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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. The conversation can easily devolve into unproductive speculation. Evaluating where the blind spots lie in your organization is one way to begin approaching these difficult conversations. They also need to find the time and opportunities for these conversations to occur.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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COVID made us lab rats in a variety of unusual experiments. it was also an experience that transformed the employment landscape. Our colleague Stuart Meyer,* who at the time was CEO of the National Barbeque and Grilling Association, a fully virtual organization, made this comment. “We Today, the idea is more mainstream.

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Recap: Nonprofits & AI – A Conversation with Devi Thomas

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I was thrilled to have a conversation with Devi Thomas from Microsoft Philanthropies. Create small low risk experiments to answer the question: does this use case make sense for our organization? And because they use natural language processing, it makes it easier to use because you can have a conversation versus navigating menus.

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Top technology trends to help your association personalize the member experience

Nimble AMS

Today, associations are even more focused on increasing value and providing great experiences to attract and retain members. According to Community Brands research, enhancing the member experience is the top area of focus, and providing personalized experience remains the biggest area associations plan to invest in.

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A New Power Couple—Humans Plus Bots Deliver Member Delight

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What could be more personal than a good old-fashioned conversation? Post-pandemic, we’re seeing more businesses realize the value of conversational marketing, or actually talking with their customers and letting them respond. Consider this—the typical sales funnel puts a conversation at the end of multiple one-way interactions.

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Creating a Fair and Supportive Work Environment: A Conversation with Joan Garry

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I had a wonderful conversation with nonprofit expert and founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab , Joan Garry, to discuss the importance of fairness, mental health, and wellness in the workplace. Can you share your experience with this approach? How have you found this approach to work in your experience? Joan : Yes, Beth.

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Next Level Donor Relations: Make The Experience “Unexpectedly Pleasurable”

Bloomerang

To inspire donor generosity and loyalty year after year, you must stop sending stale thank-you letters and having hollow donor experiences, and start thinking of creative ways to go above and beyond to provide donor service and experiences that are “ unexpectedly” pleasurable and memorable. This may require a chaperone.