Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

To be more effective, association leaders constantly need to evolve and develop new skills—whether that’s getting comfortable with technology or improving their soft skills. Stephen Martin Managing Director, Member Education/Professional Development, American Institute of Architects Leveraging emerging technologies like AI.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 21, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Maggie McGary shares insights from the Community Roundtable’s 10th Annual State of Community Management report and cross-references them with findings from MGI’s Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Try it on bluefish too. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Because I’m away most of next week at the Non-Dues-A-Palooza conference, Association Brain Food isn’t publishing next Friday, September 8. Hope to see you back here for the next edition on Friday, September 15. AI pulse survey. Count me in.

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Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

Reid All About it

MAY 21, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. They make an argument for adding smaller, niche virtual conferences to your event lineup. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting. Niche conferences.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 9, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m back in the saddle again—and this photo captures my hiking buddies climbing up a tricky portion of the saddle between Big Spring and Squaw Canyons in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park in Utah—one of my favorite places.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 26, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Inclusive conferences. In an interview with Knowable Magazine, social psychologist Anthony Greenwald explains what works and what doesn’t work to curb implicit bias. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. to 4:15 p.m.

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Reid All About it

JULY 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Actually, her events are always fun and enlightening. A powerful new approach to changing someone’s mind—useful for system implementation, process improvement, presenting a business case for technology, etc. Non-dues revenue. Quick hits .

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 6, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Here are the educational events scheduled for the next few weeks. If you have a free webinar or event coming up, please send me the link by Wednesday afternoon the week before it’s scheduled. I’ll see you back here on Friday, August 20.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Must-read newsletters. Open Space events. Email Address: Subscribe If you have a free webinar or event coming up, please send me the link by Wednesday afternoon the week before it’s scheduled. Curated reading lists are the best, right?

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Reid All About it

JULY 10, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… You know what really gets under my skin and makes me crazy? Virtual conferences and events held in March and April were at an advantage—attendees weren’t yet in full-on Zoom fatigue. Event experience. Chapters in the virtual era.

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Montana Content Price Strategy 365

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Upcoming events . Board reports give the most information needed in a succinct format, thereby serving as an association board summary of events and operations since the previous board of directors meeting. . Events: Data on events including dates, locations, logistics, and registrations . Financial performance .

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This year’s Association Communications Benchmarking Study showed us that traditional forms of member communication – live events and print media – continue to be popular among associations and their members. Live events remain the No. Live events remain the No. At the same time, print media is seeing a resurgence.

Communications 184

Communications Social Media Newsletter Content 184

Reid All About it

MAY 29, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reboarding members. Virtual event ebook. Ellipsis Partners and Achurch Consulting have been burning the midnight oil on a virtual events ebook that’s definitely worth checking out. Host: Liz King Events. Virtual networking.

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Magazine story. In October, the Department of Homeland Security will sponsor “ National Cyber Security Awareness Month ,” offering educational workshops, events and resources to combat cyber attacks. Magazine , National Cyber Security Awareness Month , report , technology , Zurich. But there’s help.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 21, 2014

This week’s guest blog post is by Alexa Stanard , editor of Michigan Meetings + Events magazine. I asked her to speculate on what 2014 might bring for the meetings and events industry. Alexa Stanard, editor of Michigan Meetings + Events magazine. The meeting and event industry is much the same way.

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Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 18, 2016

This year, more associations reported success in helping their members find desired information quickly and keeping them informed about education opportunities and events. While e-newsletters and print magazines remain top communication vehicles, associations seem to be expanding their communication vehicles.

Communications 223

Communications Survey Social Media Revenue 223

Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 31, 2021

Some organizations are contracting with suppliers to manage check points for proof of vaccination, enforce mask and social distancing and even employing technology solutions for contact tracing. If an attendee reports a positive COVID test during or shortly after the event, who will communicate this — and how — to other attendees?

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

As a conference organizer, how would you rank your competency regarding conference technologies like registration, speaker management databases, exhibits, conference apps, wayfinding signage, email marketing, CRM data bases and social media? Technology geek, technophobe or somewhere in between? Here are five tips to get you started.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Using the strategies identified in this presentation, every conference professional can create event experiences where engagement is the norm, not the exception. Transform Your Event ROI Story with Digital Engagement. Your event is a smashing success, but how do you prove it? Event organizer: Scott Oser. 1 CMP credit.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Planning an AMS selection/implementation or some other technology project? Now on to the list of this week’s free webinars and learning events. Learn how to create an event experience with a balance of passive and active interaction using an interactive mobile event app. The Future of Event Technology: 2017 Trend Watch.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 18, 2014

As this video explains , high-performing organizations are always looking for ways to incorporate technology for the sake of evolution and better execution. Text polling could be one such technology that makes sense for helping you grow engagement at your events. Results are announced at the session. Conclusion.

