Associations Now

JUNE 1, 2015

Vinyl Tuesday could also take the sting out of the record industry’s upcoming shift to a Friday release date for new albums. “Every Tuesday, participating retailers will celebrate by highlighting special-edition, catalog, promotional, and new releases on vinyl,” explains A2IM , which is backing the new retail event.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

Find Accounting Software has released the findings from its 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends Study , and the results are clear. — Association HQ (@AssociationHQ) October 14, 2014. We’re seven weeks away from Giving Tuesday , but that doesn’t mean it’s too early to prepare. A new study finds out.

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JUNE 18, 2014

Tech tools were the talk of ASAE’s 2014 Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference. — Sandra Giarde, CAE (@sgiarde) June 17, 2014. — Amanda Kaiser (@SmoothThePath) June 17, 2014. — Karen Eftekari (@KarenatVERIS) June 18, 2014. Thanks @s_yamkovenko #mmccon LD1. Hello, PeopleLinx !).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

A recent Blackbaud report highlights the growing trend in online and mobile giving. Research shows that charitable giving has continued to show healthy signs of growth post-recession, and in 2015 it was no different. Last year overall giving increased by 1.6 Last year overall giving increased by 1.6 This takes time.”.

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DECEMBER 18, 2014

In a way, ASAE’s 2014 Technology Conference & Expo , at Maryland’s National Harbor, was an early Christmas treat—with gifts of useful data and insights from some of the association world’s greatest minds. We covered many of them on our social media liveblog , but I wanted to give special attention to five key points: 1.

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AUGUST 20, 2014

Or maybe it’s caught your attention and you are more realistically asking, “What can we learn from the icebucket challenge apply to our year-end giving and integrating social media in fundraising?” ” Participating in a local or national giving day may help you work on that second question.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 28, 2017

The many-hats conceit is often discussed with a smirk, or as a point of pride, especially in small-staff organizations—Monday I’m an events coordinator, Tuesday I’m a publisher, Wednesday I’m in credentialing, and so on. A Better Fit for Those Many Hats. Many association leaders are well aware of the Bad Hat Management problem.

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MARCH 25, 2014

Some early adopters of Google Glass are giving it a bad rap by kinda being creepy jerks. It seems that people have become frustrated with the hype or annoyed by the users—and Google recently found itself having to offer etiquette notes to its early adopters, whom it calls Glass Explorers. — Greg Ruby (@GregRuby) March 24, 2014.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

The American Hotel & Lodging Association, the industry’s primary trade group, rebuked the FTC’s stance in a statement, noting that such fees are actually on the decline, with just 7 percent of hotels nationwide levying resort fees in 2014. And the advocacy group announced Tuesday that consumers paid $2.04

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JULY 3, 2013

As The Hill notes , however, the move does not affect the mandate for uninsured individuals, who will still be required to purchase personal coverage by January 1, 2014. “We will convene employers, insurers, and experts to propose a smarter system and, in the interim, suspend reporting for 2014.”

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MARCH 4, 2014

Also: How IHOP’s National Pancake Day is giving charities a lift. But one of the most useful things you can do ahead of time, argues Event Manager Blog contributor Kelvin Newman , is to simply give people a quick heads-up as to what they should plan for pre-conference. — CMNHospitals (@CMNHospitals) March 4, 2014.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

— DGM_Alex (@acl163) November 2, 2014. — Target (@Target) November 3, 2014. Give it Away Now. — ISES Dallas (@ISESDallas) November 3, 2014. The post Tuesday Buzz: Viral’s Random Nature appeared first on Associations Now.' alexfromtarget pic.twitter.com/LvA7qc5RfS. Read this Inc.

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Associations Now

MAY 13, 2015

In just two years, Give Local America has become the premier springtime nonprofit fundraising campaign. For the second year in a row—and in just the second year of its existence— Give Local America (GLA) blew away expectations. Total donations increased 29 percent over 2014, and total gifts given increased 23 percent.

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JANUARY 12, 2016

On Tuesday morning, Lenfest announced that he would donate the properties to a new nonprofit organization called the Institute for Journalism in New Media. He also pledged to give the institute and the Pulitzer-winning news sources a $20 million endowment. “Gerry” Lenfest chose the route less traveled.

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APRIL 29, 2014

kikilitalien Gives Us Her Biggest Lessons from Hosting #assnchat [link]. — etouches (@etouches) April 29, 2014. And, as always, #assnchat discussions are held on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. — BizBash (@BizBash) April 29, 2014. Find out more in today’s Social Media Roundup: Say Hello to the Host of #Assnchat.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2014

. “Follow the give-and-get method,” Green writes. “If you give members something they want, you’ll get what you want.” — CMSWire.com (@cmswire) December 8, 2014. ” The post Tuesday Buzz: Let’s Talk Member Rewards appeared first on Associations Now.' Workflow Wonders.

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DECEMBER 17, 2014

Looking to keep up with the final day of ASAE’s 2014 Technology Conference and Expo ? Learn from some of Giving Tuesday’s most successful initiatives by reading about the Network for Good’s honorees for the year’s best campaigns, from the Sikh Coalition to the Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2014

From thinking differently about workspace to expanding reach via pop culture, the 2014 Great Ideas Conference brought out plenty of concepts worth taking to your staff and board—even if you weren’t in Florida this week. — Jamie Notter (@jamienotter) March 10, 2014. — Jamie Notter (@jamienotter) March 10, 2014.

