Wild Apricot
MARCH 1, 2011
Do you want to celebrate the heart and soul of your non-profit? If you can write an original 4-8 line poem that reflects your non-profit's mission, your organization may be eligible for a Heart & Soul Grant of $10,000 or $5,000 USD! The competition starts today - March 1 and ends March 28, 2011.( read more ).
Reid All About it
MARCH 25, 2011
“We’re always at the mercy of people’s desires to place us in certain identities.”. The words of Glenn Ligon are stenciled across the wall, one of the first things you see upon entering the 30 Americans exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art, if you can avoid being distracted by Nick Cave’s wild and fabulous Soundsuit in the next gallery. Ligon, who coined the term “post-black,” is one of the better known artists in 30 Americans which “highlights the work of 31 contemporary African American
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Association Leaders
MARCH 13, 2011
We can all agree that Google has had a meteoric rise to mega successful company status. Certainly there are many reasons for Google’s success. One that shouldn’t be minimized is the way Google treats its employees. We’ve all heard stories of the company owned child care services, the corporate cafeteria, stock options, casual work atmosphere and more.
Association Advocacy Chick
MARCH 15, 2011
I consider myself fortunate to be surrounded by talent. This week’s AAC post is from a rising star within DELP and the Association community. Her name is Artesha Moore and she’s Senior Director of Membership and Technology Services for APIC, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology in Washington, DC. Artesha is a member of the 2010-2012 DELP class and one of the most honest, straightforward people you’ll ever want to meet.
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Idea Architects
MARCH 16, 2011
You went to a conference. You networked, renewing old friendships and making new connections. You shared challenges, gained fresh perspectives. You've returned to work brimming with energy and ideas, eager to share all the insights you have for improving everything in your organization. Don't. I repeat. Do. Not. Share. Like That. Dial down your "I'm ready to change the world" passion out of respect for those who aren't ready to have their world changed by you.
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Wild Apricot
MARCH 28, 2011
Here is our monthly round-up of free webinars for non-profits for the month of April. This month, we've found 20 free webinars on topics such as: fundraising, grant writing, social media strategies, volunteer management, video tips for non-profits and much more. So be sure to look through the list to see what might be of interest to you or others in your organization.( read more ).
Reid All About it
MARCH 31, 2011
I’ve been cheating on my blog again. Here are some of my posts on other blogs — Avectra and Socialfish. Yes, You Can Be Private in Public. Do you have a hard time convincing your members to get active online? Even the lure of curated resources, scintillating conversations and new friendships might not be enough to get them over a huge mental barrier – loss of privacy and, in their minds, loss of control.
Mizz Information
MARCH 1, 2011
Mizz Information. Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Fix for Facebook Chronological Posts on Page Issue. Yes, Im sufficiently nerdy that the way Facebook has messed up the way posts are displayed on a Pages wall since the new Page design launched is driving me crazy. Luckily Im not unique in this nerdiness; plenty of other Page admins are upset about it , too--so upset, in fact, that almost 11,000 have joined the Facebook-based movement to get things changed back to the way they were.
Association Advocacy Chick
MARCH 27, 2011
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that I do government relations for an association, have my CAE, and a DELP scholar. However, I think it’s time to open up about the other aspects of this association advocacy chick. So here are some fun facts about yours truly. 1. I’m a middle child. I have an older sister and younger brother. 2.
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Idea Architects
MARCH 30, 2011
The Good: Microsoft Outlook, iCal, and other software packages or apps make it incredibly easy to schedule meetings on other people's calendars. The Bad: As a colleague astutely observed yesterday, scheduling a meeting is not the same as planning one. And therein lies the problem. People have come to equate the two. Some people detest meetings in general.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 21, 2011
While LinkedIn has mainly been used by individuals for networking or career development, it might be time for non-profits to consider a presence on LinkedIn. With more than 90 million members in over 200 countries and updated social sharing and company page features, LinkedIn might want to include it as part your organization's social media mix.( read more ).
Reid All About it
MARCH 16, 2011
A moment of unexpected bliss came to me this week while watching the trailer for the documentary, Desert of Forbidden Art. If only this film were coming to the NC Museum of Art (hint hint). In the 1950′s and ’60′s, Igor Savitsky traveled throughout the Soviet Union to collect (and save) 40,000 works of avant-garde art. The Stalin regime tortured, imprisoned and killed the artists responsible for what it called “decadent bourgeois art.” Savitsky stored his collection far f
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Vanguard Tech
MARCH 29, 2011
For all the talk of non-dues revenue, new members, retention, and fresh designs, a commonly missed component of an association’s website strategy is content – and making sure members and audiences are going to read the content. Many take the “if you build it they will come” mentality and overlook a key component of web content success – sharing. Sharing Is Huge.
