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    When Nikki Jeske's not focused on creating connections online, she can usually be found designing pretty websites, drawing comics, or playing with her dogs.

    Feeling Lucky? It’s the Weekly Wrap-Up for Friday the 13th!

    by  • April 13, 2012 • Community, Innovation, Leadership, Professional Development, Weekly Wrap-up • 0 Comments

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    Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up! Every Friday, I take the time to compile a list of events, articles, and fun tips and tricks for associations that I have found in my journeys around the web. It’s also a recapping of my key takeaways from the weekly Twitter chat, #assnchat. This post is a resource for [...]

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    Tips for Taking Meeting Minutes (Guest: Willis Turner)

    by  • April 11, 2012 • Association Management, Board, Guest Post, Laws • 0 Comments

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    This post was written by Willis Turner for the Affiniscape Blog. — Taking Meeting Minutes Minutes of meetings form a historical record of a group’s work. They serve as a record of decisions and details when people’s memories fail or when they disagree. They remind people of assignments they’ve taken on and deadlines they need [...]

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    The “Association Spring” – Time for Provocative Change (Guest: Shelly Alcorn)

    by  • April 4, 2012 • Association Management, Guest Post, Innovation, Member Management • 1 Comment

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    This post was written by Shelly Alcorn for the Affiniscape Blog. — In the spring of 2011 our consulting firm began an Appreciative Inquiry based project (AI) called “Association Executives: Provocative Proposals for Future Change.” Originally conceived as a small-scale effort, the project quickly outgrew our expectations. Through social media, word of mouth, referrals and [...]

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    Sometimes a Chuckhole is Just a Chuckhole (Guest: Cynthia D’Amour)

    by  • March 28, 2012 • Association Management, Guest Post, Member Management • 0 Comments

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    This post was written by Cynthia D’Amour and was originally published on the Chapter Leaders Playground. — Imagine the following scenario… A very concerned staff member reports to the major city planner, “We need to find new ways to get people from the airport to the city. They don’t want to drive anymore.” The planner [...]

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    The Weekly Wrap-Up of Awesomeness for March 23rd

    by  • March 23, 2012 • Association Management, Community, Inclusion & Diversity, Leadership, Weekly Wrap-up • 0 Comments

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    Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up! Every Friday, I take the time to compile a list of events, articles, and fun tips and tricks for associations that I have found in my journeys around the web. It’s also a recapping of my key takeaways from the weekly Twitter chat, #assnchat. This post is a resource for [...]

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    Be Bold and Be Profound! (Guest: Wes Trochlil)

    by  • March 21, 2012 • Association Management, Database, Guest Post, Member Management • 0 Comments

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    This post was written by Wes Trochlil and was originally published on his own blog here and here. — Be Bold! I was talking to an association colleague recently. He was explaining how his association has had flat membership growth for the past several years. He said his association spends over $400,000 annually on membership, [...]

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    Done is the Engine of More (Guest: Elizabeth Engel)

    by  • March 14, 2012 • Association Management, Guest Post, Innovation, Professional Development • 0 Comments

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    This post was written by Elizabeth Engel and was originally published on her own blog Thanks for Playing. — I love a good infographic, and Shelly Alcorn tweeted a link to a great one on the creative process yesterday. All of the points are relevant for associations, I think, but the above one, which is [...]

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