Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Scanning my current commitments, I now serve on the editorial advisory board for Michigan Meetings + Events magazine, I’m a subject matter expert and facilitator for MSAE , I’m the luminaria chair for the East Lansing Relay for Life and I’ve recently been appointed to the ASAE 2014-2015 Professional Development Section Council.

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Aaron Wolowiec

MAY 1, 2014

A couple good examples: AIGA gave a presentation on its shift to a new membership model to draw millennials. I’m media communications manager for Michigan State University. college football; and Lake Michigan summers. Undoubtedly, associations are still in a muddle about what to do about membership, she said. “We

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Associations Now

APRIL 15, 2020

The Girl Scouts of Southeastern Michigan, for example , is offering its services to members and nonmembers alike, including by offering a virtual patch program to nonregistered scouts. “We Around the country, the Girl Scouts are taking steps to help students remain active and earn badges. And if you don’t have a membership?

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 30, 2013

Working on a college campus (my fulltime job is at Michigan State University ) I see the wide-eyed, go-get-the-world naiveté of Gen Y every day. In her book, “ The End of Membership as We Know It ,” she outlines examples for moving membership models into the future. “My That’s nothing compared to Gen Y.

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Next week, I’ll talk with Cheryl Ronk, president of Michigan Society of Association Executives , about the association’s successful internship program. I’ll also be doing some research to find other examples of successful programs, so I look forward to reporting back to you in a couple weeks. Department of Labor'

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MemberClicks

OCTOBER 5, 2022

These trade association website examples are doing it right. For example, American Grassfed has a popup to collect important info so they can stay in touch. Take the Ohio Children’s Alliance , for example. Make Navigation Clear and Easy: Michigan Association of Ambulance Services. Let’s explore!

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Association Success

AUGUST 5, 2020

Although the Michigan Society of Association Executives had previously implemented virtual resources including a weekly curated e-newsletter, a virtual academy and lengthy CAE programming – two-thirds of which was already online – they still had much to do. “So

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Businesses, investors, and self-starters now have an interactive online guide to Michigan’s community of entrepreneurs. The Michigan Venture Capital Association is all about fostering connections, so what better way to do that than by giving members (and nonmembers) a resource to guide them through their community?

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

For example, there should be volunteer opportunities other than joining committees or boards of directors. For more information on this topic, please read Aaron Wolowiec’s column in the fall issue of Michigan Meetings. That’s the cake. Recognition, rewards, honors and all that jazz are nice, but they’re the icing.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

an associate professor at Michigan State University’s School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. For example, tell the employees about giving unwanted attention and gifts and things that aren’t appropriate.”. Do celebrate, if that’s your thing. The advice I tell people is to encourage people to have fun and celebrate the day.”.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

For three decades, the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), one of the largest automobile shows in the country, has found a pretty effective way to ramp up interest in the expo among schools around the state of Michigan: It’s held a poster contest.

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Associations Now

MARCH 10, 2017

The funding is an extension of an existing partnership with the Detroit Journalism Cooperative, as well as a new show of support for the Detroit Journalism Engagement Fund, an organization that also has the support of the Ford Foundation and the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

When I first started at Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE), we took some time to put together a matrix to break down our programs and services into four quadrants. This includes, for example, programs like a directory, which provide advertising revenue. So, how can you measure the revenue source’s total value? .

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The NAACP this week called on the Justice Department to look into the decision-making process that resulted in the contamination of the water supply in Flint, Michigan. In recent weeks, the NAACP has made known its stance on what happened to the water supply in Flint, Michigan—and now the civil rights group wants to see action.

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

For example, I was recently reading about Michigan State University’s use of robots in online instruction. According to Christine Greenhow, associate professor at Michigan State University, “Students participating with the robots felt much more engaged and interactive with the instructor and their classmates.”

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Association Success

AUGUST 3, 2020

These values can make the decision to remove a pay wall, for example, or to discount goods and services, a clear one. It’s brought us all together, in a way,” said Donna Oser , President and CEO of the Michigan Society of Association Executives. “We We didn’t care if they’re members or not.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Also picking up its efforts is the Michigan Nonprofit Association (MNA), which is investing nearly half a million dollars in a statewide campaign that will target mediums as diverse as billboards, cable television, secretary of state offices, and social media in the weeks before Thanksgiving.

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 22, 2014

As some of you may know, in addition to my role with Event Garde , I work for Michigan State University’s central communications office. For example, if an association offers online certification, it can easily incorporate a YouTube video or podcast. I love working with students. They’re brilliant. They’re ambitious.

