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The 4 myths about DELP

Association Advocacy Chick

When I was accepted into DELP in 2008, I was Director of Political Advocacy for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, had worked in the association community for 13 years and earned my MA in Government from Johns Hopkins University in 2002. Reality – DELP scholars serve on ASAE boards and committees.

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Leveraging strategy to amplify education initiatives

Aaron Wolowiec

Despite bad press, Detroit offers countless examples of what’s working. I recently had the good fortune to tour several Detroit sites with her as a committee chair for the aforementioned event. For starters, meetings are not only safe and thriving, a transformation is happening here more rapidly than at any other time in history.

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12 Simple Ways to Unleash More Creative Thinking

Idea Architects

Example: How can we do 10% more next year while using 10% less money to do so? Create an “Experimental Fund” that provides seed money and incentive for staff, committees, etc. Dec 2002 (6). Nov 2002 (4). Sep 2002 (2). Aug 2002 (3). Jul 2002 (3). Jun 2002 (2). May 2002 (4).

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How to Produce Association Rock Stars for 100 Years and Beyond

Association Adviser

Two people on the committee said, “We’ve lost sight of the power of storytelling to benefit GSAE, but the 100 th anniversary is a good opportunity to restart.” We have several idea files, both paper and virtual, where we’ve been dumping notes and examples from other organizations for a few years now.

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The Importance of Getting Lots of Little Things Done Well Every Day

Association Adviser

For example, some associations don’t want to tweet jobs or have them listed in an e-newsletter because they view job listings as advertising. I have served on committees, as have other members of our staff; we also speak at ASAE events and contribute articles for their publications.

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What Does the Process of Chapter Restructuring Look Like?

Chapter Chat

Since 2002, Peggy Hoffman and Peter Houstle at Mariner Management have been talking about the need for associations to take a hard look at their chapter model. For example, let’s say vacant chapter leadership positions have become a pervasive issue. We don’t have enough candidates with board or committee experience.

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