HighRoad Solution

MAY 17, 2023

Luckily Spark has a solid and evolving solution to mapping your data across your entire stack. All insights into their members, their prospects, and their futures are lost. They have disjointed pictures and unintelligible stories about their audiences. Consolidating data and finding that single source of truth can be tricky.

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Spark Consulting

JULY 25, 2016

In this unsession, we’ll share a preview of our soon-to-be released whitepaper, The Association Role in the New Education Paradigm (yep, the next Spark white paper is about to drop, y’all!).

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HighRoad Solution

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Data integrations are our specialty. And while we’d love to say that they’re 100% accurate all of the time, in the end, technology is technology. It’s only as good as the people behind it. When errors come up, most of the time, it isn’t about the technology that is ‘integration’.

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Associations Now

JUNE 5, 2023

The post New Membership Model Sparks Growth appeared first on Associations Now. “Since launching this model, members have told us how much their team appreciates having the opportunity to be included and use the benefits.”

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 17, 2024

Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash The post Becoming a Leader appeared first on Spark Consulting. That doesn’t mean you’re never going to screw up. But when you do, own it and FIX IT.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 27, 2024

Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash The post “It’s About Delight” appeared first on Spark Consulting. What would the world look like for your organization and constituents if delight was your focus?

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WBT Systems

APRIL 10, 2023

The pandemic knocked many of us out of our comfort zones, however, it also sparked growth in ways we couldn’t have foreseen. Today, we’re proposing a gentler way to stretch those comfort zones and remove the…

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HighRoad Solution

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Spark – The data integration platform for associations. Spark is a data integration platform designed specifically for association usage. Spark is a no-code solution to data integration that anyone can use, even if they have limited technical know-how. Spark talks to the API, and then the API talks to the underlying system.

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A series of thought questions for you to use to spark discussion with your team. And don’t forget to check out some of the other FREE Spark collaborative whitepapers , too, on topics ranging from content curation to digital transformation, blockchain, DEI, lean startup, member-centric engagement, and more! Get your copy at [link].

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Thanks For Playing

AUGUST 2, 2012

Spark is a boutique consulting firm that provides strategic membership and marketing services for associations that have the willingness and capacity, at both the staff and board levels, to ask tough questions, take some risks, and reach for significant goals.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 8, 2023

Spoiler alert: this may also be related to the next Spark whitepaper, currently in process and due to be released later this year.) appeared first on Spark Consulting. Don’t miss this important conversation about how associations can, and are ethically called to, respond.

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Multiview

JULY 28, 2022

In fact, a lot of these discussions sparked during wild games of Jenga during the Afterglow networking event that Multiview hosted. Attendees and partners collaborated during the 3-day event to finesse what organizations are already doing, as well as how to improve and grow with the generations to come.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 29, 2019

The post Spark in Association Staff appeared first on Smooth The Path. They are very curious about who they seek to serve, they want to make positive changes, and they care about the health and wellbeing of the members themselves. Once our members see that kind of care, they cannot unsee it. Related: What are associations for?

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 6, 2019

Fortunately, downtown Indianapolis is overflowing with the type of venues that will spark inspiration and create lasting impressions. Hosting an event at a place enveloped in history provides a magical feel and can spark creativity. The post Choose Non-Traditional Venues to Spark Creativity appeared first on Associations Now.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 9, 2024

The post Associations and Climate Change: The Podcast appeared first on Spark Consulting. Also while you’re there, share your contact information so we can keep you in the loop about next steps (it’s entirely voluntary).

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 4, 2015

All kinds of exciting goodies on the horizon, which is part of the reason the blog’s been fairly quiet of late. Whitepapers. Winter is for writing, and that’s what I’ve been up to! I’m excited to share that I’ll be coming out with two new whitepapers this spring/summer.

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Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The post Webinar: Association Resilience and Adaptation and the Anthropocene Climate Disruption appeared first on Spark Consulting.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 24, 2024

on Unsplash The post Your Meetings Suck appeared first on Spark Consulting. Sending a follow up email to all the meeting participants with “this is what we all agreed we’d do, this is who agreed to do each thing, and this is when we agreed it would be done by” earns you a gold star. Share ’em in the comments.

