Wild Apricot
AUGUST 5, 2009
Tight in the budget and short on staff, non-profits are always on the lookout for new ways to get things done — and the Internet is a real treasure trove of useful tools. Here are 100 different applications to help you out with a variety of tasks from project tracking and collaboration to donor and membership management, and from building your non-profit website to tracking its effectiveness.( read more ).
Association Subculture
AUGUST 31, 2009
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, August 31, 2009. Yep - Ferris Bueller was a righteous dude. "Oh, hes very popular Ed. The sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, waistoids, dweebies, dickheads - they all adore him. They think hes a righteous dude." - Grace to Mr. Rooney. The Short of It. Welcome to the Association Subculture blog. Associations must do a better job of acknowledging and nurturing the subcultural elements that exist within them.
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Guilt by Association
AUGUST 10, 2009
A year ago, our medical society was one of the first associations to privately license Forrester Research’s survey tool to determine the social technographics profile of our membership, physicians in Massachusetts. Review last year’s findings here. A key takeaway last year was that physicians are definitely part of the social media world.
Idea Architects
AUGUST 30, 2009
When people are proud, they don't stop with just good enough. When people are proud, they search for opportunities to contribute, to make a difference, to model the way. When people are proud, they manage themselves and require less oversight from leaders. When people are proud, they convey a deep conviction and a contagious enthusiasm. When people are proud, they do things because they want to, not because they have to.
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Associations Live
AUGUST 27, 2009
Has the world gotten so fast, and so overwhelming with all of the massive quantities of info and communications, that people have forgotten the common courtesies of returning a phone call or answering an email - just because it's the right thing to do? Where have our manners gone? Are they disappearing along with land-lines, fax machines, and TV antennas?
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Wild Apricot
AUGUST 20, 2009
For some time, Twitter users have been able to publish their Twitter updates automatically to Facebook. Now, Facebook is returning the favor. On August 20, Facebook announced a new feature allowing Facebook Pages to automatically feed status updates, photos, links, notes and events to Twitter. If you manage a Facebook Page, you now will be able to decide whether to share updates with their Twitter followers, and you also will be able to control what type of updates to share: status updates, link
High Context
AUGUST 27, 2009
The big question: what’s it going to cost to redesign our web site? Everyone comes to this sooner or later (usually sooner!) when they are determining how to improve their web presence. I’d like to share a page from my book, Online and On MIssion: Practical Web Strategy for Breakthrough Results , that addresses this very issue. Show Me the Money!
Guilt by Association
AUGUST 25, 2009
Forrester Research today released its third annual social technographics profile of online adults around the world , and there’s only one possible conclusion: Social media is now in the mainstream – at least the consumption of social media. Social technographics is Forrester’s lens through which it analyzes what people do with social media.
Idea Architects
AUGUST 26, 2009
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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.
Association 20/20
AUGUST 24, 2009
Below are 5 ways to use social media to expand your organization’s sphere of engagement, interaction, particiaption and influence: . 1) Develop a comprehensive relationship-focused social media strategy driven by the mission and strategy of your association. 2) Conduct a social media audit to identify all groups and influencers within your association’s social sphere. . 3) Engage regularly in social media monitoring, utilizing keyword-based search tools built into popular social
Executive Connections
AUGUST 21, 2009
Executive Connections. « Its Information Overload Day! | Main. | Guest blogger Anne Caputo: Vote in the SLA 2010 Board of Directors Election! » 21 August 2009. SLA Joins Alliance Calling for Investigation into Google Books Settlement. SLA has signed on to join the newly formed Open Book Alliance which seeks resolution on issues of copyright, access, anti-trust and privacy in the Google Books Settlement case.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 19, 2009
When a friend mentioned the online system his employer has started using to schedule shift work, my first thought was how useful a similar tool could be for non-profit volunteer coordinators. Sure enough, there’s a version of the web-based software that's specially designed for scheduling volunteers — and it’s free for qualified charities.( read more ).
High Context
AUGUST 26, 2009
I am presenting next month at a lunch event for the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore, right here in Salisbury MD. I will be discussing the top lessons from my new book , which the session is titled after: Online and On Mission: Practical Web Strategy for Breakthrough Results. David Gammel, an internationally known web strategist, will discuss his new book, Online and On Mission: Practical Web Strategies for Breakthrough Results.
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Guilt by Association
AUGUST 19, 2009
With apologies to other bloggers for stealing this format idea … 1- The online annual meeting “hub ” was a fabulous experiment. I always felt connected with everything going on. There’s lots to learn from this – starting with the value of keeping it simple on the surface, and hiding the complex technology underneath. 2- Twitter was the way to stay connected.
Idea Architects
AUGUST 21, 2009
The over-the-fence homer is a guaranteed crowd pleaser at a ballgame. One crack of the bat can send the fans to their feet and put another run on the scoreboard. Far less thrilling, but equally valuable when it comes to winning games, is the slower and more methodical approach of putting people on base and then advancing them to home plate. The final score doesn’t denote how the runs were earned … just that they were.
