Spark Consulting

JUNE 1, 2021

Case studies with the Construction Specifications Institute, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and the School Nutrition Association. Innovations in Cause-Oriented Fundraising for Associations (PDF), co-authored with Sohini Baliga, December 2017.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fri 10/6 at 10 a.m.* – Artificial Intelligence | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Tom will lead us in conversation on artificial intelligence: How might AI disrupt associations? More info/register.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2020

Graham was a transformative leader for ASAE and a mentor to many in the association community. During his tenure, which began August 1, 2003, ASAE more than doubled its membership and developed a wealth of innovative products and services to benefit association professionals and their partners.

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Pennsylvania America Virginia DC 98

GrowthZone

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

– Innovation/new services. Conducted in the fourth quarter of 2021, the survey was sent by email and received responses from over 500 chamber professionals across North America. The report also includes words of wisdom and lessons learned from 2021. – Value propositions. – Reinstatement strategies.

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Survey Revenue America Report 78

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MAY 24, 2024

TopClass LMS explains why Gen Z is the most entrepreneurial generation and how associations can attract and support them with education, networking, and other membership benefits. More info/register. Wed 5/29 at 12 p.m. More info/register.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 16, 2023

Is your association looking for tips to stay relevant to your younger members? Pew Research defines Gen Z as anyone born after 1996, meaning approximately 68 million Generation Z are living in America. Read our blog for a breakdown of Generation Z and helpful tips to attract young professionals to your association.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

I love Lead Marvels’ curated list of association podcasts , but it’s missing two of my favorites: Leading Learning from Tagoras and Reboot IT from DelCor Technology Solutions. Impexium describes the steps for creating a request for proposals (RFP) for association management software (AMS). RFP for an AMS. 1 CAE credit.

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Revenue Technology Content Strategy 265

GrowthZone

MAY 31, 2017

We are also aware of the expanding number of studies showing that increased diversity and authentic inclusion produce more innovation, better decision-making, faster and more creative problem-solving, better outcomes, and an improved bottom line. SEE ALSO: How to Survey Association Members. Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A.,

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Ngage Management

MAY 20, 2022

Katie is a member of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and holds a BS in Journalism from Marquette University. We are eager to continue our growth and provide exceptional support, service, and innovative association management strategies for our clients.

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Michigan Project America Committee 52

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

Tis the season to support your local food bank—you can find yours on this map from Feeding America (where you can also search by zip code). Association Universe – an aggregator of association management blogs. Association Chat from KiKi L’Italien at Tecker International (yes, new role!). Penn… phew.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 18, 2012

Seeking community in associations since 2008. Uber, DC, and the innovation model versus the permission model. Labels: blog roundup , Copyblogger , Facebook , Harvard Business Review , innovation , Jason Lauritsen , Joe Gerstandt , life in DC , Mashable , Shelly Alcorn. Association blogger and general troublemaker.

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DC Social Media United States Innovation 150

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JUNE 11, 2021

Billhighway talked with Peter Houstle of Mariner Management and Christi Beatty of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) who are working together on AGC’s chapter benchmarking project. Association Management Companies (AMCs) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Part 2. Chapter benchmarking.

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JUNE 16, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… If your association plans to get a new association management system (AMS) in the next few years, or you want to learn more about AMS selection and implementation, or you just have an abnormal interest (hello!) Host: Community IT Innovators.

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Raleigh DC Washington Social Media 186

Association Leaders

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

However, associations are a major focus of my professional life and the main topic of my weekly blog. Associations (groups of people or companies with similar interests, similar professions or similar industries) are part of the backbone of America. No America – you cannot do that anymore.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Host: 360 Live Media/Event Innovators Exchange. Presenters: Arlene Kidwell, Director of Conference Logistics, National Association of Independent Schools. Innovative Event Marketing Strategies for 2021. Presenters: David Trebing, General Manager of State and Local Relations, Daimler North America Corporation.

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Blended Learning Revenue Conference Technology 300

Thanks For Playing

JULY 11, 2012

Dealing with the pain of innovation. Labels: Acronym , Barbara Ehrenreich , blog roundup , branding , Copyblogger , Eric Lanke , Harvard Business Review , innovation , John Haydon , PRSA , Shelly Alcorn. Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America!

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SCD Group

AUGUST 26, 2012

AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. Under Armour’s race to discover innovative fitness gear: a model for associations? And, that can stifle our innovation. Does print still work for association marketing & Tune-up Your Association. Conversations on the Future of Associations.

