Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Here is the round-up of free non-profit webinars being offered in December. Along with our Wild Apricot product overview and Membership Database webinars, we've found 22+ on topics ranging from non-profit sustainability to Facebook enhancements.
Reid All About it
NOVEMBER 4, 2011
The last few nights I’ve watched news stories about Herman Cain and the National Restaurant Association (NRA). I can’t help thinking about the whole ugly situation through an association management lens. I’m not going to dive into the details or the political ramifications, and I certainly don’t intend to express any political opinions in this post.
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Thanks For Playing
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 29 November 2011. She Tells Two Friends.And They Tell Two Friends. Remember that old Faberge shampoo commercial, where the hook was that the shampoo was SO amazing that a woman told two friends about it, and then they each told two friends, etc., until the screen was covered with little boxes containing pictures of female heads with awesomely feathered hair?
Virtual
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Recently the chairman of a newly launched association approached me, frustrated that his board was becoming ineffective. Where the same board had been highly focused moving toward launch, post-launch it suddenly seemed to lack engagement and focus. There are a few reasons why this happened. First, it’s natural for any group to experience a let-down [.].
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Association Leaders
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Last Thursday I participated, like most of you did, in the great American tradition – stuffing my body with more delicious foods than I should have, talking with my family about what’s going on in our lives and the world, and napping in the recliner while “watching” football games. Of course that’s not really the tradition is it?
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Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
Tobi Johnson's new eBook - that includes "21big picture tips to rock your volunteer program" - is now available in Wild Apricot's new Membership Knowledge Hub.
Jamie Notter
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. The Problem with Committees. Posted November 18, 2011. in Humanize , Learning , Managing People - 9 comments. Tweet. Here’s the problem with committees: They exist. I’m only partially joking here. This comes from a comment I left on a post on Eric Lanke’s blog (which, by the way, has shifted from the Hourglass blog to simply “Eric Lanke,”
Thanks For Playing
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 28 November 2011. Always the Last to Know: #CyberMonday. No, I dont actually mean I didnt know about Cyber Monday until today. But this is a community participation Always the Last to Know. Aside from Amazon.coms one click ordering, my favorite online shopping tip is to Google " coupon code" before ordering anything.
Virtual
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Recently the chairman of a newly launched association approached me, frustrated that his board was becoming ineffective. Where the same board had been highly focused moving toward launch, post-launch it suddenly seemed to lack engagement and focus. There are a few reasons why this happened. First, it’s natural for any group to experience a let-down [.].
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Association Leaders
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Remember the old saying “There is no ‘I’ in Team”? I love this saying – in other words, for teams or organizations to succeed it takes more than one successful person. I recently read a Harvard Business Review blog posting that reminded me of this concept. Click here to read the posting. What greater example is there of this concept than the 2011 Indianapolis Colts.
Eric Lanke
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, November 28, 2011. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership. image source. I got way more out of this 20-minute HBR interview with film director Francis Ford Coppola than I thought I would. What lessons in innovation and leadership can be mined from the views of the man who brought us such classics as Patton , The Godfather and Apocalypse Now
Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Wild Apricot has created a Guide to help small organizations identify your membership database needs; understand your options as well as offering tips and tools to help you make an informed software or system choice.
Association Subculture
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. Big Vision in a Big Country. So take that look out of here, it doesnt fit you. Because its happened doesnt mean youve been discarded. Pull your head off the floor, come up screaming. Cry out for everything you think you may have wanted. I thought pain and truth were things that really mattered.
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Thanks For Playing
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 30 November 2011. What Im Reading. Banish typos forever! Well, OK, probably not, but if you follow Grammar Girls advice, you should at least cut down on typos. Top reasons your social media policies are backfiring. KiKi LItalien on Google+ and association pareidolia.
Idea Architects
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas. custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. He also teaches presentation design and facilitation to subject matter experts. Wednesday, November 30, 2011. Three Tips to Make You a Travel Role Model. As someone who travels a lot, I try to be respectful of individuals for whom it is not their regular routine.
