YourMembership
DECEMBER 17, 2012
Categories: YourMembership.com News Tags: donation , Sandy Hook Elementary School On December 14, 2012 an extreme tragedy struck Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. When a tragedy of this type hits it’s more than just the community that’s affected; the entire country feels the pain and loss of those innocent lives cut short.
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 27, 2012
Here's an overview of a new article in our Membership Knowledge Hub that explains the need to shift away from “selling memberships” and to start “inviting” members to become part of their distinctive community”.
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Optimist Consulting
DECEMBER 4, 2012
The marketing and PR director for the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, Tracey Cowell, talks about the organisation’s entry process. “ The Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) is a professional body based in the UK for editors and proofreaders – the people who make text accurate and readable. We encourage desk editors, project managers and other editorial and proofreading professionals to join, whether they are freelance or employed.
KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup
DECEMBER 31, 2012
What if 2013 was the year of living dangerously for associations? What kind of changes would we see? Fear is such a pain. It saps our energy; develops more of the same old thing. Fear creates doubt in the place of excitement. Fear sucks. And yet, when we drill down into why many decisions are made the way they are in organizations, we find fear at the root.
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Thanks For Playing
DECEMBER 27, 2012
Dave Will ( Peach New Media ), Scott Oser ( Scott Oser Associates ), and I are pleased to bring you a new webinar series, Associations 101. Designed for people who are new to the profession of association management, new to particular topic in association management, or who just need a brush up on some concepts, Associations 101 will feature experienced association executives sharing 10 tips in 20 minutes on a variety of topics in association management.
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YourMembership
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Categories: Member Engagement + Retention Tags: associations , fear , innovation , yourmembership.com One of my favorite movies is Defending Your Life, a quirky film about the after life and reviewing the fears that paralyzed you on earth. We spend a good amount of our time worrying about people liking us, what our board will say, where our numbers are…you know what I mean because you’re probably already worrying [.] ( Read more. ) The post Face Your Association Fears appeared first
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 20, 2012
Here is our round-up of free non-profit webinars for January 2013. This month we found webinars on topics such as: harnessing the power of video; non-profit corporate compliance; non-profit blogging that engages and much, much more.
Reid All About it
DECEMBER 14, 2012
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…. What a crazy week, I’m trying to get lots of work done before I take time off during the holidays. I must practice what I preach. Bill Sheridan at the Maryland Association of CPAs (MACPA) interviewed Daniel Pink about his new book, To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. Bill asked Dan what he thinks is “ the most important skill in today’s rapidly changing environment.
Eric Lanke
DECEMBER 17, 2012
image source Are you like me? Inundated with surveys from the associations you belong to? Tell us what you think of our last conference. How was that last resource you downloaded from our online store? Help us set the future direction of your association. And do you do the same thing to your members? Asking them too many questions too often and taking too little action based on the embarrassing response rates?
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Thanks For Playing
DECEMBER 12, 2012
"Linear thinking is useless in a non-linear world." The world's most awesome 12 word social media policy (h/t to the SocialFish) Is a network mindset (Beth Kanter) the solution to your Board succession woes ? Is Facebook the right place for your association? Maybe not. Want to be a great leader? Be loyal. We talk about "vision" all the time, but what is it, really ?
Association Leaders
DECEMBER 5, 2012
One thing I have noticed about most great leaders is they are grateful. They are grateful to have achieved success but most importantly, they are grateful to those people who help them achieve success. Part of that gratefulness includes regularly “thanking” their customers (external and internal). See November 14 blog titled, Thank You. We recently received a newsletter from The Telephone Doctor that addresses this issue (among a few others).
YourMembership
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Categories: Member Engagement + Retention Tags: associations , gamification , innovation , yourmembership.com Don’t join Pinterest; don’t create an infographic; don’t wax poetic about storytelling…if it doesn’t make sense for your organizational goals, or if you aren’t willing to invest the resources in making it a success, don’t do it.
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 12, 2012
We're joining with VolunteerMatch to help fight hunger over the holidays. Here is some insight into hunger in North America and food banks that are easing hunger in our communities.
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Aaron Wolowiec
DECEMBER 13, 2012
On Dec. 4, I had the pleasure of presenting a breakout session on collaborative learning environments during the 2012 Higher Logic Super Forum. Early in the presentation, we discussed the expanding role of content curation and how it can serve as a valuable tool for associations who wish to make meaning of the sometimes excessive information, content and messaging they share with members.
