Associations Now

JANUARY 26, 2020

Alice Mathu of IAAPA shares how innovation can include comfort, sustainability and trying the latest technology. To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. Orlando in November. Always Café Tu Tu Tango!

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 31, 2018

Innovation has been a common buzzword for the past few years – and not just in the association world. There’s been a lot of talk about how organizations can create a culture that drives innovation, how great leaders can spur innovation and how associations need to innovate to survive. Who will this innovation benefit?

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Innovation Committee Survey Process 79

Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Innovation. Which Committee Are You On? You serve on two committees for this association--one of which you chair. Because this association has dozens of committees, you find the meetings for both of your committees scheduled at the same time at an association conference. Which committee meeting do you attend?

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2024

What if you said: “As a thank you for your committee service last year, please choose any book in our bookstore.”? New members – join now and you get free months, a free book, a free webinar, a free conference attendance, etc. What if we rewarded loyalty instead?

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Innovation. Should Committees Report to the Board? Should committees report to the board?" There are some committees whose jobs clearly relate to the governance of the association. The Finance Committee. The Nominating Committee. The Executive Committee. The Education Committee. Leadership.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 31, 2018

Innovation has been a common buzzword for the past few years – and not just in the association world. There’s been a lot of talk about how organizations can create a culture that drives innovation, how great leaders can spur innovation and how associations need to innovate to survive. Who will this innovation benefit?

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Cecilia Sepp of Rogue Tulips Consulting takes issue with associations that repeatedly ask the same people to join committees and other groups rather than announcing and offering these opportunities to all members. Staff committee liaison. How many of you received training before taking on a committee liaison role? Microlearning.

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Certificate Committee Education DC 212

Idea Architects

OCTOBER 23, 2018

More than 10 years old, the ABC Nightline episode in which the innovation gurus from IDEO redesign the grocery store shopping cart still offers timeless insights about the innovation process. Here are a few I have fo u nd u sef u l in helping gro u ps u nderstand and m ove forward on innovation. Involve more people in research.

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Innovation Process Committee Products 68

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nominate yourself or a woman who works in the association industry for an award in one of three categories: technology leader, innovation, or technology champion. Nominating someone is simple and anonymous: submit their contact info and a sentence about them—the AWTC awards committee takes it from there. Committee management.

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The Problem with Committees. Here’s the problem with committees: They exist. He had written about an experience he had on a committee that wasn’t pleasant and was reflecting on how the Chair might have “lead” the committee differently. Committees, in that way, are miniature Boards.

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Eric Lanke

MAY 14, 2012

Innovation. I Dont Want to Serve on Your Committee. Here are some quick DOs and DONTs for your consideration: DONT send me a list of committees that have openings and tell me I have to respond by a deadline if I want to serve on any of them. DON'T have committees. Innovation. (15). Eric Lanke. Leadership.

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Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

I have had hour-long conversations with 15 association professionals from innovative associations and these conversations provide the foundation for you to start effective staff (and board) conversations about the innovation efforts at your association. Association innovation leaders. Who should read this research report?

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategy 1: Innovate and Differentiate What can your association do for members that others can’t? Look to create new and innovative products and services for an underserved population in your membership. While the strategy is different from the Innovate and Differentiate strategy above, the steps are largely the same.

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Member Engagement Strategy Certificate Survey 210

.orgCommunity

MAY 15, 2019

Associations can’t fulfill their missions without innovation. Innovation helps organizations create and improve processes, products, services, and experiences for their members, customers, staff, and audiences. 10 elements of the innovation mindset to nurture at your association. #1: 1: Creative curiosity. 1: Creative curiosity.

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Aptify

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

This year’s Innovation Award winners are: Parenteral Drug Association – This organization wanted to improve the process of on-site event purchases, which required multiple steps and often caused delays when members did not have ID/password ready for website login.

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ISAE

MAY 13, 2024

Specifically, associations are struggling to communicate the value of membership, and many display a lack of innovation. Experiment with innovative ideas. Innovating means stepping outside of your association’s comfort zone. Look around to see what innovative ideas your peers are using to engage members.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 19, 2012

Innovation. Innovation Circle on Member Engagement. Im leading another innovation effort for WSAE. If you followed me when I blogged at The Hourglass Blog , you know that I previously chaired their Innovation Task Force, and was the lead author on the White Paper on Innovation for Associations that the Task Force published.

