Associations Now

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Organizations should identify leadership candidates for their staff and volunteer corps early. To do that, give them a taste of what leadership really looks like. First and foremost, it provides training to demonstrate what that leadership and management actually looks like. “We But that doesn’t mean abandoning them.

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Associations Now

MARCH 4, 2014

A new study finds that the best companies to recruit from have one thing in common: really, really good leadership training programs. So says a new report from Chally Group Worldwide ranking the top companies for leadership. Both have executive leadership programs of their own. What can you learn from these companies?

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Association Success

JANUARY 8, 2021

Every week, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our newsletters to keep up with what’s trending. We look at the most-read articles from subscribers to our personalized twice-weekly newsletter. Here are the five most-read articles from this week’s newsletter: Getting member feedback and using it well from PROPEL. “If

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

This is different than simply telling team members what their tasks are; rather, it’s where people in the middle presume to say what top leadership wants. The problem is twofold, according to the article. Think “The CEO wants….” Isn’t it their job to relay the word from the top?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 14, 2024

According to an Addison Group survey cited in a report from SHRM last month , 35 percent of workers say “their company’s culture and processes favor one generation over others.” 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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Nimble AMS

MAY 20, 2024

Work with your board, leadership team, and other key stakeholders to allocate valuable resources such as budget, time, and technology infrastructure to prepare for your AMS implementation. Train your staff along the way with webinars, videos, articles, and FAQs to keep people excited and ready to use your new AMS upon launch.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

“Compared with 2020, employees still feel more detached from—and less satisfied with—their organizations and are less likely to connect to the companies’ mission and purpose or to feel someone cares about them as a person,” a report on the survey states. Are you interested in their overall satisfaction with their job?

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Sponsor survey. To help associations increase sponsorship revenue, the Partnership Professionals Network and Dynamic Benchmarking are conducting a survey of association sponsors to find out: Why companies sponsor associations. The survey closes on Friday, November 5. What companies want to sponsor. Virtual conference research.

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.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

That’s the beauty of thought leadership. Thought leadership is an old idea that has been made new again. Thought leadership is a powerful way to engage an audience that prefers to be educated versus sold to. Thought leadership is a strategy that seems tailor-made for associations. Here’s one significant challenge.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 30, 2018

1 most-valued member communication channel, according to our survey respondents, again taking the top spot and proving that face-to-face content and networking is important no matter what your industry is or who your members are. Instead, survey your members and talk with them about how they want to communicate with you.

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.orgSource

OCTOBER 17, 2023

A 2019 survey by the American Hospital Association found that 90% of healthcare boards conduct board self-assessments, but only 60% do so annually. leadership soapbox here to say that a digital culture uses objective data to measure and evaluate all of its activities. An annual survey is a good start.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 15, 2017

You can make the event even more special by including your conference’s keynote speakers, industry experts, and your own leadership and board members. Take plenty of photos and highlight them in slideshows in your online community or an article in your print newsletter to extend post-event engagement. Want to do even better?

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MemberClicks

APRIL 24, 2024

In this article, we are going to place a focus on association management, defining what it is and what separates excellent organizations from mediocre ones. Association management is the combination of both human skills and leadership, with effective and efficient systems based on core values. The answer is management.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

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. Circulate articles and information on best practices and trends in finance. Younger members in particular may need coaching.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 2, 2021

Achurch Consulting and Association Trends have teamed up on the State of Association Workplaces Post-Pandemic Survey , the only survey designed to address the pressing questions association leaders are asking about what “work” will look like post-pandemic. Host: Event Leadership Institute. 1 CAE credit. Denise Mapp.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 21, 2023

After Tori’s article, read the open letter Jeff De Cagna, FASAE, executive advisor of Foresight First, wrote to the association community in which he shares six critical questions and six essential actions to take in response to the rapid adoption of generative AI. What is the value of servant leadership? CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.

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GrowthZone

MAY 21, 2019

In an article recently featured in Minnesota Meetings and Events magazine, GrowthZone explored benefits that attract young professional members. The ability to expand their resume by serving in leadership roles or on a committee is compelling. Increase member participation when conducting member surveys. Click To Tweet.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

A new publication by the ASAE Research Foundation, A Holistic Approach to Holistic Volunteer Management , is based on survey research that attempts to show where the cracks in the model are. That model often can be creaky and dysfunctional, though, which may be why it’s not talked about as much.

