Associations

Have you ever said out loud, or thought to yourself, “Wow, what a great idea!” Well, you will be doing this over and over again when you attend this years ASAE’s Great Ideas Conference March 7-9, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO.

What on earth is “untech10”?  Answer: Untech10 became the ‘Unofficial Alternative to ASAE 2010 Technology Conference, which was canceled due to a blizzard that hit Washington, D.C.  The team from NFi Studios at this event were honored to help organize and be a sponsor to put on this truly notable day!

Orlando, FL (February 23, 2010)  - NFi Studios is pleased to announce the launch of the Virginia Association of REALTORS new website & online community on VARealtor.com.   The launch took place this last week during the 2010 Legislative Conference in Richmond, where members got their first experience with the new site, and filled out their community profile to start networking.

Based on the due diligence of the prolific Ben Martin, VAR did their research on innovative companies that could take the goals and ideas of the VAR staff and create a reality to them. Scott Brunner, CAE, Chief Executive Officer of VAR summed it up, 

February 9, 2010 – Dallas, TX – In an effort to improve content delivery to members and aide in the ongoing success of their 71 chapters and clubs, Meeting Professionals International (MPI) has aligned with NFi Studios to provide significant website development, content management and hosting solutions, relieving chapters and chapt

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is the membership organization and voice of the association profession.  ASAE sponsors the Certified Association Executive (CAE) professional certification program.  The following outlines the CAE certification process in a nutshell. 

In his blog in December, Jeff Hurt recently declared “Associations must begin to consider and embrace new models of structure and organization or risk becoming obsolete and irrelevant.”   Quite a thought-provoking statement.  Needless to say, there are indeed critical issues facing association leaders in this digital age.  Nonprofits are seemingly aware of technology’s potential but for the most part, seem somewhat mystified as to how to bring it into play to produce a positive outcome.   

Cynthia D'Amour works with associations that want to get more members involved and leaders who want outrageous results. Her blog is designed to give chapter leaders food for thought - in a fun way. Her blog was recently focused on Acronym.

Acronym  has been developing theme months on a semi-regular basis, and for December reached out for help asking for some creative thinking about big ideas. It was called, “what if” month.  The comments below reflect a few recent suggestions for finishing the sentence, “What if associations …?” i.e.

The Texas Society of Association Executives is the professional society for persons engaged in the management of voluntary trade and professional organizations in Texas. TSAE provides the highest quality educational, leadership, and professional development opportunities to association executives and affiliate members, and enhances the performance of the organizations they represent.

With a strong emphasis on continuing education and professional networking, TSAE has developed a myriad of programs and services to support the professional growth of its members. The objectives of these programs and services are to:

Social media’s widespread influence today is not to be taken lightly.  Integrating social media into your marketing plan, means that you must build a social media team and the team must be equipped with listening ability.  So many get sucked up in the social media and end up just playing games. To avoid this,  Maddie Grant delineates some high level thoughts on building your team. that should be considered before you get started.  We comment on a few of them. 

The good news is Nonprofits are doing it right - using Social Media successfully! Many bloggers, thought leaders, and consultants are devoting extensive discussion to the role that social media can play in nonprofits' fundraising, marketing, communications, and programmatic work. (For but a few examples, look to Beth Kanter's blog, the Nonprofit Technology Network, M+R Strategic Services, and many others.