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Associations Now

MAY 8, 2023

To attract new volunteers and redefine its board’s focus, the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation launched a new volunteer model in 2020. Three years ago, the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation realized it needed to rethink the goals of its board of directors. “So,

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Committee Newsletter Analysis Project 105

Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Innovation. Secrets of Innovation. Not surprisingly, the question of innovation came up. What can a bunch of art students teach my professional engineers about innovation? This really is one of the secrets of innovation, isnt it? Labels: Innovation. Innovation. (15). Principled Innovation.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But they do need to understand the implications of those trends, which may require standing up a separate technology committee. The CEO might have a very strong leadership profile, but they may still need a chief innovation officer or digital marketing officer or chief technology officer,” van der Oord said. “If

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Associations Now

JULY 23, 2023

There’s similar softness when it comes to committees: Only 28 percent of boards say they set desired strategic outcomes for their committees. The most popular ones involve casual relationship-building: Conversations with industry leaders, close communication with members of the nominating committee.

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Committee Guidelines Leadership Survey 75

Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This year I participated in the conference committee and got to see conference planning in action (by the way, the conference is December 14th and 15th in Atlantic City and I think you should go ). Some of the committee members noted that they too had the same feelings as most first-time attendees.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 5, 2011

Innovation. Recipes for Innovation. He has designed some very innovative tools.and created innovative designs for traditional tools. On one wall -they shared his princples of good design.thought there might be some relevance to your interest in innovation. good design is innovative. Eric Lanke. Leadership.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 4, 2022

Here’s how you can use membership aims and innovative technology to successfully surpass your association goals. . Involve the member perspective in event planning by creating a committee of member volunteers. You can also leverage innovative technology to boost member engagement and measure the success of your organizational goals.

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Technology Committee Member Engagement LMS 119

SBI

MAY 20, 2024

Our seasoned financial management professionals develop and manage these critical relationships with direction from the association’s Treasurer, Finance Committee, and Board. These leverage innovative approaches to monetize assets and expand income sources.

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.orgSource

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Create a wellness committee to develop initiatives. Mixing fun with work creates space for innovation and creativity to grow. Be inventive and try something different or appoint a social committee to give your team ownership of the process. It mixes fun with creativity, innovation, communication, and professional growth. “To

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Committee Team Innovation Products 179

Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Most of us realize innovation is key to driving a business forward. in conjunction with the National Business Aviation Association , polled association professionals to learn how they set innovation goals, how they support innovation, what rewards and recognition they offer and how they set metrics for innovation.

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Social Media Innovation Survey Education 191

Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

Membership committees. Is it difficult to find members to serve on your membership committee? MemberSuite discusses the challenges faced by staff in charge of membership committees and suggests ways you can make improvements by revamping (or retiring) your membership committee. A terrific idea to steal! 1 CAE credit.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Innovation. There Is No Recipe for Innovation. Or so seems the conclusion of this fascinating blog post from Tim Leberecht of the the frog design and innovation firm, in which he reviews and connects several established and not-so-established kinds of innovation. Association executive and author. Leadership. Generations.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

A healthy balance sheet is the source of innovation, impact, and engagement. The treasurer and the finance committee also have important roles to play. Organize panel discussions featuring the Finance Committee. So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? Is that even possible? Financial literacy workshops.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2023

Choose a modern AMS to invest in innovative reporting with user-friendly dashboards for your entire organization, including key stakeholders like your board and essential committee members. With innovative software your entire staff can easily become a data-driven organization. Continuous innovation.

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Association Advocacy Chick

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

I am not an innovator. Correction: I have been convinced that I cannot be an innovator. If you were to play word association with advocacy , I’m sure innovation is not the word you’d come up with. Political action committees are prohibited for many cases. But why is that? Fly-ins are great, but expensive.

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.orgSource

APRIL 10, 2023

We’ve learned that our differences are strengths that can be used to spark innovation and expand perspectives. From the Center for Talent Innovation—companies with more diverse boards of directors are more likely to outperform their peers on financial metrics such as return on equity and return on sales. trillion globally.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Knee Relief With space getting tighter on airplanes, any innovation that could help ease that problem is welcome—especially by people who are really tall or carry extra pounds on their frame. That’s the message a federal advisory committee has for both the airline and hotel industries. There should be no surprises.

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Ungrated

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Earlier this month, teams from CAI’s eight California chapters and the leaders from the California Legislative Action Committee met in person to collaboratively problem solve. Together, we will ensure forward innovation. Together, we elevate our profession.” Government and legislative topics.

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Association Adviser

JANUARY 26, 2016

Does the sound of task-forces, boards and steering committees. Are you a Type-A take-charge leader? Do you like getting things done ASAP without a lot of meetings and processes getting in the way? For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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Innovation Committee Process Atlanta 60

Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 10, 2018

Here’s your Who Wants to be A Millionaire million dollar question: What are the three states of association committee change? How do your change initiatives relate to innovation? Their goal is to make the committee and ultimately the organization impervious to change. They innovate. Is that your final answer?

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