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Speaking to Alabama Law Students about the Association World

Association Navigator

Jerry’s book, Association Law Handbook , is in the Fifth Edition and it’s a great reference tool for association and non-profit lawyers. On most days I answer regulatory questions but I’m also involved in designing social media strategies, managing finances, recruiting new members, and planning future events. Jacobs , dean of the D.C.

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Long Live Your Education Sessions: How To Repurpose, Reuse and Recoup Meeting Costs

Tom Morrison

Our association had a five module course that included a thick 3-ring bound Instructor’s Guide, five student handbooks and written tests. That is 100 new members we did not have to recruit! Let me give you an example of how this looks in the real world. The thick Instructor Guide was OVERHEADS! Yes overheads. That was huge!

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Association Brain Food: 9.23.22

Reid All About it

Join KiKi L’Italien as she interviews the author of The Association CEO Handbook Paul Belford about the role of the association CEO in today’s environment. Learn about digital content structures that work for recruitment, retention, and revenue. Host: Certification Network Group. Tue 9/27 at 2 p.m. – 1 CAE credit.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.13.17

Reid All About it

Not only will this report help you benchmark your association’s membership marketing efforts against nearly 1,000 other associations, but you’ll pick up ideas for improving recruitment and retention tactics. The council manages leadership recruitment, candidate evaluation, and nominations. Tue 1/17 at 2 p.m. – More info/register.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.13.17

Reid All About it

Not only will this report help you benchmark your association’s membership marketing efforts against nearly 1,000 other associations, but you’ll pick up ideas for improving recruitment and retention tactics. The council manages leadership recruitment, candidate evaluation, and nominations. Tue 1/17 at 2 p.m. – More info/register.

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Six Stages of Board Evolution

Leading Associations

In this phase the board has recruited volunteers beyond the initial core, it may have hired staff, and has generally become more organized. His special areas of expertise include working with boards and committees, certification, training programs, and membership systems. A Stage 3 board is a “working” board. Learn More!

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.4.16

Reid All About it

Learn how to evaluate your program for volunteer engagement, determine how best to deploy volunteers, create a communication plan, and screen and train volunteers to be an important part of your volunteer recruiting, retention and recognition plans. – Playing by the Rules: Creating an Effective Volunteer Handbook. Host: Pathable.

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