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APRIL 22, 2014

The winners haven’t been announced, but the Webbys are giving the public a say in the matter: Hop over to the Webbys homepage to vote for your favorite before April 24. — Adrian Segar (@ASegar) April 21, 2014. The post Tuesday Buzz: And the Web Goes Wild appeared first on Associations Now.' Tweet of the Day.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

It looks like the Federal Communications Commission will give proposing net neutrality rules another shot. On Tuesday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced that the agency plans a new open-internet effort. The activist group Free Press was more critical, saying more “decisive action and clear protections” were needed.

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Associations Now

MAY 6, 2014

The pros and cons of giving out-of-work members a discount or even a free year of membership. Over at the MemberClicks blog , Sarah Hill lays out a series of pros and cons to help you decide whether you should give unemployed members a discount on their dues or even a reprieve from paying them. What do you do? Mayor of Nowhere.

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2016

Gathering the Data If you’re curious about how the Brewers Association comes up with its estimates each year, you’re in for a treat: On Tuesday, the association’s chief economist, Bart Watson, explained the process he uses to formulate the annual report. ” Let’s just say that Watson knows how to track down beer.

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JUNE 3, 2014

— Jeff Hurt (@JeffHurt) June 2, 2014. The post Tuesday Buzz: Give Your Messages a Personal Touch appeared first on Associations Now.' (For what it’s worth, one master of the first-person approach to online communication is Chris Brogan , who tends to take a very personal tone with his emails.). Get the WiFi Right.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

— Robert F Nelson, CAE (@Rbt_Nelson) September 22, 2014. “They may take pride in ‘running a tight ship’ or that ‘the buck stops with them,’ or maybe they feel that they are giving their employees direction and support. . Maintain a Healthy Distance. It might be about you.

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MAY 20, 2014

But from where I sit, looking around at my industry in early 2014, it seems like there are fewer and fewer people who meet that description. — Executive Oasis Intl (@executiveoasis) May 19, 2014. The post Tuesday Buzz: Is Gen X Running the Show for Associations? Sustainability Small Potatoes. ht @ executiveoasis ).

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Associations Now

MAY 13, 2014

“By giving members a platform to enhance their reputation, earn money on the side, and move their career forward, these new communities are building loyalty and numbers,” Reid writes. — Twitter Support (@Support) May 12, 2014. Read more: https://t.co/CfGKeIyodI. CfGKeIyodI. Try a little walk-and-talk.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

But what’s more impressive is not just the scanning of the images, but the use of optical character recognition to give context to the photos with 500 characters of text. — HN from Y Combinator (@hnycombinator) August 31, 2014. “Think full-text search of images! Why Apple Rejects Apps.

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JULY 16, 2014

Also: Years later, Google+ gives in on nicknames. — Adrian Segar (@ASegar) July 15, 2014. On Tuesday, though, the company said the the policy had outlived its usefulness. The Federal Communications Commission, citing website downtime, extends the final deadline for public comments on its open-internet proposal.

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

— Incline Marketing (@InclineMktg) December 1, 2014. Here’s a map that should give you pause: The cybersecurity firm Norse has an interactive graphic that shows all distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks taking place, live. The post Tuesday Buzz: Turning Disaster into Opportunity appeared first on Associations Now.'

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MAY 1, 2014

Wheeler responded with a blog post last week to clarify the FCC’s position, and on Tuesday he offered up another take, attempting to clear up the “misinformed interpretation” of the commission’s Open Internet Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). . ” Tech Groups’ views.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Also: a device that gives the tip jar a needed upgrade. — DipJar (@dipjar) August 18, 2014. The post Tuesday Buzz: When Leading Means Getting Out of the Way appeared first on Associations Now.' Leadership lessons from the $2.5 billion sale of Minecraft ‘s parent company. Here’s a Tip. New to the gig?

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Beth Kanter

MAY 23, 2017

I delivered a keynote for Social Good Brasil in 2012 and for a conference on volunteering hosted by Fundação Telefônica in 2014. My last visit to Brasil coincided with the Brasil’s version of GivingTuesday called DiadeDoar and I was lucky enough to attend a fundraiser with Brasil’s Giving Tuesday leader João Paulo Vergueiro.

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AUGUST 5, 2014

” So, would your board give the 33-year-old kid a shot as executive director? ChatterBachs) August 4, 2014. The post Tuesday Buzz: The Whiz Kid Behind a Whopper of a Turnaround appeared first on Associations Now.' From the Horse’s Mouth. — Jay S Daughtry M.Ed. Flying to Europe anytime soon?

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 9, 2015

How Gen Z Donors Harness the Power of Online Giving – Guest Post By Emily Hawkins, VP of Communications, Crowdrise. Case in point: In 2014, Noah Wong visited Cambodia and India and discovered kids his own age (and younger) were growing up in prisons. Helping Your Teen Give Back.

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JULY 15, 2014

The group of independent thinkers is then more likely to give a wise estimate.” — MediaEdge (@AssocContent) July 14, 2014. The post Tuesday Buzz: Oh, a Wise Guy, Eh? . “So identifying these more strongly influenced people and separating them from the independent thinkers creates two different groups.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2014

More details: About the standards: This week, President Obama announced that the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency would begin to develop a set of fuel-efficiency standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks for model year 2019 and beyond (rules for model years 2014 to 2018 were implemented in 2011).

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

Lots of diversity in need, lots of diversity for the future,” Ethernet Alliance Chairman John D’Ambrosia said at the group’s 2014 Technology Exploration Forum in Santa Clara, California, last week, according to ComputerWorld.

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