--- title: "Social Media Roundup: Is Your Association Like Game of Thrones?" id: "19955" type: "post" slug: "social-media-roundup-is-your-association-like-game-of-thrones" published_at: "2013-10-11T22:20:34+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-15T21:18:02+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/10/11/social-media-roundup-is-your-association-like-game-of-thrones/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2013/10/11/social-media-roundup-is-your-association-like-game-of-thrones.md" excerpt: "Does your organization’s political culture resemble an episode of Game of Thrones? Plus: How to analyze member feedback." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Communications" - "Leadership" - "nonprofit" - "Social Media" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Director" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Social Media Roundup: Is Your Association Like Game of Thrones? If you’ve ever watched HBO’s hit drama *Game of Thrones*, you know that politics can be a nasty business. Why your organization has more in common with the Houses of Lannister and Stark than you probably care to realize, and more, in today’s Social Media Roundup. ### Association of Thrones https://twitter.com/ThadLurie/status/388667877139943424 **Defend your realm**: For those of you who haven’t seen the HBO series *Game of Thrones*, it’s an epic fantasy defined by dirty political wrangling, petty and biting disputes, war and strife, and, occasionally, tragic beheadings. Sound anything like your association? No? Thad Lurie, managing director of technology consulting services for Old Town IT, suggests [your organization probably has more in common with author George R.R. Martin’s fantasy realm than it knows (opens in a new tab)](https://www.oldtownit.com/blog/postid/43/game-of-thrones-association-edition) . (Warning: this post contains spoilers.) *(h/t [@ThadLurie (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/ThadLurie) )* ### Feedback Made Simple > Keep It Simple: Lessons On Feedback Tools for Nonprofits | LinkedIn [http://t.co/enLP5uicSE (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/enLP5uicSE) > [#assnchat (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assnchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#nptalk (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nptalk?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#nonprofits (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/nonprofits?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — CSAEBC (@CSAEBC) [October 10, 2013 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/CSAEBC/status/388416310520320000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Keep it basic:** You’ve got a pretty good idea what your members want—or at least you think you do. But how can you really know unless you ask? It seems so simple. But gathering member feedback is easier said than done. Writing on LinkedIn, Perla Ni, founder and CEO of GreatNonprofits, offers several [keys to establish an effective—and simple—strategy for analyzing feedback (opens in a new tab)](http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131009130111-489685-keep-it-simple-lessons-on-feedback-tools-for-nonprofits) . Among her tips: Create a system that is manageable in house. “Nonprofits should not need to hire a PhD or outside consultants to do this,” she says. Make sure the questions you are asking are easily understood. And ensure that the information you’re collecting is presented in a way that managers and others can use it to create change within your organization. Read the rest of her tips [here (opens in a new tab)](http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20131009130111-489685-keep-it-simple-lessons-on-feedback-tools-for-nonprofits) . *(h/t [@CSAEBC (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/CSAEBC) )* What’s on your social media radar today? Tell us in the comments. (HBO) [Daniel Ford](https://associationsnow.com/author/daniel-ford/) Daniel Ford is a contributor to Associations Now. 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