Sat.Jul 29, 2023

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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover

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Martha Stewart took her company public in 1999 and became America’s first self-made female billionaire. Then, in December 2021, she acted on an illegal stock tip and was sentenced to five months in prison. You probably won’t become a billionaire and I don’t see any of my readers going to jail, but there is one fact about your future that I can guarantee.

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Expectations, Outcomes, and Cats

Elevating Engagement

I have found that practice makes my keynote delivery much better. I’m a rehearser. I rehearse my keynote before each address up to eight times. Doing this takes a lot of time, but the results are worth it. To get in enough repetitions, I start rehearsing the week before each event, so rehearsals begin in my home office, and my audience is often our two ginger cats, Bean and Robin (Bean and Robin are named after Muppets, which is the tradition in our household.

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Great Western Council of Optometry Case Study

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COVID-19 Challenges for GWCO Virtual Meetings | Education/LMS | Delivering Partnership/Sponsorship Value Challenge: When GWCO had to cancel it’s in-person Annual Congress due to COVID-19, they had to reimagine the event with only 10 weeks’ time to provide critical CE credits to optometry professionals and deliver value to Industry Partners. Read the full case study to learn how they overcame this incredible challenge.

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Association of Donor Relations Professionals Case Study

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COVID-19 Challenges for ADRP Virtual Meetings | Education/LMS | Delivering Partnership/Sponsorship Value Challenge: Though ADRP had been planning it’s in-person International Conference for months, it had to be canceled due to COVID-19. The donor relations and stewardship industry was being severely impacted and disrupted by the pandemic, and ADRP was eager to support members by keeping the community together and offering educational content that was relevant for the moment.

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How to Increase Membership Renewal

Dive deep into essential elements that drive member retention. Learn why members may hesitate to renew. Discover actionable techniques to encourage their return and foster lasting engagement. Uncover reasons members choose not to renew. Learn effective tactics to elevate member engagement and communication. Explore methods to encourage member renewal and active participation in your association Download now to take charge of your membership retention strategy!

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International Ombudsman Association Case Study

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COVID-19 Challenges for IOA Virtual Meetings | Financial Sustainability | Education/LMS Challenge: IOA canceled 7 in-person Foundations courses due to COVID-19 in 2020, which would have trained 200+ emerging ombuds. As the largest revenue-generating program for IOA, canceling courses resulted in a significant loss of funds. IOA took bold and decisive action to move the complex program to an online format.