Dec
04
These are no ordinary balloon animals
Posted by Sue Pelletier under Uncategorized
Dec
04
Thanks, everyone! + random stuff
Posted by bkmcae@gmail.com (Ben Martin) under Uncategorized
Caution! There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to this post.
First, thank you to everyone who has been emailing, tweeting, super-poking, commenting, calling and otherwise offering their congratulations for being featured on the cover of the December Associations Now magazine. I’m simultaneously flattered and embarrassed by all the attention. It’s just all so weird and surreal. Major kudos to the other association professionals featured: My friends Sara Miller, CAE and Betsy Boyd-Flynn, my photo-shoot acquaintance, Prabhash Shrestha, and Diane Barrera, who I’ve never met, but hope to meet some day. Two funny things about the cover: It is totally photoshopped together. Sarah, far right, Prabhash and I did the photo shoot together last month. Sarah was at center and Prabhash and I were in the positions that we appear in on the cover. Diane did her shoot in Chicago, and Betsy did hers in Oregon. Also, about a month ago I dropped off my wedding ring to get re-sized, and my wife was all concerned that it wouldn’t be in the photo. I thought there was no way my left hand would be in the shot, but lo and behold, there I am with a naked left ring finger.
Second, ASAE is now doing a CAE newsletter.
Along these lines, the CAE exam is this Friday! Good luck to everyone who will be taking the exam. I hope you’ve found my 13 tips helpful, and, I’d encourage you to read the last few posts I made to the blog before taking the exam, as well as the post made immediately afterwards as well as this one made almost a month after I took the exam in 2004. Maybe it’ll help you put things into perspective.
Finally, I’m very bummed that I won’t be able to attend the Great Ideas Conference. Despite the appearance of my ring finger in the photo above, I actually have been happily married for ten years, and we’re celebrating our anniversary in Cancun starting this weekend. Whether you’re going to the GIC or not, sign up for the backchannel, set up by Dave Sabol. To join, just text the following message to 35350: connect GIC07 pwd123
Dec
04
more babeliciousness!
Posted by Maddie Grant under Uncategorized
Check out our very own bmart on the cover of Associations Now!! Whoo hoo! You rock the body that rocks the body (as David would say…)!!
Dec
04
Am I Missing Something?
Posted by Cynthia D'Amour under Uncategorized
Or is this just a crazy week?
So I’m skimming the sales flyers as I’m eating my breakfast.
A page filled with benefits catches my eyes…
Pre-wrapped gifts
Practical gifts
Useful gifts
Sounds like potentially perfect gifts for those I don’t know well.
And then I saw it - the instant snowball maker.
It looks like a green, plastic version of a […]
Dec
04
Is Your Tagline Pulling Its Weight? See What the Survey Says.
Posted by jtcobb under Uncategorized
Dec
04
Event Hangout Areas
Posted by Margaret Core under Uncategorized
Dec
04
ASAE Great Ideas Conference
Posted by Maddie Grant under Uncategorized
Just a quick post to let everyone know that I have been asked to guest-blog for the ASAE blog, Acronym, while at the Great Ideas Conference in Orlando this coming weekend. Which will be BIG FUN, if totally nerve-wracking at the same time. So I may be on a slight hiatus from blogging here for the next few days, while I try and get my head together for the conference and then while I am in Florida.
I will, though, try and post links to my Acronym posts here too.
Hope to see some of you at Great Ideas! If you are going, don’t forget to join the backchannel!
And, especially, come find me and say hello! I plan to wear my “blog naked” shirt on at least one occasion. : )
Dec
04
No software implementation is perfect
Posted by Wes Trochlil under Uncategorized
I’ve written in the past about seeking success, and not perfection, in your data management systems. The same can be said for any implementation of a new association or content management system.
During the implementation of a new AMS or CMS, staff will become very excited about the potential that a new system brings. Users will […]
Dec
04
Surprises from the Dues Increase Survey
Posted by Tony Rossell under Uncategorized
Dec
04
Links for 2007-12-03 [del.icio.us]
Posted by Hilary under Uncategorized