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Potomac Core

MAY 3, 2018

In March of 2017, a Task Force comprised of the Board of Directors and Staff Leadership launched a Strategic Planning process. Industry Engagement and Survey Research. The process was driven through a collaborative effort of a Board Task Force and a Staff Leadership Team. Click here to receive future blog articles.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 21, 2024

A recent article by IMD Business School Senior Advisor Lars Haggstrom notes that this frustration is why companies like Microsoft are dispensing with those reviews. If you don’t know what your overall organization goals are, how are your people supposed to know theirs? The Arbinger Institute report puts a spotlight on that particular point.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Following are considerations gathered from industry media, meetings market surveys and anecdotal reports from Velvet Chainsaw Consulting clients. According to a recent survey by The Exhibitor Advocate, exhibitors are seeing increased labor rates and material handling and shipping costs between 20-30% since 2017.

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Associations Now

MARCH 26, 2023

Last week, I reported on a new survey from content firm Omnipress showing that many organizations are still working through how to host their meetings. As a result, the survey shows, a lot of associations are now in hybrid mode for meetings for the near future. Consider the findings of the Omnipress survey.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 9, 2023

This PCMA Convene article by Vanessa Page of mdg is essential and fascinating reading. Career Coach Series: Shifting Leadership Style There’s not one leadership style that works for all contexts. Bryan, certified leadership career strategist, executive coach, organizational consultant and psychotherapist Mon 6/12 at 8 a.m.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Race to Lead: Women of Color in the Nonprofit Sector , an in-depth report from the Building Movement Project, surveyed more than 4,300 nonprofit employees to better understand the systemic issues at play that make it more difficult for minorities, particularly women of color, to move up in the ranks.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 25, 2017

The weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… Amanda Kaiser (aka Smooth the Path) has partnered with Dynamic Benchmarking on the association community’s first benchmark survey on new member onboarding. A 2017 Gallup survey found that 70% of employees in the U.S. More info/register. Host: NimbleUser.

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Associations Now

MAY 29, 2023

And as I share in the nondues article, corporations want to partner with associations to share their efforts around DEI or sustainability, to keep their message front-and-center with members. Survey after survey supports the notion that a key reason people join an association because they seek a sense of belonging.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Thanks in part to the recent release of the Looking Forward 201 4 survey by Association Laboratory, associations execs are once again thinking about our members’ experience of information overload. In other words, don’t write another article on leadership for your enewsletter.

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Potomac Core

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

American Cleaning Institute – The organization is positioned to help its members overcome challenges and find pathways to business growth through each of the following Industry focused strategies: Thought leadership and Industry promotion. Click here to receive future blog articles. Members Hire Relevant Associations.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 7, 2022

I keep seeing articles advising managers to coach, not command. Stowe Boyd shares excerpts from a Harvard Business Review article about three creativity fallacies , including practical advice for preventing brainstorming sessions from going off the rails. A site that lets you access articles behind paywalls. Chapter coaching.

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Thanks For Playing

JANUARY 30, 2013

Marketing Profs picked up Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter's survey on new leadership skills for the social media age (and wrote a really nice article about it). Still on Jamie, he clued in me in to a fantastic article that examines the concept of white privilege , Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Big list this week.

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GrowthZone

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Tweet Associations Now recently published an article focused on updates to the ASAE Certified Association Executive credential requirements. Additionally, the goal is to broaden the applicant pool for organizations seeking CAE credentialed leadership. Get the 2019 Association Industry Survey Results.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Chapter training needs survey. Elisa Brewer Pratt, CAE, of Brewer Pratt Solutions invites you to participate in a Chapter Staff & Chapter Board Training Needs survey until Friday, December 25. This is one of the most useful articles I’ve read on the topic. Host: Remote Leadership Project. No, not too good to be true.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

That’s a point that emerges in “ Lessons From the Front Line for Nonprofit CEO Successions ,” a article published last month in the Stanford Social Innovation Review. The succession conversation can break open an important question: What does your organization need from its leadership?

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In a 2019 survey of high-tech companies, more than 40% of the respondents said they hire Customer Success Managers , according to an article in the Harvard Business Review. WBT Systems shared some depressing statistics about the percentage of leadership positions held by women. We still have a long way to go.

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Associations Now

MARCH 12, 2023

In a recent Journal of Managemen t article, three business scholars looked at how companies fared when board chairs or CEOs took the lead in response to a crisis such as COVID-19. In an interview I conducted last June, leadership consultant M.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

I find good reads there, including many of the articles I share here. The Virtual Association Network (VAN) conducts an annual survey that collects data about benefits, logistics, and operational concerns and examines today’s post-Covid challenges for associations that are embracing virtual or partial virtual business models.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 31, 2017

Two recently recently published articles in Associations Now magazine reference the report “ Tech Success for Associations ” and challenge associations to: think strategically about how they use technology to serve their members , learn quickly how to adapt their use of technology to better support members’ expectations.

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