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You May be Doing Innovation: Introducing the Association Innovation Continuum

Smooth The Path

The magnitude of an innovation project doesn’t determine whether the project is innovative or not. Innovation is synonymous with big. So innovation also might be just as well be synonymous with risky, scary and the domain of only a privileged few. Innovation Type 1: Evolutionary.

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Community Leadership: Getting Everyone to Participate

Higher Logic

Leadership hype always focuses on the C-suite – are your executives on social media? But here’s another consideration: have you ever tapped leadership beyond the C-suite? 66% Mature communities had formal leadership/advocacy programs. Extend leadership beyond traditional roles. Take action on community leadership.

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Why Servant Leadership Is Making a Comeback

Associations Now

Today, everybody wants to feel like a stakeholder in an organization, and a new study suggests command-and-control leadership is obsolete. Leadership models come and go, but humility never goes out of style. That’s one of the key findings from a recent report from McKinley Advisors. But strong execs still have a role to play.

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Association Brain Food: 12.15.23

Reid All About it

So far, reading an article here and there, I’m liking it. This Guild report on online community trends put together by Michelle Goodall focuses on brands, but many of the trends pertain to associations and their communities too. PYMNTS reports that Tinder is promoting short-term subscriptions for Gen Z. Career flux. CAE credits.

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Association Brain Food: 2.23.24

Reid All About it

We’re scrolling alone—and it’s getting worse every year, per this Atlantic article by Derek Thompson. A hand-picked roster of big-thinking professionals at the forefront of innovation will share their vision and how they are actively creating the future of the events industry. Social fitness. Americans aren’t hanging out anymore.

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How to Lead Across Generations

Associations Now

Case in point: Earlier this month, the two founders of a nonprofit dedicated to seating gen Zers on boards in Maine published a report on how their effort imploded in spectacular fashion. The article includes some helpful tips for how groups from different generations can find common ground around technology, team-building, and leadership.

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

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Even when board members come to the job with some financial background, they may not be familiar with nonprofit accounting standards , their new leadership responsibilities, or your organization’s statements. So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? Younger members in particular may need coaching.

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