Association Leaders

JUNE 26, 2019

The Board of Directors, the Officers, the Committee Chairs, the Chapters (if there are any). Of course that’s true, but remember, if there is no succession plan, there is no way the organization can achieve its mission. Typically these are the people who are chairing committees or who have been engaged in the association for some time.

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

The Problem with Committees. Here’s the problem with committees: They exist. He had written about an experience he had on a committee that wasn’t pleasant and was reflecting on how the Chair might have “lead” the committee differently. This is not a new idea, of course. Generations.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Which learning opportunities and online courses are your members signing up for? . Chapter, committee, or business group meetings. If your association is large, you might have multiple chapters, different committees, or even smaller business groups. Use microsites for association committees. Event attendance.

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Association Management Committee Learning Management System Software 250

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Board reports also summarize committee reports about governing finances or other vital organizational activities. Depending on the committee’s findings, the report may request funds for a list of proposed activities. . Committee work . Committees summarize their actions and proposals. Financial performance .

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Software Association Management Proposal Committee 127

SBI

MAY 20, 2024

Our seasoned financial management professionals develop and manage these critical relationships with direction from the association’s Treasurer, Finance Committee, and Board. SBI offers strategic non-dues revenue generation ideas and campaigns, such as paid webinars, online courses, and certification programs.

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Resources Revenue Class Certificate 105

Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

One association puts its volunteer membership committee to work in calling all new members to welcome them to the association—a rewarding effort for members, volunteers, and the association alike. At the committee level, though, there seems to be no hard and fast rule. So, what’s the right mix? Call to Action.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Conference organizers know that the “main course” of their education offering and value proposition is in the concurrent education sessions. These learning experiences are primarily guided and selected by committee members who have little to no training or experience in adult learning principles. This model can be very risky.

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Committee Education Tips Recruiting 65

WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

A note for the meeting planner: please order decaf for the next committee meeting. Only 30 minutes in and your highly energetic committee members have already come up with several new online learning program ideas. Many associations put all their products, services, programs, and even committees through a sunset review process.

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Education How To Certificate Committee 161

.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

The treasurer and the finance committee also have important roles to play. Organize panel discussions featuring the Finance Committee. Online courses. Ask the treasurer and the finance committee to connect with their colleagues to determine what would increase their involvement. Financial literacy workshops.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

For example, most associations find members don’t volunteer or donate before they have seen value from other activities like courses or publications. By finding members at the right time in their journey, you can increase your likelihood of identifying candidates ready to engage like speaking at your conference or serving on a committee.

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Member Engagement Committee Tips Class 169

Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

NAHMA has always had a strong focus on professional development, but our courses and credentials focused on the nuts and bolts of the industry: it was a lot of technical education,” said Kris Cook, NAHMA’s chief executive officer. When NAHMA receives contact info from course participants, they also ask for supervisor information.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

These webinars were repurposed from existing content, along with content from committee members volunteering as subject matter experts. In their last year as students, the association shared content about the certification program, offering opportunities for these students to take the course even though they could not certify.

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Member Engagement Strategy Certificate Survey 210

Reid All About it

MARCH 17, 2023

With for-profit and higher ed competition growing, your association’s online courses must stand out in the crowd. Join our EDI Committee and panel discuss how to keep inclusion in mind for your events and meetings moving forward. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Online learning.

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Revenue Certificate Committee Leadership 205

Nimble AMS

JUNE 4, 2022

Try including live webinars, webcasts of live events, recommended courses, and videos. . Involve the member perspective in event planning by creating a committee of member volunteers. If your ideal member prioritizes learning opportunities, be sure to invest in various training options. Track member engagement through your AMS.

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Technology Committee Member Engagement LMS 121

MemberClicks

AUGUST 15, 2022

An LMS is really just the bones for creating courses, sharing information and tracking member progress. A learning management system could help with recurring committee or board meetings. Having a platform where you can simultaneously host and store information related to that committee (or the board, or membership group, etc.)

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Learning Management System System LMS eBook 95

WBT Systems

MAY 22, 2018

But how do you get people to make that first investment of time and money into one of your online courses? If you let people sample online education, for example, a mini-course or webinar series , they’re more likely to react positively to your subsequent marketing messages about your paid online courses. Inactive members.

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Sample Education Course Recruiting 150

Reid All About it

MARCH 4, 2022

Sounds like a practical approach to session and course design, doesn’t it? Associations are giving everyone a voice like never before, using open APIs to enable grassroots voting, smarter committees and stronger online community. Melissa Householder, CEM, Trade Show Manager, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

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Class Certificate Content Committee 195

Blue Sky eLearn

JUNE 7, 2019

Once your members have attended their first event or taken their first course through your association, you’ll want to take the necessary steps to keep them involved and motivated. The more you know about your members, the better prepared you’ll be to create courses, events, and other programming that they’ll want to stay involved in.

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How To Course Software Content 183

Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

Membership committees. Is it difficult to find members to serve on your membership committee? MemberSuite discusses the challenges faced by staff in charge of membership committees and suggests ways you can make improvements by revamping (or retiring) your membership committee. A terrific idea to steal!

