Eight things you may not know about me

Posted by Sue Pelletier
Ack, I’ve been attacked by the latest “eight things you may not know about me” meme (thanks, Kevin–and I will make you sorry you asked!). OK, here goes: 1. This fall, I learned how to knit, and before I knew it I became a total knit-wit. I’ve become a regular ...

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Thumbs up for Alaska Air

Posted by Sue Pelletier
This summer I fell in love with Alaska, so when I found great nonstops from Boston to Seattle and back on Alaska Air, I had to give it a try. (Plus, I loved their spoof site, though it looks like they’ve taken it down since the last time I was ...

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Work Is Not a Place You Go

Posted by Ann
Work is what you do, not where you go. That's just one of 13 commandments of ROWE, the radical Results-Only-Work-Environment crafted by Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson at Best Buy that resulted in a 35% up-tick in productivity and a...

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The Perks of Volunteering

Posted by Cynthia D'Amour
   I just found a new friend. Last night I went to dinner with a woman I met through volunteering. We’ve spent a few hours together doing a variety of things for our chapter and decided to grab dinner to get to know each other better. I don’t know about you, but for ...

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The ASAE Nonprofit Finance Game

Posted by Maddie Grant
ASAE is running a pilot of the NonProfit Finance Game that I had a chance to play at the Hats You Wear: Membership, Finance and Law conference back in November. I thought it was truly awesome and blogged about it here.The pilot ...

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Eight things most don’t know about me

Posted by Fred Simmons
Tagged. Thanks, Mickie. This blog needed a new post. 1. I'm originally from Muskegon, Michigan (where the snowboard was invented).2. I've always been a decent artist. When I won a regional prize for my art in elementary school, I wore a bow ...

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Common Sense Codified

Posted by Ann
As a native Chicagoan and a journalism major, I was delighted when real estate icon Sam Zell bought the Tribune Company last year. While at ULI, I always appreciated Sam's outspoken nature, clarity, and insight to how he approached his...

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Brain Training

Posted by Ann
This week's cover story in New Scientist reviews the science behind the "brain training" craze, the new workout for those over 50. "Commercial brain training has been around for at least a decade, but has only really caught on in...

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Exploring Alternative Membership Models

Posted by Tony Rossell

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The rule of 100 and 1000

Posted by Wes Trochlil
One of the steps during the database implementation process is data conversion. Part of the data conversion process is identifying which data sets you want to convert (e.g., membership types) and which you don't (e.g., payment details for events from four years ago). One of my simple rules of thumb for data ...

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