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MARCH 1, 2013

My brand new Associations Now article on boards and business models is now available online. The magazine has given the article the title, “Trapped in The Past,” although I refer to it as “Five Reasons Why Boards Are Killing Association Business Models.” I am very grateful for her support.

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Principled Innovation

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Jeff De Cagna’s latest article on business model innovation, “Designing Association Business Models for the Network Age,” is now available for download. The article appears in the August/September 2012 issue of Association Magazine, the official publication of the Canadian Society of Association Executives.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

In support of my new article, “Trapped in the Past,” a.k.a. TMA Resources Executive Breakfast in Alexandria, Virginia including a free talk on the Five Reasons-Boards article and an optional “deep dive” session (registration fee for deep dive). In support of my new article, "Trapped in the Past," a.k.a.

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Principled Innovation

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

I find it remarkable that it is February 2013, and I am still reading magazine articles advising associations to create strategic plans every five or six years, and encouraging leaders to review those plans just once a year. This post originally appeared last Wednesday on the ResultsDirect AssociationCentric Blog.

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JUNE 9, 2012

This post appears as an article in the May/June 2012 issue of Success by Association , the magazine of Association Executives of North Carolina. You can download a PDF of the article (512 KB). If your association would like permission to republish this article, please submit a request through the P.I.

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Principled Innovation

JANUARY 16, 2013

” This talk, based on the Jeff’s forthcoming article in Associations Now Magazine, will help association leaders better understand board mindsets and actions that run counter to business model success, and will present “next practices” for more capable business model stewardship at the board level.

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Principled Innovation

JANUARY 30, 2013

This executive breakfast, based on the Jeff’s provocative article in the March 2013 issue of Associations Now, as well as his hands-on experience as a nonprofit board member, will help CEOs and other senior leaders better understand the board beliefs and actions that run counter to effective business model stewardship and innovation.

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