Wild Apricot

JUNE 29, 2010

There’s no more convenient way to brush up on your skills than to do your professional development online - and July 2010 brings us lots of free online presentations and seminars for fundraisers, board members, administrators, active volunteers, volunteer coordinators, and other non-profit folks.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JULY 27, 2010

Best of all, you’ll find a number of brand new faces here, among the excellent content submitted to and voted up in “AJam” through July 2010: Membership It's That Time Again: NFP Pulse on Member/Donor Recruitment & Retention has Officially.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 27, 2010

What will you do in 2010 that you've never done before to help your associations thrive? That's the kind of provocative question we like to start out a new year pondering! read more ).

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Wild Apricot

MAY 3, 2010

Fundraising and nonprofit technology topics are in the lead for May 2010, but I think you'll find a little something here for everyone.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

MAY 31, 2010

Our regular monthly round-up of free professional development opportunities for nonprofit folks is back for June 2010. It’s that time again!

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Wild Apricot

MAY 27, 2010

Here are the most popular links for May 2010 in each “AJam” category – Membership, Events, Leadership, Volunteers, Fundraising, Social Media, Technology, Other, and Fun: Membership What Would Reverse Innovation Look Like in Your Not-for-Profit?

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 28, 2010

Here’s a look at the most popular links in each “AJam” category – Membership, Events, Leadership, Volunteers, Fundraising, Social Media, Fun, Technology, and Other – for the month of April 2010: Membership Do Nonprofit Boards Really Want Younger Members? Rosetta Thurman.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 30, 2010

Here’s a look at the most popular links submitted to “AJam” in March 2010: Membership A Different Way to Look at Lost Members Summer Faust | Acronym Conventional wisdom says to ask your members what.( Events and Fundraising came in close behind, followed by Membership, Technology, Volunteers and the catch-all “Other” category. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

Here’s a look at the most popular “AJam” links, by subject category, for February 2010: Membership Scarlet Letters of Association Management Judith Lindenau.( Interestingly, however, submissions to the Volunteers category dropped off significantly in recent weeks. read more ).

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 7, 2010

Then a post by Shelly Alcorn appeared in my Reader, What Associations Can Learn from the Reinvention Summit 2010. Like the morning Kiki L’Italien tweeted about a post by Steve Denning, Storytelling is a Revolutionary Force for Change. That sent me over to the Reinvention Summit , “ a virtual summit on the future of storytelling.”

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

In the spirit of practicing what I preach, I’m publishing a post today. I normally don’t publish on Saturdays. Saturdays are usually devoted to fun and, if I make time, reading. Reading during the week is purposeful; my goal is to keep up and ahead. But during the weekend, it’s more relaxed, for pleasure and intellectual stimulation.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 11, 2010

Monday, January 11, 2010. Association Subculture Word for 2010 - Authenticity. And blog about in 2010. Ive been inspired by the idea of picking a word (or series of words) to define actions to focus on in 2010. Lets see what we can do to change that in 2010. 2010 looks to be shaping up as an interesting year.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 27, 2011

Sizzling hot in Toronto as I write this! They say it's the hottest day on record since recording began!) Thank goodness the air conditioning is running flawlessly! Well, notwithstanding the heat, July is a pretty busy month here at Wild Apricot.

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Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Association Subculture Salute to the Blogosphere Thankfest 2010. ▼ 2010. (24). skip to main | skip to sidebar. See Lainie, this is all we need. A couple of smokes, a cup of coffee and a little bit of conversation. You and me and five bucks.". ► September. (5). ► August. (4).

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 12, 2010

Benchmarking may sound like a term from the big-business board room, but it’s a useful practice for nonprofits of any size. While you can and should set your own internal performance benchmarks, it can be helpful, too, to look at benchmarks for the nonprofit sector in general, to see where your organization stands. read more ).

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 16, 2010

I was recently talking to a friend and he was complaining to me that online reviews for his business were are not so great on average - because people who are negative and like to complain are much more likely to fill out reviews/surveys than people who are satisfied. I'm sure this is the case for non-profit and membership organizations as well.

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

We are not afraid to borrow a good idea when we see one -- so after watching how Google changes their homepage logos for some time, it dawned on us that we can -- and should -- do the same.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

During the month of August our main focus continued to be on version 4.0 - reviewing and addressing feedback from clients who volunteered for beta-testing, testing, and retesting (and retesting again, and again.) each and every feature/change in the system. A little factoid: previous version 3.4

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 14, 2010

by Chief Apricot Fall is an interesting time. I love beautiful colors on the trees, crisp and sunny days - but hate those days when it's all bleak, foggy and rainy!

