More Cool Association/Non-profit blogs

Posted by Maddie Grant
Bmart and Acronym recently listed some new association blogs. But I have a few more of my faves!My fellow Tech Council buddy Rick Johnston writes the CAE Weblog.Super cool dude Bruce Hammond writes Insights from a Future Association Executive.Want ...

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The “It’s Just A Tool” Excuse

Posted by Jamie Notter

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Yes, it absolutely is EVIL to track members’ phone calls…

Posted by Ben Martin
...unless they're calling you.Wes asked me to elaborate on my earlier post about potentially data mining member tweets. He commented:Ben, care to expound on this? How is collecting and analyzing data freely given by our constituents "evil"? Is it evil to track ...

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Love free music? Help save Pandora

Posted by Maddie Grant
Details are here (WaPo article).This plus whatever is going down at Muxtape...? Sort it out, people! Free is the future! Sharing is the new hoarding! Sigh......

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The Emotional Connection

Posted by Kevin
Suffice to say that I am not a Democrat, however, I watched the first part of Hillary Clinton’s speech at the convention last night, including the tribute video that they played as her introduction, narrated by her daughter. I have to say it was a very effective introduction, and I ...

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It Took Effort to Get Off the Couch

Posted by Cynthia D'Amour
  And I almost didn’t do it. I’m on a committee for the Jr. League of Ann Arbor. We planned our meeting over a month ago. I received a few reminders about it. The meeting was on my Outlook calendar. And yet, when my work day was over, my mind was fried. I had taught a ...

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Can Open Education Work for Associations? (Part I)

Posted by jtcobb
Pretty much anyone who is a lifelong learner – and I am betting you are if you are reading this post – has been exposed at some point to educational offerings from a trade or professional association. Member spending annually on such offerings totals more than $25 billion and spending ...

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Stream of Consciousness (2008-08-26)

Posted by admin
At long last we got our connectivity issues resolved…that makes it 7 business days or 10 total days without a real connection…no fun. # Looks like it might be another day without Internet access at the office. I wish Verizon could get this fixed once and for all. # @jamienotter I’m in. ...

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Understand the Statistics You Use

Posted by Kevin
David — I hope you (and the associations you mention) realize that email open rates are meaningless.

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“Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits”

Posted by CindyAE
I remember when I was little and first heard the song "I Am Woman" by Helen Reddy ... the whole concept of empowerment is understandable when you realize you aren't, but could be. ...

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