Wild Apricot
JUNE 23, 2014
'There''s a lot to think about if you''re just getting started with social media - who will post and when is the best time? Here are some resources and a fun infographic that might help.
Spark Consulting
JUNE 26, 2014
'A few months ago, I had a chance to sit down (virtually) with Beth Brodovsky and talk about what’s changing in membership relationships. The podcast is out ! Some of the key points include: Not all members are created equal, and because of that, your limited resources should not necessarily be evenly distributed among them. You need to start paying attention to your data and segmentation ASAP.
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Reid All About it
JUNE 29, 2014
'I like to eat. I like to cook too so I appreciate chefs that use locally sourced ingredients to create fabulous dining experiences. Let me tell you, if you choose right, you’re going to have some fabulous dining (and drinking) experiences in Nashville. When I was there in May for the digitalNow conference, I enjoyed some great meals. I also spent time with my friends Teri Carden of ReviewMyAMS.com and Ben Martin of Online Community Results who moved to Nashville last year.
Aaron Wolowiec
JUNE 24, 2014
'This month’s guest blog post is by Samantha Whitehorne, deputy editor for Associations Now. Contact Whitehorne at swhitehorne@asaecenter.org. Samantha Whitehorne, deputy editor for Associations Now. As the weekly blogger (and deputy editor) for ASAE ’s AssociationsNow.com , I write about some of the innovative things that associations are doing for their meetings and conferences.
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Association Leaders
JUNE 9, 2014
'Interesting article in Associations Now today. The article asks the question, ‘Can a company or organization survive without a CEO’? Read the article here. I was confident I knew the answer without reading the article – “NO”! But I read the article anyway. I guess I was curious more than anything else. Turns out my instincts were right.
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Wild Apricot
JUNE 26, 2014
'Here is the June Nonprofit Blog Carnival round-up on inspiration and innovation. Check out the 15 blog posts with a dizzying array of ideas, insight and inspiration.
Spark Consulting
JUNE 19, 2014
'It’s the annual awesomeness from Mary Meeker. This is a DENSE and long slide deck, but it’s worth checking out the whole thing: Mary Meeker’s 2014 Internet report from dmccarthy104. My top takeaways include: Although growth is slowing in other areas, mobile and tablets continue to grow at an exponential pace. What is your association doing to respond?
Reid All About it
JUNE 16, 2014
'If you’re on the fence about attending the ASAE Annual Meeting in Nashville , let me tell you: Nashville will pleasantly surprise you. No, that’s not quite right. You are going to have a blast in Nashville! What a cool city! That’s more like it. In May when I attended the digitalNow conference in Nashville, I wasn’t expecting to fall for the city like I did.
Aaron Wolowiec
JUNE 3, 2014
'“Busy.”. I suspect this is the four-letter word you last used in response to the question, “How are you?” And it’s probably not an exaggeration either. With impending deadlines at work, the various extracurricular activities of our children and our own attempts to maintain healthy lifestyles, there are countless commitments that draw down on our time.
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Eric Lanke
JUNE 30, 2014
'image source I''m just returned from what was a very successful strategic retreat with the Board of Directors of my association. Like many of the Board meetings we''ve done before, we used a U-shaped table for several of the sessions. With the open end of the U facing a projection screen, we''ve found that it gives the Board members an equal opportunity to see and interact with each other and to view the many presentations we use to report progress and explore strategic concepts.
Association Subculture
JUNE 6, 2014
'(The Semi-Official Officially Official Video of ASAE NextGen ''13 ;)) One of the things the ASAE NextGen ''13 group was adamant about was making sure we developed and distributed takeaways so their work could be shared with the association community as a whole. And here is the centerpiece of that effort - a free downloadable e-book - " Assocations, Generation Y and Millennials: What You Need to Know About Your Next Generation Members. " We hope you enjoy the contents.
Wild Apricot
JUNE 2, 2014
'Are you new to corporate giving programs? In this guest post, Adam Weinger outlines the most common types of corporate giving programs; explains how they work and how valuable they can be for your non-profit.
Spark Consulting
JUNE 24, 2014
'About a year ago, the Harvard Business Review did an interview with Maya Angelou. I definitely recommend checking out the entire thing , but there was one thing in particular she said that stuck with me: One of the great dangers of leadership, I think, is the tendency to believe your own hype. If you achieved this great, high, responsible position, it must be because you’re that much better than everyone else, right?
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Reid All About it
JUNE 3, 2014
'We attend conferences so we can deepen our knowledge and relationships. Hopefully we’ll also get recharged and inspired too but that doesn’t always happen. I was fortunate enough to come away from the 2014 digitalNow conference in Nashville both recharged and inspired thanks to being surrounded by smart people, good friends, savvy conference organizers and the very cool city of Nashville.
