April, 2012

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Free Non-profit Webinars for May 2012

Wild Apricot

Here's our round-up of free non-profit webinars for May 2012.

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Community Managers: Are you a Captain, Deckboss or Greenhorn?

YourMembership

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Thanks For Playing: "My Members Don't Read!"

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 05 April 2012. "My Members Dont Read!". Raise your hand if youve heard this. Now raise your hand if youve SAID this. Everyones hands should be up by now. And we can all also relate to hearing, "I didnt know you did X! I really need that!" from our members.

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Test of a Great Leader – How you Lead your Family

Association Leaders

I work everyday to be a leader in my business. I develop a vision; get buy in for that vision from my team; give direction and measurable outcomes or expectations to my team members; I gather data from team members regarding how they’re doing in accomplishing their assigned outcomes and try to help them make adjustments as necessary. Seems kind of simple.

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How to Create a Community Your Members Can't Get Enough Of

Here’s Your Blueprint for Year-Round Member Engagement. Are you ready to transform your association into a thriving, 365-day community? Download GrowthZone’s ebook, How to Create a Community Your Members Can’t Get Enough Of , and learn strategies for leveling out the peaks and valleys of member engagement. This guide provides actionable strategies to create consistent networking opportunities, deliver value-packed content, and foster connections that your members won’t want to miss.

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New Member Onboarding (Part 2)

Reid All About it

How’s your first-year member retention rate? Not that great? You’re not alone. First year retention is a challenge for most associations, maybe because they spend much more money on acquiring new members than on guiding them into the associatio n. Last week I suggested several onboarding ideas , beginning with the application and welcome touches. The next touch: orientation.

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Tips for Association and Non-profit Annual Reports

Wild Apricot

Here's the first in our Annual Report blog series and details on our new Getting Started With Annual Reports guide and checklist.

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Gamification: Before You Implement the Technology.

YourMembership

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Thanks For Playing: Brevity is the Soul of Wit

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 12 April 2012. Brevity is the Soul of Wit. And a picture is worth a thousand words, which is a good thing, because today, Ive been putting together my first IGNITE presentation. For those who arent familiar with the concept, you get 5 minutes and 20 slides to make your point.

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“It’s what you learn after you know it all that counts” – John Wooden

Association Leaders

One of the most important aspects of all great leaders is their desire to continually learn and therefore, to grow. I recently came across this video published by leadership guru, John Maxwell about learning. I couldn’t agree with it more. Click here to watch the video. I love the phrase, “Learn, Earn, Return” But I don’t think it’s a cycle where we move from one stage to the next.

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How To Build an Exceptional Member Experience | Weds, Dec 11th, 3PM EDT

Speaker: Jessica Bonney from VICA and Jeff Horne from Wicket

What does delivering an exceptional member experience mean in today's world? With the right insights, tools, and strategies, you can identify what truly matters to your members, drive meaningful engagement at scale, and continue to meet the ever-evolving needs of your members. Join association experts Jessica Bonney from VICA and Jeff Horne from Wicket who will share practical insights on how to build an exceptional member-driven experience by gaining a deeper understanding of your members and d

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What associations can learn from TV show “The Voice” and TV network QVC

Aaron Wolowiec

Ha ha. I can only imagine what you’re thinking right now, but I promise there’s an important lesson here to be learned (at the very least, considered). This past weekend, I had a bit of time on my hands. I started by catching up on past episodes of “The Voice.” For those that don’t know, “The Voice” is an American Idol-style singing competition inviting vocalists from across the country to compete in three stages of competition: the blind audition, a battle phase and the live perform

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Association Conference Calls: Stay Productive

Virtual

784. That’s how many association conference calls I facilitate in the average year. With that many calls, I want them to be productive time. Here are seven habits that help keep calls that I facilitate more productive: Know who’s driving. So many calls are just adrift, it’s unclear who is charged with facilitating the call [.].

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Celebrating the Value of Volunteering

Wild Apricot

It's National Volunteer Week - here are some thoughts on unique ways to celebrate with and recognize volunteers.

