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Make the Seemingly Impersonal Personal for Your Members

YourMembership

The image of a world driven by technology has long been portrayed by Hollywood and the Sci-Fi world as cold, impersonal, inhuman, disconnected – you know, soulless computers, cyborgs, dystopia and the like. HAL 9000, 2001: A Space Odyssey. HAL 9000, 2001: A Space Odyssey. It can be a little stressful to imagine.

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What’s Next? 6 Membership Trends to Watch in 2017

Socious

Just think about technology. I was watching a movie from 2001 recently and one of the main characters had a laptop. In 2001, a laptop was a prized possession. It seems like only yesterday we were worried about what would happen when the computers hit the year 2000. Now it’s nearly 2017 and a lot has changed.

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Meet your association-specific needs with Nimble AMS and Fíonta’s powerful partnership

Nimble AMS

Since 2001, Fíonta has served almost 1,200 associations, nonprofits, and foundations, assisting with implementation and driving successful software adoption. Through this partnership, we will empower associations to serve their members better and achieve strategic objectives through technology.

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David Beckett Joins the Velvet Chainsaw Team

Velvet Chainsaw

From 2001 to 2018, he led the Registration and Housing teams for Experient/Maritz. While there, Beckett further developed his expertise in event technology, system integrations and technical project management. In 2018, he relocated his family to Seattle and joined the leadership team at Eventcore.

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Interview with an Expert Series: Associate Executive Director, Myke Kudlas

Blue Sky eLearn

I first took an interest in eLearning in 2001, but became more involved in 2003, when I was the Program Director for the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville Radiography Program. Radiologic technology is a very hands-on, visual profession. How long have you been involved with eLearning? How did you get involved with eLearning? Know your audience.

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What fundraisers Need To Know About Next Era of Digital Technology

Beth Kanter

Yes, I walked onto the stage for the closing plenary at the Festival del Fundraising wearing an astronaut suit (that included a GivingTuesday sticker ), to the theme of 2001 Space Odyssey, speaking Italian (poorly), with Marcelo Iniarra (creative concept was his idea) and shared some insights about the new ecosystem for fundraisers.

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The Safest Time in Human History

Virtual

While there is still no substitute for face-to-face interaction, our client associations increasingly leverage communication, social networking and collaboration technologies to fill in the gaps between meetings. When we started implementing online collaboration solutions in 2001, they were expensive. But not so any more.

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