In case you missed it
You can still listen to the non-dues revenue webinar I participated in with ACGI Software earlier this week. Here’s a recap of the webinar from ACGI Software with a link to the recording.
September 2013
Don't Generalize from a Specific
I first heard this advice from Alan Weiss, consulting guru. The idea is that extrapolating a rule from a single instance is a bad practice. What you may be experiencing is the exception, not the rule. I see this far too often with my clients. For example, someone on staff (usually a senior staffer who …
New Article Posted – What's Plaguing Associations – 2013
I’ve posted a new article on my website. For seven years I have conducted a one-question, non-scientific survey of association executives, asking them “What data management/database issue are you being challenged with right now?” This year I received over 150 responses from association executives representing all types and sizes of associations. As I always do, I’ve …
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Obamacare and Your New Website
The launch of the Obamacare state exchanges are scheduled for October 1, and the experts expect the launch to be “rocky” as many states do not have all of the required functionality for the websites built or tested yet. This got me to thinking about one of my cardinal rules about website redesign. Never, and …
Hear the man – Free webinar on growing non-dues revenue with Wes Trochlil
On Tuesday, September 24, I’ll be having a conversation with Dan Kasprow, CTO of ACGI Software, on growing non-dues revenue. This is a free webinar hosted by ACGI Software. Click here to learn more and to register. Hope to “see” you there.
Job Listing in DC Area (Arlington, VA)
My colleague Mary Pat Paris at the the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is seeking to fill a database position called netFORUM Application and Data Advisor. NRECA has been voted a top 50/100 “Best Places to Work” by several different magazines/lists. For more information on the position, go to http://www.jobtarget.com/c/copro.cfm?site_id=227&co=25387
A short interview of me on Big Data
I recently did an interview with Linda Popky, president of L2M Associates, on Big Data. You can find that podcast here. Learn what Big Data is, why it’s hot, and what you can do with Big Data.
What's next for the AMS Space?
Nice blog post from ASAE today on the future of the AMS space for associations. Click here to read.
Last Chance to Participate in my Seventh Annual One-Question Survey!
Since 2007, I’ve been conducting an annual non-scientific survey of associations, asking them what their biggest data management issues are. You can find the results of past surveys here. The survey is only one question. You can find the survey here. It will only take you 2-3 minutes to complete. I’m closing the survey on …
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