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The Problem with Committees

Jamie Notter

The Problem with Committees. Here’s the problem with committees: They exist. He had written about an experience he had on a committee that wasn’t pleasant and was reflecting on how the Chair might have “lead” the committee differently. Committees, in that way, are miniature Boards.

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What Race for Relevance Inadvertently Taught Me About Committees

AMR Management Services

What Race for Relevance Inadvertently Taught Me About Committees. Strong post from association executive Eric Lanke (on his own blog) about how committees can and should be used in a modern, progressive, professional association. ► 2008. (23). ► September. (9). ► August. (9). ► July. (6). ► June. (2).

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Mizz Information: If Your Members Organize Their Own Committee.

Mizz Information

If Your Members Organize Their Own Committee, Are You Failing Them? The committee is made up of a group of editors-in-chief, all of whom are presumably members of ASME--in fact, one (James Bennet) is a member of ASMEs board of directors. December 2008 (9). November 2008 (4). October 2008 (8). September 2008 (5).

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Helping—and Keeping—Members in Hard Times

Associations Now

At the height of the 2008 recession, the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association started to see its membership numbers dip. Requests for a one-year transitional membership must be submitted to NCMGMA’s membership committee. Offer a limited no-charge option.

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Five Tips for Success with Ad Hoc Volunteers

Spark Consulting

Thanks to ASAE’s 2008 Decision to Volunteer study, we know that our members are eager to volunteer. When you’re used to working mostly with standing committees, though, it can be tough to figure out how to create good ad hoc volunteer work. Next time, he might be up for a task force that will stretch over a few months.

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8 Tips to Create a More Inclusive Event

Associations Now

Creating a diverse representation on your stage or on your committees is a tough issue to tackle, but change only happens when we push for change. Creating a diverse representation on your stage or on your committees is a tough issue to tackle. We need to go way beyond making sure our speaker lineups include non-white male faces.

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No more burnout blues

Aaron Wolowiec

Do-nothing committees. We believe that’s because the current model of association volunteering, based on standing committees, is broken. However, the era in which members had ample time and resources to serve on traditionally-organized committees that made all decisions slowly, deliberatively and collaboratively is over.

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