Among the opportunities the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has opened up is the use of digital technology in associations’ activities including member engagement and networking, organizing learning and educational programs, building communities of practice and volunteer recruitment. In less than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic started, with restrictions on public gathering and travel enforced, associations… Read More LMS: A viable option for associations
I first wrote about artificial intelligence (AI) for associations and how it enhances member engagement in associations in my August 24, 2018, post. The use of AI for almost anything we do now—Google search, Facebook tags, a film suggestion from Netflix, or a book recommendation from Amazon—has suddenly increased due to the pandemic. So when… Read More The AI-powered Association
I’m fond of using abbreviations and acronyms in my articles. I must have started this fascination when I was in grade school and “Roy G. Biv” (the seven colors of the rainbow —red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet) comes to mind. This may have to do with memorizing things easily and, in the… Read More T.W.E.A.K. for success
I was one of the speakers at the recent 8th Associations Round Table Asia-Pacific organized by the Brussels-based Union of International Associations (UIA) and hosted by the Seoul Tourism Organization (STO). The learning event, held virtually for the first time, also afforded the 130 attendees to explore the sights and sounds of “Virtual Seoul.” I… Read More Association business model innovation
This was the question posed by Mary Byers, CAE, who spoke to 40 attendees of the webinar, “Strategy in an Uncertain Environment,” organized by the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE) last September 15, 2020. Mary is an Illinois, USA-based author of two bestselling books, “Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations” and “Road to… Read More What is your association’s North Star?
Many associations are seeing a significant hit to membership this year due to the Covid-19 crisis. Yet some associations are growing. What can we learn from these associations and other historically fast-growth associations? What can you do during these tough times and how can you prepare for faster membership growth ahead? These lingering questions were… Read More Playbooks for membership growth
Associations need financial resources to fulfill their purpose and mission. Based on experience, membership dues alone are not enough to sustain this mandate. Non-dues revenues help augment this shortfall, and sponsorship generation and retention is one of them. With this as premise, the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE) recently organized a webinar… Read More Gaining sponsors is like dating
The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) is celebrating its 100 years anniversary this year. The ASAE was supposed to hold its in-person annual meeting and exposition for its centennial celebration in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America, last August 10 to 12, but the pandemic made it pivot to a virtual event. Interestingly,… Read More Coffee, tea, cocktails
The first time I wrote a eulogy here was in my March 8, 2019, post entitled, “BSP Gov. Espenilla and the Association Community,” a tribute to the late Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) Governor Nestor Espenilla for his contribution to the association community as chairman of the Philippine International Convention Center… Read More Orly Peña: Association leader extraordinaire
“The coronavirus pandemic has thrown all our future plans into disarray, and we still don’t know what’s around the corner in the next few weeks and months. In an uncertain future, many people fall into the trap of setting smaller goals or making short-term plans. But that’s the wrong approach. Instead of only planning for… Read More Associations can think like a futurist