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Innovation Tips America Social Media 40

Reid All About it

MAY 22, 2020

Presenters: Lori Pugh Marcum, CMP, CMM, HMCC, CED, Head of Meeting Innovation, Meeting Professionals International. As event professionals across the industry figure out the best path forward, it’s more important than ever to think critically about experience design to foster innovation and better connect with attendees. 1 CMP credit.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 9, 2012

AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. Do "Best Practices" prevent association innovation? This is an agricultural term defining that he was manager of an artificial breeding cooperative that provided bull semen so its members (dairy farmers) could artificially inseminate (AI) their cows. . Causeaholic.

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APRIL 14, 2023

Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle We meet on the first Friday of each month hosted by an association leader who leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Our topic this month is Association Storytelling. Fri 4/14 at 10 a.m. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. to 3:30 p.m.

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Leadership Education Revenue Strategy 195

Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2021

Ashley Neal at Sidecar wonders if innovation has slowed down at associations or become business as usual. Host: International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). BizBash is teaming up with Connect to showcase innovative ideas, tools and resources for virtual, hybrid and in-person events with our own virtual experience.

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Tampa Revenue Education Content 200

Thanks For Playing

JULY 12, 2012

I would hope, for one, that youre no longer storing information like social security and credit card numbers in your association management software. I think most associations are now involved in social media at least to some degree, even if not very effectively. I dont think its just associations. Involve Others.

Social Media 150

Social Media United States Review Innovation 150

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MAY 7, 2021

WBT Systems read through four recent research reports to discover what association execs and members are saying about the pandemic’s impact on associations, the future outlook, and their take of innovation—I especially liked those findings from Mary Byers. Host: Association Xchange. Credentialing on the blockchain.

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St. Louis Technology Strategy Products 370

Thanks For Playing

MARCH 6, 2012

Making it Rain: How to Drive Non-Dues Revenue with Michele Klecha, Club Managers Association of America and Scott Oser, Scott Oser Associates. Labels: ASAE , innovation , presentations. Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Association Subculture.

Social Media 150

Social Media United States America Innovation 150

Thanks For Playing

JULY 16, 2012

Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Management Lessons from Harley Davidson. Association Advocacy Chick. Association 141+. Blog Archive.

Social Media 150

Social Media United States Review America 150

Thanks For Playing

JULY 9, 2012

Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Management Lessons from Harley Davidson. Association Advocacy Chick. Association 141+. Blog Archive.

Social Media 150

Social Media Review United States Technology 150

Thanks For Playing

JULY 2, 2012

Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Management Lessons from Harley Davidson. Association Advocacy Chick. Association 141+. Blog Archive.

Social Media 150

Social Media United States Review America 150

Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Gert Garman, Global Creative Development Manager for Disney, visited my local Triangle chapter of the American Marketing Association last week to share Disney’s secrets to innovation. I’ve been thinking about creativity a lot because it’s ASAE’s Innovation Talks Week in the association management world.

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Tips Innovation America Education 150

Virtual

JULY 2, 2014

As we mark America’s birthday, there are a few other birthdays that the team at Virtual, Inc. We’ve had a good run, sticking to our roots as a technology-focused association management company. Technology success of professional associations Association Management Company'

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Las Vegas Technology America Certificate 100

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JULY 26, 2012

Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Management Lessons from Harley Davidson. Association Advocacy Chick. Association 141+. Blog Archive.

Social Media 150

Social Media United States Cost Review 150

Thanks For Playing

JULY 6, 2012

Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Management Lessons from Harley Davidson. Association Advocacy Chick. Association 141+. Blog Archive.

Social Media 150

Social Media United States Review America 150

Association Success

AUGUST 28, 2018

There are five key attributes to being a successful and effective association executive. In North America and Europe, I have long known that there is a professional term called, “association executive”. This was one great motivator for me to really push PCAAE to advance the association management profession here in our country.

America 60

America Revenue Association Management Innovation 60

Thanks For Playing

JULY 17, 2012

Labels: innovation , management , professional development , staff development. Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Advocacy Chick. Newer Post.

Review 150

Review Social Media United States America 150

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JULY 3, 2012

Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Management Lessons from Harley Davidson. Association Advocacy Chick. Association 141+. Blog Archive.

Social Media 150

Social Media United States Review America 150

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JULY 27, 2012

The location: can you believe that, with 15 years in association management, this was my first position in Old Town Alexandria? Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture.

Social Media 150

Social Media United States Review America 150

Thanks For Playing

JULY 13, 2012

Association blogger and general troublemaker. Top association management Blogs. Happy Birthday, America! Alltop Association Management. Association Subculture. Association Management Lessons from Harley Davidson. Association Advocacy Chick. Association 141+. Blog Archive.

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DC Social Media United States Cost 150

Associations Now

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

In its new three-year framework, the Public Relations Society of America doubles down on collaborations and thought leadership as it aims to better serve its member base—one it hopes to grow in the years ahead. “PRSA is changing in an energetic, innovative way and this strategic plan captures that shift.

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