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Association Brain Food: 5.19.23

Reid All About it

Association executives want their organizations to evolve and take advantage of new opportunities, but something is holding them back. They share tactics for the six stages of that journey and for dealing with churn (boo!) and expansion (yay!). Association growth mindset. Fri 5/19 at 4 p.m. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Teachers Group Looks to Expand Membership After Supreme Court Ruling

Associations Now

American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees , technically shouldn’t have made a big difference in Arkansas, one of 27 “right to work” states that doesn’t obligate union membership. About two weeks after Janus , ASTA took out a full-page ad in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette [PDF].

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Association Brain Food: 5.26.23

Reid All About it

WBT Systems shares strategies for convincing people to commit time to their own professional development. For example, it lies (“hallucinates”). How to Contract with and Manage State Lobbyists Does your organization have a strong grassroots presence or is your board a team of grasstops influencers? 501Works acquires ReviewMyAMS.

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Why Good Doesn’t Get to Great

Associations Now

But middling organizations struggle more to get strategy right. For all the debate about whether strategic planning is effective—or whether it might need a new name —there’s little dispute that having strategic thinkers at the helm of an organization is critical.

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Transforming Nonprofit Staff Into Champions on Social

Beth Kanter

A champion is an individual that supports a nonprofit organization or cause. They are passionate about your organization and social change, and will talk about it to anyone who will listen. Nonprofit Examples. Here’s a few examples: 1.

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How Your Organization’s CEO Can Use Social Media for Thought Leadership

Beth Kanter

There are significant benefits to both the organization and the leaders themselves by building a thought leadership profile on social. Your leader as a champion and personal brand for your organization is going to have less risk than external volunteers or champions. Bruce Lesley, CEO of First Focus, is an example.

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Balance the Spontaneous and Strategic of Social Media: Newsjacking and Obamacare

Beth Kanter

That’s because boards or senior management (or funders) don’t always understand these are part of a strategy that leads to the strategic results. This “Window of Opportunity” was a perfect chance to practice the dance between the strategic and spontaneous or becoming an adaptive organization.