Making a loud noise and leaving the room since 2004

Welcome to Blog Watchdog! As always, I must remind you that I’m a paid freelance writer for McKinley Marketing. You have no doubt been inundated recently with horror stories about the economy and the fiscal future (and present) of our country. What’s an association executive to do when faced with the question, “How does all […]

I was recently invited to write an article for the Avectra Institute newsletter. In case you missed it, here’s my contribution. There’s a lot of talk about using social media as a means to engage members. And it’s not just talk. If you read research from ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership (if you […]

I got this question from a reader the other day: In addition to the paid gig, I am the president of a community based non profit – all volunteer of course! We use mailman for group emails…but I am looking for a similar platform for blast text messages for both the adults as well as […]

“Those of us with considerable real-world experience are often at an advantage relative to young people, who are comparative novices in the way the world works. The mistakes novices make come from a lack of experience. They overestimate mere fads, seeing revolution everywhere, and they make this kind of mistake a thousand times before they […]