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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:01:15 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/"><rss:title>a blog &amp; resource centre for NFP organizations</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/</rss:link><rss:description></rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-03-12T10:01:15Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.9.2 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/3/5/the-nintendo-generation.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/18/listen-up-series-on-member-needs-satisfaction-3-effective-co.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/15/keep-track-of-the-medals-at-vancouver-2010.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/9/npos-neither-panicked-nor-overly-prepared-for-the-generation.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/21/even-dilbert-thinks-the-generation-shift-is-important2-more.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/19/ready-or-not-here-it-comes-how-will-the-generation-shift-aff.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/18/and-the-winner-is.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/12/just-who-do-you-think-youre-talking-to.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2009/12/31/three-things-to-help-your-nfp-go-from-good-to-great-in-2010.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2009/12/22/an-arc-christmas-tale.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/3/5/the-nintendo-generation.html"><rss:title>The Nintendo Generation?</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/3/5/the-nintendo-generation.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-03-05T08:18:21Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Association Trends Association Trends, Issues &amp; Challenges Multigenerational workplace Nintendo generation association leadership baby boomers challenges generation shift generation y leadership non-profit leadership not-for-profit trends</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Not too long ago, I was at a dinner where I found myself in a conversation with a senior association leader.  He chaired the board at one of a model non-profit and had been around the block more than a few times in the business world.  So, needless to say, I was all ears when he decided to share with me his theory on young professionals.

He said: “I like to think of young people today as the ‘Nintendo Generation.’”]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/18/listen-up-series-on-member-needs-satisfaction-3-effective-co.html"><rss:title>Listen Up! Series on Member Needs &amp; Satisfaction #3: Effective Communication a Bellwether for Member Satisfaction</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/18/listen-up-series-on-member-needs-satisfaction-3-effective-co.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-18T14:00:47Z</dc:date><dc:subject>ARC Association Resource Centre Association Trends, Issues &amp; Challenges Research The ARC Listen Up!Series on Member Needs &amp; Satisfaction association benchmarking member satisfaction members needs not-for-profit philanthropy research satisfaction stakeholder</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA["What We Have Here is a Failure to Communicate"

If you take a minute to think about it, communication is at the root of so many of the world’s problems. Over time, lack of communication and miscommunication has led to many a sore back from sleeping on the couch. It has made people miss appointments and has left them waiting awkwardly in the wrong restaurants. It has battered and broken up the most iron-clad of relationships and caused people to lose their jobs. It has created civil and social strife and it has even led to and exacerbated wars.

Well, communication issues are also a major challenge for a lot of not-for-profits.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/15/keep-track-of-the-medals-at-vancouver-2010.html"><rss:title>Keep Track of the Medals at Vancouver 2010!</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/15/keep-track-of-the-medals-at-vancouver-2010.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-15T17:27:10Z</dc:date><dc:subject>2010 ARC Association Resource Centre canada olympics medal counter medal tracker olympics vancouver</dc:subject></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/9/npos-neither-panicked-nor-overly-prepared-for-the-generation.html"><rss:title>NPO's Neither Panicked Nor Overly Prepared for the Generation Shift</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/2/9/npos-neither-panicked-nor-overly-prepared-for-the-generation.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-02-09T20:13:26Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Association Resource Centre Association Trends Association Trends, Issues &amp; Challenges NFP Pulse aging association demographics association research baby boomers demographic shift generation shift generation x generation y not-for-profit pulse results not-for-profit research</dc:subject></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/21/even-dilbert-thinks-the-generation-shift-is-important2-more.html"><rss:title>Even Dilbert Thinks the Generation Shift is Important...2 More Days to Participate in This Month's NFP Pulse!</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/21/even-dilbert-thinks-the-generation-shift-is-important2-more.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-21T14:05:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Association Trends Association Trends, Issues &amp; Challenges NFP Pulse NFP pulse Research association demographics association research baby boomer generation x not-for-profit not-for-profit shortage not-for-profit statistics</dc:subject></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/19/ready-or-not-here-it-comes-how-will-the-generation-shift-aff.html"><rss:title>Ready or Not, Here it Comes: How Will The Generation Shift Affect Your NFP?</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/19/ready-or-not-here-it-comes-how-will-the-generation-shift-aff.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-19T20:33:00Z</dc:date><dc:subject>ARC Age of Canadian population Association Resource Centre Association Trends, Issues &amp; Challenges Canadian population NFP Pulse Not-for-profit pulse Research association demographics association research baby boomers generation x generation y not-for-profit demographics not-for-profit research</dc:subject></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/18/and-the-winner-is.html"><rss:title>And the Winner Is....</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/18/and-the-winner-is.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-18T16:59:31Z</dc:date><dc:subject>ARC Association Resource Centre Association Trends, Issues &amp; Challenges NFP Pulse NFP pulse NFP research Not-for-profit pulse Research association demographics association research baby boomers generation</dc:subject></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/12/just-who-do-you-think-youre-talking-to.html"><rss:title>Just Who Do You Think you’re Talking To?</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2010/1/12/just-who-do-you-think-youre-talking-to.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-01-12T21:50:49Z</dc:date><dc:subject>ARC ARC Blog Association Resource Centre Association Trends, Issues &amp; Challenges NFP Pulse NFP pulse Research Social Media Social Media association association research canadian association nfp social media research non-profit not-for-profit not-for-profit research</dc:subject></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2009/12/31/three-things-to-help-your-nfp-go-from-good-to-great-in-2010.html"><rss:title>Three Things To Help Your NFP Go From Good to Great in 2010</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2009/12/31/three-things-to-help-your-nfp-go-from-good-to-great-in-2010.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-12-31T22:38:42Z</dc:date><dc:subject>ARC ARC Blog Association Resource Centre Association Trends Association Trends, Issues &amp; Challenges Co-Creation Engagement Social Media Social Media association membership association research co-creation member driven strategy new years' resolutions not-for-profit challenges not-for-profit trends</dc:subject></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2009/12/22/an-arc-christmas-tale.html"><rss:title>An ARC Christmas Tale</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.resources4associations.com/the-arc-blog/2009/12/22/an-arc-christmas-tale.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Carol-Anne Moutinho</dc:creator><dc:date>2009-12-22T21:56:47Z</dc:date><dc:subject></dc:subject></rss:item></rdf:RDF>