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Wild Apricot Blog : NonProfits on Video: Using YouTube to Promote Your Cause

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Strategies for Bolstering International Membership ? GrowGlobally.org

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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. « Grow International Meeting Registration & Sponsorships in an Era of Heightened Security. Designing the “Ultimate” Business Location in the Middle East » Apr. 21. 2008.

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From Cheese to Chopsticks

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Coloring your parachute and following that moving cheese. Those were the career issues for past generations in Dan Pink's new eyes. In his informing and entertaining new book, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko , Pink appeals to today's worker who finally looks over tepid cubicle walls and asks the definitive 21st Century career question: WTF? This is the first career guide written in manga , the Japanese term for what we would call graphic novels or comics.

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Executive Connections: Book Recommendation

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Executive Connections. « Buying & Selling eContent Conference | Main. | Dr. Vint Cerf: Living Legend » 24 April 2008. Book Recommendation. It is estimated that about three out of every four people dislike public speaking, and nearly one in three actually fear it. Is there any reason to believe librarians and information professionals are any different from the rest of the population when it comes to the fear of speaking in public?

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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CMI's Association Management Blog: Association Meetings.

Observations on Association Management

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, April 8, 2008. Association Meetings: Dinosaurs? Weve heard it all before. The advent of video conferencing was going to be the downfall of association meetings. But it didnt happen. Then, webinars were going to cause the demise of association meetings. But that didnt happen, either. So, when someone suggests that technological advances that take advantage of the Internet are going to put a crimp on association meetings, we tend to dismiss it as another ba

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Wild Apricot Blog : Making a Case for Social Media Marketing

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Grow International Meeting Registration & Sponsorships in an Era of.

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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. « Doing Business in the Middle East. Strategies for Bolstering International Membership » Apr. 11. 2008. Grow International Meeting Registration & Sponsorships in an Era of Heightened Security.

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Belle of the Hoosier Ball

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Barack Obama is in my living room almost every 5 minutes. You can't go anywhere in the state without running into one of the Clintons. What, pray tell, is going on? For the first time in my 15 years in Indianapolis, we are a state in play for the Democratic presidential primary and are being accorded "most favorite state for the moment" status. It is quite unnerving after being ignored for years like a wallflower at the annual spring dance, to suddenly find the hottest kids on campus looking yo

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Executive Connections: Buying & Selling eContent Conference

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Executive Connections. « Ethics for Info Pros | Main. | Book Recommendation » 17 April 2008. Buying & Selling eContent Conference. The Buying & Selling eContent conference was this week, and, as in the past, it provided a glimpse into the future of the information profession and industry. More specifically, it focused on many of the current and emerging technologies content providers are seeking to harness for the benefit of their customers.

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Find New Non-Dues Revenue Streams for Your Organization with This Free Guide

Struggling to generate revenue beyond membership dues? You're not alone. Our free guide, The Ultimate Guide to Non-Dues Revenue for Associations , offers practical strategies to help your organization boost financial health. Inside, you'll explore creative ways to generate income, including: Educational offerings tailored to your audience Event-based revenue opportunities Job boards that drive engagement and income Corporate sponsorship ideas A checklist to evaluate and strengthen your current a

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CMI's Association Management Blog: Mission Critical

Observations on Association Management

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Mission Critical. Associations that do not pay attention to their mission statements risk losing the support that led to the drafting of those mission statements. Its important for an association to regularly remind its members about what the organizations mission is. The energy and enthusiasm and vocal support of the association that resulted in the mission statement tends to drift and fade unless it is regularly highlighted.

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Wild Apricot Blog : Get Started with FeedBurner

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Wild Apricot Blog : Dilbert.com Goes Web 2.0

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Wild Apricot Blog : Free PDF Tools for Mac

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Wild Apricot Blog : Affordable Online File Storage for Multiple Computers

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Wild Apricot Blog : 8 Tips for an Effective Online Survey

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Wild Apricot Blog : Campaign Maps: How 3 Nonprofit Organizations use Online Maps to Send a Message

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Winning Arguments or Solving Problems

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Which better describes the participants in the most intense discussions you find yourself.? Are they there to win arguments or solve problems? Which better describes yourself? I heard former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Myers use this turn of phrase during a recent Commonwealth Club of California radio broadcast. I don't think it is uniquely hers, but it has really weighed on my mind.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Executive Connections: Ethics for Info Pros

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Executive Connections. « IGF Update from London | Main. | Buying & Selling eContent Conference » 09 April 2008. Ethics for Info Pros. If you say the word “Enron”…most people immediately associate the name of the now-defunct energy company with one of the largest corporate fraud and corruption scandals in human history. While fewer people, perhaps, would recognize the names Akafuku or Société Générale , both are companies caught up in messy ethical and legal scandals.

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CMI's Association Management Blog: We're All Human, Don't You.

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skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, April 29, 2008. Were All Human, Dont You Think? Recently, almost all of the financial news that has come across my desk, television, or computer screen has been bleak. The dollar is weak almost to the point of collapse. The U.S. mortgage debacle continues to reverberate throughout the worlds economy, wreaking havoc in industry after industry.