We’ve got enough to feed the entire neighborhood - several times!
By 5:30 PM, we finally had the Halloween costume debate settled with Raindrop. She wore a Halloween bandana - and James, well, he dressed to impress.
As the sun started to set, James brought out the candy - Kit Kats and Reese’s Cups - by […]
This post is dedicated to Nick Senzee:
BYU kids do Michael Jackson’s Thriller a-capella. And they dance, too!
h/t: my CEO.
Tagged: Association Management; Associations; CAE; Certified Association Executive
An interesting post comes from the authors of the Experience Economy. They list what they refer to as a “ladder of models of engagement” using various kinds of open innovation “co-creation” methods for developing products and services. Some of these such as crowdsourcing, crowdfunding, peer production, and open business models have been showcased […]
It would seem this would be self-evident at this point in the game, but in case it's not, here's more empirical evidence that, given the option to pay online or pay offline, your customers prefer to pay online.
One of my clients, the Child Life Council, has approximately 4,000 members. Until early this year, the only […]
Thanks to Scott Briscoe for plugging the book in his recent Acronym post. He provides three reasons why associations don’t do new things: budget, no time, and culture. It’s a very interesting post, so check it out. I was disappointed to find no comments to the post (other than mine). What’s up with that?
Sometimes it’s impossible to find a meeting space in a hotel, restaurant or conference center; or your group needs lower priced options. Here are 25 potential meeting locations that could be available in your area, and likely have accessibility:
1. Hospital conference room
2. YMCA
3. Library meeting room
4. Church meeting room
5. Ice skating/roller rink (may have birthday/party room)
6. School or university - auditorium or classroom
7. Bank building - event room (or other large companies)
8. Arboretum
9. Armory
10. Country Club
11. Recreation center
12. National or state park information center
13. Museum/Arts Center - auditorium or classroom
14. Fire station
15. Activity/social room in nursing home, apartment building
16. City Hall meeting room
17. Elks/Moose/Knights of Columbus/Eagles lodge
18. Summer camp or ski-lodge off-season
19. Movie theater (be sure they can turn lights up enough - made THAT mistake once)
20. Nightclub (ask to open during day for you)
21. Computer training center (without the computers)
22. Trail lodge/hunting lodge
23. Mansion
24. Fairgrounds
25. Meeting Rooms at Other Associations, Chamber of Commerce
…. or call your local caterer, wedding planner or florist to see what they’ve seen that could be used.
I just got at least two hours/week back in my life.
If I do the math that equals:
104 hours/year
2.5 work weeks (if you work 40 hours/week)
4 full days of my life!
And I don’t have to change a thing.
Wait. What’s the problem you ask?
I could have had this time back over a year ago.
Instead, due to […]
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