Association Leaders
NOVEMBER 13, 2011
Leaders are often tempted to control their organizations by managing every detail and answering every question. After all, as a leader they are primarily responsible for the success or failure of their organization right? Wrong. Leadership isn’t being the smartest person in the organization or the one with all the answers. Leadership is the ability to get all the people in your organization to strive to achieve a single purpose, the mission of the organization.
Eric Lanke
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, November 21, 2011. Things Ive Learned from Being a Board Member. image source. Ive recently accepted the nomination to move onto the Executive Committee of the Wisconsin Society of Association Executives. I started serving on their board two years ago, a commitment I made, in part, to observe things from the other side of the table.
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.
Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Is your Board spending time looking back instead of moving forward? Here are some tips and resources to help improve Board effectiveness.
Jamie Notter
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. We Have No Idea What We’re Doing. Posted November 14, 2011. in Humanize , Individual Development , Leadership , Learning , Managing People - 7 comments. Tweet. Whenever I get some time to think deeply about things related to the workplace, like how do we make work better, or what is leadership, or what is management, then I end up inescapably coming to the conc
Thanks For Playing
NOVEMBER 24, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 24 November 2011. Happy Thanksgiving! I was trying to find a good video or audio recording of this, but no luck. So youll just get the words: Our hands will work for peace and justice. Our hands will work to heal the land. Gather round the harvest table.
Golden's Rules for Association
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
The new president of the national, not-for-profit organization urged his membership to remember: “The [organization] we passionately love is hardly some cumbersome, outmoded club of sticklers, with a medieval bureaucracy, silly … rules on fancy letterhead, one more movement rife with squabbles, opinions and disagreement.” No. All those elements might exist, or be perceived to [.].
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Association Leaders
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
I recently came across a blog posting about the language of leadership. I think this author makes some excellent points about the “languages” great leaders need to learn to speak. After reading it, think about one great leader you have known – did he or she speak all three languages? What about a leader you have known that wasn’t so great – which language(s) did he or she NOT speak?
Eric Lanke
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Eric Lanke. Association executive and author. Pages. Home. Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read. Fiction. Monday, November 7, 2011. Secrets of Innovation. image source. This past week I attended the annual conference of one of my partner associations. Like the association I work for, they are a manufacturing-based trade association, whose members buy components from my members.
Wild Apricot
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
Demand is weak, competition is up - what can associations do to survive and thrive? Here's a review of Sarah Sladek's book, The End of Membership As We Know It.
GlowGlobally
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
GrowGlobally.org. global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Home. About. Channels. MarCom. Market & Biz Plan. Meetings. Membership. Products. Public Affairs. Services. « A Modern Value Proposition for Today’s Association. MCI to Host International Meeting Planners at IMEX’12 in Frankfurt » Nov. 17. 2011.
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.
Thanks For Playing
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thanks For Playing. Seeking community in associations since 2008. 23 November 2011. What Im Reading. Two great posts on committees, the first from Eric Lanke and then a response from Jamie Notter. Think your staff loves working at your association and would NEVER leave? Think again. Turns out, Google+ doesn’t necessarily solve all the privacy issues in social networks.
Association Advocacy Chick
NOVEMBER 24, 2011
I’m thankful for my parents Jean and James and my siblings, Tasha and James Jr. even during those times when I swear I was adopted. I’m thankful for being single when I could be trapped in a loveless relationship. I know that very soon, I will be with that one great guy. I’m thankful for my health and wellbeing. There’s room for improvement, but I’m happy that I’m on my way to finding my physical and mental health sweet spot.
Jamie Notter
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
Blog. Consulting. Speaking. About. Contact. Generations. Humanize. Books: Jamie Notter. Leadership insight.right when you need it. Integrating Learning and Work. Posted November 21, 2011. in Humanize , Learning. Tweet. Check out this awesome presentation about integrating learning and work. This is precisely along the same lines as what Maddie and I talk about in Humanize.
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