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A New Perspective on Work

Association Success

million since 2014. One of the current challenges is that our business systems aren’t structured to identify and recruit freelance talent. Some associations, especially smaller groups where freelancers would be most welcome and needed, have not fully documented their administrative processes. IMPACT ON PROCESSES.

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Association Brain Food: 10.6.23

Reid All About it

Another take on the young professional recruitment challenge comes from James Young of Product Community. The writing has been on the wall for a long time—follow the link in the story to the 2014 memo written by a former ED. Next gen membership #2. The organization’s outgoing treasurer describes the financial situation as “dire.”

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Don't Go Another Year With a Board With Old Thinking. Make 2014 Count For Something

Tom Morrison

Each one will have until March 31, 2014 to complete the session on their own, its 24/7 and able to be viewed on computer, tablets and other mobile devices at their convenience.

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Causes Help Reduce Association Hiring Challenges from Retiring Boomers

SCD Group

million Boomers will turn 65 in 2014. Their son gets paid $17 an hour for his documented volunteer hours. They can be your strongest allies in recruiting new talent to replace retiring Boomers. One Boomer turns 65 every 8 seconds. That means 3.9 And in the next 5 years, the number of Boomers turning 65 totals 19,656,000!

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Diversity and Inclusion Focus Pays Dividends for Venture Capital Group

Associations Now

After making diversity and inclusion a priority in 2014, the National Venture Capital Association formed a task force to take on what is a male-dominated profession. In just months, the group has increased diversity internally, as well as in the field, and encouraged members to invest in minority-run businesses.

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Defining the Right Ends Takes Time

Eric Lanke

Here are the actual clauses from that document: “Ends” determination is a pivotal duty of the Board. The “means” employed to achieve the association’s “ends” are the responsibility of the CEO and the staff members and association volunteers he or she assigns and recruits to assist him or her.

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Delivering Community And Connections at Conferences

Velvet Chainsaw

ELEVATE 2014 had two primary strategic priorities: Participant professional development. Don’t hide your conference focus in strategic planning documents. Recruit volunteers and leaders to help embed connexity and professional development in the meeting design. What ideas has ELEVATE 2014 sparked for you in your meeting design?