Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Nonprofit fiscal sponsorship supports emerging projects and organizations. Explore three different models and learn how to become a fiscal sponsor!

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Project Organization How To 396

Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Wading into end-of-project paperwork? Creating a presentation for your board? Or maybe you’re signing up a new crop of volunteers for your non-profit. Whatever the task, odds are that there’s a time-saving Google Docs template to help.

Project 80

Project 80

Association Analytics

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Align the team’s work with organizational goals and consider requesting budget for small proof-of-concept projects. Small, focused projects often yield actionable insights faster than comprehensive overhauls. Avoid pursuing overly complex projects before mastering basics.

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Tips Tools Project Survey 169

Wild Apricot

APRIL 29, 2022

The money donors bring in helps to fund new projects, and turns your team’s big ideas into reality. Every nonprofit knows the importance of staying on top of fundraising efforts. But running an organization also comes with covering the less flashy.

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How To Project Team Organization 391

Event Industry News

MAY 22, 2024

The Power of Events, in collaboration with Claire Drakeley of the University of Northampton, is proud to announce the deployment of a pioneering pilot research project through the recently launched Events Industry Insight App.

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Project Industry Products Marketing 122

Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

And if you’re looking for support for a specific project or position within your organization, you may have grant writing. As a nonprofit, it’s a good idea to have a variety of revenue sources to fund your missions. One source can be grants.

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How To Revenue Project Organization 389

Wild Apricot

JUNE 1, 2017

This is a guest post by Jamie Finney, Brand and Product Development Lead at LeadPup An animal disease research organization I know started a Google Ads campaign with the hope of increasing donations to support a groundbreaking research project. Unfortunately,

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Organization Project Products 378

AvidXchange: Association Management

JANUARY 22, 2025

Economic Uncertainty Economic growth or slowdowns during an election year can significantly impact project demand, revenue projections, and financial stability in construction, real estate, and community association management industries.

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Team Cost Project Association Management 130

Wild Apricot

APRIL 14, 2021

Most nonprofits and membership organizations depend on volunteers to help run projects, raise funds, organize events, and even manage day-to-day administration. These individuals are also likely members, supporters or donors – the very folks.

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How To Project Organization 370

Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Implementing a new software solution is a huge project. This may include new staff or reassigned staff from other important projects. Additionally, it’s critical that the project road map is managed meticulously to avoid risk of delays that can lead to cost overruns. Costs are clearly spelled out at the onset of the project.

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Software Cost Project Products 321

Nimble AMS

APRIL 1, 2025

Scope creep often derails projects by stretching resources thin and complicating execution. Many AMS projects suffer from poorly managed expectations causing financial strain, operational disruptions, and weakened member engagement. Here are the top three reasons your AMS implementation might go over time or budget: 1.

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How To Cost Project System 78

Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

Implementing a new software solution is a huge project. While usage is a great data point to evaluate your product’s success, there’s so much more to consider when weighing the options to build an in-house solution or use an off-the-shelf product. Can a commercial product provide the tools you need?

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Software Project Products Tools 321

WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

You can go from having no project management experience to overseeing an LMS or AMS implementation. Associations are wonderful places to work if you enjoy learning new skills on the job. With no marketing…

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LMS Project Marketing 282

Nimble AMS

APRIL 4, 2025

Scope creep often derails projects by stretching resources thin and complicating execution. Some phases of your project timeline involve critical members of your team for a sustained period , and this is i ntentional to make sure expectations of functionality are set correctly and reinforced throughout each p hase.

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How To Cost Project NV 78

Candid

MARCH 11, 2025

Capacity building: Set aside the familiar project-funding mindset We strove to develop what our community asked for: support that sets aside the project-funding mindset to focus on what nonprofits need to leverage their strengths and create organizational sustainability.

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Kansas City Kansas System Project 94

Spark Consulting

APRIL 2, 2025

No matter what super-important, high-level project you’re working on, if your members have a lousy experience every time they call, email, or otherwise ask for help, they aren’t going to care. I’m too busy/important/expensive.” ” Wrong. The day-to-day treatment your members receive IS your organization to them.

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Survey Analysis Process Project 150

MemberClicks

JANUARY 22, 2025

Shared Research Projects: Working together on studies or reports that benefit both parties and their stakeholders. Primary Benefits With a partnership, the benefits extend beyond the immediate project. Youre building trust, expanding your network, and setting the stage for long-term success.

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Organization Resources Project Examples 100

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Fíonta explains why your association’s accounting/finance team must be involved in your AMS project from the start and stay involved through the launch. They also describe finance-related issues that might come up during the project. AMS selection. Attendee value. Location: Washington DC.

