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Moving From Free Rider to Engaged Member

Associations Now

He became a member in 1999 and joined the board of directors in 2005, eventually becoming chair in 2012. Throughout his leadership, he saw a fundamental issue in how SEA served members. The association advocated for its members’ interests but did very little when it came to actively engaging its members.

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Serving Your Professional Community for Impact

Association Adviser

Working with the Chinese government, it took six years to open (1999-2005) and another eight years to build relationships and an office team to make the office effective in the local market. ISACA’s Beijing-based volunteer members after a meeting in October 2016. Opening the Beijing office was the most complex and challenging.

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Mizz Information: Social Media Software + Silos Redux

Mizz Information

While association staff in each silo are focused on providing the most up-to-date solutions to members, not only is there the potential for costly overlap, but members are most likely going to be confused and overwhelmed by too many conflicting choices. Poor member experience and poor ROI for these often expensive software solutions.