Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Those young professionals who can define their authentic selves bring passion into their work and are able to innovate and be thought leaders for their organizations. Those young professionals who can define their authentic selves bring passion into their work and are able to innovate and be thought leaders for their organizations.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

It will also explore which business functions are leading the way, how leadership is supporting AI efforts, and how policies are affecting adoption. Marketing to Gen Z and millennials. The survey report will benchmark key factors in AI adoption, including budgeting, training and hiring. Post-program campaigns. More info/register.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

To keep pace with the speed of business, teams need to reinvent themselves along with innovation and technology. Lifelong learners, problem-solvers, innovators, and creative thinkers don’t want to work in an intellectual vacuum. But has your group’s professional expertise expanded? Digital markets don’t allow room to languish.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Marketing to Gen Z and millennials. The Future of Thought Leadership (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it! More info/register. to 4:30 p.m. –

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Achieve

JUNE 9, 2014

Like every generation, Millennials will view the world based on the values they were brought up with. Millennials have grown up in a hyper-connected society: A world where unanswered questions are solved by Googling and anyone with Internet access can crowdfund money for charities or spread a global message through a viral YouTube video.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 26, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Millennials and Gen Z are joiners but only if they believe the ROI your association offers is worth the short-term sacrifice to their budget. Member to Volunteer to Leader: How to Attract Your Members to Chapter Leadership Positions.

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 20, 2013

Much like we hear today in regards to Millennials, in the early/mid-90s, associations were freaking out about Gen-X not joining. What that means is that, even if we join and participate at the exact same rate at Boomers, associations are potentially facing a membership and leadership (both paid and volunteer) crisis. ” Uh, no.

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Reid All About it

MAY 21, 2021

Much is uncertain, but current projections can help. Presenter: Carole Stizza, PCC, SHRM-SCP, executive leadership coach, senior HR professional and strength strategy specialist. It’s Time to Innovate: Member Engagement in the Post-COVID Age. Presenters: Marjorie Anderson, Product Manager at Project Management Institute.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 13, 2019

WBT Systems shared some depressing statistics about the percentage of leadership positions held by women. Read their ideas for how associations can help support and train women on the path to leadership. Millennials are spending more time at home than previous generations , per research uncovered by Sarah Todd at Quartz.

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Reid All About it

MAY 5, 2017

I still get an uneasy anxious feeling when I think about leading an AMS implementation project at my last association job. Tue 5/9 at 12 p.m.* – Spark Your Innovation Engine. Is your association starting to focus more on innovation? How can you foster a culture of innovation? Do you wonder how to get started?

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Reid All About it

MAY 15, 2020

MemberSuite describes how to show virtual event ROI to sponsors and exhibitors by creating opportunities for them to achieve their marketing goals: increasing brand awareness, providing thought leadership, showcasing their products, and developing and deepening relationships. Host: Event Leadership Institute. Fri 5/15 at 1 p.m.

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Eric Lanke

JULY 25, 2016

Specifically, something about leadership, what it meant for people of my generation, and if, given the way my generation was sandwiched between the two largest generations in our nation's history, people in the other two generations would care. Ideas about leadership , yes, but about other challenges in my pursuit of leadership as well.

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Socious

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The kind of leadership that Steve Jobs practiced not only inspires admiration, but motivates action. Tip #1) Don’t Forget Your Own Expertise – Innovation Comes from Within. You have a wealth of industry knowledge and experience that can drive innovation, so if you have ideas for new benefits or content , don’t just set them aside.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 5, 2014

Are leadership skills different for emerging “Millennial” leaders than for people from different generations? Encourage innovative thinking, even if it means having to listen to the same ideas that were rejected 15 years ago. Is your nonprofit offer professional development for emerging leaderships?

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The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 22, 2011

The Catch-22 of Innovation. Lots of good lessons in this HBR post for association professionals looking to be move innovative. Its the Catch-22 of innovation. Your association wants to deliver new innovative products that meet the needs of your members, so you ask and poll them incessantly about their needs, wants and desires.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 10, 2010

The Role of Trust in Innovation. If you didnt see it, Maddie Grant asked me to do a guest post on her SocialFish blog last week, and I shamelessly used it as an opportunity to promote the innovation project Im spearheading for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. Labels: Innovation. Tuesday, August 10, 2010.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 31, 2011

The Innovation Hub for Associations. Ive been blogging about my work with the Innovation Task Force of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives for a while now. Its called the Innovation Hub for Associations , and can be accessed here. The core of the site can be found under the "Innovation Model" tab. at 9:18 PM.

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The Hourglass Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Why Innovation is Hard. A little over a month ago I attended WSAEs National Summit on Innovation for Associations. As chair of WSAEs Innovation Task Force, I was instrumental in helping to frame WSAEs annual conference around the subject of innovation, and was even recognized as the chair of the conference itself.

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.orgCommunity

DECEMBER 23, 2019

By 2025, 75 percent of the total workforce will be Millennials. Both these leadership styles are narrowly focused and inward facing. It’s not easy to tell the people who renew your contract that their pet project won’t fly or that the event that was their brainchild is a loser. Innovative Approach. Innovative Approach.

