Tweet From Velvet Chainsaw’s Managing Director, Dave Lutz. I’m excited to announce that Donna Kastner is joining the Velvet Chainsaw team starting January 8, 2012 as Director, Education & Engagement! I had the privilege to work with Donna for several years when we were both with Experient. She’s someone that I know well and trust…
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Creating The 24/7 Small-Staff Association Online Conference
Tweet Photo by CharlieGentle http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliegentle/94736480/sizes/o/ Join me July 13-15, 2010, for ASAE’s Online Conference for Small Staff Associations (nonprofit associations with ten or few staff). 2010 Small Staff Association Online Conference Topic: With the rise of social media, mobile technology, and a very vocal blogosphere, it sometimes feels like your members never sleep. How can…
Innovative Techniques In Conference Formats
Tweet Today I’m facilitating my second Peer2Peer presentation, for the PCMA Education Conference 2010 in Montreal, Canada on Innovative Techniques In Conference Formats. Here is the brief session description, the learning objectives and the slide deck I used. In a world of multi-tasking and high-tech innovations, today’s attendee wants a meeting experience which will inspire…
We’re Doing Some Spring Cleaning
Tweet It’s time to dust the corner cobwebs, clean the dirty windows and move winter clothes to another part of the closet…so to speak. We’re making some changes here at Velvet Chainsaw’s Midcourse Corrections blog. During the next few weeks you may see some different things than in the past. We’re testing out some new…
Is Your (High-Tech) Networking Working?
Tweet When used properly, high-tech networking can increase the quantity and quality of professional connections. But to accomplish this, you’ll need an ‘Extreme Networking’ technology strategy — which starts weeks before and culminates in the face-to-face event. Helping grow a participant’s professional network is a sure-fire way to increase loyalty. Last month, we explored how…
