Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 20, 2021
This is a blog post by Christina Tomlinson, VP of Marketing & Events at Pathable. When it comes to successfully hosting a virtual event, one of the biggest hurdles you’ll face is engaging your audience. In fact, according to this survey.
Higher Logic
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The post 2022 Calls for Sound Community Management Strategy appeared first on Higher Logic. We saw unprecedented societal changes from the pandemic on business and daily life over the past 18 months. Our 2021 Engagement Trends Report reveals the association online community engagement trends that emerged. The post 2022 Calls for Sound Community Management Strategy appeared first on Higher Logic.
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Breezio
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Thinking about restructuring your online community? Here are some ways in which you can optimize your online community and add interactive elements that encourage your members to participate.
WBT Systems
DECEMBER 20, 2021
It’s easy to come up with great ideas for enhancing online education programs. We love doing that for you, and your members probably do too. However, execution is not so easy. You can only do so much.
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 23, 2021
One of the best ways to improve your members’ experience is to provide them with membership cards. Creating them may seem like a fairly straightforward process, but believe it or not, how you design and distribute your membership cards can have.
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Association Adviser
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Association professionals are used to wearing many hats: leader, communicator, strategist, and entrepreneur, to name a few. It takes a high level of organization and drive to be a successful association entrepreneur, but Diane Wessman of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) manages her responsibilities with aplomb. As Vice President of Operations for RAIC, […].
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Story Events Ltd, organiser of the annual London Summer Event Show have just announced, in light of the latest restrictions and ongoing uncertainty surrounding the new Omicron variant of COVID19, that they will be postponing the event for two months, from 18 – 19 January 2022 to the later date o f 15 – 16 March 2022. “As a business, we have given much consideration to the decision and believe that in the current climate moving the event back will be in the best interests of all our e
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The next two weeks are rough. Either you are just counting down the days until you get off for the holidays or you are running around like you’re feet are on fire. This post is for those of you NOT dealing with year-end communications right now – you just keep your head up. You got this! For the rest of us who don’t want to start new projects before the new year or are just plain bored, here are my ideas for killing time at work that won’t look like you’re just wast
Aaron Wolowiec
DECEMBER 21, 2021
On the eighth day of holiday baking Event Garde team member Kate Pojeta shares with us a cookie favorite that bring decorating fun for the family!
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PROPEL
DECEMBER 20, 2021
I presented with a client last week at the Digital Now conference in Nashville, and we shared the story of how this organization made the shift to clarifying their strategic line of sight, down to a set of both annual AND quarterly goals and metrics. Both the staff and the volunteers had to make some significant adjustments to this new system. The old way of doing things was quite ingrained.
Ungated
DECEMBER 22, 2021
The holiday season is upon us once again. It’s a perfect time to reflect on the challenges, achievements, and changes we experienced ahead of the new year. One year ago, many of us were ready to say goodbye to 2020. In the rearview mirror was devastation, loss, and uncertainty. We looked forward to January and a year of renewed optimism—a fresh start and a hopeful return to our pre-COVID-19 days.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
DECEMBER 21, 2021
The survey for the 2022 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report will be open through Dec 29. Please take the survey now to be a part of this timely research! If your organization has a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) policy, you are likely interested in how that policy should play out in your communications work. So we wondered how many communications folks working at nonprofits with DEI policies felt like the policy provided good guidance to them.
Aaron Wolowiec
DECEMBER 20, 2021
On the seventh day of holiday baking Event Garde team member Jenny Hill shares with us her Grandpa’s recipe for waffles. Simple and delicious!
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.
PROPEL
DECEMBER 21, 2021
When you intentionally design your culture, it develops a certain center of gravity to it. The world may change constantly, but a well-designed culture will stay its course. If you have a “culture by default,” on the other hand, the culture frequently bends to pressure from the outside, and the results are typically not good. Then came 2020.
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 21, 2021
National Museums Liverpool (NML) has seen a return to major events following the G7 summit, which was hosted at the Museum of Liverpool. Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the Museum of Liverpool was the main location for the G7 Summit of Foreign and Development Ministers talks this month 1. It was the first major external client event NML has hosted since the start of the pandemic, with work happening behind the scenes to prepare for a series of high-profile events scheduled for 2022.
