Association 201 in action

Association 201 is working so far. Jan Plimpton from Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota provided lots of great information about her organization and folks are sitting in groups focused on one of these four topics: Communications/Advocacy, Training, Revenue generating, and Meeting planning.

MSAE's Association 101 is a comprehensive overview of associations and how they work. Association 201 is geared more toward demonstrating competence in

• Describing how their organization does its work and why they do it that way
• Asking pertinent questions that hone in on the nature and needs of another organization
• Adapting their thinking and way of doing things to fit the needs of a different organization
• Fully participating in and contributing ideas in a small and large group setting so objectives are met on time
• Rolling with the punches when a schedule changes
• Making the case for a solution succinctly and successfully

So, the brainstorming has begun. And Habitat for Humanity of Minnesota has a organizational representative at each table. Their willingness to have their work scrutinized is inspiring. How many of us would be so open to this type of questioning?