Elevating Engagement

MAY 12, 2023

Talking to podcast hosts has become one of my new favorite things, and one of the questions that comes up often on-air or off is, “Why did you decide to write this book?” And so, through carefully crafted questions, I helped them figure out which strategies and innovations would improve each organization’s value.

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Association Success

APRIL 1, 2019

Associations have long been on survival-mode, tackling issues and problems as they arise, but while they are dealing with what is most recent and seemingly urgent, they miss out on the chance to experiment, modernize, and truly innovate. The book is intended to be a call to action for associations to dramatically improve their future.”.

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EventMobi: Association Events

JUNE 26, 2023

The best association member engagement strategies guide them to participate in the right programs and leave them feeling valued—which makes them significantly more likely to renew! Here are 24 association member engagement strategies to explore for your organization, plus 6 tips for how to increase member engagement. The solution?

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you’ve been wondering whether your organization is ready for the digital future,orgCommunity’s Innovation Summit was the right place to find answers. My business partner, Kevin Ordonez, and I picked this occasion to launch our second book, Association 4.0: Innovation only catches fire, if the person at the top strikes the match.

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Achurch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Create watercooler sub-channels, for example, focused on book lovers or wellness. Gauge interest in joining a book club. Ask an internal team or staff from another association to talk about an innovative or remarkable project or share tips, tricks, hacks, or resources Schedule live mastermind and brainstorming sessions.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Sponsorship strategy. Mark Wallach of Engagement Mobile Strategies suggests unlocking new revenue by engaging boomers with more accessible online experiences. Extra credit Wine and the sweet hereafter: a lovely story about a visit to a German wine region, a used book from 1956, and sweet memories. Accessibility.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 30, 2024

Billhighway shares five strategies suggested by Carrie McIntyre of Navigate for helping chapters become proficient at sponsorship and exhibit sales —advice that applies to anyone in business development and sales. Sharon Rice and Jennifer Proctor at.org Community share strategies to lighten the load for the heavy lifters on your team.

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Association Navigator

OCTOBER 31, 2014

I’m thinking about innovation in the context of managing associations and non-profit enterprises. Innovation is a corporate buzz word, but it’s also a fundamental element in any successful and growing organization. The concept involved is using a “wide lens” when preparing a product or service innovation.

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.orgSource

JULY 3, 2023

Understand the New Environment Back in 2019, when I interviewed Dan for our book “Association 4.0: It was considered too resource intensive to play a consistent role in most promotional strategies. Dan emphasizes the importance of integrating video with the overall content strategy. Dan was determined to make us see the light.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

In Nimble AMS’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. Consultant/founder wisdom. Dean West shares lessons from his 25 years of leading Association Laboratory. 1 CAE credit. .

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Association Success

AUGUST 24, 2020

Most people would like to belong to a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking organization that sets a high bar among its peers. Here are five signs it’s time to refresh your strategy — plus tips for how to get started: You’re Exclusively Focused on Members. A sophisticated social media strategy. Email marketing software .

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption , where we highlighted the coming wave of AI and other emerging technologies, urging associations to embrace innovation early. Leadership must also foster a culture of innovation and emphasize that AI is a tool to enhance—not replace—human capabilities.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Sometimes the root of your organization’s future might come in the form of not only finding the right idea, but finding the right way to sell innovation both inside your organization and to the broader world. Did you hear that the book industry recently reinvented the book for the smartphone era? A few considerations: 1.

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Later this year we will be publishing a book on “Association 4.0.” For 2018, we think there are two words that should define the focus of associations: strategy and innovation. Innovation. This leads to our second watchword for 2018: innovation. But how far behind can you avoid lagging?

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 12, 2023

Recently, there has been a rise in for-profit organizations building “community” as part of their business strategy. 4 best practice strategies to keep up with the for-profit competition Now more than ever, it’s vital your association sh are s the value of your membership. Has your association experienced this latest trend?

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Reid All About it

JUNE 23, 2023

The resulting benchmark report shares key trends, benchmarks within six marketing categories (research/analytics, branding/strategy, marketing/SEO, UX design/content, technology and team dynamics)—with breakout benchmarks for associations, and recommendations for increasing your association’s marketing effectiveness. 1 CMP credit.

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Association Success

JANUARY 14, 2019

How is your association committing to a competitive education strategy? Presently, a large majority of associations do not have an education strategy. In her book, Tracy King talks about how workforce disruptions, new technologies, and tight budgets place enormous pressure on professional association continuing education teams.

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Association Strong

JANUARY 19, 2021

What are the characteristics of an organization that thrives in innovation? Does your organization have a culture of innovation? Dave Will and Tom Morrison talk about culture, sailing, and terrible book names, spaghetti. Does your organization have a culture of innovation?