Achurch
DECEMBER 22, 2021
When equipping the office space , consider your entire team. Think about what equipment and resources your employees will require, provide, and/or pay for themselves. Regardless of how many days they work from home, it’s essential that their home office is set up similarly to the office. Having an ergonomically friendly desk and chair arrangement is as crucial at home as it is in the office.
Aaron Wolowiec
DECEMBER 23, 2021
On the tenth day of holiday baking Event Garde team member Kate Pojeta shares with us her family’s traditional Christmas breakfast recipe.
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!
PROPEL
DECEMBER 22, 2021
This episode features guest Ben Muscolino, an association industry expert and CEO of AMS Geeks and Breezio, who has many years of deep industry knowledge around the mergers and acquisitions in the industry, particularly related to AMS and community platforms. In our conversation, we dig into what culture and tech might have to do with M&A, we poke a bear or two, and brainstorm some ideas for the.
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Black Country Living Museum Chief Executive succeeds Fiona Allan Lovett brings 30 years of senior level experience within tourism sector West Midlands set for 12 months in the global spotlight as host of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Andrew Lovett has been appointed the new chair of the West Midlands Regional Board for Tourism. Lovett succeeds Fiona Allan, who stepped down in November to become chief executive of Opera Australia.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
DECEMBER 22, 2021
The survey for the 2022 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report will be open through Dec 29. Please take the survey now to be a part of this timely research! Getting everyone else in your organization to cooperate with meeting internal communications deadlines is a perennial nightmare for nonprofit comms staff. So this year, we decided to specifically ask whose job it is to enforce those deadlines in our Nonprofit Communications Trends Report survey.
Aaron Wolowiec
DECEMBER 22, 2021
On the ninth day of holiday baking Event Garde team member Tim Berghuis shares with us a simple quiche recipe easy to make and perfect for a holiday brunch.
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PROPEL
DECEMBER 20, 2021
In ALL of the culture conversations we have been facilitating, we’re talking a lot about the value of hallway conversations. Also known as watercooler conversations, these interactions can strengthen “weak ties” which are just as critical for creating a sense of belonging as strong ties – they can help to building relationships between people whether or not they work directly together.
MemberClicks
DECEMBER 23, 2021
More organizations than ever are leaning into events (whether virtual or in-person) to pull in prospective members and engage current ones. A recent survey showed that the virtual event market alone is expected to be worth $504.76 billion by 2028. As you begin putting together your events, you’ll want to create a robust plan so your future conferences and events are efficient and engaging for attendees, no matter what is thrown your way.
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 22, 2021
The message ‘One in three event professionals will experience poor mental health every year, in the form of stress, anxiety, depression and burn out’ is spelled out loud and clear on the EventWell site – [link]. Helen Moon founded the not-for-profit CCLG social enterprise in 2017 to serve as the mental health and voice of the event industry. Talking to host James Dickson at the Association of Event Venues (AEV) annual conference in the Business Design Centre, Helen Moon discusses mental he
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Happy Holidays! A reminder that next week is our Week of Freebies so stay tuned to the blog every day to download helpful resources or sign up for free events. Now, if you are still in the office today, grab a warm drink and catch up on the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. It’s time for Mixed Links… Please, take the 2022 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey for us if you haven’t already!
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PROPEL
DECEMBER 23, 2021
We are honored to be part of the AWTC community. Please join us in celebrating these awesome AWTC awardees, including our very own Maddie Grant.??. Source.
MemberClicks
DECEMBER 21, 2021
While virtual events came to prominence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their popularity has only continued to rise. According to a recent survey from Markletic , 55% of organizers say they’ll be investing more in virtual events. Additional research forecasts that the virtual event market will hit $504.76 billion by 2028. And it makes sense why. Virtual events are safer and can accommodate larger audiences.
Event Industry News
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Raccoon Events, organisers of the multi award-winning National Running Show, National Outdoor Expo, National Cycling Show and National Snow Show portfolio, alongside the Digital Outside & Active platform, has taken home two prestigious awards at the AEO Centenary Party Awards 2021 for Best Lockdown Initiative and the Best Consumer Show Activation.
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