Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategy 1: Innovate and Differentiate What can your association do for members that others can’t? Look to create new and innovative products and services for an underserved population in your membership. Once you’ve identified what’s working, you can reinvest, and promote those projects.

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Member Engagement Strategy Certificate Survey 210

Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Essentially, it challenges undergraduate engineers to design and build a human-powered vehicle (typically a bicycle, but not always) that uses my industry's technology (i.e., My association sponsors an undergraduate education program we call the Fluid Power Vehicle Challenge. hydraulics) as the method of propulsion. It's awesome.

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Innovation Team System Recruiting 113

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MARCH 8, 2024

. – Tech Tuesday Slam Dunk: Successful Strategies to Manage Your IT Project Portfolio Managing your IT project portfolio is like juggling multiple March Madness brackets—requiring skill, precision, and strategic thinking. Learn about unmet attendee needs and innovative ways to leverage event technology to conquer these challenges.

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Social Media DC Strategy Education 250

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APRIL 12, 2024

.* – Leadership Excellence: Prioritization and Inspiring Change Navigating complex projects and organizational change can be daunting for any leader, but women often face unique challenges in gaining buy-in and driving results. More info/register. More info/register. More info/register. More info/register.

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Revenue Strategy Price Newsletter 256

Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Does your association have a career section for people curious about entering your industry or profession? I love this page from SEMI about the semiconductor industry. Could be a viz, could be a project, could be anything that highlights how you’ve used data to make better business decisions. Open Space event design.

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Revenue Innovation Education Tools 272

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Industry careers website. Once again, I’m asking for good examples of association (or association foundation) websites that feature an industry careers section. This page from SEMI about the semiconductor industry is an example of what I mean.

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Revenue Certificate Tools Innovation 256

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Fri 2/2 at 10 a.m.* – How to Amplify Your Team’s Power with Generative AI Hear about practical, real-world applications of AI to enhance team efficiency and innovation. Today, It’s not just your industry-leading info, your subject matter experts and your networking opportunities. More info/register. Host: WorkerBee.TV

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Association Success

DECEMBER 16, 2019

I bet that if you pull any association’s job posting for a leadership opening, you will find the word “innovation” at least half the time, either as a requirement of the type of person or a descriptor of where the organization is going. This is not the only way to define, measure or think of innovation.

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Innovation Newsletter LMS Course 112

Associations Now

MAY 21, 2019

For an association to push past the status quo, it needs not only a skilled executive and staff team, but also some innovative thinking on the part of members. The session resulted in 26 different nondues revenue projects that associations could invite members to participate in as a key partners. Podcasting.

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Project Revenue Austin Education 89

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APRIL 5, 2024

She recaps a case study presented at the Innovation Summit about the American Board of Medical Specialties’ use of the blue ocean strategy to expand their certification tool into new markets. Learn about unmet attendee needs and innovative ways to leverage event technology to conquer these challenges. Blue ocean strategy. 1 CAE credit.

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Revenue Price Denver Tools 256

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MARCH 1, 2024

. – Five Steps to Unlock the Power of Your Association’s Research Discover how to amplify your association’s research impact with a proven five-step strategy, transforming insights into action and influence across your industry. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Wed 3/6 at 2 p.m. –

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Education New Hampshire Tips Technology 256

Association Success

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The word ‘innovation’ is often treated as an end in itself. Being innovative floats around as an ephemeral goal of all projects, and a mark of a successful enterprise. But what are we innovating for? But the innovation couldn’t stop there – because our commitment to community impact continued. What is our purpose?

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Innovation Minnesota Project Team 86

Potomac Core

OCTOBER 13, 2015

Associations are increasingly well positioned to help members and industries build innovative workforce solutions through their professional development and certification products. How can Associations help members respond to this growing challenge and build innovative workforce solutions? Innovative Workforce Solutions.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Project success stories. Sherry Budziak of.orgSource recaps accomplishments and lessons learned by the association execs and tech partners who shared their project stories at Solutions Day. Host: MPI Speaker: Julie Haddix, Senior Director, Industry Solutions, Cvent Tue 12/5 at 1 p.m. Member recruitment. Mon 12/4 at 8 a.m.

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Arlington Technology Strategy Los Angeles 266

.orgCommunity

MAY 15, 2019

Associations can’t fulfill their missions without innovation. Innovation helps organizations create and improve processes, products, services, and experiences for their members, customers, staff, and audiences. 10 elements of the innovation mindset to nurture at your association. #1: 1: Creative curiosity. 1: Creative curiosity.

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Innovation millennials Project System 68

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

If your association has a website redesign project on the horizon, there’s no need to ask for RFP samples on ASAE Collaborate. You can get everything you need in Brightfind’s RFP template for CMS and website design projects. LMS Demo Days Watch presentations from a limited number of industry partners that offer LMS platforms.

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LMS Revenue Education Strategy 266

Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Ideas are the root of all innovations. Because ideas lead to innovation we want more ideas, better ideas, THE idea that will excite members. Many innovative associations use a formal or informal idea process which generally has five steps and goes something like this: Step #1: Allow member’s problems spark innovative ideas.

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Innovation Process Project Products 119

.orgSource

APRIL 22, 2024

These innovators didn’t consider themselves in agriculture or robotics. This type of industry cross-pollination is going to make defining the future workforce very different.” Future success depends on aligning with rapid developments in technology across the marketplace, or industry 4.0. Then invite ideas and innovation.

