Happy Monday, Splash blog readers!

I wanted to share some interesting information about how technology has affected recruiting. The Internet has helped people search for jobs and search for prospective candidates practically since its inception, and now it’s rare to receive a resume through “snail mail.”

TALK TO US: How does your association use technology to recruit? Do you take out ads on LinkedIn? Do you use your MemberClicks Career Center?

Happy Friday to all the Splash blog readers! Here in Atlanta it’s such a gorgeous day that we’ve been counting down to the weekend all day long.

But, it’s Friday and before we head out to enjoy the weekend, we’ve got to share five of our favorite blog posts from around the association community this past week. Feel free to share your own in the comments!

1. We tweeted this one earlier today but the message is so great we wanted to share it again: Resisting resistance is futile. Jeffrey Cufaude shares a number of reasons why people resist facilitation – including the purpose, the process and the people – and how you can deal with resistance when it occurs. How has your small staff association handled resistance?

2. Shelly Alcorn asks, who should be setting those standards for those companies in your industry or profession who want to be benefit corporations?. Her answer? You. Setting standards for those companies is part of the association’s role to advocate for its members.

3. “There are no bad ideas.” It’s a common phrase during brainstorming sessions for many associations. However, David M. Patt argues the opposite: there are bad ideas, but they may be OK. Brainstorming’s purpose, after all, is to gather a lot of ideas. Not every idea will be implemented, and, David writes, a better introduction to brainstorms would be, “all ideas are welcome.”‘

4. At the SocialFish blog, John Haydon shares seven ways to increase engagement on your association’s Facebook page. One of our favorites? Interject virality. Ask fans to share a post if they agree, or like a post if they agree. Sharing automatically makes status updates and photos viral, which is a great way to boost engagement. Be sure to check out the comments here too.

5. Aaron Wolowiec shares how to avoid the absolute trap of the word never. He asserts that many people stand in the way of their own success because of the barriers we put up around us. Aaron asks how often you or your association uses the word “never,” and if it holds you back from reaching your full potential.

From all of us at MemberClicks, have a great weekend!

Happy Thursday, Splash blog readers! Is it just us, or has this week gone by extraordinarily quickly?

Today, we’ve got some awesome slideshows and presentations to share. We love getting insights from others’ presentations and think the three below have some great resources.

Do you use Instagram? The popular photo-sharing app for iOS and Android was just bought by Facebook a few weeks ago, and was (actually, still is) one of the fastest-growing applications out there.

What makes Instagram so attractive? The ease of sharing one photo across multiple social networks simultaneously, plus the fun filters you can apply to photos. Although some serious photographers lament the filters because photos lose authenticity, we think Instagram can be useful if filters are used with care.

One big thing to keep in mind with Instagram is its popularity among college students, as the infographic below details. If your small staff association shares photos from events or meetings, consider checking out Instagram. This useful app could help you recruit younger members.

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Happy Friday from MemberClicks!

1. Aaron Wolowiec shares insights and takeaways from ASAE’s Invitational Forum on Leadership and Management. The big ones? Strive to be more balance and be more deliberate about collaboration. Definitely take a look at this thought-provoking post, and share whether or not you identify with that type of collaboration.

2. Jeffrey Cufaude shares what is probably a universal truth about people: they don’t want to feel broken or feel like they are being fixed. Change agents too easily forget that you can’t expect people to respect your ideas if those same people feel you don’t respect them—not necessarily their ideas even—but them as capable, caring human beings.

3. There are things you can do to support your community manager, Maddie Grant writes. Understand that social media is a lot of admin work and – often manual – data collection. It’s unrealistic to expect one person to be able to handle all of the social communication for your association.

4. Shelly Alcorn wrote a thoughtful post about ignorance this week. For us, the most meaningful idea was, Considering our own ignorance to be a gift may not be a message we get very often.  But maybe if we embrace the idea we might actually radically change the trajectories of our associations…and maybe our lives.

5. Mark Athitakis shared insights from ASAE’s International Conference and asks, when you’re faced with a new experience, how do you respond? There are typically three options: ignore, destroy, engage. What you choose might differ depending on the situation, but always take time to assess.