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WBT Systems

JULY 3, 2018

WBT System’s Erin Pavane is presenting a session on digital badges next week at ORGPRO , the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ education and networking convention for professionals in the not-for-profit industry. For example, many employers struggle to find IT professionals with a high level of soft skills.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Small Business Association Of Michigan (SBAM) decided to make a change. Despite Michigan’s businesses mired in a long recession, SBAM was not satisfied with the status quo. SBAM is a broad-based “chamber-like” organization advocating for Michigan small business. It is an ongoing effort. at 4:49 PM.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 11, 2013

Education sessions cover eight tracks and are based on the Michigan Society of Association Executives ’ (MSAE) new professional development model, ELEVANCE , which aims to increase competency in the areas of knowledge, relationships and perspectives. Association and supplier leaders will staff the Genius Bars during refreshment breaks.

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SCD Group

JULY 11, 2015

Example: it took a Supreme Court ruling to determine what Congress really meant when it addressed state exchanges in the Affordable Care Act.) While some who have studied the audio contend he did not say “a,” researchers at Michigan State University claim he did. “In And, USA Today used “the flag” throughout its story.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 14, 2014

The Mid-Michigan Old Gas Tractor Association (MMOGTA), a group for antique tractor enthusiasts, will be holding its 40th annual Mid-Michigan Old Gas Tractor Show this month. It’s an event that’s described as one of the largest of its kind in the Midwest. By the way, we hear Facebook will be around.).

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 2, 2016

A good AMS solution, for example, typically does not have a back office accounting component and, even if it does, it’s typically not going to be very strong because that’s not what the AMS vendor focus is. Examples of Best-in-Class solutions include: Timberlake AMS Solutions.

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Associations Now

MARCH 28, 2016

For example, on-the-ground bridge inspections cost as much as $4,600, divided between labor, lane closures, and equipment. Cook, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s engineer of operations and maintenance, noted that the strategy is beneficial both to drivers and to state employees.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 3, 2012

Next week I have the pleasure of participating in the Michigan Society of Association Executives’ annual convention, colloquially known as OrgPro. It’s shorts, t-shirts, beer, BBQ, friends and fireworks.”. For me, it means a much-needed couple of days off as conference season ramps up.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

For example, after Sandy , dozens of cars and trucks got resold with the buyer being none-the-wiser that the vehicles were water damaged. A problematic vehicle from recent flooding in Louisiana might end up in, say, Nevada or Michigan. There’s just been so many of them.”. It’s called “title-washing,” he said.

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Mizz Information

DECEMBER 9, 2013

I haven’t tried this yet, but this example from University of Michigan makes me think about how an association might create a similar board for attendees of an annual meeting with local hotels, restaurants and other attractions. Anyone have any examples like this? Use Place Pins to promote your meetings and events.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

A hair braider’s fight against Arkansas’ tough licensing requirements for cosmetologists is just the latest example of a growing debate about whether licensure of some professions is really needed. The Professional Beauty Association, for example, stands behind the licensing requirement. “We To license or not to license?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 29, 2015

A recent survey of nonprofit organizations by benefits management and research firm PPI Benefit Solutions found, for example, that 47 percent of nonprofits have a “moderate understanding” of compliance rules, which is a significant drop from the 92 percent that reported having a moderate understanding of the rules just last year.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Annotations, for example, are nothing new for commercial or artistic video. The first episode features Michigan Society of Association Executives CEO Cheryl Ronk and Rick Grimm, CEO of NIGP, the Institute for Public Procurement. But digital video platforms have immensely expanded their potential for lead conversion.

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Association Subculture

MARCH 25, 2013

For example, Michigan has been systematically removing elected city councils and boards and replacing them with appointed (not elected) "financial managers." How can the "competency based board" concept possibly lead to a bad outcome? I mean, what could be wrong with competence?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 30, 2015

For example, at the 2015 Michigan Turfgrass Conference [PDF], which took place last week at Michigan State University, the group held a halftime show on the exhibit hall floor to close out the second day of its meeting.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 13, 2016

In one legendary example, the late Jim Valvano, who coached the North Carolina State University basketball team to an NCAA championship in 1983 and later died from cancer, said, “Don’t give up. Here’s why ACS recruited some of college basketball’s top coaches to their team. Don’t ever give up,” and “Be a dreamer.

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SCD Group

DECEMBER 3, 2012

When I interviewed Rob Fowler, president/CEO of the Small Business Association Of Michigan, for my September 20 post about SBAM’s freemium membership model , he talked about their Revenue Per Member or RPM metric. For example: Annual dues (including any separate SIG dues). What is Your Association's RPM (Revenue Per Member)?

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

It’s an inspiring example of how video can push forward a message. Some organizations will spend years trying to craft a message that truly resonates. But when you find it, everyone who sees the video knows you succeeded. The visual effect is startling, and as the video notes, the effects go beyond that for Wolf.

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Associations Now

MARCH 5, 2015

Take a slice of Little Caesar’s, for example. In fact, a recent University of Michigan study named it as the most addictive food out there —even topping chocolate. The national pizza chain, which posts nutritional information [PDF] on its website, sells deep-dish cheese pizzas that are 360 calories per slice.

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