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2 Top Errors in Web Content

YourMembership

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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Thanks For Playing: Reaching Detente With Your Chapters

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 10 April 2012. Reaching Detente With Your Chapters. One of the truisms of association management is that national/chapter relationships are often.fraught. Even though were all ostensibly on the same side, it doesnt always feel that way. Each side feels like the other is holding out on the them or trying to gain advantage, and the lack of trust that results makes it hard to communicate and to work to

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Rejuvenate Your Leadership

Association Leaders

Spring is a time of rebirth and rejuvenation. Flowers and plants begin to bud after a (usually) long cold winter; America’s favorite past-time, baseball, begins; College students from around the country travel to warm weather and beaches to celebrate; Christian and Jewish faithful celebrate Easter and Passover. These are all signs of Spring to me.

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Association Subculture: What Monkeys Know About Membership

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, April 11, 2012. What Monkeys Know About Membership. The video below is from a fascinating TEDTalk about animals and morality. It discusses our previous views of animal behavior seen through a lens of aggression and competition and how our understanding of animal (and also human behavior) has evolved and now points to different outcomes in terms of how animals value each other, cooperate and also evince a basic sense of fairness.

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Context, confidence and authority

Golden's Rules for Association

The problem I have with most social networking is that you can’t ask follow up questions. Like a lot of people, I suppose, it took me a while to warm to Twitter and Facebook. I was initially put off by the sheer triviality of an overwhelming majority of the traffic. I mean really: I don’t [.].

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Boost Sponsorship, Exhibit, and Ad Revenue

Sales often gets a bad rep. Yet, if securing sponsors, advertisers, and exhibitors is part of your role, it’s essential. But what if it didn’t have to feel time-consuming, uncomfortable, or worse—icky? Join us for the 3-part virtual Sales Accelerator Labs , where customer experience and sales expert Carrie McIntyre will show you strategies to make sales easier, more effective, and dare we say, enjoyable!

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Telling Your Story Through Your Annual Report

Wild Apricot

Here are some tips and examples of how to tell your organization's story to make your annual report more engaging and compelling.

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Revenue Numbers Aren't Strategy

YourMembership

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Thanks For Playing: Looking into My Crystal Ball

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 26 April 2012. Looking into My Crystal Ball. Ill be speaking for DMAWs Bridge Conference in August. Leading up to the event, theyll be devoting a feature in their July issue of AdVents to“Fall 2012 Predictions from the Experts To Jump Start Your Year-end Planning.” They asked each speaker to answer (in 75 words or less) the question: What development, trend, or marketing innovation do yo

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Achieve more: How research should inform your association’s meetings strategy

Aaron Wolowiec

As part of my ongoing series titled “Achieve More,” I’m profiling this month the role of research in the development of compelling educational experiences that inspire learning, engagement and community. At least in my mind, there are two different types of professional development staff (and neither is better than the other, they are just different).

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

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.

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Association Subculture: Benefit Corporation Standards Institute, Inc.

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, April 9, 2012. Benefit Corporation Standards Institute, Inc. Officially Launched. I am pleased to announce the official launch of a new 501(c)(3) non-profit - the Benefit Corporation Standards Institute, Inc. (BCSI). I dont know how many of us in the third sector association sphere have been paying close attention to the movement to establish a new corporate structure in the United States known as the benefit corporation.

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TED Talks You Should Watch - The ARC - a blog & resource

Portage Group

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Nonprofit Blog Carnival - Mobile-izing Supporters

Wild Apricot

We're looking for submissions about mobile for nonprofits and membership organizations for the May Nonprofit Blog Carnival.

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Your Member Recruiting Campaign Will Fail Without This

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Thanks For Playing: Always the Last to Know: Infographics

Thanks For Playing

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 09 April 2012. Always the Last to Know: Infographics. I love infographics. Although I dont have much in the way of skill myself in representing information visually, Im definitely down with the idea that people generally understand visual representations of information better than any other way it can be presented.

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Change is Not Hard

Jamie Notter

Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Change is Not Hard. Posted April 24, 2012. in Change - 7 comments. Tweet. I have officially grown tired of the excuse that change is hard. Change is not hard. And it’s not change that people resist in organizations.

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Association Subculture: Sometimes It's How You Say It.

Association Subculture

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, April 19, 2012. Sometimes Its How You Say It. My daughter has a close friend whose mother is an English teacher. The other day my daughter came home laughing over the following sentence game (emphasize a different word each time you read it): I never said I stole your money. I never said I stole your money. I never said I stole your money.