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Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 28th, 2009
The issue of culture has a lot to do with having the right people. What's more important? Getting the right people on the bus or deciding where the bus should go? Well, if you have the right people on the bus, you can take it wherever you want to go.
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Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 28th, 2009
If you liked this article, I think there's an article you'll like the August issue of Associations Now! =) (Hopefully more than one, of course, but one that I think you'll like for sure …)
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Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 27th, 2009
Hmm. I think our definition of community is what is different – for us, an association's community extends far beyond its member database…
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Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 26th, 2009
Thanks for the great comments!
Jeff, let me respond to yours specifically. First, yes, the size of the three association focuses can vary. But are you saying community should be a circle like these? For me community overlaps the whole – in fact community is the whole diagram as per slide 3.
I agree with [...]
Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 26th, 2009
Maddie:
Ok, so, we see it differently.
I do not see education as part of the larger circle of community. In advocacy or environmental associations, an association may be seeking to educate nonmembers, the public or even members' customers about specific issues that concern the membership community. So it could easily be outside of that community. [...]
Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 26th, 2009
Interesting view Maddie. I offer a different spin on this.
In the first slide, you have all three circles the same size as if the three main association areas are equal. I submit that those three circles vary in size based upon the association's goals and reasons for existence. That would make their intersections different. [...]
Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 24th, 2009
Wow, Maddie! That’s a great post! My association is going though this exact same exercise, though we use different terms to describe it. In fact, each person who’s involved in this exercise has a somewhat different view of what we’re trying to accomplish. But the basic direction is this: we have [...]
Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 24th, 2009
When I first heard and saw your slide show over at CFA Institute workshop I was wowed — so love seeing it here so I can play more with it.
Two messages that I think we really need to hear (and Pat your comment certainly hones in on these) is that community is different from collaboration [...]
Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 19th, 2009
Very cool and interesting slide show! It inspired me to blog some of my own thoughts on the "personal vs. professional" dilemma on my site.
http://twurl.nl/htnoul
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Posted in Diary of a Reluctant Blogger on Jul 18th, 2009
Thanks for sharing with SocialFish fans, Maddie!
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