Association Advocacy Chick
MARCH 2, 2011
My career in association government relations spans 16 years with 11 of those representing individual members. If there’s one question I get asked more often than not, it’s this… Are you a member of the association? . When I reply “no”, it’s usually followed up with “Why?” I then proceed with this long soliloquy about lobbying being its own profession and how we develop policy that benefits the members.
Idea Architects
MARCH 6, 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. To grow you may first have to shrink Which is not what you usually think But if focus has been lost Lack of clarity is the cost Regain it & pull back from the brink "We've spread ourselves to thin and are being pulled in too many directions.
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
MARCH 9, 2011
Many small non-profits and membership organizations are wondering how to get started with social media. As we noted in an earlier post, Is Social Media a Waste of Time for Your Association, if you are new to social media, you should start by listening.( read more ).
Reid All About it
MARCH 10, 2011
Here are some interesting stories about art that I’ve come across recently– an endlessly fascinating topic for me. When does a work of art stop being itself? When does it stop being by the artist who originally created it? These are questions I would expect to ponder in a conceptual art exhibition, not while reading the news. I’ve seen work appropriated by other artists to create a new piece, but here’s a case of an artist, Anthony Caro, who says his piece Lagoon , a steel sculpture, is no longe
Vanguard Tech
MARCH 23, 2011
It was the best of tweets. It was the worst of tweets. With respect to Charles Dickens, tweets aren’t classic literature. But the emotions, plots and aftermath of tweets often make for great stories… and important lessons. Obviously, two of the most talked about tweets (at least in social media “expert” circles) in the past months are in this realm – the mistweets by @redcross and @chryslerautos.
Robert M Barnes
MARCH 23, 2011
Here is my open letter to Qantas Airways asking them to consider a little Wobbly Jelly Theory when they consider the simple ingredients they can mix to create better customer experiences in future.
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Idea Architects
MARCH 9, 2011
Imagine a professional whose success in her day job depends on an unyielding mastery of the details and a fine-tuned control over the execution of all activities. Now imagine that successful professional bringing these same strengths—the ones that make her a standout in her field—to the work of being a board member for your organization. Ugh. It is incredibly challenging for some volunteers to initially understand how skills they rely on every day in order to be successful can become potential l
Mizz Information
MARCH 10, 2011
Mizz Information. Thursday, March 10, 2011. Social Media and Work/Life Balance, Redux. I had to have minor surgery last Friday and, subsequently, am trying my best to be "off the grid" this week while I recover. Im off work for the week and have been sufficiently out of it that I actually have been (mostly) off the computer, including (again, mostly) Facebook and Twitter.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 3, 2011
One of our readers asked some great questions in a comment to a recent post about getting started with social media: What will people find interesting and useful? Will they find excessive messaging annoying? How does an organization find a balance? Since many membership and non-profit organizations may be asking themselves these very questions in terms of their member communications, we offered some ideas on how you can begin to answer these questions.( read more ).
AMR Management Services
MARCH 29, 2011
Pages. HOME. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES. Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Ive Got Money Riding On This Post, So Read Carefully. So, as youve probably heard, Drake & Company is going to be hosting our first annual Invitational Forum for Association Leaders. Before you rush off to book your plane tickets and hotel reservations, I wanted to take a moment to answer the question were hearing a lot.
Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson
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The Hourglass Blog
MARCH 2, 2011
skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The Sad Paradox of Board Governance. This post really got me thinking. In it, Roger Martin describes what he calls the "sad paradox of board governance" in the corporate world. Its worth a full read, but the quick summary is that a publicly-traded company with "bloody-minded" CEO, one who wants to take advantage of the shareholders for his own benefit, winds up getting passive Board directors, because that CEO makes sure no one comes onto
Idea Architects
MARCH 11, 2011
A participant in a recent planning session I facilitated asked me a great question during the break: What are a few of the professional development habits that are just a part of your DNA that someone like me might not even know about? I'm most certainly going to ask that same question of others with whom I interact (and I'm asking you now to share yours in the comments), but offer you today the response that I gave her.
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