Guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., CAE, CEO & Chief Strategist, Spark Consulting LLC Associations don’t always have all the answers (we know, you’re shocked). We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative […]
An Introvert’s Guide to ASAE Annual
This weekend, about a billion people (ok, not that many, but it feels like it if you’ve ever been in the midst of the throng that is ASAE’s Annual Meeting before) and I will descend on Salt Lake City for fun and booze and networking and, of course, learning. It’s amazing to be among thousands […]
Why Skipping LinkedIn is a Mistake for Association CEOs
So my husband subscribes to CEO Update, the most expensive old-school publication ever, which I find entertaining specifically for its old-schoolness. It arrives in all its black and white, mimeographed-looking glory each month, full of association news and association executive job postings. This month’s issue, though, was a bit of a head-scratcher for me, though, […]
An Introvert’s Defense of Sherry Turkle
Even though I didn’t attend ASAE Annual, I have actually spent a decent amount of my summer thinking about Sherry Turkle, the closing keynote speaker at Annual. Summer has generally been a time when interacting online looses some of its appeal to me–I blogged about it in 2009, and 2010, and apparently had sufficiently burned out on […]
Will I See You This Week?
I can’t believe it’s already December! I’ve barely recovered from the overlappingThanksgiving+Hannukah, have to start thinking about Christmas decorating and shopping I guess and am scrambling to get ready for two conferences this week. I’m tired already! Tuesday I’ll be presenting at the HUG Super Forum with Jay Daughtry on “How to Engage Like the Big Boys.” […]
