The National Gay Pilots Association learned this after a plane crash claimed the life of its executive director. Planning for the unexpected departure of an executive director or CEO is not something that many associations do well. MORE

Association 141+. Association Marketing: Do You Want to Get Rocked? So we may not have a Super Bowl as a draw in the association world, but that doesnt mean we cant try to make our own marketing approaches memorable and something the customer comes back to again and again. MORE

The American Society of Veterinary Medical Association Executives is making some changes to start a new era of carrying out its mission, starting with a new name and its own CEO. The post Veterinarian Group Expands Role Through Leadership Restructuring appeared first on Associations Now MORE

I know how much time I’ve spent researching and experimenting-- time I couldn’t have found when I was a full-time association manager. The best part: many of the popular tools are free and readily available for associations to use. Let’s say you are the Bittersweet Association of Realtors. Your landing page might say something like “Welcome to the Twitter site for the Bittersweet Association of Realtors. Financial Management. MORE

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… “I’ll do that but not right now.”. I finally got off my butt, pulled up the site, and entered my digits after hearing Chuck talk about it on a recent Association Chat. MORE

He was heading to TEDActive (the live Palm Springs simulcast) where he anticipated learning about association management from a dolphin researcher. Steal this idea from Association Media & Publishing: sponsored small group dinner discussions. MORE

Goal setting and annual evaluations are standard fare for the human resource roles of association executives and senior managers. As an association executive, I really disliked the annual staff evaluation sessions. So, would a staff-led evaluation process work for associations? MORE

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Manheim, Germany; Shizuoka, Japan; Colorado Springs, USA). As MCIs Senior Advisor, Global Development Strategy, I help associations build and execute global growth strategies. MORE

Coursera, a Silicon Valley-based company, is announcing today that it will partner with university systems in Colorado, Georgia, New York, Tennessee and Texas to develop and evaluate the potential of technology that is fueling dramatic changes in how higher education is designed and delivered. MORE