Communications 60

Communications Technology Tools Marketing 60

Wild Apricot

MAY 5, 2010

Fundraising Success magazine presents the first-ever Fundraising Success Virtual Conference & Expo 2010.( Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech Marketing events Non-profit Communications Conferences training webinar. read more ).

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Interviewed about the whitepaper in Associations Now magazine , one of the authors, Alcorn says, “ The kind of member loyalty that you have always said you wanted to create? Key among these recommendations is that associations must be willing to consider alternative delivery methods and new technologies.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Editor’s Note: This article was originally penned for PCMA’s Convene in the beginning of August, early on in the discovery that the Apple App Store’s change in guidelines could affect branded mobile event apps. Much has been written since, including evidence that Apple is taking action with some event app providers.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Meeting professional face a tall technology order today. More conferences are placing a high priority on using technology that not only improves the attendee experience, extends its reach, and streamlines processes, but fits into their organizations’ overall digital strategy. Five Technology Mindsets. 1) Techno-Maniac.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Planning an AMS selection/implementation or some other technology project? Now on to the list of this week’s free webinars and learning events. Learn how to create an event experience with a balance of passive and active interaction using an interactive mobile event app. The Future of Event Technology: 2017 Trend Watch.

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DC Ohio Project Washington 150

Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

But that’s the approach many associations seem to be following when it comes to taming the technology beast. To help your figure out where to devote your tech energies for 2014 and beyond, we reached out to some of the association world’s best technology minds for guidance. “When you come to a fork in the road, just take it.”

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

A new survey sheds light on how hotels and restaurants are engaging their guests through technology tools. As meeting attendees rely more heavily on their devices and become more familiar with the technology tools those outside your industry are offering, they’ll expect your association to deliver that same level of service and experience.

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Technology Industry Social Media Denver 40

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Tri-brid event model. If you attended PivotFest at ASAE TEC, you heard Reggie Henry mention the tri-bid event model. I enjoyed going to a few events hosted on The Echo from MemberSuite which provides this type of conversational experience.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 25, 2023

“Support” de Lorenzo Quinn, artiste italien, Key vendors who service the events industry lost a great deal of experienced talent during the pandemic and they haven’t fully restaffed. Here’s how event organizers can ensure they are still getting the service they require. Better yet, become their favorite client.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 18, 2019

Too often, associations think of their technology solutions from too narrow a perspective: How can my AMS more effectively manage my member data, or, how can my career center help me provide increased member value? But can your technology more effectively amplify ALL your content?? Brainstorm all points of connectedness.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 7, 2022

The Smart Nonprofit is a jargon-free roadmap for nonprofit staff, boards, volunteers, and funders on the ways “smart technologies” like artificial intelligence are changing social change work. On launch day on March 9th, I’ll share a very special video and more information about free book events in March, April, May, and June.

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Sample Review Social Media Innovation 64

Beth Kanter

MARCH 9, 2022

Several years ago, Allison Fine and I started talking about our next book together and started writing and thinking about the implications of an emerging technology that we describe as “Smart Tech,” and what nonprofit leaders need to know to be prepared. And if you’d like to buy a copy yourself, well, I would be grateful for that, too!

Social Media 57

Social Media Review Video Technology 57

Higher Logic

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Associations have to adapt to new member expectations, advancing technology and the shifting needs of their industries. Non-dues revenue covers all other income sources for associations, including events and advertising. Advertising or sponsored articles in your print magazine or e-newsletter. Sponsored communities and events.

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Revenue Tips Social Media Newsletter 159

Thanks For Playing

AUGUST 28, 2012

They send you a check, you send them some magazines, everyone's happy. I've subscribed to MIT's Technology Review for eight years. Do they spend time, energy and money trying to get me to participate in their online community and attend their events and become a volunteer? Except the association usually isn't.

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.orgSource

APRIL 17, 2023

The technology promises to upend the way business operates. These are ten occupations that PC Magazine predicts are the most endangered. The 4Cs or critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication complement technology and will serve any organization well in competitive markets.

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Communications Team Proposal Analysis 88

Ungrated

AUGUST 5, 2021

Karen Martinez, chief executive officer at ASPM-San Diego, says a transition to cloud-based technologies in 2019 facilitated remote work for its administrative staff. View the complete education session lineup and event schedule at www.caionline.org/2021AnnualConference.  SESSION SPOTLIGHT. 18–21, in Las Vegas.

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