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Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

We’re almost at the end of the revisiting of the top ten all-time Spark blog posts in honor of Spark’s tenth anniversary! Strategic Thinking appeared first on Spark Consulting. Coming in at the #2 spot: Strategic Planning v. Strategic Thinking. ” Are we? Photo by Mukuko Studio on Unsplash.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 10, 2024

Photo by Shane Rounce on Unsplash The post Of Crowdsourcing and Cassandras appeared first on Spark Consulting. I don’t have any answers either, but I think it’s a conversation that needs to be engaged.

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Image credit: Ness Labs The post Generative AI, Associations, Ethics, and Regulation appeared first on Spark Consulting. The recording is now available at the UST Education website (our webinar host).

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The post Rethinking Revenue: Your Membership Plan appeared first on Spark Consulting. Hosted by: Atigro, Charles River CFO, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires, and Social Innovation Forum.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The post Navigating These Wicked Waters appeared first on Spark Consulting.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 25, 2021

I’m so excited to announce that the next Spark collaborative whitepaper will be dropping ONE week from today. The post Preview: The No BS Guide to Digital Transformation appeared first on Spark Consulting. Spoiler alert: it’s culture. Avoiding shiny object syndrome in your tech related projects.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 9, 2022

In position number 9 of the top ten all time Spark blog posts: Why Is Membership the Only Relationship ? appeared first on Spark Consulting. If not, why not? . Image Credit: “Henry Ford Quotes.” QuotesCosmos.com , Last modified July 30, 2021. The post 9: Why Is Membership the Only Relationship?

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The post Associations Creating Community to Address Climate Change appeared first on Spark Consulting.

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Membersuite

AUGUST 31, 2020

Struggling to drive attendance to your virtual events? Here are 14 ways to differentiate your event to create FOMO and ensure it stands out from the typical virtual conference experience.

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 29, 2022

In position number 7 of the top ten all time Spark blog posts: Membership 101: Exit Surveys. (I The post 7: Membership 101: Exit Surveys appeared first on Spark Consulting. I told you the Membership 101 series would be back!). Once again, the advice in the initial post remains solid. Photo by Dustin Tramel on Unsplash.

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HighRoad Solution

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As more and more associations work to become data-driven organizations, they keep running into the same problem: integration. Associations have the data. The problem is getting all of that data into one place. Data integration is tricky in most circumstances.

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Download the new Spark collaborative whitepaper Caveat Emptor: Becoming a Responsible Consumer of Research to find out! The post Curiosity with a Purpose appeared first on Spark Consulting. So what’s the answer?

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Spark Consulting

MAY 11, 2020

A series of thought questions for you to use to spark discussion with your team. And don’t forget to check out the other FREE Spark collaborative whitepapers, too: Blockchain for Associations: Separating the Hype from the Promise (PDF), co-authored with Shelly Alcorn, CAE, April 2019. Associations can help. We just use the bit.ly

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Check out ten of our favorite activities you can use to spark engagement in your online community. The post 10 Online Community Engagement Tactics You Can Steal appeared first on Higher Logic. The post 10 Online Community Engagement Tactics You Can Steal appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Associations, therefore, are communities of like-minded institutions or individuals that bind themselves together to share a common purpose and vision. As structured organizations themselves, associations too, like their corporate counterparts, need to be strategic and sustainable.

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HighRoad Solution

APRIL 26, 2021

Truth for most associations—you’re sitting on a mountain of valuable data, but it often feels disconnected. You know a ton about your members—what they like, what they’re good at, what their challenges are, and what they’d like to see more of. But the data you have is disparate across platforms.

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The post Association Meetings in a Post-Roe World appeared first on Spark Consulting. As we saw back in 2016-17 when we came together to respond to the rash of transphobic “bathroom bills,” there is strength in numbers! Most of all, DO NOT ignore this situation.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The post Research and Information Literacy – Learning More appeared first on Spark Consulting. March 1 – Caveat Emptor (Association Insights in Old Town) with Mallika Bender of the Casualty Actuarial Society and Marc Beebe of IEEE – register HERE (it’s also free!)

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 1, 2021

appeared first on Spark Consulting. How to cater to a broad spectrum of members (each member generally joins for 2-3 things – the key is to figure out WHICH 2-3 things). Register here to join us for what promises to be a lively conversation. The post Want to Generate Explosive Membership Growth?

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