: 10 minutes, 60 minutes, 20 (then 25) minutes. That''s the situation I have experienced for my keynote presentation on lifelong learning, Life''s A Great Teacher: Are You A Great Student? First outing: a 10-minute late morning presentation at TEDxIndianapolis in 2012 Second outing: a 60-minute opening keynote/general session at the 2013 Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) Annual Meeting Third outing: a 20-minute HEd (higher ed) Talk at the 2014 ACPA Co

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Associations Now

AUGUST 15, 2014

'Meetings and conferences are a large percentage of nondues revenue for most associations. So you better create one that can’t be missed, right? Here’s how to get started. Here are five words that all meeting planners would love to hear come out of attendees’ mouths when referring to their conference: “I could never miss it.”. If your meeting is fun, you want your messaging to reflect that.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 12, 2014

'The key to finding useful data is identifying meaningful patterns in that data. Finding these patterns allows associations to make informed decisions rather than decisions made on assumptions or. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 10, 2014

'I went inside the bank (yes, they still have an inside) the other day and the tellers welcomed me by name. The same thing happens at our golf course. From the bag drop to the pro shop to the starter, I am welcomed with a cheerful, Hello, Mr. Drake. I see the same thing when Im flying. The flight attendants of some airlines (say Southwest) are far more friendly and personable than those of the legacy airlines (say Delta or United).

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Association Mavens

AUGUST 12, 2014

'Seth Kahan is the mastermind behind the association thought leadership think tank, Association Transformation. We discuss his thoughts on association trends, who fits the profile of a member of the think tank, and his goals for Association Transformation. The post Transforming the Future of Associations: An Interview with Seth Kahan of Association Transformation appeared first on Association Strategies, Association Videos | Association Mavens.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 14, 2014

'That’s the question being asked of people around the country as part of a viral social media campaign started to help raise money for ALS. But is this type of campaign an effective fundraiser? Heard of the “ice bucket challenge?” This money means a lot to our research program. It also means a lot in the chapters to the day-to-day care of those living with ALS.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 13, 2014

'The skills gap is a disparity that exists between employers looking for skilled workers and job seekers who lack the right skills. While government legislation has been passed for decades to try to. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 12, 2014

'When it comes to associations and association professionals, this interview in the Wall Street Journal offers some good information. Here are some key elements from the interview: The 47-year-old knows networks. Reid Hoffman built his reputation by founding the business social-networking platform LinkedIn and serving as chief operating officer of the e-commerce site PayPal, both billion-dollar powerhouses.

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Plexus Consulting

AUGUST 12, 2014

'Steven M. Worth How many of us as children remember our parents pointing out that there was a reason we had two ears and only one mouth  could we please just listen? Apart from our parents wanting peace of mind, there is a lot of wisdom in this advice. But the temptation to follow ones own ideas at the expense of what someone else may be trying to say does not stop in childhood.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 10, 2014

'Follow Along With ASAE14 Here are some ways to stay up to date from your desk: Twitter: Follow @asaeannual ; our hashtag is #asae14. Facebook:  Visit and like us. Instagram: Follow @asaeannual ; our hashtag is #asae14. Rebelmouse: Check out Associations Now ‘s live event page to see the latest updates. Kicking off the 2014 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition Sunday, author Adam Grant tells associations to foster a giving culture by rewarding helping and sharing in the workp

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 13, 2014

'Beth Ziesenis is known as “Your Nerdy Best Friend.” She always has great suggestions for tech tools that are easy, inexpensive and fun. I always make sure I check out her sessions when. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Achieve

AUGUST 10, 2014

by Melissa Wall. In my graduate work in Philanthropic Studies and Nonprofit Management at IUPUI, we often discuss demands by today’s funders and donors for nonprofit accountability, transparency, performance, and return on investment. Most often, our discussions center on how and why nonprofits are failing or struggling to respond. Why are these seemingly reasonable requests so difficult to fulfill?

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 11, 2014

'image source This HBR blog post on building a new company culture has been sitting in my inbox for a while. In it, Francois Nader, CEO of NPS Pharmaceuticals, talks about how focusing on a new set of core values helped him turn that company around. But he doesn''t talk much about what those core values were. No, more helpfully, he focuses on what he thinks it takes to make your core values--whatever they are--stick.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2014

'One user rises above the rest on ASAE’s Collaborate network. Also: slides and scenes from the Learning Labs. So we’re about two-thirds of the way through the 2014 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Nashville. A lot of ground covered, eh? We bet. We have a ton of highlights on our RebelMouse page (as well as my intrepid tweeting work ), but be sure to get a gander at a couple of things we thought deserved a little extra-special attention during the conference.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 9, 2014

'The Sunday morning keynote session kicked off in true Nashville style with original, live music encouraging attendees to seize the moment as their own. Creating a culture where "givers" succeed was. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 15, 2014

'We are born with the capacity for fear and pleasure. Unfortunately, we are not born with the knowledge of what to fear. Or what gives pleasure. We learn those things. Our Brain’s Four Wants At A Conference. Our brains survive most conference experiences. Regardless how good or how bad they are. It is rare to hear of someone dying from a bad conference experience.

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Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

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SCD Group

AUGUST 14, 2014

'No matter how well you plan a major announcement for your association, news events can get in the way and keep you from getting the news coverage you desired! Sometimes your best PR plans get displaced by major news events. Back in graduate journalism school, we studied a Wilbur Shramm book titled One Day in the World’s Press: Fourteen Great Newspapers on a Day of Crisis, November 2, 1956.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 11, 2014

'Since August 9, 1944, Smokey Bear has been spreading the word about wildfire prevention. The groups behind the longest-running public service campaign in U.S. history credit Smokeys continued success to his ability to adapt over timeand learn how to tweet. A special birthday was celebrated across the country over the weekend: Smokey Bear, the face of an iconic wildfire-prevention public service announcement, turned 70 years young.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 13, 2014

What did you think about the closing luncheon? Are you looking forward to 2015 in Detroit? The post ASAE’s Closing Luncheon Looks to the Future appeared first on Association Adviser - Best. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 14, 2014

'Your brain is built to survive! It’s in the biology and chemistry of your brain to survive at all costs. Survival and protection are at the top of the list when it comes to brain activity. It even outranks thinking in priority. Survival Trumps Thinking. Your brain will avoid thinking in order to conserve energy for its survival instinct. That’s often why we don’t want to think in conference settings.

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