Spark Consulting

MARCH 13, 2015

tl;dr: In the era of Amazon and apps, your old excuses for 20 years outdated tech and processes won’t fly. Happy State Bank , a community bank operating in Texas, that is able to make good decisions almost absurdly fast thanks to their laser focus on caring and relationships (not exactly traditional for financial institutions).

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Reid All About it

MAY 8, 2020

Chill out by the stream of your choice, perhaps one in Texas, Colorado or elsewhere. Steven Stout, FASAE, CAE, executive director, Texas Society of Association Executives. Hear about the successes – and stresses – of the virtual production process. Five tips to successful video meetings. Lakisha Ann Woods, CAE ). Zooooom.us ).

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Hear how association leaders deliver memorable messages about the value of their organizations, a set of questions and framework to follow instead of starting with a blank sheet of paper, and a thought process and an approach to develop and deliver a presentation that sells your organization. More info/register. Host: GrowthZone.

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Associations Now

MARCH 6, 2017

’ I love innovation, and a lot of the sessions have been about innovation. Meetings and Industry Relations Director, Texas Optometric Association. “I What would that do for our internal processes? So we asked a few this question: What idea do you plan to implement when you return to the office? Danielle Baron.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 20, 2017

Hat tips Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman , Center for BrainHealth at the University of Texas at Dallas , and Make Your Brain Smarter.). Inside your brain, a maze of intricate neural networks act as the engine to solve challenges, to innovate, to learn, to plan, to reason, to manage your emotions, and to think strategically, to name a few.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 21, 2017

The Learning Business Maturity Model was created to help organizations that provide continuing education and professional development define where you stand currently, visualize how innovative organizations perform, create concrete goals of where you would like to be in the future, and mature into the leading provider of education in your field.

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Associations Now

MAY 14, 2014

District Court for the Eastern District of Texas drew 1,495 infringement cases, which represents around a quarter of the 6,092 such lawsuits filed, though few of the cases in the district actually made it to trial. A House version of the bill , the Innovation Act, passed last year.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 16, 2018

If you plan to shop for a new learning management system (LMS) in the coming year, WBT Systems explains why you may want to work with an LMS consultant during the requirements, selection, and/or implementation process. Solving the Mystery of Association Innovation: 7 Practical Steps to Increasing Members, Revenue and Value.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Yet these social media channels are the very ones that increasing numbers of people use to gather and process information today—young people in particular.”. “We had 7-year-olds in Austin, Texas, go door to door asking for $7 donations,” Charity: Water founder and CEO Scott Harrison told NPR. .

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Chapter Chat

MAY 17, 2017

What we can do in that discovery process by having the chapters involved is we can understand what is truly not working or broken and make sure the system addresses that,” said Peggy Hoffman, president of Mariner Management. What else do you need to consider during the chapter restructuring process? Process review.

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Associations Now

MARCH 2, 2015

The smartphone giant Apple took a major hit last week in a significant patent case in a Texas court. “We refused to pay off this company for the ideas our employees spent years innovating, and unfortunately, we have been left with no choice but to take this fight up through the court system.”

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Associations Now

JANUARY 6, 2014

Among the picks was a trio of schools—University of Alaska, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and Virginia Tech— as well as the state of Nevada, Griffiss International Airport in New York state, and the North Dakota Department of Commerce. .

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Dredge your fillets of fresh, local fish (yes, it’s a theme, this time, white grunt) in salted flour, then egg mixed with hot sauce (we’re partial to Texas Pete), and then cornmeal seasoned with your choice of spicy spices (like cayenne, regular or smoked paprika, or whatever peppery delight is in your cabinet). More info/register.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 2, 2015

I also gave a plenary talk at AFP in San Antonio, Texas. You’ll be reading more about how to learn – either professional learning or learning in organizations or learning from peers and how technology – especially social networks and data supports the process. I also was a guest lecturer for a Berkeley MBA Class on networks.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Less than one-third of respondents to our study reported having a process in place for measuring member engagement with their communications. Finding new and innovative ways to replace these dollars is becoming a priority, rather than a side project for many associations.”. NDR is an initiative that needs to be owned.

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Observations on Association Management

JULY 8, 2008

They are risking this loss because they are either ignoring innovations or they simply do not comprehend the depth and breadth of the changes taking place before them. I view these more valuable networking processes as enablers all manner of transactions between participants, from information exchange to personal friendships.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

AUGUST 17, 2023

Juggling homeowner demands with labor-intensive internal processes often leads to professional burnout. Automating some of the job’s administrative tasks helps lessen the load for community managers, allowing them to focus on more fulfilling strategic initiatives like budgeting, contracts and determining the future direction of the community.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 6, 2017

This webinar will look at board membership (recruitment, development, self-assessment), process (structure, meetings), capacity, and fiduciary concerns. How Design Thinking Helps You Increase Impact and Innovation. Learn how innovative nonprofits (American Red Cross, GRID Alternative, buildOn, etc.) How might they do better?

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 6, 2017

This webinar will look at board membership (recruitment, development, self-assessment), process (structure, meetings), capacity, and fiduciary concerns. How Design Thinking Helps You Increase Impact and Innovation. Learn how innovative nonprofits (American Red Cross, GRID Alternative, buildOn, etc.) How might they do better?

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Email Marketing North Carolina New Jersey DC 150

Association Adviser

MARCH 18, 2014

This month’s Corner Office spotlight shines on Christopher Newton, president of the 700 member Texas Food & Fuel Association. Incidentally, Texas has more convenience stores than any other state (14,000) and our members own, operate and supply more than 10,000 of them. Do you have a formal process for innovation?

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Texas Social Media Committee Leadership 60

Reid All About it

MAY 26, 2017

And this one from the authors: “A simple Google search returns more than 12 million results that demonstrate that increased D+I leads to increased innovation, better decision-making, faster and more creative problem-solving, better outcomes, and an improved bottom line. Host: TTC Innovations. More info/register. Tue 5/30 at 12 p.m.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Whether you need to adapt to a changing market, innovate your programs, engage new volunteers or develop new activities to advance your mission, your success requires changing the mindsets and behaviors of your team. You don’t simply make a declaration or introduce a new process and expect successful change. Change Leadership. .

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AvidXchange: Association Management

MARCH 9, 2023

These outdated processes significantly increase the risk for check fraud. By eliminating check runs and manual processes, you’ll save valuable time and money. I started as an onsite management division for a large community association management company based out of Texas. It’s time to make a change.

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Vanguard Tech

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The work of business model innovation offers associations to reconsider the narrow focus on membership in favor of more open and inclusive approaches to new value creation.”. Ask quality questions in order to obtain quality information.

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Texas Newsletter Content Software 70

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 15, 2023

At Texas SAE’s Association Leadership, Miguel Neves of Skift Meetings describes a human way to boost event networking: networking ambassadors. Explore innovative approaches to gathering valuable feedback and optimizing course evaluations. You just have to take time to pause and think about it the way she suggests. Event networking.

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Fonteva

DECEMBER 16, 2020

If needed, you can bring in an outside course developer to facilitate the entire process including storyboarding, scripting, and filming. Including content in a variety of formats will ensure your learners can process the information in a way that works well for them. Continue to improve upon the course over time.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 10, 2016

Giving Day hosts are using “ Table Top Crisis Planning,” an interactive exercise that allows them to look at the first 72 hours of a response to a disaster and brainstorm innovative ways to address it. They facilitated our entire staff through the exercise.” Rinderknect described their crisis scenario planning in detail here.

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