Are There Data Skeletons in Your Closet?
This article was originally posted on the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) website. We’ve all done it. From using Google docs at work when Sharepoint is the approved document sharing tool, to using Dropbox instead of the approved ...
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Personify and a2z: Making Every Interaction Matter
As you may have noticed, the past few weeks have been quite exciting. a2z, Inc. joined the Personify family and I hit the ground running with the Personify team at the ASAE Tech Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. It’s always inspiring to see...
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LIVE from ASAE: Design Thinking – 5 Steps to Capitalizing on Unmet Member Needs
Design is all around us. Technologists like those attending this week’s ASAE Tech event in National Harbor, MD may prioritize the underlying tools and systems bringing their organization to life for members, but design plays a critical role. Good ...
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Live from ASAE: 4 Steps to Digital Marketing Transformation
If you think ASAE Tech is just for I.T. staff, think again. While historically the industry’s marquee event for showcasing association technology of all kinds, as the impact and reach of the various tools powering today’s modern nonprofit continue...
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What’s Old is New Again: 4 Ways to Make the Most of Your Existing Content
Last week I was at Target and I saw them across the aisle – a gleaming stack of Caboodles. For the unfamiliar, Caboodles were the must-have accessory for teen girls coming of age in the late 1980s. A molded plastic cosmetic case based on the...
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How Are You Optimizing Volunteer Engagement?
We’ve been talking recently about how to understand the value of volunteers within your organization. If you missed the two previous posts in this series, get caught up on quantifying the value of a volunteer and understanding the role that volunt...
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Learning Management Systems: 8 Features Associations Need
This is a guest post by Amber Bovenmyer, Director of Sales & Marketing, at Web Courseworks. As an association professional, you know that the members of your association are constantly learning, growing and changing. And your association has t...
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Understanding the Roles That Volunteers Play in Your Organization
Marjorie G. Illig is one of my heroes. In 1936, 20 odd years after the American Cancer Society started as a tiny group of volunteers, she amassed a volunteer army of female volunteers to knock on doors across the country and start a conversation a...
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Personify Community: The Founder’s Story
Thirteen years ago, in the fall of 2005, I filed the incorporation papers. From of a dual process of creativity and evaluation that spanned personal passion and market opportunity considerations, Small World Labs was born. On Friday, November 9, 2...
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