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

They’re still grappling with committees, committee assignments, and selections.” That definition will vary from association to association, of course. There’s increasing pressure to get it right. But the report has a few suggestions in its “Volunteer Impact Template.”

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Committee Report Revenue Leadership 104

Membersuite

MAY 17, 2022

Your credentialing committee and subcommittees must ensure that credential holders possess the skills, knowledge and standards associated with the credentialing program. A repeating obstacle to credentialing that I often heard about in my previous role as an Implementation Consultant is course or exam anxiety.

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Ungrated

JUNE 24, 2021

If a bad decision has already been made, a board should recognize it and reverse course. For example, a landscaping committee member cannot unilaterally advise an owner to remove a tree because the committee member believes the tree is in violation of the covenants. Avoid bad decisions. Ensure due process is provided.

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Pennsylvania New Jersey Committee Course 83

Ungrated

MAY 20, 2022

Whether you’re a new or long-standing CAI member, you’ve probably seen or heard one of these outstanding members deliver a webinar, teach an education course, speak at a chapter luncheon, or connect with them at a conference. In 2021, he was instrumental in helping CAI modify in-person education courses for a virtual platform.

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Association Success

JANUARY 14, 2020

I’ve served on the Stewardship Council at my church, as a course instructor, participated in a variety of committees and SIGs at Association Forum, and as a parent volunteer on the PTA. One way I achieve this is through shooting simple 30–45 second video testimonials for any courses or events I’m involved with. Don’t overcommit.

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Tips Committee Course Recruiting 107

Reid All About it

MARCH 10, 2023

Log on in March as we discuss, among other things: How can work done by the DEI committee be augmented/supported by this community? Building an Effective Audit Committee Learn how to build and use the audit committee to protect and strengthen exempt organizations. And how does this work get integrated into what ASAE does?

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Committee Education Software Technology 195

Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 16, 2019

Webinar and Course calendars with dates of events, scheduled speakers, and due dates. Course/webinar registration numbers. Past board and committee reports. For preservation, safety, and ease-of-updating, all documentation should also exist electronically, of course! Standard Operating Procedures.

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Tips FAQ Education Sample 211

Spark Consulting

JUNE 5, 2018

The most obvious non-monetary contribution would be serving in a volunteer position, but they might not have the capacity to be committee members either. Assist in moderating your online community (after, of course, receiving training)? Could they serve as social media ambassadors for you? Volunteer at chapter events?

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This model works well when the organizers, committee members, and speakers know what members need to learn. This model will likely continue to flourish wherever there is a successful well-trodden path, like courses on processes, programs, or regulations. But there’s not a successful path for every problem.

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Conference Committee Course Team 78

Mariner Management

APRIL 19, 2021

On the legislative front, the Legislative Action Committee was not deterred by a shortened 2020 Legislative session where many bills were shelved. The committee jumped right into 2021 working with sponsors of several relevant bills and testifying as needed. Read more about all these super volunteers. .

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

In addition to committees and councils, volunteers support our organizations as board members, SMEs and speakers (many of whom are uncompensated). Leveraging just some of these course corrections while there’s still time could have a profound impact not just on your volunteer numbers, but on engagement and membership, as well.

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Michigan Committee Course Association Management 100

Membersuite

MARCH 17, 2023

Webinar, course, and other educational event registrations Email clicks Web page views Community discussions Check your AMS data for audience segments that are large or active enough to support specialized tracks or workshops. Don’t rely solely on the opinions of committee members when designing events and marketing campaigns.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

One solution to this issue, of course, is to increase prices, and penalties for cancellation. How will you encourage volunteers to take part in your committees, run for board seats, and use the tools that support their professional development? With the caveat, of course, that too much email messaging tends to be a turnoff.)

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 9, 2023

For many annual meetings, the Great Resignation has resulted in erosion of loyal, regular attendees and an increase in first-timers, whose experience can be improved with guidance on the best course for them to follow during your program. In his book, The Paradox of Choice , author Barry Schwartz writes: “Learning to choose is hard.

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Conference Committee Recruiting Recruitment 52

Florida Condo & HOA Law Blog

JULY 25, 2023

However, after an agreement with Miami Dade County Commissioners to have the County hold a vote to repeal the pit bull ban, the state legislation was postponed and ultimately did not make it out of Committee. The County did ultimately put the measure on a County wide ballot.

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Thanks For Playing

AUGUST 23, 2012

The Good: I love what ASAE has done with the volunteer committee structure. First of all, they've forced us to be more efficient by scheduling MUCH shorter committee meetings. Sitting in a committee meeting for 8 hours is torture that shouldn't be forced on ANYONE. Hallelujah!

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Associations Now

APRIL 9, 2023

The report spotlights a host of steps one nonprofit university took: more active recruitment for the board, including students and faculty as trustees, and paying more attention to the pipeline—who would be members of committees that generally lead to board positions. Expertise matters, of course.

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The Hourglass Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Should Committees Report to the Board? Should committees report to the board?" Of course they should. There are some committees whose jobs clearly relate to the governance of the association. The Finance Committee. The Nominating Committee. The Executive Committee. The Education Committee.

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