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The Hourglass Blog

JANUARY 26, 2011

Innovating 20% of the Time. Chris Trimble is skeptical of Googles 20% time--their stated practice of encouraging individuals to spend 20 percent of their time pursuing innovative projects of their own inspiration. And execution, as Trimble says, is the other side of innovation. Without execution, youre not innovating.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

Learning Innovation from the Mayo Clinic. Heres another great HBR post describing another set of "principles of innovation." I say "another," of course, because of my work with the WSAE Innovation Task Force, where we helped define four key principles of innovation from the case studies we examined in the for-profit sector.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

– Driving an Innovation Strategy. Associations must innovate or become obsolete. Explore how an orchestrated strategy, concentrating on how informed leadership, streamlined processes, future facing technology and concierge service can accelerate your movement along the innovation spectrum. Host: Billhighway.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Whats Your Innovation Readiness? Regular readers of The Hourglass Blog know that Im chairing the Innovation Task Force for the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. The "innovation readiness" tool will also provide a framework for this discussion, and will help us organize the strategies we hope to develop.

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.orgCommunity

AUGUST 22, 2018

A 2017 Annual Freelance Survey conducted by Upwork found that: Nearly 50 percent of millennial workers are already freelancing. Based on my consulting experience, most associations prefer to innovate in baby steps. Time— Projects that require significant onboarding, training or supervision are probably not appropriate for freelancers.

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Reid All About it

JULY 15, 2016

Innovation today is moving at light speed and to deliver a world class member experience your association needs to be able to leverage a strong platform to take you there. These tech tools will help you work smarter, faster and more efficiently, whether you’re sourcing hotels, managing projects or trying to eliminate email overload.

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The Hourglass Blog

JULY 29, 2010

Barriers to Innovation in the Association World. In one of my last posts I shared the principles of innovation weve drafted as part of the "innovation for associations" white paper being written by the WSAE Innovation Task Force.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2019

CB Insights looks at 12 industries that are supposedly being killed off by Millennials , if you believe the clickbait headlines. WBT Systems discusses how to use your LMS for leadership development and all kinds of volunteer training. Hear five innovative ideas to enhance connections at your next event. 1 CMP credit. Host: PCMA.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Whatever your next step or long-term goals may be, advancing in government affairs and/or advocacy requires unique professional and leadership development to catch the eye of future employers and executive recruiters. John Sigmon, founder and CEO, Sigmon Leadership Solutions. Host: Community IT Innovators. Tue 10/16 at 2 p.m.

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Reid All About it

MAY 14, 2021

Some of the highlighted trends are alarming: leaders are out of touch with employees and need a wake-up call, high productivity is masking an exhausted workforce, Gen Z is at risk and will need to be re-energized, and shrinking networks are endangering innovation. Much is uncertain, but current projections can help. Quick hits.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Leadership. Innovation. Labels: Leadership. However, remember, the committee is reporting to the board and the board should only make comments to the committee as to bringing their innovative thinking in line with the vision of the association, but they SHOULD NOT do the work of the committee. Eric Lanke. Generations.

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

Your association may claim values like collaboration and innovation. Maybe your commitment to innovation is a little more talk than walk—you say you’re forward-thinking, but people get punished for taking a risk, at least if it doesn’t pan out. Secure leadership support and a funding commitment. But is that really true?

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Some quick hits before we get to this week’s list of free webinars: 3 things research shows about engaging Millennials in your cause or association. Presenters: Jim Clarke, CAE (introduction), senior vice president, public policy, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Blue Avocado ). Marketing Land ). Host: Personify.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Although I highly enjoyed the future of learning and AI conversations, I loved loved loved Lisa Campo’s video: 5 Ways to Repel Millennials from Your Association. Learn from each other and exchange stories of project successes across all departments – marketing, membership, education and technology. Tue 11/14 at 8:30 a.m.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 22, 2019

Dan Hickey at DelCor describes the seven steps your association should take when building a technology project team. Rosen, President of ML Innovations, Inc. Does your organization need an innovative approach to membership growth, sponsorship sales, communications, or your advocacy and public affairs efforts? More info/register.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 20, 2015

For the past few months, I’ve been designing curriculum and materials and facilitating a Nonprofit Emerging Leaders online peer learning project with Third Plateau Impact Strategies. It’s a pilot project supported by the Packard Foundation that tests different approaches to emerging leaders professional development.

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.orgCommunity

JANUARY 15, 2019

She is an evidence-based creator, innovator and marketer with 17 years of experience in the public and private sector. dissertation analyzed scientific concepts underlying successful strategies for marketing, growth, sales and innovation. Millennials are especially comfortable with this type of interaction.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

Normally I would just retweet something of his I find especially compelling, but given my last blog post of approaching innovation as an exercise in brand strategy, I thought Id expound a little more on something I read on Seths blog this week. And thats exactly what associations must do when it comes to innovation. Innovation.

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