Spark Consulting

MAY 11, 2020

And don’t forget to check out the other FREE Spark collaborative whitepapers, too: Blockchain for Associations: Separating the Hype from the Promise (PDF), co-authored with Shelly Alcorn, CAE, April 2019. Steal Like a Fundraiser: Innovations in Cause-Oriented Fundraising for Associations (PDF), co-authored with Sohini Baliga, December 2017.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 31, 2017

A learning organization is one “that facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself” According to this definition , this type of organization is more responsive to external pressures, has a faster pace of change within the organization, and is better able to innovate and remain competitive.

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SCD Group

APRIL 22, 2014

The other day, Jonathan Waters, director of the highly rated Ohio State University Marching Band, shared ideas about the traditions and innovations of the band. During the fall of 2013, the Ohio State Marching Band hit the big time: 20 million people have seen us on YouTube; six billion media exposures worldwide.

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Association Leaders

JULY 16, 2012

On the other hand, if you are the underdog and you find new, creative and innovative ways to compete, you can win much more often. I look forward to reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book in 2013. Not a great winning percentage, but better than Mario Mendoza ‘s batting average.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 16, 2013

Jeff De Cagna, founder of Principled Innovation LLC. As I wrote last week, this month I’ll be exploring some shifts in association management that some might say are extreme. To start us off, I spoke with Jeff De Cagna , founder of Principled Innovation LLC.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 5, 2014

This is the path that NICSA (formerly the National Investment Company Service Association) followed to a dramatically simpler membership structure last year. Prior to November 2013, NICSA asked its 170 member companies to join into one of 18 different member categories. Where are your association’s sneckdowns?

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SCD Group

AUGUST 4, 2013

Well, I’m in Atlanta attending another annual meeting of ASAE: the Center for Association Leadership. This gives me a chance to share my thinking because it is probably similar to the thought process your members go through when deciding whether to attend your association’s annual conference.

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