Mergers and Acquisitions in the Association Tech Sector by Rick Bawcum, CEO Cimatri I just returned from #ASAE2017 in Toronto and would like to share some thoughts on a pervasive question from association leaders. How will mergers and acquisitions among association technology vendors impact my association? Should we be concerned that our AMS, LMS, CMS, […]
By Rick Bawcum, CEO at Cimatri One of the benefits of working as a consultant is the opportunity to ‘go native’ and be immersed in an industry across organizational boundaries. I was recently honored by an invitation to speak at the annual meeting of the American Society of Association Executives in Toronto on the topic […]
Toronto, Ontario is where thousands of future-oriented industry partners and association professionals will gather this August for the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition. Over three days, attendees will learn about the latest association technology trends, outsourcing IT, nonprofit IT, change management strategies, and more. ASAE is the leading source of knowledge, learning, and research for the […]
My favorite commercial of all time was Apple’s Think Different campaign… “Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with […]
As association leaders, we are finding that the old models for staffing, strategic planning and operations are insufficient to support digital transformation. Managed Services (aka. ‘outsourcing’) have been a ‘go-to’ strategy for many organizations seeking to stabilize, standardize and simplify their technology operations. Yet, stable operations alone will not serve the need to respond to […]