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Does Your Nonprofit Suffer from Fire Drill Culture?

Beth Kanter

” There is also “ Fire Drill Leadership ” as defined in this article as a shrill voice or tone that makes everything an emergency when it isn’t. Fires are urgent but unimportant activities that are not a part of your organization’s plan, but require a resource investment. How can we prevent it?

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Members Hire Associations, Members Fire Associations

Potomac Core

Members hire Associations, Members fire Associations is what the new mantra will be for Association Executives in 2018. Members Hire Associations, Members Fire Associations. In 2018 the new mantra will be: Members hire Associations, Members fire Associations. Will not be hired by your prospective members.

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Mitigate Risk at the Workplace With a Few Commonsense Measures

Associations Now

Along with fire and tornado drills, students now participate in lockdown drills at their schools, where they practice huddling together quietly, away from doors and windows, in the event of an active shooter emergency. Here are a few security measures associations can take to reduce risk at the workplace.

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National Safety Council Debuts Emergency Training Kit

Associations Now

NSC also conducted an active shooter drill in its suburban Chicago building. We have drillsfire drills, tornado drills—we walk through the paces and do what we’re told, but with active shooter, it really had an effect on people.”.

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Overcoming Association Change Fatigue

Smooth The Path

They may be tired of the endless fire drills. If you are walking into an association where one or a combination of any of these things have happened, you may see that everyone is fatigued; staff, board and maybe even members. They may be tired of all the change. They may be tired of believing in false promises.

Project 60
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From the Corner Office: Gifford Briggs, LOGA

Association Adviser

If you’re not fired up about it, then find someone on your staff who is. We created a weekly podcast called “Drilling Report.” When people see us at conventions or out in the field, they say, “Oh my god, you’re the Drilling Report people!”. You need to have people passionate and fired up about your industry.

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Empower Your Team to Stay Safe from Workplace Violence

Associations Now

I go fire a shot in the lobby, run right to conference room A, and just say, ‘Come to me,’” Whitney said. “We An active shooter drill is a way to immerse your staff in that warrior mindset. We promote options-based decision making. Have lockdown as a potential solution.

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