In praise of…

June 30, 2008

…association professionals. (context) Tagged: Association Management; Associations; CAE; Certified Association Executive You’re reading Certified Association Executive by Ben Martin, CAE. Subscribe by RSS.

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ASAE launches "vodcast" series: What’s right and some constructive criticism

June 27, 2008

ASAE & The Center launched a new series of “vodcasts” called This Week in Associations earlier, uh, this week. Here’s an examination of what’s right and what’s in need of further review with the implementation, from my personal point of view. Right: High coolness factor. Online video is hot. It got my attention (and my […]

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What a twisted web we weave: Association politicking spills into the blogosphere

June 27, 2008

One of the CAE exam’s maxims is “always put a member between the staff and another member,” especially when conflict arises. Pragmatically speaking, sometimes that’s generally accepted as a best practice, and sometimes it’s just, well, complete B.S. I continue to be amazed, though, at how real-world association politicking has spilled over into the virtual […]

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The blogger speaks, and what a long, strange trip it’s been

June 24, 2008

Warning, shameless self promotion ahead: Since I last checked in with you about my public speaking availability back in January, I’ve been a very busy bee. Here’s my public speaking calendar since February 2008, and extending into January 2009 (keep in mind most of these REALTOR association events are part of my duties at VAR, […]

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Decision to Join for Trade Associations

June 23, 2008

Big news for all you trade association execs: ASAE & The Center will be conducting “Decision to Join for Trade Associations” this fall. Contact Monica Dignam at ASAE & The Center for details. Tagged: Association Management; Associations; CAE; Certified Association Executive You’re reading Certified Association Executive by Ben Martin, CAE. Subscribe by RSS.

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Do you know about Blogger in Draft?

June 20, 2008

For those of you who, like me, write or contribute to blogs using Blogger and WordPress, you know how limiting Blogger is compared to its open source sister. I can’t seem to kick Blogger to the curb, so until I conjure up the bravado to just make the switch, there are a few WordPress-like features […]

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Kudos to the CAE commission

June 18, 2008

Congratulations are in order. ASAE & The Center’s CAE commission is collecting feedback about the CAE exam content outline by wiki. This is a significant step towards openness in the credentialing process, allowing the very members who are certified to have input into what the exam should cover. To all of those who say the […]

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Maybe the world would be better off without associations

June 18, 2008

This is the first in what I hope will be a short series of posts on my thoughts on how associations are affected by the concepts outlined in Clay Shirky’s book Here Comes Everybody. This post is admittedly still a bit under construction, but I hope that by posting it now and getting some feedback […]

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How about this? US Congressmen tweet live from the floor of the House

June 17, 2008

This is a very interesting development. I’m reserving judgment on whether I think it’s good, bad, or neutral, but you have to agree it’s pretty clear that Twitter is now firmly in the mainstream. Tagged: Association Management; Associations; CAE; Certified Association Executive You’re reading Certified Association Executive by Ben Martin, CAE. Subscribe by RSS.

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How to plan a successful unconference in 10 steps

June 17, 2008

File this in the “worked for Ben, maybe it’ll work for me too” folder. I recently organized an unconference for my association and was very pleased with the results. Many association execs I speak with these days seem interested in holding unconferences or unsessions within larger conferences, so I thought I’d share my experience. Here’s […]

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