Three Types Of Organizational Transparency July 29, 2010 by Jeff Hurt How transparent is your organization? In today’s networked world, society wants to engage openly and honestly with organizations. They want to converse in two-way communication with an organization’s leaders and staff. Organization success demands great transparency especially when the organization wants to embrace social networking. Authors Beth Kanter and Allison H. Fine identify three kinds … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , association, organizational transparency, Social Media, social networking
The Ultimate Transparent Organization Checklist July 28, 2010 by Jeff Hurt How transparent is your organization? Defining Organizational Transparency Transparency is not a fading 2010 buzzword. It is an evergreen concept that members and the public demand. It is the way an organization and its leaders think and behave. It’s how an organization grows trust that is rewarded by loyalty. An authentic, transparent organization intentionally shares information beyond … [Read more…] Filed Under: Ramblings Tagged With: , association, organizational transparency, Social Media, social networking
How Nonprofit Orgs Can Find Focus With Social Media In A 24-7 Networked Environment July 13, 2010 by Jeff Hurt While nonprofit associations have to focus on results, it seems that the demands of managing an organization never stop. Your members communicate with each other around the clock, and you feel you have to stay on top of all those conversations in addition to everything else on your list. Can you find time for Twitter, … [Read more…] Filed Under: Social Media Tagged With: , association, nonprofit, Social Media, social networking, social tools
Creating The 24/7 Small-Staff Association Online Conference July 2, 2010 by Jeff Hurt Photo by CharlieGentle http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliegentle/94736480/sizes/o/ Join me July 13-15, 2010, for ASAE’s Online Conference for Small Staff Associations (nonprofit associations with ten or few staff). 2010 Small Staff Association Online Conference Topic: With the rise of social media, mobile technology, and a very vocal blogosphere, it sometimes feels like your members never sleep. How can you … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , ASAE, association, online conference, small-staff association
NASA Is Looking For Signs Of Life…At Your Conference June 30, 2010 by Jeff Hurt The National Adult Survival Association (NASA) has decided to send the next generation of land rovers to your annual meeting. These rovers have more robust and hyper-sensitive life detecting systems than the traditional conference evaluation smile sheets. NASA is looking for signs of life…at your conference. NASA’s researchers have documented that your conference had life … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, community, conference community, conferences, engagement, meeting
Seven Tips To Make Your Conference Millennial–Friendly June 21, 2010 by Dave Lutz This article was written (well, ghostwritten by me in collaboration with Dave Lutz) for Dave’s People & Processes column in PCMA’s June edition of Convene. Many associations are trying to find a way to reach a generation that’s eager to be entertained and informed, yet resistant to the familiar, in-your-face, 20th-century approach. The target is … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , association, attracting millennials, GenY, Social Media
Engineering Education Strategies For Next Generation Conferences And Events – Wrap Up June 16, 2010 by Jeff Hurt On June 14, 2010, at PCMA’s Education Conference at the Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, I facilitated a discussion about the changes of learning in the digital age and their impact on conference education. We discussed these six principles of designing next generation sessions for today’s conferences. Conference education 1. Should transition from passive listening to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, adult learning, association, conferences, Education & Adult Learning, engagement, meeting planner
Let Your Content Run Wild And Free To Attract New Members And Retain Current Ones June 14, 2010 by Dave Lutz With the explosion of social media comes the expectation that content should be free. How do you embrace that as a way to create greater demand for your face-to-face events — and attract new members? This past summer we’ve experienced a confluence of events with significant implications for the future of the meetings, events and … [Read more…] Filed Under: Attendance Marketing Tagged With: , association, conferences, Free content, live streaming, Social Media
Does Your Annual Conference Provide Education Or Information? June 9, 2010 by Jeff Hurt How do you define education? Seriously, how do you define education? How would you define information? Is there a difference in education and information or are those words synonymous? Think about the annual conferences that you attend. Do they provide education, information, both, or neither? Education Or Information? In the early 1990’s I was working … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , active learning, association, conferences, Education & Adult Learning
Seven Ways To Make It Easy For Your Association Members To Do Business With You June 7, 2010 by Dave Lutz This post is by Dave Lutz, Managing Director of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. No matter how the economy is faring, either you make it easy for your members to do business with you — or they’ll vote with their feet Organizations that have a bright future are focused first on the customer and second on improving … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Technology Tagged With: , association