Jamie Notter
JUNE 16, 2014
'In case you hadn’t heard yet, Maddie and I are doing some research for our next book, and we are looking specifically for the perspectives of Millennial employees in the workforce (even more specifically, ages 25 to 30, but we’re somewhat flexible). Millennials: we want YOU. There are two ways to participate in the research. First, if your organization is interested in getting an advance view of the research results, then we will create a specific Survey Link to send to people in yo
Aaron Wolowiec
JUNE 17, 2014
'An infographic by Online-PhD-Programs.org summarizing MOOCs. Massive Open Online Courses – or MOOCs – seem to be all the rage. And why not, when learning is just a click way? MOOCs are online classes that are available to anyone with a computer and/or Internet access. Some MOOCs are free, but others aren’t. It’s a bit confusing as MOOCs are still trying to find their place among social media, 24-7 access to news and a society that thrives on convenience.
Association Subculture
JUNE 26, 2014
'From this: To this: There has been a movement underway for some time to replace the traditional symbol for "handicapped" with a new visual and to stop using the word "handicapped" on signs. What a beautiful idea to choose to use new terms to shift the conversation to one about "accessibility" not "disability." There is legislation currently being considered in New York that would do this statewide.
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg
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Wild Apricot
JUNE 5, 2014
'Here''s the first in our Advisory Series - offering key insights, best practices, lessons learned and successful strategies shared during Wild Apricot’s Small Membership Advisory Community sessions.
Spark Consulting
JUNE 23, 2014
'Razor Social has prepared a terrific infographic that lays out their top 29 tool recommendations for social media marketers. They graciously allow people to embed it, so here you go: Courtesy of: RazorSocial. You really need to visit the post , though, because they play it out as a “day in the life” that not only helps explain how the various tools work and how you can use them, but also helps you think about how to structure your time, which is something we all struggle with.
Association Navigator
JUNE 14, 2014
'Verto Solutions , with friends and families, went sailing today on the Chesapeake Bay. The conditions were perfect with clear skies, a brisk wind, and great company. Verto Solutions Summer Outing on the Chesapeake. Captain Lila has the wheel.
Jamie Notter
JUNE 3, 2014
'I saw on the HBR blog that Zappos no longer does job postings. They had 30,000 applications for only 300 positions, and it was becoming cumbersome. Instead, they have created a Zappos Insider program where people can simply get to know some real people inside Zappos. That’s where they’ll look when they are hiring. I think this is interesting for a couple of reasons.
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Eric Lanke
JUNE 16, 2014
'image source This week I''m getting ready for an upcoming strategic retreat with my association''s Board of Directors. There''s a lot of prep work involved. In addition to setting a strategic agenda for the upcoming year (our fiscal year begins July 1), we''ll take a look back at our progress over the past year. That means a lot of reports on projects and programs, many of them distilled down to a single set of green, yellow and red lights--a one-page overview that is meant to convey a general
Association Adviser
JUNE 11, 2014
'Jill Andreu, Naylor. A colleague recently told me a story about how his 15-year-old daughter carries out her content strategy on Instagram. She doesn’t call it “content strategy.” She simply calls it “posting photos on Insta.” (Other parents out there probably recognize this slang.) But my colleague noticed that one afternoon, after his daughter snapped a “selfie” of them together, she didn’t immediately post the photo to her Instagram account as usual.
Wild Apricot
JUNE 30, 2014
'School''s out, but the non-profit webinars continue. Here''s our round-up of 21 free non-profit webinars.
Spark Consulting
JUNE 18, 2014
'Committees can still provide valuable volunteer opportunities for your members, as long as the work they’re doing is meaningful. Annoyed about Facebook’s ever-increasing page rank changes? Eight tips to fight back (one of which is “quit relying on Facebook for your social media interaction” to which I say TRUTH). Life logging : the tech isn’t there yet, and that may actually be a good thing, as there’s value in forgetting.
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 Advocacy Chick
JUNE 3, 2014
'The Washington Post recently published an article about the changing landscape of lobbying. The article highlighted lobbying firms in the DC area who are shaking up their approach to Capitol Hill. One group models their operation after tech companies including open workspaces and compensation structure. Another ended the practice of billable hours.
Jamie Notter
JUNE 19, 2014
'Strategic moves can be copied, or at least emulated. We can study what other companies do strategically, and then copy, to some extent, their approach within our context. Strategies and the organizations they are attached to are complex things, so it’s not as an easy task and there’s always a lot of adapting you need to do. But the learning process does contain that copying element.
Eric Lanke
JUNE 2, 2014
'image source That''s one of the conclusions I''ve come to as I continue to take steps to better manifest a chosen behavior from my organization''s values statement in the day-to-day interactions around my office. I last wrote about this two weeks ago, in The Case for Sharing Information. Having asked everyone else in the organization to do the same, I decided I would lead by example and chose the following behavior: We share information openly and proactively, demonstrating an understanding tha
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