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Jeff De Cagna elected chair of RedRover Board of Directors

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Founded in 1987, RedRover is a national organization headquartered in Sacramento, California that focuses on bringing animals out of crisis and strengthening the bond between people and animals through a variety of programs, including emergency sheltering, disaster relief services, financial assistance and education.

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Jeff De Cagna serving as curator for ACE Symposium on July 12

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The ACE Symposium will feature nine CEO Thought Leaders presenting 15-minute TED style talks organized into three critical conversation themes: the future of membership, the future of new value creation and the future of leadership.

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Jeff De Cagna joins ATA Board of Directors

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. “ATA is extremely pleased to add Jeff De Cagna’s invaluable experience and original insights on business model innovation and future-focused stewardship to our leadership team. Jeff also served on the board of directors of ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership from September 2007 through August 2010.

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Overcoming the association value gap: part II

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This post originally appeared on the Associations Now Leadership Blog on March 28, 2013. It is an invention designed to create artificial predictability and a sense of security for risk-averse organizations. You can read Part I here. The problem for associations is that the member market does not really exist.

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Join Jeff for Better Boards Workshop on March 8 in Denver

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RedRover is an award-winning national nonprofit organization, headquartered in Sacramento, California, that brings animals out of crisis and strengthens the bond between people and animals. On March 8, Jeff also will deliver a luncheon talk on “Five Reasons Why Boards Are Killing Association Business Models.”

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Five reasons why membership is killing association business models: Part II

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Indeed, for many organizations, the membership imperative defines the very existence of the association: membership is who they are and what they do. Membership is perhaps the most sacred tenet in all of association orthodoxy.

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Associations Unorthodox e-book available on August 8

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” In the e-book, Jeff challenges boards, CEOs, C-Suite executives and other key contributors to break free of the association community’s orthodox beliefs and make six radical shifts toward the future to help their organizations thrive in the face of relentless societal transformation: De-emphasize membership. Eliminate budgets.

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