YourMembership
MARCH 27, 2012
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Wild Apricot
MARCH 14, 2012
Does your organization have a plan for recruiting and engaging the next generation of volunteers? Here are some tips and tools that might help.
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Reid All About it
MARCH 7, 2012
Brian Solis, in his post, The Importance of Brand in an Era of Digital Darwinism , talks about tone-deaf brands like Netflix that didn’t engage with customers and didn’t monitor social network conversations, consequently screwing up and losing their customers’ trust: “Brands that fail to instill this level of confidence in consumers run the risk of falling to digital Darwinism.
Aaron Wolowiec
MARCH 26, 2012
Part of being an effective educator, facilitator or content leader involves understanding how adults learn best. Andragogy is a theory that holds a set of assumptions about how adults learn. Specifically, andragogy places value on the process of learning. It uses approaches to learning that are problem-based and collaborative rather than didactic or rooted in lecture, and also emphasizes more equality between the instructor and the learner.
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Thanks For Playing
MARCH 29, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 29 March 2012. The Eternal Butts in Seats Debate. What do you notice - and reward - in your staff? Time at desk? Effort? Results? As youll soon discover, Im pretty clearly in one camp. Some places focus on hours. Were you there at 9 on the dot, did you take extra time at lunch, did you leave early?
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YourMembership
MARCH 6, 2012
Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 22, 2012
Email continues to be one of the most popular online activities. So if you are using email to engage members or donors, here are a few tips for improving email effectiveness.
Reid All About it
MARCH 15, 2012
Museums and associations, they’re more alike than you think. Nonprofit mission-driven membership institutions governed by member boards. Engaging audiences through education. Traditional and hierarchic cultures. Professional staff siloed in departments. Risk-averse and slow-moving. Striving to remain meaningful to a growing younger market. While volunteering in two different museums, I overheard many staff conversations: they worry about the same things we do.
Golden's Rules for Association
MARCH 28, 2012
When I ask association leaders (both volunteers and staff professionals) what their biggest long-term governance challenge is, the most frequent answer I hear back is the challenge of bringing the next generation of leaders on board. “Young people don’t volunteer the way we used to.” “They don’t have the time to devote to volunteering that [.].
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Ever wonder why brands like Apple, LEGO, and Sephora are going all-in on branded communities? It’s because online community building is the secret sauce to connecting with audiences in ways that ads and emails simply can’t. But here's the best part—it’s not just for big corporations. Associations can create thriving online communities too. GrowthZone’s eBook, "The Power of Community," breaks down exactly why a branded online community can be a game-changer for your association.
Thanks For Playing
MARCH 30, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 30 March 2012. Friday Top 5. I recently spotted a large metal chicken sculpture on my evening walk, and it put me in mind of todays top 5: the Top 5 Funniest Things Ive Ever Read Online (warning: put down your drink before following any of these links): Viva la Roombalucion !
Association Leaders
MARCH 12, 2012
If you’re reading this blog, you’re probably a leader in your business, your association or both. As a leader, how do you stay on top of your game? What techniques do you utilize to remain a good or even great leader? More importantly, what are you doing to become a better leader? We all need to find ways to continuously improve. Leaders are no different.
YourMembership
MARCH 9, 2012
Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 7, 2012
Are technology hurdles preventing your organization from sharing inspirational messages? Here's a look at a video by John Haydon that offers practical advice for removing those hurdles.
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Reid All About it
MARCH 12, 2012
100 years ago today , Juliette Gordon Low called her cousin and said “I’ve got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we’re going to start it tonight!” She gathered 18 girls that night to form the first Girl Scout troop in the U.S. Today, the Girl Scouts of the USA has a membership of over 3.2 million girls and adults.
