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Eric Lanke: Member Engagement Solution #1: Don't Forget the Fun

Eric Lanke

Leadership. Now, I want to share some of the solutions the group is coming forward with--strategies that have been demonstrated to work in at least one association environment. What strategies have you successfully used to bring fun into volunteer tasks or your member engagement process? Eric Lanke. Innovation. Generations.

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The One Way to Deliver Unwelcome News

Idea Architects

Because that was the approach the Indianapolis Museum of Art (and presumably the PR firm that advises it) opted for in announcing the elimination of free general admission, a practice in place from 1941 to 2005 and 2007-present (according to this article in the Indianapolis Business Journal.

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Writing Doesn't Mean Publishing

Idea Architects

Helping a few Indianapolis organizations get clarity around their purpose, identity and culture. These are about the only strategy conversations I find valuable to facilitate nowadays. Doing a very limited number of half-day, full-day, and multiple-day leadership conference s. Some of my slide decks from the early 90s?

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Ready to Grow Your Association? Freelancers Are Waiting to Help

.orgCommunity

Geography— Can’t find a 3D designer in Indianapolis, try Ireland or India. Others were already diving deep into alternate employment strategies. As the customer, you are their priority for repeat business. Scale— If you want to expand product lines but not your footprint, freelancers might be the ticket to that growth. employees sleep.

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Book Review: Cause for Change

Beth Kanter

It takes us through why it is important for nonprofits to connect with Millennials based on a good synthesis of recent research and follows through with informative chapters that will help your nonprofit build a solid strategy for connecting with the connected generation in your organization’s communication’s strategy.

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Association 141+: The Power of In Person

Association 141+

Recently, I have made visits to our chapters in San Francisco, Memphis, Indianapolis and (as I write this post on the plane back from this latest visit) Milwaukee. Labels: Associations , Leadership , Relationships , Virtual. Composing Social Media Strategies. Cynthia DAmour on Leadership and Life. Lowell Aplebaum.