Optimist Consulting
DECEMBER 4, 2012
I was lucky enough to present at the MemberWise conference ‘Harnessing the Web to Drive Membership Value and Growth Conference’ last month. My presentation focused on how to use Twitter for membership engagement. I thought I’d share 5 great ways to use Twitter to engage with members including examples from those that are doing it right. 1. Calls to action.
Thanks For Playing
DECEMBER 7, 2012
My Top 5 Takeaways from this week's ASAE #Tech12 : I loved Dave Coriale 's IGNITE on technology trends and innovations. If you read this blog at all, you know I'm a huge proponent of MIT's Technology Review. Dave's presentation highlighted why. We all need to be shaken out of the comfort zone of what we know and can see coming on a regular basis. Is your association going to use 3-D printing to make a new kidney for someone?
Reid All About it
DECEMBER 7, 2012
I didn’t go to ASAE’s Technology Conference this week because I was too busy and too cheap, but I almost felt like I was there – minus the hugs, good conversation and drinks. You know why – Twitter, baby. Following the hashtag (#tech12), I got the highlights from the two keynote sessions with Brian Solis and Dion Hinchcliffe , the town hall with Reggie Henry , and several sessions featuring association technology experts and smarty pants.
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg
Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.
YourMembership
DECEMBER 27, 2012
Categories: Member Engagement + Retention Tags: associations , attracting members , chamber of commerce , engaging members , member engagement , member organizations , member retention , nonprofits , recruiting members , retaining members , yourmembership.com I was inspired by a recent post on the Marc and Angel Hack Life blog on becoming irresistibly attractive.
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 3, 2012
Here are some tips and ideas for member renewal planning and some insight into your renewing members' perspective.
Association Subculture
DECEMBER 19, 2012
To come original it ain't nothin' strange. you got to represent you to come full range an'. full range of emotion full range of styles. when you come to town you'll have them comin' for miles and. come original, you've got to come original. all entertainers. hear why. 311 ( link to video ). I just finished a webinar entitled "Beer and BBQ IS a Membership Strategy" and part of the point I was trying to make today is associations need to start concentrating on "Whole Self Membership.
Aaron Wolowiec
DECEMBER 21, 2012
On Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 – Did another year just pass us by? – at 2 p.m. ET, I’ll have the pleasure of delivering a webinar titled, “Adopting Education Strategy to Jump-Start Member Engagement.” This session is presented by Young Association Professionals, Aggregage , Association Universe and Infinite Conferencing as part of The New World of Member Engagement Webinar Series. .
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Thanks For Playing
DECEMBER 31, 2012
Geek heaven! Just in time for the end of the year, it's Mashable's annual innovation index winners ! Some of my personal favorites include: Flipboard The Kitchen Aid Mixer Crowd funding Quirky What do you love in this list? (I know I'm going to get shout-outs for Fitocracy.).
Eric Lanke
DECEMBER 10, 2012
image source WSAE had Mary Byers speak at their year-end event last week. She's the co-author of Race for Relevance , and gave the WSAE members plenty of food for thought. Among the many things she highlighted was the woeful amount of money most associations spend on technology. In one memorable slide, she showed how many associations spend less on technology than they do on printing or on meals at their events.
YourMembership
DECEMBER 20, 2012
Categories: Member Engagement + Retention Tags: cont , content , content creation , engaging members , member retention If in the midst of a face-to-face conversation, a member handed you something — a paper perhaps they wrote, a picture they took, even cookies they baked — and the member said “Here, I’d like you to have this,” your response would most likely to be to thank him or her.
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 10, 2012
If you're planning events for the new year, here are 4 ideas and a round-up of resources that might help.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.
Virtual
DECEMBER 18, 2012
It’s said that life is the ultimate learning experience. And in 2012, I learned quite a bit from some unusual sources. As I reflect on the year, it struck me that many of these lessons apply not just to me, but to the associations that I work with as well. Here are just a few: [.].
Golden's Rules for Association
DECEMBER 14, 2012
Chances are that if you are reading this, you consider yourself an association professional and you appreciate the tremendous good that associations do for society. You are probably also concerned about some of the issues impacting associations, and maybe even support advocacy by groups like ASAE to address them. But do you ever involve the [.].
Thanks For Playing
DECEMBER 28, 2012
It's a little self-referential, but it *is* the last Friday of the year. My Top 5 blog posts of 2012 (measured by number of clicks): Is Membership Really Dying? , in which I took on the concept of members versus subscribers. "My Members Don't Read!" , in which I posit some possible solutions to that all-too-common complaint. Sections Instead of Breakouts , or how can we bring conference education sessions up to the quality level of the networking events?
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