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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Belief Systems as Bridge-Builders.

Idea Architects

Belief Systems as Bridge-Builders, Not Barriers. Our life experiences inform and coalesce into the belief systems that guide our choices. When we come together with others—at home, in neighborhoods, in volunteers groups, or at work—our respective belief systems come into contact with those that others hold.

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Why email success starts with a clean subscriber list

Association Success

Way back when, before the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 , we were able to send out emails with the voracity of water coming out of a firehose. Since 2003, additional legislation regulating how businesses manage customer data has been enacted. This is actually a good thing. Clean and Compliant. Measure What Matters.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Rethinking 80-20

Idea Architects

What if the these percentages are not because of some predetermined tendency of the way individuals act, but is instead a logical result of the systems and processes we put into place? You might just find that 80% of your systems are focused on enabling only 20% of your potential participants or contributors. Oct 2003 (1).

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: There Really Is a Simpler Way

Idea Architects

Here are a few of them: Living systems learn constantly. Living systems are self-organizing. Because we are living systems, most people are intelligent, creative, adaptive, and self-organizing. "We Living systems are webbed with feedback, with information available from all directions." Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2).

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Why The Structure You're Staffing is Stifling Progress

Idea Architects

If your mindset and systems are based on having long-term employees (i.e., And because the volunteers currently in leadership positions have to manage the existing programs, communications, and other efforts, they struggle to also reinvent their officer structure and put new systems in place to manage a larger network of help.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Pre-Qualifying Volunteers

Idea Architects

Organizations should build the systems and infrastructure that accelerate the identification, orientation, and engagement of as many volunteers as possible. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3). Jan 2003 (2). The bottom line?

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A Pioneer of the Virtual Frontier

Association Success

For some people, remote or fully virtual work is a shock to the system. Back in 2003, I started working virtually before it became a relatively common practice. All the models work if you put the effort into creating a system that works for you and your team. How did one association professional forge her own virtual path?

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