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Read & discuss at jeffpi1@gmail.com (Jeff De Cagna of Principled Innovation LLC, the association community's leading voice for innovation!)'s blog.

I like the postings of Cindy Butts and Cynthia D’Amour because they talk about real, everyday events that have practical applications in association management.

Another person who does that is Ron Rosenberg, in his weekly newsletter (although I’m not sure I receive it every week). His presentation last year at ASAE on “Outrageous Marketing” was one of the best I’ve seen.

The monthly ASAE case studies by Lisa Junker also describe real situations that I have experienced, could have experienced, or may experience in the future.

Read & discuss at AEM's blog.

Or just ignoring your chapter’s past?
The emails and comments I’ve gotten about not crediting Joni Mitchell for “Big Yellow Taxi” made me think of a recent conversation with a chapter’s past president.
I attended the chapter’s annual transition meeting.

Goodbye old officers.
Hello new team.
A new leader enthusiastically shared the very cool event the chapter would do in […]

Read & discuss at Cynthia D'Amour's blog.

One chapter in the story of how the Virginia Association of REALTORS’ social media initiative came to be is included in this month’s Associations Now magazine. Get to know two of my favorite VAR members, Frank and Daniel, and see how putting emphasis on the “social” part of “social media” helped us build our online member relations efforts up from the grassroots.

Tagged: Association Management; Associations; CAE; Certified Association Executive

Read & discuss at Ben Martin's blog.

Read & discuss at Matt Baehr's blog.

The E-Learning Guild has some great online conferences upcoming! Check them out here. July 17 & 18 - Creating Innovative Instructional Content – Advanced Theory and Application August 14 & 15 - Designing and Developing Faster, Cheaper, and Better e-Learning September 18 & 19 - Implementing e-Learning 2.0 Technologies November 20 & 21 - Designing and Managing Mobile Learning December 11 & 12 - Building Engaging e-Learning Interactions They have a 25% discount for non-profits….

Read & discuss at Mickie Rops's blog.

I got tagged by the Buzz Bin for their Summer Meme! Haven’t done one of these in a while, so here goes.

SUMMER MEME

4 things you like about summer

1. Margarita on the rocks, no salt
2. Bethany Beach, Delaware (I have one RB (Rehoboth) and one BB sticker on my car bumper - that would be the past and the future)!
3. Playing my summer deep house classics in the car, LOUD, with all the windows down and the A/C on (sorry not very environmental of me)
4. Citronella candles

4 of your favorite vacation destinations

1. Ibiza for the music, the dancing, the beaches, the history, the magic, the everything
2. Bangkok for the food
3. Barcelona for the art and the nightlife
4. Pemaquid, Maine for getting away from it all

4 of your favorite summer foods

1. Burgers on the grill
2. Watermelon slices!
3. McD’s McFlurry
4. Peel-and-eat steamed shrimp by the bucketload

4 concerts not to miss

1. Haven’t been to a concert for years, I can replace with house DJ’s: Carl Cox
2. Derrick Carter
3. Funk D’Void
4. Gene Farris

4 things to avoid during the summer

1. Heat stroke
2. Working
3. Mosquitos
4. London.

I’m passing it on to a few people I’d like to know better (though this is probably not the way to do it, but might be good for a laugh) - Aaron Brazell, Ainsley McDougal, Jimmy from East Cloast Blogging, Darryl Ohrt, Harry Hoover, Jared Goralnick, Chris Parente.

Read & discuss at Maddie Grant's blog.

Read & discuss at Tony Rossell's blog.

I just found a great little tool called MapMyWalk, which allows you to set up a walking/jogging/biking/whatever route anywhere you go. It tracks miles, calories burned, what the route is like, all kinds of things, and you can share it with others.
People always end up asking someone at the hotel for a good jogging/walking route […]

Read & discuss at Sue Pelletier's blog.

Read & discuss at Jamie Notter's blog.