People of Color

Posted by vinaysudha
Hello My Dear Friends, I was at an ass’n meeting the other day and someone made a statement that about 10% of their membership consists of people of color.  At the time, didn’t think much of it. But then over the weekend, in a Washington Post article by Michele Singletary, again ...

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Life Cycle V – Renewal

Posted by Tony Rossell

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Regardless of the outcome …

Posted by CindyAE
Early in my career I flew to New Jersey because an association was having a really controversial discussion that was going to be happening at my own association ...

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Antisocial media: Why most associations grasp the ‘media’ part, but not the ’social’ part, of social media

rude mechanical orchestra Originally uploaded by iamtonyang The web is littered with social media initiatives (particularly blogs) that ...

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Don’t Put Yourself on Sale

Posted by Cynthia D'Amour
  Was how Suze Orman described women who volunteer on her PBS special today. Suze shared how at conventions where she speaks… Women urge other women to volunteer more. Men do not urge other men or predominantly male audiences to volunteer. Suze stated women who volunteer have put themselves on sale - and should ...

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Associations, social media, Web 2.0, the illusion of control and risk avoidance

While the association blogosphere has been discussing the above, I've been watching a case study on the topic unfold this week. I'm not going to re-trace the well-trekked ground covered in these four places, and I'm not going to name any names in the saga I've ...

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Triple Bottom Line Marketing: Redefining ROI

Posted by Lindy Dreyer
From Wikipedia: The triple bottom line (or "TBL", "3BL", or "People, Planet, Profit") captures an expanded spectrum of values and criteria for measuring organizational (and societal) success; economic, environmental and social....

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Learn the rules

Posted by Sue Pelletier
It is common sense to learn the laws of the land when you plan a meeting outside of your home country, but if you need any further proof, check out this article from BBC News about what happens to people who violate the drug laws in the UAE. A snip: Possession ...

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Association 3.0 and being generative

Six next traditions that are about being generative

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Elearning! Learning Leaders Awards ? Congrats to NSTA

Posted by Ellen
Awards for educational and online learning are often bestowed on corporations, so when I see an association does to recognized for the hard work it does for the benefit of its members, I applaud long and hard. Congratulations to the National Science Teachers Association, which garnered a 2007 Learning Leaders award ...

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