Leading Associations

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Perhaps the greatest strategic challenge most association/nonprofit organizational leaders face is translating strategy from the boardroom to the receptionist’s desk (or to the committee chair’s agenda). That is,extending strategy mind share throughout the organization, not just among those at the top of the organizational chart.

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Start with an association e-learning strategy. Webinars and webcasts are the most popular platform for association e-learning (92%), and learning management systems (LMS) are the second most popular choice (67%). Therefore, only 23% of associations have an e-learning strategy.

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Virtual

JUNE 1, 2016

In a recent Harvard Business Review blog, management scholar and author, Roger Martin, draws a line between the fundamentals of strategy and the nitty-gritty of budgeting. Strategy is not planning,” Martin emphasizes. “It Gearing up for your association’s next strategic planning session?

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Board strategy. Jeff De Cagna has come up with ten purposeful provocations that every board member and association professional should commit to heart. Host: American Marketing Association. Hosts: Billhighway and Mariner Management.

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.orgCommunity

APRIL 18, 2019

Strategy Meltdown —The screen play. The corner office of the Association for Ad Hoc Planning – Afternoon. The membership manager looks like a deer in the headlights. The product was an elegant document. Missed the major disruption on your association’s horizon. They are hunched over laptops. Executive Director.

Strategy 40

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NXUnite

DECEMBER 13, 2023

These mission-driven companies place purpose at the heart of their business strategies. With a powerful team, expansive network, and innovative marketing strategies, they’ll make sure your business’s impact is felt. They’re not just in it for profit; they’re on a mission to create positive societal change.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Association Management - Building a Vision for Your Conference. Once complete, the staff, volunteers and committees now had a document to refer to that acts as the final arbiter on debates regarding content and logistics. Shelly kept up the fast pace by diving head-long into her career in the world of association management.

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Mariner

MAY 2, 2013

In a recent post on ASAE’s listserv, a member relations manager asked “if anyone has strategies to get their chapters/Sections/SIGs to hit their deadlines. We remind them by email - have deadlines posted everywhere and on each document or online document to no avail. We even get our Regional governors to remind them.

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.orgCommunity

APRIL 18, 2019

Strategy Meltdown —The screen play. the corner office of the Association for Ad Hoc Planning – Afternoon. The membership manager looks like a deer in the headlights. The product was an elegant document. Missed the major disruption on your association’s horizon. They are hunched over laptops. Executive Director.

Strategy 40

Strategy Analysis Membership Management Leadership 40

Nimble AMS

AUGUST 8, 2022

Having well-governed analytics also helps elevate companywide strategy and maximize ROI. A well-executed data governance policy will often include a steering committee or leadership board to determine the data standards and discuss the implementation process and enforcement procedures.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Howard Givner, Event Leadership Institute Founder & CEO. Learn the role of leadership in placing a value on cybersecurity preparedness and the long-term planning that should accompany your immediate assessment of your security risk. Content Strategy & Your SEO Roadmap. More info/register. Host: Attendease. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Sponsorship strategy. Bruce Rosenthal and Jeffrey Schottland advise associations to offer exclusive content and lead generation opportunities to sponsors. Dave Bergeson, PhD, CAE, at the Association Management Center explains why associations should stop using Robert’s Rules of Order in board meetings. to 5:30 p.m.

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Content LMS District of Columbia Tips 195

WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

But because they were printed paper documents, they were typically hidden from the world — tucked away in file drawers or framed on office walls. Training: Most associations provide training and issue formal continuing education credits, so members are already accustomed to consuming their learning content. Badging Platform: Credly.

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Ungrated

JUNE 24, 2020

In addition to an association’s effective communication strategy, communities should be encouraging their residents to connect with one another. executive director of the Community Association Leadership Lobby, and a fellow in CAI’s College of Community Association Lawyers.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The survey explores how association executives are managing member engagement and retention, achieving operational goals, crafting digital transformation strategies and coping with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Membership strategies. to identify five membership strategies of high-performing associations.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If virtual or in-person conferences are part of your organization’s strategy—whether you’re a non- or for-profit, large or small organization—please participate in the Tagoras 2021 Virtual Conferences survey. Virtual conferences survey.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 16, 2021

They share a bunch of resources to help you get up to speed on what you need to do to become a truly inclusive association. Strategies for getting out of a negative thought spiral and into a more productive state of mind. When AI is part of a well-formed marketing strategy, the rewards of effective personalization can be considerable.

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Revenue Strategy Team Content 363

Delcor

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Some organizations may require paper documentation for certain types of certification applications, while other organizations may require a finance manager’s signature on paper checks. Strategy, Policy, and Standards Are Your Friend. Where will you store files? How will you communicate? What are expectations for being available?

