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Be the Voice of Relevance—Make Mission, Vision, and Values Fit the Moment

.orgSource

Crafting a statement with a more ambitious destination but fewer directions about how to get there will give your organization room to develop in unexpected ways. In 2013, CEO Reed Hastings committed to moving from being a content distributor to becoming the creator of award-winning productions. Values create community.

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Overcoming the association value gap: part I

Principled Innovation

This post originally appeared on the Associations Now Leadership Blog on March 7, 2013. In a recent post , Associations Now blogger Joe Rominiecki shared what both he and I regard as a startling fact: 53 percent of associations surveyed in 2011 had raised their dues in the previous three years.

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How to Improve Your Call for Presentations Process

Velvet Chainsaw

When Velvet Chainsaw Consulting conducted speaker research with 120 associations with research and consulting company Tagoras Inc. in 2013, we found that nearly 77 percent use a call for speakers/sessions process. Associations value member input. Some organizations do — and more should — institute blind reviews.

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More Spring Cleaning Ideas for Membership Pros

Associations Now

Wes Trochlil, in “ Titles Vs. Roles ,” August 6, 2013. Value Propositions. If your association wants more members and stakeholders and wants more members and other stakeholders to be engaged, start by identifying and understanding the common worldview among them and how your association fits into it.

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