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Wild Apricot

MAY 6, 2010

Whenever I hand out my business cards, people frequently notice my title: "Chief Apricot". I enjoy that it makes people smile - and many people do ask me to explain what it means.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 3, 2010

A few years ago (I think it was when my son turned 10), I realized that we have some irreconcilable differences between us. Specifically, we could not agree on what date is the first day of summer. For me that always was – and is – June 1st (my farmer roots??).

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Wild Apricot

APRIL 6, 2010

Wild Apricot software version 3.4 was successfully launched on Sunday, March 28th. Well, almost successfully. Backing up the whole system and converting data (especially documents and pictures being moved to new storage) has taken much more time than we had estimated and our dry runs had indicated. So instead of restoring the service at 8 a.m.,

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Busy as this season is for nonprofit folks, with year-end fundraising campaigns and family events for the holidays, still there’s no better time to sneak in a bit of professional development to get you ready for a bright New Year! read more ).

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 3, 2010

For our development team, February was devoted to version 3.4 including some features which are too big to be finalized in time for 3.4 so they will be released in the subsequent version 3.5. More on that later in the post). Development phase for version 3.4

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Wild Apricot

OCTOBER 28, 2010

For many nonprofit organizations, November is an especially busy month, with pre-holiday season preparations and year-end fundraising campaigns underway. Still, you'll find plenty of free opportunities for online professional development all through the month! read more ).

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 30, 2010

September is a busy month for just about everyone – a new school year for many, harvest time for both fundraisers and farmers - and a whole new crop of free nonprofit webinars is here. Have a look – you’re sure to find an online learning opportunity that’s of interest to folks in your organization.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 30, 2010

Ready for a bit of professional development, before Labor Day brings the start of another busy fall season? August is a great time for online learning – in fact, this month we’ve rounded up more free online seminars than ever before! read more ).

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 21, 2010

One of the many things I love about the Christmas season is how it brings out the generous side of people. In a timely post Bob Bessette shares some ways we can blog for good. He definitely got me thinking about how I might use my writing skills to help out a local charity.

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 2, 2010

This month’s round-up of free nonprofit webinars could very well be our most interesting yet, with a wide variety of topics and some high-profile speakers who’ll have lots of value to share.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

For the shortest month of the year, February is shaping up with a pretty good selection of free online training opportunities for folks working in nonprofits and associations. Keep an eye on the comments here for additions and updates, too! read more ).

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Coming out of the holiday season, I thought we might find January a slow month for free web-based professional development opportunities for nonprofit folks — but, in fact, with 33 different webinars in the list, this month's round-up of training events is larger than ever! read more ).

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

We’re seeing less and less kids moving into higher education , with enrollments dropping over 8 percent between 2010’s all-time peak and 2021. University Enrollment is Contracting One factor that nobody can do anything about, the pool associations are pulling from is just smaller.

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Wild Apricot

JUNE 28, 2010

So many interesting and useful links came in to AssociationJam.org this month, there were ties for top spot in 4 categories – Events, Fundraising, Social Media and Other! Social Media and Membership were the most active categories overall, in terms of submissions, views, and reader votes.( read more ).

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Wild Apricot

JANUARY 28, 2010

What types of software can make your organization more effective and efficient? It can be tough even to know what's out there, let alone to decide what you need. Good news: Idealware.org has just released a software guide that's specifically for nonprofits.( read more ).

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010. 2010 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey: Please Participate. We have just launched the questionnaire for the 2010 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey and I want to invite each of you who work for a membership organization to participate. at Friday, February 12, 2010. ▼ 2010. (46).

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 12, 2011

January 2011 -- Leadership This month’s Corner Office spotlight shines on the remarkable leaders we profiled in 2010 who are not just leading their organizations forward, but are changing the association landscape. Here are some of our favorite takeaways that should help you navigate 2011. By Association Adviser staff

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Associations Live

MAY 26, 2010

Wednesday, May 26, 2010. MSAE Golf 2010. May 26, 2010 10:35 AM. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Associations Live. Connecting MSAE members and a world of ideas! Well, every year I post about how great the MSAE Golf Outing is for networking, enjoying a day out of the office, and an overall good time. Posted by Scott Billey.

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