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Certificate DC Education Tips 252

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Our goal remains the same: to work together as vendors and consultants to help associations achieve better outcomes with their technology projects. . – Ven-Con DC (Washington DC) Join us prior to AMSFest to continue the conversation we started at past Ven-Con events. Location: Washington DC. Wed 11/20 at 10 a.m.

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Certificate Committee Education DC 264

Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 6, 2022

For day 4 of our 12 days of recipes, we invite you to check out these divine Chocolate Covered Brown Butter Millionaire's Bars​​​​​​​ shared by Danielle Guty, Event Garde Facilitator and Project Coordinator.

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Project 49

Reid All About it

AUGUST 25, 2023

Starkweather Association Services explains how to prepare your team for any project involving change , which is most projects these days. With their guidance, you can better understand and minimize the complications your people might bring to a project—a valuable competency for any career. Change readiness. Middle managers.

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millennials Education Survey Certificate 370

Association Reserves

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Regular contributions are far more manageable than scrambling for a large sum when a major project hits. Keep in mind these four key principles when creating a reserve funding plan: Sufficient Cash : Ensure enough reserve funds are available to handle upcoming projects on time.

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Cost Project Price Maine 97

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Learn how this initiative liberated teams to channel their energies toward higher-value projects. Sneak Peek into Recent Association Web Projects Learn about the strategies, decision-making processes, and creative problem-solving that are delivering real website results for associations like yours. CAE credit. Bring your ideas!

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Content Strategy Revenue Education 213

Association Reserves

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

For HOAs, reserve planning is particularly vulnerable to inflationary pressures, as rising costs for materials, labor, and services directly impact the ability to fund major projects. For HOAs, this means that the same project planned today will cost more in the future.

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Cost Project Price Strategy 59

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Sigh, another self-improvement project—almost complete. Website Redesign and Management: Straight Talk and Things to Know Before Starting Your Next Project. Get straight talk, best practices and things to know or avoid before taking on your next website redesign project (or if you’re in the middle of one). CAE credits.

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Recruiting Recruitment Project Technology 329

Association Analytics

OCTOBER 21, 2024

We put out a guide that details getting started with a comprehensive engagement scoring project, give that a look here: It’s important to listen, to survey and ask people what they want. But you can’t just rest on your laurels. Tracking that engagement isn’t easy, but it’s possible.

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Sample Survey Course Review 169

Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 20, 2022

I’m thinking of a particular project where a VP hired me and then promptly quit – his last day on staff was the day of our project kickoff meeting. That left our project without an executive-level sponsor. Lack of buy-in from staff and/or volunteer leadership. Negative organizational culture.

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Project Proposal Committee Course 39

.orgSource

DECEMBER 31, 2024

By implementing comprehensive digital literacy programs and promoting cross-departmental projects with.orgSources guidance, the association saw a 40% increase in innovative project initiatives and a more cohesive, motivated workforce.

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Strategy Technology Case Study Innovation 88

.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2025

Cross-functional, project-based teams allowed AIIM to be nimble, leveraging the best skills across the organization without rigid silos. In an era where digital disruption is the norm, not the exception, their story is a powerful reminder: Transformation isnt a one-time project. Embrace a Fluid Organizational Structure.

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Technology Certificate Project Innovation 88

Reid All About it

MAY 22, 2020

This project you’re working on, the new business or offering, what sort of value does it create? It’s what we do: we build organizations and projects that create value. No value, no project. Learn how to use guiding questions to design and build projects that create significant value for the people they seek to serve.

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Certificate Revenue Conference North Carolina 369

NXUnite

APRIL 8, 2025

Potential scenarios that would cause lower net assets but not indicate a treacherous financial situation include major projects, seasonality, and high deferred revenue. Even if you have low assets and high liabilities, the context behind these numbers matters.

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Revenue Resources Maine Review 130

Association Analytics

MAY 25, 2021

Data analytics projects get your data in a better condition and cleaner for the new AMS. There are significant cost savings on the AMS migration by not bringing over all of the historic data your association worked to put in there from your other systems. You won’t be spending time, resources and implementation dollars building things (e.g.

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System Cost Proposal Analysis 321

.orgSource

JANUARY 21, 2025

Steps to Develop Key Initiatives: Focus on High-Impact Areas: Prioritize initiatives that align with your vision and offer the greatest potential for growth, such as digital transformation projects or targeted training programs. Define Accountability: Assign clear ownership for each initiative to maintain momentum and accountability.

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Strategy Tools Review Member Engagement 88

Spark Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2024

A lot of my focus lately has been on lean startup methodology and how to apply it in associations (the client project, and a few conference presentations and article pitches based upon it), and on the insights G and I have gained in ten years of working with the methodology. Spoiler alert: the hard part isn’t the tools.

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Innovation Project Tools Products 195