Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Here is our round-up of free webinars for non-profits and other membership organizations that we've gathered for the month of March. We found over 24 webinars on topics such as: building capacity with Boomer volunteers; social media metrics and benchmarking; project management for non-profits; and numerous leadership and fundraising sessions. So be sure to look through the list to see what might interest you or others in your organization.( read more ).

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

You know those news stories that cause your mouth to fall open? Here’s one about the findings of a study that followed 2000+ students through four years of college. “. large numbers (of students) didn’t learn the critical thinking, complex reasoning and written communication skills that are widely assumed to be at the core of a college education.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

skip to main | skip to sidebar. Sunday, February 13, 2011. Association Management - Building a Vision for Your Conference. Just a quick post for this week. Recently, I saw that ASAE had a program where they were discussing setting a vision for your conference. That is a really great concept and a few months ago I had the good fortune of helping one of my clients actually develop one.

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Portage Group

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

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Association Advocacy Chick

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

One of my first AAC blog posts discussed the ASAE’s 2010 annual meeting and what I learned from it. One of my points highlighted a lack of government relations programming. Knowing that more than a few of my GR colleagues attend annual as well as association executives prepping for the CAE exam, I felt that we were being shortchanged. So, I did what anyone in my position would’ve done: I decided to submit a proposal for 2011.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Hooking new members for your nonprofit takes the right bait, offered patiently and repeatedly, not to mention the challenge of landing them when you do get a bite! But the best tools and most canny tactics won’t be effective if you’re casting for new members in a fished-out pool.( read more ).

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Innovation starts with self-critique (which is why it’s so rare) , says Peter Linett. Go against your type, don’t put on “an exhibition that feels like an art museum designed it” or “a concert format that feels like a symphony orchestra designed it.” His litmus test for innovation: “I ask myself whether it feels like it was designed by that kind of institution, within its traditions, values, and personality — its comfort zone. ” What does a conference or work meeting look like that doesn’t feel

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GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 20, 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. « Victory for Egypt’s Professional Class? Be Aware of Recent VAT Tax Changes in Europe » Feb. 20. 2011. KFC’s Recipe for Success – It’s All Local.

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Mizz Information

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Mizz Information. Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Huffington Post Bloggers Arent the Only Ones Getting Punked. If youve been reading this blog for a while you know I have a long-standing obsession with citizen journalism and how it benefits companies but takes advantage of content creators. Almost a year ago I pondered what would be the tipping point for people deciding theyre tired of providing free content to media outlets who then make money off their free labor.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

February 2011 -- Features Associations often lack the preparation, stamina and measurement tools to sustain new initiatives. Adequate preparation and honest self-assessment of your organization’s resources and competencies is the only path to success in our hyper-competitive communication age.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Yesterday, I Tweeted that it might be a cool idea for associations to sponsor an annual "How to _ Week," a week dedicated to sharing tips via blog posts, e-magazines, video clips, and podcasts that respond to common concerns and questions of members. Members always value receiving insights from their peers and this could be a fun way to aggregate and share a lot of content in a short time period.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Raising money can be an arduous task. As a small member-based or non-profit organization, you know that it can feel like pulling teeth to find the funding necessary to reach your goals. This guest post by Ja-Naé Duane, explains how you can leverage your social networks to raise money.( read more ).

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

If Mitchell of Modern Family dances in a flash mob , they must already be passé, right? Hells no! I’m still a sucker for a really good flash mob, especially the artsy ones, and I know I’m not alone. This food court performance of the Hallelujah Chorus still makes my eyes water. You want more? Sound of Music in Antwerp’s Central Station , one of the first flash mobs that grabbed my attention.

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GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 12, 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. « Legal Issues That Are Important To Any International Strategy. KFC’s Recipe for Success – It’s All Local » Feb. 12. 2011.

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Mizz Information

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

Mizz Information. Friday, February 25, 2011. ASAEs Community Manager Position. Have you seen the movie White Chicks? If so, you know that part where they say "OOOH, you want to talk about mothers?!" Weirdly, that scene was what I thought of when I saw ASAEs listing for a community manager. Why? Because if you read this blog you know if I have one pet issue , its social media salaries, especially in the context of associations.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

February 2011 -- Features Results from 2011 Communications Benchmarking Survey. Latest research shows associations aggressively experimenting with new communication strategies and platforms, despite small staffs and minimal success metrics.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

To break things up a bit in 2011, I will be offering a leadership limerick each Monday, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. When energy and resources are spent It's best done with great intent If through the motions we go End results are just so-so And no one knows what we meant I increasingly find myself interacting with individuals and organizations suffering from the dreaded I.D.D. … Intention Deficit Disorder.

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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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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

As I was preparing a series of blog posts on member engagement and communications (the #1 issue facing organizations in 2011 according to our Blog Reader Survey), one of January's Nonprofit Blog Carnival posts - Nonprofits and Information: Sharing Our Stories - caught my attention. In this post, Jennifer Hoyer (of the Edmonton Social Planning Council), notes that those of us in the non-profit world often take for granted the information that we work with each day, and forget that those outside o

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Joe Pulizzi at Junta42 shares a great idea for many organizations that’s also a natural fit for associations, and more imperative than ever since many have been losing traction in this area — Starting a News Service for Your Industry. Chief Content Officer? What a cool job that would be! Social media can be a catalyst for positive organizational change.

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GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 2, 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. « The Face of Innovation from the East. Victory for Egypt’s Professional Class? » Feb. 02. 2011. Legal Issues That Are Important To Any International Strategy.

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Mizz Information

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Mizz Information. Monday, February 14, 2011. Klout as a Tool for Community Managers: Why I Dont Buy it. Ive recently been seeing a slideshare presentation about Klout for Community Managers making the rounds to general fanfare. No offense to the authors of that presentation, but I totally dont buy it. The biggest factor that goes into a Klout score is Twitter use.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

To break things up a bit in 2011, I will be offering a leadership limerick each Monday, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. You share your values every day In what you do, not just what you say Only when those both are aligned Will you be more likely to find Others willing to let you lead the way We have a lot of expressions for the power of values: Actions speak louder than words.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The Social Side of the Internet - a new survey report from the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project - is a must-read for membership or volunteer-based organizations. The report confirms that "the internet is now deeply embedded in group activities and in how people create, join, participate in, and sustain groups." This national survey, released in January, "found that 75% of all American adults are active in some kind of voluntary group or organization and internet users a

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

I’ve been a busy blogging bee lately. Here are a few of my posts on other blogs. Give New Life to Your Press Release. With the rise of social media, some pundits have declared the press release dead. Others say that’s an extreme view; a good release still plays an important role. However, too many releases deserve the dustbin — poorly crafted, irrelevant and self-serving announcements disguised as press releases.

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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.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

February 2011 -- Marketing & Communication When it comes to a new branding and design decision, who is the real expert? Involve your internal and external customers in goal and objective setting for your communications to ensure your association will stand out while still serving its primary audience. By Dana Plotke.

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Mizz Information

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Mizz Information. Thursday, February 10, 2011. New Facebook Page Admin Tools--Including Alerts! Earlier today I saw that Facebook has added keyword moderation and profanity blocklists to the barely effective spam filter it introduced a few months ago. I say "barely effective" because my experience with the spam filter has been that it blocks posts that are fine and lets actual spam posts through.

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KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

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