Wild Apricot
JULY 22, 2013
'Here are 4 key reasons why your organization should have a blog, as well as a Movie Monday video that offers a look at how one organization "built excitement and community engagement" with a blog.
Spark Consulting
JULY 16, 2013
'I’m headed to Providence to speak at CESSE this week, and one of the sessions I’ll be participating in will be an idea swap where we’ll be sharing marketing materials. I’ll be facilitating the discussion, and the nice folks at CESSE asked me to prepare some general tips to help people as they reviewed each others’ materials.
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YourMembership
JULY 31, 2013
'We’ve been attending ASAE Conference for years now but every year is a great new experience for a multitude of reasons. Sure, there are the amazing locations. There are the fun association parties. Oh…and the swag. Gosh, I love light-up pens. Those things are all part of what makes conference a great time but there’s [.] ( Read more. ) The post ASAE2013: Mental Mountain Dew for Associations appeared first on YourMembership.com.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
JULY 30, 2013
'Guest Post by Sandra Giarde, CAE. By now you’ve read about what to bring to ASAE. Your travel arrangements are all confirmed and reconfirmed. And your schedule is likely taking shape with sessions and parties identified as “must attend” and “might attend.”. However, there’s one more thing to prepare for at ASAE and nobody talks about it. And it has to do with feelings.
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Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 30, 2013
'Sarah Sladek, founder of XYZ University. We’re in the middle of a generational alphabet soup, a “perfect storm” as Sarah Sladek, founder of consulting company XYZ University , calls it. You’ve probably heard of Generation X and Generation Y , but what about Generation Z ? As a Gen Xer, I’ve grown up listening to how our generation craves economic diversity and demands social justice.
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Wild Apricot
JULY 17, 2013
'Here''s a look at the "Overhead Myth" and calls for new ways of thinking about and measuring non-profit and charity success.
Spark Consulting
JULY 11, 2013
'Is it just me, or is lean process trending? I recently read a great Harvard Business Review article on the lean startup. According to HBR, lean: …favors experimentation over elaborate planning, customer feedback over intuition, and iterative design over traditional “big design up front” development. It also includes the ideas of the “minimum viable product” and the decide –> experiment –> learn –> iterate cycle.
YourMembership
JULY 3, 2013
'I’ve worked for a software company for nearly half a decade. I’ve made it my business to stay on top of the latest and greatest additions to association management software – things that we’ve added and things the competition did. I’ve watched as we went from being the only vendor to offer an integrated solution (membership [.] ( Read more. ) The post Association Management Software: Giving You Your Day Back appeared first on YourMembership.com.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
JULY 2, 2013
'When I started my first association job way back when, I had no idea I''d still be working in the association industry more than 10 years later. Part of what kept me in this association realm is my intense nerd-love for all things associations. After gathering with a group of fellow association nerds last weekend, I thought it might be cool to try to pull together a list of common traits for those who love association-land.
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Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 23, 2013
'Kevin Whorton, principal of Whorton Marketing and Research. Last week, Jeff De Cagna explained that in order to thrive, associations must think differently. Simply put: They should accept change rather than shun it. And it starts by asking questions, even if management doesn’t want to hear the answers. Self-reflection is never easy, but this week, Kevin Whorton, principal of Whorton Marketing and Research , will help make the process a bit less painful.
Jamie Notter
JULY 23, 2013
'Dear Human Resources Field, I’ve been struggling with how to say this in the most supportive and effective way possible (because I do love you), but after a seemingly endless stream of imperfect drafts that I have deleted, I’ve decided to just blurt it out: I’m done with you. Sorry, but I just can’t do it any more. For decades, I have been your ally.
Wild Apricot
JULY 19, 2013
'We recently celebrated our 7th anniversary at Wild Apricot where we enjoyed meeting and talking to clients about what motivates them personally in their volunteer and staff roles.
Spark Consulting
JULY 26, 2013
'A large chunk of the association universe will be heading for Atlanta for #ASAE13 within the next week or so. I once again volunteered to be a “buddy” for a first-time attendee, and I had a nice conversation with her late yesterday afternoon to try to help her prep. Over the next two weeks, I’ll share some of what we talked about.
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YourMembership
JULY 12, 2013
'With less than a month away for ASAE I thought I’d share some social media prep work you can be doing to make the most of your conference attendance. With every conference there are two segments behind the social media activity – the event host/organization and the rest of the world. It’s important to stay in contact [.] ( Read more. ) The post 7 Tips to Making the Most of Conference appeared first on YourMembership.com.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
JULY 26, 2013
'Attending a big conference can make you feel like a freak. If you aren''t already plugged in to the who''s who of your industry, a huge meeting can make you want to hide out and make origami swans out of your business cards rather than pass them out to people at networking events. ?. There are several ways I prepare myself to make the most of any conference that might help attendees (especially my fellow introverts).
Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 2, 2013
'Kelly Van Dyke presenting June 18 at the Michigan Meetings Expo. Kelly Van Dyke, CMP and I had the pleasure of delivering the highest rated education session at the Michigan Meetings Expo on June 18 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi. That session, “ The Secret to Successful CSM/Planner Collaboration ,” is based on an Event Garde Blog post of a similar name from earlier this year.
Eric Lanke
JULY 22, 2013
'image source Last week, in The First Step Is Always to Do a Survey , I continued writing about the process I used to create my association''s values statement, despite some misgivings about the value of values statements I''ve previously shared and still hold. Wanting to create a space where honest dialogue could take place not just about the values we wanted to aspire to, but those--good and bad--that the organization currently held, I circulated an anonymous survey to eveyone on my staff.
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Wild Apricot
JULY 30, 2013
'Since we have just celebrated 7 years since we released the very first beta version of Wild Apricot, this is a good time to review some interesting statistics related to how we''ve grown, and how organizations are using Wild Apricot!
Association Subculture
JULY 3, 2013
'Well, we did it (and when I say we, I mean we)! The first Association Jam actually happened and I am so grateful for everyone who participated. We had awesome hosts +Vickie Lester +Maria Nazario +Wendy Kavanagh +Elizabeth Engel and +KiKi L''Italien. My CA co-hosts +Sandra Giarde and +Gina Sutherland kept me grounded and were awesome at making sure everyone had enough grub and libations.
YourMembership
JULY 16, 2013
'Ahh Twitter, whether it is a source of association news or how you keep up with the Kardashians, there are now over 200 million monthly active users. It’s a substantial audience when you think about the average time spent on it by users is 170 minutes per month – not bad for a micro-blog platform. Plus [.] ( Read more. ) The post Million Dollar Question for Associations appeared first on YourMembership.com.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
JULY 9, 2013
'Every time ASAE Annual rolls around, people start making their lists of parties and receptions to attend. I am no different. But this year I decided to make my list public - will I see you at these parties? I''ll be updating this list as I hear about other parties and receptions, so leave your info in the comments! Some of these require sign-ups or RSVPs ahead of time, so I''ll try to include links or contact information as we get closer to the date.
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Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 16, 2013
'Jeff De Cagna, founder of Principled Innovation LLC. As I wrote last week, this month I’ll be exploring some shifts in association management that some might say are extreme. To start us off, I spoke with Jeff De Cagna , founder of Principled Innovation LLC. From what I gather, he’s perhaps one of the most respected experts on new thinking.
Jamie Notter
JULY 11, 2013
'In Monday’s post I talked about Rita Gunther McGrath’s HBR article on Transient Advantage. She suggests that in today’s fast-paced, ever-changing world, companies should not be looking for a sustained competitive advantage, but should instead be developing a portfolio of transient advantages that will bring them success moving forward.
Wild Apricot
JULY 25, 2013
'We''ve developed two new resources to help you build a better membership application form.
Eric Lanke
JULY 15, 2013
'image source Last week, in Accepting the Value of Values Statements , I wrote about my decision to create a values statement for my association, despite some misgivings I''ve previously shared and still hold. You see, as much as possible, I wanted to avoid the "values imposed from above" dynamic. This is what the boss wants, so let''s agree with him and go back to doing what we were doing before.
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YourMembership
JULY 23, 2013
'Associations and other member-based organizations are facing a new set of challenges. These challenges have been blamed on a myriad of things including social media, the economy, and even millennials. The irony is that in a time when everyone seems to want to be a part of a community/social network, many associations are struggling with [.] ( Read more. ) The post 5 Things Associations are Doing Wrong and How to Fix Them (Part 1) appeared first on YourMembership.com.
Association Adviser
JULY 16, 2013
'Scott Groves, NaylorCMG. There’s plenty of advice out there about how to make the most of a trade show experience. While most of it focuses on what you should do, if you really want to have a good show experience, there are some behaviors or actions that shouldn’t be on display alongside your company’s offerings. Having observed exhibitors and participated as an exhibitor in more than 40 shows during the past four years, here are six potential pitfalls to consider before you s
Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 9, 2013
'An online engagement center at the 2012 ASAE Annual Meeting. Photo courtesy of ASAE on Flickr. A couple years ago, I was sitting at my desk when I got a text message from my dentist with an appointment reminder. So naturally, I checked Facebook, which encouraged me to “like” his page. Yep. Even my dentist has climbed aboard the social media bandwagon.
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