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Potomac Core

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

When is the timing right to embrace innovation and change at your Association? How well are you positioned to help your member’s achieve their business outcomes in a time of dramatic innovation and change? ( [link] ). How innovative your Association is today will dictate whether or not your organization will survive or thrive.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 4, 2021

Career Book Open Discussion. We will discuss the book Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success , by Dan Schawbel. While reading the book in advance is encouraged, it’s not required. Through this interactive networking, you will build real relationships with like-minded and innovative association professionals.

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Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In short, we have had to innovate. The need to innovate has led me to study some of the best practices in building an innovative mindset and culture. I have found two books as helpful guides. First is How Innovation Works by Matt Ridley, which I wrote about here. Networking as an innovator is different.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 12, 2016

The consequence of all that reading is that at year-end my bookcases are overflowing with gently read books I no longer need. So I'm giving them away in mystery boxes of books. Just like the mystery brown bag you once found in stores, each box will contain a few lightly used books.

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Idea Architects

MARCH 21, 2018

It's one of the many core elements of innovation, one Franz Johansson nicely described in his book The Medici Effect. He suggests innovation results from stepping into The Intersection, a place were ideas from different fields and cultures meet and collide, ultimately igniting an explosion of extraordinary discoveries.

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Due to COVID-19, your nonprofit staff members are probably now working from home, you’ve had to pivot fundraising strategies, and your organization’s programming has likely had to adapt to social distancing guidelines. . In this guide, we’ll dive deeper into the appreciation strategies that your organization can implement into.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

. – Digital Learning Accessibility, The Road Ahead Learn about elevating accessibility as an institutional imperative, designing and implementing institutional policy and strategies, and selecting and using technology-driven innovations to enhance accessibility. More info/register. Wed 2/28 at 9 a.m. – CAE credit. More info/register.

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Principled Innovation

AUGUST 7, 2012

Jeff De Cagna’s new e-book, Associations Unorthodox: Six Really Radical Shifts Toward the Future , will be available as a free download beginning this Wednesday, August 8. The e-book was produced in collaboration with DC-based branding firm, CHIEF. If Jeff’s new e-book isn’t enough of a wake up call, stay tuned.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 4, 2017

Nearly 70% of association leaders worry they are not leading innovation well at their associations (this comes from a recent survey of 1,000 association executives in Australia, and the results are likely to be very similar in the US). Dan and Chip Heath talk about this in their book Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 25, 2021

Learn how The National Alliance generated non-dues revenue from continuing education and certification, how they continue to innovate and develop new education offerings to their industry, and tips for growing non-dues revenue from education and certification programs, marketing strategies, pricing models, and partnerships with members.

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Reid All About it

JULY 7, 2023

Fri 7/7 at 10 a.m.* – Association Products | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Join us for lunch to discuss concepts from the book with the author himself and connect with other AI enthusiasts. More info/register.

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Membership Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2020

A time of crisis requires every organization to innovate to survive and thrive. But a common question is, how do you go about innovating? Matt Ridley’s book, How Innovation Works and Why it Flourishes in Freedom , shares valuable principles that answer that question. Innovation occurs incrementally.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 30, 2023

WBT Systems provides strategies for offering professional development as an employee retention tool. Hear about the benefits of corporate partnerships, how to identify potential partners, and strategies for building and maintaining successful partnerships. Employee retention. Non-dues revenue partners. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 19, 2021

Association innovation. Throughout March, Mary Byers, CAE, and the Loyalty Research Center are sharing stories about highly innovative organizations, their best practices, interviews with innovators, and challenge questions about innovation to ponder. Event Strategies 2021 and Beyond. Celebrating a new season.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2024

Billhighway discusses the causes of leadership succession issues and offers strategies for preventing volunteer burnout , a big problem for chapters. Host: Forj Speaker: Amanda Lea Kaiser, keynote speaker and author of Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community Fri 1/26 at 4 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

In this success kit from Nimble AMS, you get four resources: two half-hourish webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. Quick hits Sitting for too long is bad for your health. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.

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Forj

AUGUST 24, 2017

National associations or “communities of practice” have been in the business of content curation for many years: publishing journals, books containing the community’s body of knowledge, and face to face educational sessions. The post Content Curation & Association Education Strategy appeared first on Web Courseworks.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 18, 2019

Here’s how to plan an efficient tech strategy. Getting on board with a strong technology strategy can help you navigate the tech world and find the best tools and resources to keep things going strong at your association,” says Audra Hopkins on the Web Scribble blog. Also: tools to boost and revamp your content. ContentTECH [link].

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 22, 2021

They share ten strategies for motivating members to volunteer and mentally show up for meetings. Do we have approval to book live conferences? Chapters will be relevant in 2021, however most of our strategies and plans from the past decade won’t. 8: Innovate. Virtual volunteer fatigue. Sponsorships. 1 CAE credit.

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