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JULY 22, 2016

I’ve been blogging about association management since 2008 – and I was far from the first one into the pool.

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This cultural shift not only improved board-staff dynamics but also made APICS more agile during crises, such as the 2008 recession. Staff were expected to practice the same transparency with leadership and committee members. Reflection for Your Association: Whats your organizations no surprises policy?

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 19 December 2011. Always the Last to Know: Embedding Tweets. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17). ► April. (17). ► March. (23). ► February. (17). ► August.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 19 January 2012. The Birth of a Word. Very cool TED talk by Deb Roy about data and how we learn language. Share on FriendFeed. Labels: TED talks , video. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post. ► August. (19).

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MARCH 26, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 26 March 2012. Always the Last to Know: Paperless Post. Like the convenience of electronic invitations, but hate the way they look? Paperless Post may be your answer. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22).

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APRIL 3, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 03 April 2012. Start With the "Why". Want to lead in a way that inspires action? Start with the "why.". Share on FriendFeed. Labels: leadership , TED talks , video. No comments: Post a Comment. Newer Post. Older Post.

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MAY 3, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 03 May 2012. TED Talk: Larry Lessig. Share on FriendFeed. . ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17). ► April. (17). ► March. (23). ► February. (17). ► August.

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MAY 8, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 08 May 2012. Maurice Sendak, 1928-2012. May his memory be a blessing to all who knew him, either personally or through his books. Share on FriendFeed. Labels: personal reflections , video. No comments: Post a Comment.

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MAY 15, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 15 May 2012. TED Talk: Try Something New. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17). ► April. (17). ► March. (23). ► February. (17). ► January. (19).

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MAY 22, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 22 May 2012. Gone Fishin. With ASAEs Membership, Marketing & Communications Conference this week and an upcoming vacation, T4P is going on a little hiatus. Back around June 4! . ► August. (19). ► July. (24).

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JUNE 18, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 18 June 2012. Always the Last to Know: GoogleDrive. Just after I jump on the Dropbox bandwagon, Google comes out with this: GoogleDrive: resistance is futile?All All ur files iz ours. Share on FriendFeed. ► August. (19).

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NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 28 November 2011. Always the Last to Know: #CyberMonday. No, I dont actually mean I didnt know about Cyber Monday until today. But this is a community participation Always the Last to Know. ► August. (19).

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JANUARY 17, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 18 January 2012. SOPA Blackout Day. Thanks for Playing is participating in a national online blackout on January 18th, 2012 in opposition of both the PROTECT-IP and SOPA bills. If these bills pass, the U.S. ► August. (19).

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MARCH 22, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 22 March 2012. World Water Day. Its World Water Day , an annual event that focuses on the importance of protecting fresh water resources. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17).

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APRIL 2, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 02 April 2012. Always the Last to Know: 50 Most Innovative Companies. The cover story for the latest issue of MITs Technology Review is the periodic 50 Most Innovative Companies. ► August. (19). ► July. (24).

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APRIL 16, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 16 April 2012. Happy Empancipation Day, DC! Today marks the 150th anniversary of DC Emancipation Day. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17). ► April. (17). ► March. (23).

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MAY 7, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 07 May 2012. Always the Last to Know: Path. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17). ► April. (17). ► March. (23). ► February. (17). ► January. (19).

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MAY 9, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 09 May 2012. What Im Reading. Short but solid list this week: Leadership is not about getting your own way. Maddie Grant has shared a genius manifesto on the future of work. Kill the buzzwords and bs. ► August. (19).

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MAY 16, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 16 May 2012. What Im Reading. Another short but solid list: Joe Gerstandt urges us to bring empathy back. Copyblogger points out common call to action mistakes that cost you sales. ► August. (19). ► July. (24).

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MAY 21, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 21 May 2012. Always the Last to Know: PaperKarma. Want to stop junk mail and save some trees in the process? ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17). ► April. (17).

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JUNE 11, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 11 June 2012. Always the Last to Know: smartphone photography. Duh - I know how to take pictures with my smartphone (we all do), but I dont always take GOOD pictures with my smartphone. ► August. (19). ► July. (24).

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JUNE 21, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 21 June 2012. Non-Profit IT Staffing 411. NTEN recently released their annual Non-Profit IT Staffing report. But thats not the cool part. . ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17).

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JUNE 25, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 25 June 2012. Always the Last to Know: Readz. Does your association have a magazine or newsletter? Is it online? Is it just a boring plain HTML version of the printed stories? ► August. (19). ► July. (24).

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JULY 2, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 02 July 2012. Always the Last to Know: The PT Pen. So if youve been reading The Back of the Napkin for the association chat book club, youre probably all jazzed about the concept if expressing ideas with hand-drawn pictures.

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JULY 9, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 09 July 2012. Always the Last to Know: Kickstarter. Kickstarter is not exactly new, so why did the TR team pick it now? . ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17). ► April. (17).

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JULY 16, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 16 July 2012. Always the Last to Know: KDP. Also Known As: Kindle Direct Publishing. It allows independent authors to easily self-publish in the Kindle format and get paid for their books. ► August. (19). ► May.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

Conant re-connected his team during the worldwide financial crisis of 2008 by walking around and talking to his employees. Through this process, he learned what his employees were thinking. He was able to re-focus the organization based on these findings and engage his employees in their direction.

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DECEMBER 13, 2011

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 13 December 2011. What the Tech? I usually do this earlier, but we were working on the slides up until the last minute. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17). ► April. (17).

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JANUARY 4, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 04 January 2012. What Im Reading. This weeks reading is focused on tips to help us all be more productive this year: Ramp up your productivity at the office. Zen out to get more done. ► August. (19). ► July. (24).

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FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 10 February 2012. Friday Top 5. ASAE has just released the names of all the new CAEs who passed the December 2011 exam, and, at the same time, I got my renewal notice. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June.

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MARCH 23, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 23 March 2012. Friday Top 5. DCs famous cherry blossoms peaked this week. And did you know that its the 100th anniversary of this lovely gift from Japan? Had to do an in honor of post, right? ► August. (19).

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APRIL 25, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 25 April 2012. What Im Reading. Heard of flipped learning ? Jeffrey Cufaude goes one better with flipped volunteering. Acronym asks: is there something wrong with association professionals? Supervising people? ► July.

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MAY 2, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 02 May 2012. What Im Reading. Strategy without context is meaningless. Less talk – more do. Acronyms quick clicks for April. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17).

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MAY 14, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 14 May 2012. Always the Last to Know: Niciras Network Virtualization Platform. OK, this weeks ATLTK is REALLY geeky, I admit, but this is worth it. ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17).

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JUNE 26, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 26 June 2012. Forget the Box! There is no Box! How often do you hear the phrase: "think outside the box"? Im guessing the answer is: "way too damn much!". When did we decide that ideas are supposed to live in boxes?

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JULY 11, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 11 July 2012. What Im Reading. 10 Skills for the future workforce. Want to reward your readers? How about a cookie ? Do you do press releases? ► August. (19). ► July. (24). ► June. (22). ► May. (17).

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JULY 18, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. ► 2008. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. 18 July 2012. What Im Reading. Uber, DC, and the innovation model versus the permission model. Speaking of changing learning, check out what Ciscos up to. Secrets of prolific content creators. (I ► August. (19).

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