Jamie Notter
MARCH 9, 2012
Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Preparing for an Entirely New Economy. Posted March 9, 2012. in Change , Humanize - 4 comments. Tweet. This article by Steve Denning on Forbes.com really hit me. Much of it cites Joe Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist who has an article in Vanity Fair that argues our current economic downturn isn’t just a cyclical dip, but the mark of a significant phase
Thanks For Playing
MARCH 22, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 22 March 2012. World Water Day. Its World Water Day , an annual event that focuses on the importance of protecting fresh water resources. And I found a cool and short TED talk about a terrific new device called the Water Canary which will allow water to be tested for safety in the field in post-natural disaster areas: Follow the link above for more information about this critical topic and what you
Association Leaders
MARCH 6, 2012
Over the last several years leaders of businesses all over the US, and even the world have had to engage their workforce to work harder and work more for less. These are the realities of the economy we all are living and working in. Perhaps at no time have leaders had as great a challenge as they are now faced with: Engaging employees. Engaging employees means creating and harnessing their positive energy toward great things for the company.
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
MARCH 20, 2012
Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 16, 2012
If you are new to Facebook or wondering how to manage the new timeline layout - here's a look at John Haydon's new book and video tutorial.
Reid All About it
MARCH 23, 2012
There’s a restaurant saying, “turn ‘em and burn ‘em.” Get customers in the seats and back out the doors as quickly as possible. Although turning tables helps the cash register, you risk alienating customers if they think you’re only interested in their money, not their dining experience. I thought of “turn ‘em and burn em” recently when I read this in MGI’s Membership Marketing Benchmark Report : for every dollar spent on recruitment, associations spend only 27 cents on new member onboarding and
Eric Lanke
MARCH 12, 2012
Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, March 12, 2012. Provocative Proposals for Change. image source. I just finished reading an advance copy of Shelly Alcorn s " Provocative Proposals for Change ," a report she authored based on Appreciative Inquiry interviews she conducted with more than 200 association executives (including me).
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Thanks For Playing
MARCH 20, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 20 March 2012. Super Swap Recap. About two weeks ago, ASAE-GW held the latest Super Swap. This one had a slightly different format: in the morning, we had three short presentations, each of which included some structured activity/discussion time, followed by a table topic networking lunch, followed by the more traditional concurrent swap sessions.
Optimist Consulting
MARCH 14, 2012
Recently I helped the MemberWise Network with their membership body survey, looking at how the current climate is affecting the membership sector. Below are the results displayed as an infographic. How does your organisation compare? Thanks to Ian Harrison for the design.
YourMembership
MARCH 1, 2012
Membership Software Association Management Software. Home. Solutions. Associations. Nonprofits + Foundations. Chambers + EDCs. Corporate + Social. Education + Alumni. Advantages. Branding. Control. Add-On Products. Support. Pricing. Company. News + Press. Customers. Technology. Management Team. Partner Programs. Corporate Responsibility. Inside YM. Careers.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 21, 2012
Non-profits are competing for awards through the DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards and the TechSoup Digital Storytelling Awards. Here are the details on how to vote for your favourite videos and attend the awards and screening party.
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.
Reid All About it
MARCH 9, 2012
I fell into the association world. During the first interview my future boss and I hit it off talking about food and travel. The position sounded interesting so I bit. I’m not the only one. I bet many of you accidentally landed in associations. After that first job, we were hooked. We were promoted or moved to another association. We learned that despite some similarities, each association is unique.
Association Subculture
MARCH 19, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, March 19, 2012. The Raccoon Principle - Maybe Its You. Mark and I happen to be fans of original artwork depicting various wildlife. This is a picture of a recent addition to our collection. I met the artist and he told me the greatest story about a woman he met while he was drawing a similar raccoon picture. Apparently the woman came up to him and asked him why he would waste his artistic talents drawing pictures of such nasty animals.
Thanks For Playing
MARCH 6, 2012
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 06 March 2012. Get Your Ideas Here! What are you doing tomorrow? The answer better be "coming to the Super Swap at ASAE!". What are Super Swaps? Theyre an opportunity to learn from other association professionals and share your knowledge. The program mixes professional development, networking with peers, and great conversation in the association community.
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