Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Innovation is relatively new in the association industry. A recent association industry benchmarking report notes that 73% of associations have started their focus on innovation within the last 5 years (27% within the last year). Evolutionary-type innovation has probably been happening in pockets within the association for quite some time. It’s the whole association-wide focus on innovation and revolutionary-type of innovation that is very new to us.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 9, 2016

The following blog first appeared on. Philanthropy News Digest. Most of us dread the annual strategic planning process. It’s a daunting task to have to stop and think about the future when your days are already super busy with the work you do for your organization’s clients and beneficiaries. Then there’s the fact that the plan itself can be a document that inspires and creates a visionary context for an organization, or, as I’ve seen lately, a series of work plans detailing what the organizatio

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.orgCommunity

OCTOBER 9, 2016

From : Blog Entry >> Michelle's Blog Entry There is an association for every profession, trade, and interest. In the United States alone, there are tens of thousands of associations and non-profit organizations working to support, develop, and advocate for their respective members and industries. Many of these associations offer some form of professional development, continuing education, or training to both members and non-members, and increasingly this includes an online learning element.

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