Associations Live
AUGUST 18, 2009
According to Pear Analytics, a San Antonio based market research firm, “pointless babble” accounted for 40% of the total number of messages sampled in a recent survey. If this comes as a shock to anyone, you haven’t dabbled in Twitter as of yet. You can read the full article here on the Breitbart.Com website. Given my evangelistic nature when it comes to social media, you’d think my reaction would be to defend Twitter.
on Leadership
AUGUST 17, 2009
on Leadership … by Steven Davis, CAE. Leadership … an Ongoing Discussion. « Leadership … Continued Discussion 8/3/09. Leadership … Continued Discussion 9/9/09 » Leadership … Continued Discussion 8/17/09. In this post I want to visit a quote from Abigail Adams, in a 1780 letter from her to her son John Quincy Adams (as it appeared in the introduction to the 2003 revised edition of Warren Bennis’ On Becoming A Leader ).
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
AUGUST 14, 2009
Engage your audiences, help supporters of your non-profit keep up with any tagged topic on Twitter and Flickr, or publicize your event with a custom Twitterfountain , a nifty new mashup you can embed on your blog or website — Have you ever wanted to see what was happening at that one event you could not go to? Did the plain text-backchannels somehow left you feeling disappointed?
Association 20/20
AUGUST 17, 2009
For those who may not know, the 2009 ASAE Annual Meeting is taking place this week in Toronto. I was on hand for half the meeting and must say both ASAE and the host city of Toronto have pulled out all of the stops this year. From volunteer leadership and networking to education and new business tools, the ASAE Annual Meeting brings together our community to experience what being an association executive is all about. .
Guilt by Association
AUGUST 3, 2009
I thought I’d update you about a topic I wrote earlier this year, when we began a search process to hire a new communications consultant. I had written that I solicited expressions of interest via an RFP , and how the very term “RFP” give consultants the same reaction that “Niagara Falls” gave the Three Stooges. Clearly, RFPs have gotten a bad rap, because there are so many bad ones out there.
Idea Architects
AUGUST 15, 2009
Saturday morning found me chopping vegetables and making homemade bread. aka, "trying to use up everything in my CSA box before another one comes this week." I probably spent about 2-3 hours total cooking away, knowing full well that the farmer's market sells the very bread I was making and that I could pick up a bag of chopped frozen vegetables anytime at the grocer's.
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Executive Connections
AUGUST 12, 2009
Executive Connections. « Where Yat, Dawlin? | Main. | SLA Joins Alliance Calling for Investigation into Google Books Settlement » 12 August 2009. Its Information Overload Day! One clever company decided to name today, 12 August, Information Overload Day. It is a great idea, and a timely reminder of a workplace challenge that is growing exponentially. I am proud to be associated with an organization that represents information professionals—people whose ski
High Context
AUGUST 10, 2009
The single greatest requirement for developing an effective web strategy is the will and ability to set priorities in what you want to achieve. This sounds obvious, as do most pragmatic ideas. However, in my many years of working with organizations to develop web strategy, those who were ready, willing and able to set priorities for what they wanted to achieve online were the most successful.
Wild Apricot
AUGUST 25, 2009
We know that it's key for non-profits to connect online activities with real-world actions, but the reverse is also true, as a door-to-door fundraising campaign reminded me last week. People need to be able to take action for your cause in a way that is comfortable and convenient for them. Limit their choices — lock your prospects in to a yes-or-no proposition — and you may miss out, not only on a one-time donation but on the chance to build an enduring donor relationship.
on Leadership
AUGUST 3, 2009
on Leadership … by Steven Davis, CAE. Leadership … an Ongoing Discussion. « Leadership … Continued Discussion 7/7/09. Leadership … Continued Discussion 8/17/09 » Leadership … Continued Discussion 8/3/09. In this post I want to share several quotes from Henry Mintzberg that appeared in an “Opinion” column in the November, 2004, Harvard Business Review.
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.
Association Okie
AUGUST 28, 2009
A friend shared this on Facebook (Thanks Jane!). I believe it does a great job of explaining Social Media, and why we have to participate in it, if our associations are going to survive. [link].
Idea Architects
AUGUST 11, 2009
For millions of people, Swiffer products have been a game-changer, offering a quick and convenient way to clean your floors on a more regular basis between deeper cleanings. I love being able to catch all the dust accumulating in just a few minutes. Every now and then we all stop and sort through the stacks of clippings, unread professional publications, notes from conferences attended and the like.
Experts in Membership Marketing
AUGUST 28, 2009
Tony Rossell, a dear friend and mentor, explained that The Membership Life Cycle is made up of 5 steps: Awareness; Acquisition; Engagement; Renewal; and finally, Re-instatement. How can associations effectively use social media to drive this cycle? This is a huge topic full of peaks and valleys. For the sake of simplicity, I plan to address each of these 'levels' one at a time, begining with "Awareness" and hope that you readers will chime in with your thoughts.
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