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Technology Innovation Team Products 88

Association Success

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

While innovation and adaptation are themes that resound throughout industry discussions, we don’t need to see change as a necessary reaction to our context. We are optimistic that all around the industry, there are people and organizations whose projects and plans are carving out exciting new futures for their communities.

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Innovation Case Study Video Project 60

Association Adviser

JANUARY 20, 2017

When I say the word innovation to you, what feelings does this word evoke? In a recent research study association professionals reported that innovation is synonymous with risk, big expectations, large investments, long commitments and failure. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a guide to association innovation?

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Innovation Project Team United States 60

Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Sometimes the root of your organization’s future might come in the form of not only finding the right idea, but finding the right way to sell innovation both inside your organization and to the broader world. Did you hear that the book industry recently reinvented the book for the smartphone era? Innovation isn’t just about technology.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Project management. But these meetings often occur only after things go wrong or big projects end, says Ethan Mollick. He links to research on the best approaches to debriefs, but it’d be easier to read this DelCor post on the project close. Brace Yourself for 2024 No one knows what 2024 will bring to the events industry.

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Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

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JUNE 4, 2021

Well, here’s one way to do it, according to WBT Systems: help students and recent graduates learn industry basics and differentiate themselves from the competition with introductory digital badge and credentialing programs. Presenters: Alyssa Peltier, Senior Manager, Industry Solutions, Event Marketing, Cvent. Non-renewing members.

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Video Innovation Content Technology 367

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JULY 7, 2023

If your association has a website redesign project on the horizon, there’s no need to ask ASAE Collaborate about RFP samples. Get everything you need in this RFP template for CMS and website redesign projects from Brightfind. The Community Check-In A weekly community chat on Slack for black professionals working in the events industry.

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Tools Education Newsletter Chicago 195

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Starkweather Association Services explains how to prepare your team for any project involving change , which is most projects these days. With their guidance, you can better understand and minimize the complications your people might bring to a project—a valuable competency for any career. Change readiness. Middle managers.

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millennials Survey Team Education 370

Associations Now

JUNE 12, 2017

The National Corn Growers Association is relying on some friendly competition to crowdsource innovative ways to use corn products. billion bushels, the National Corn Growers Association is hosting a global open innovation challenge to explore new solutions for turning the crop into bio-sustainable chemicals and molecules. “We

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Innovation Press Release Project Products 72

Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Business owners are wondering how to keep their businesses afloat, organization leaders are wondering if they can keep their full staff employed, employees are wondering how long they will have a job, and freelancers are wondering where their next project is coming from. Related: Back to school for associations and members.

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Project Innovation Industry Marketing 146

Eric Lanke

JANUARY 26, 2015

Are there any of those associations out there who position themselves as the skunk works of innovation for the industry or profession it represents? But those that do will bring tremendous rewards to the industry and its association. Associations Innovation' Image Source [link].

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Industry Innovation Products Price 100

Jamie Notter

MAY 20, 2014

Just when they needed to innovate the most, they focused on optimization instead. Innovation and optimization are at either ends of the spectrum. The most innovative organizations don’t optimize well, and the most optimized organizations don’t innovate well. Was the work to do the project worth the gain in the long run?

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Innovation Project Process Products 70

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APRIL 26, 2024

Join us for this celebratory edition to revisit key discussions, hear predictions for 2027’s technological landscape, gain insightful perspectives from industry veterans about the evolving role of tech in associations, and ask your questions. Hear about real examples of successful project plans for associations. More info/register.

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Innovation is relatively new in the association industry. A recent association industry benchmarking report notes that 73% of associations have started their focus on innovation within the last 5 years (27% within the last year). There’s a pervasive industry feeling that associations are lagging too far behind.

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Innovation Process Industry Project 60

Spark Consulting

MARCH 3, 2023

I recently had the opportunity to participate in Association Charrette , a project of Vista Cova, facilitated by Lowell Apelbaum. In our case, it was how to be successful as a solo woman consultant in the association industry, but it can be about anything you want to learn or improve.)

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Industry Project Innovation Report 195

Higher Logic

JANUARY 27, 2020

Today, we’re recognizing 20 influential people for their work in the online community industry. Our 2020 Community Movers + Shakers are champions of communities, who see the value in the community movement, and we wanted to highlight, honor, and share the work of their creative and innovative minds with the rest of the industry.

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Software Industry Strategy Social Media 317

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

TopClass LMS explains how an awareness week gives your members a chance to feel good about themselves, the work they do, and their professional community, and attracts the attention of people who might want to learn more or join your industry. Is your Board ready for innovation? Event recording release. Need help with your 2024 plans?

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Arlington Los Angeles Atlanta Technology 261

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Does your association require an AMS that integrates, syncs data, has dependable application architecture, and offers continuous upgrades and innovation? You want to start by putting together a work plan to help you understand the first steps for your project. Does your association risk falling behind industry competition?

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Technology Software Association Management Process 141

Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

The real estate and construction industry in Sri Lanka is one of the major revenue-generating sources with its growth or depreciation directly influencing the economy of our country.

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Industry Revenue Project Innovation 40

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MAY 26, 2023

educational system—”still designed for an Industrial Revolution-era world,” not an AI-empowered one. As representatives for the industries and professions they represent, associations (volunteer leaders, members and staff) should put the Power of A to work. Research says alone time could yield more innovation.

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