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Technology Software System Certificate 105

AvidXchange: Association Management

MARCH 9, 2023

In our first episode of the “Middle Market Report” podcast , we covered three pervasive trends happening right now in the community association management industry. Let’s set the table with a few figures: There are more than 357,000 community associations in the U.S. It’s time to make a change.

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Delcor

APRIL 10, 2020

Like any governance initiative, the steering team needs to be vested with authority to develop recommendations that can be approved by senior leadership. Documents, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, videos, and web pages are a critical currency in most modern organizations. Every digital workplace is different.

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Delcor

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As Lisa Welchman explains in her book, Managing Chaos: Digital Governance by Design , “Digital governance is a discipline that focuses on establishing clear accountability for digital strategy, policy, and standards. Let's take a closer look at each element of governance: Digital Strategy. There are many ways to define strategy.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 14, 2018

Christina McCoy, AMPED Association Management. Do you remember how you started working in associations? This month’s Corner Office professional, Christina McCoy, CAE , landed her first association job literally hours after taking her last college exam. She currently works for AMPED Association Management in Madison, Wisc.,

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 1, 2021

If you are (or someone you know is) a woman who has made (and continues to make) amazing contributions to the advancement of technology in associations, Association Women Technology Champions (AWTC) invites you to apply (or to encourage someone else to apply) for the AWTC Technology Leadership Award or the AWTC Technology Champion Award.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 21, 2023

In the non-profit world, a board of directors is a group of people who have been elected from members of the non-profit to oversee the management and strategy of the organization. Advisory boards can be part of a successful fund development strategy. The Secretary is the main source of documentation around the board’s decisions.

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Delcor

JUNE 13, 2023

Here at DelCor, we often emphasize the importance of data strategy in our work because handling data well means you can use it to its fullest extent. Creating a data strategy is the first step in using data as effectively as possible. Develop a website style guide so that users have a consistent experience throughout your website.

Technology 40

Technology Tips System Social Media 40

Associations Now

JUNE 7, 2017

ASAE’s Executive Management Section Council has created a collection of “Conversation Starter” toolkits to help peer groups launch engaging discussion on important association management leadership topics, such as IT strategy, strategic alliances, and volunteer management.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 23, 2018

There are many awards contests for which association communications are eligible. One is Association Media & Publishing’s EXCEL Awards. The EXCEL awards recognize excellence and leadership in nonprofit association media, publishing, marketing and communications. How Does My Association Enter an Awards Competition?

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AMR Management Services

JULY 17, 2012

So, from a big picture perspective, the strategic plan -- or whatever guidance document is the structure for your association’s work -- is truly the greatest prioritization tool. It’s difficult for those engaged in an activity to evaluate whether or not it is moving the organization forward in a key strategy area.

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Virtual

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

For any association, consortium or standards - setting organization (or , for that matter, just about any other type of group or business), having such a strategy to rely on in a crisis is essential, yet it’s also often overlooked.

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Association Subculture

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Suicide and Generation X - The Association Management HR Dilemma. 43% of documented suicides in the US in 2007 were between 35 and 54 years of age. Human resources and executive leadership must take note of positive changes that can be made in the workplace to help mitigate some of these circumstances. Losing my mind.

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

We’ve gathered four tips to help you organize your association’s key data and communications, and then keep them organized as the year progresses. Check it out: Embrace association management software. Delegate tasks across leadership. Embrace association management software. Make the most of integrations.

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Aptify

DECEMBER 6, 2017

This silent supporter is your association management system (AMS), the hub of your association’s data. Your content demonstrates your association’s thought leadership in your industry and proves you’re an authority and a trusted resource. How do you get them to consider your offer seriously?

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Chapter Chat

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Reaffirm their value to the association. At the same time, find out what resources would ease the workload of busy volunteer leaders, for example: Leadership and/or volunteer management training. If you wish to get chapters to agree to sharing data, get their buy-in on national goals and strategy.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Jim Thompson CAE, IOM, VP, Association Management & Strategic Development, Capitol Hill. Garth Jordan CSM, CSPO, CDT, Chief Strategy Officer, SVP, The Healthcare Financial Management Association. Member-Facing Analytics: A New Potential Revenue Source for Associations. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 19, 2010

Association governance is challenging. True leadership is steeped in authenticity. They smack of "management" rather than "leadership" or seem to reflect a latent desire on the part of executive or board members to see themselves as Machiavellian power brokers or victims. What happened to the dream sublime?

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Fall is traditionally the budget season for many associations, but I have a feeling 2021 budgets will truly be living documents. Associations will profit, ha ha, from this guidance too. Leading Into Tomorrow: Using Foresight to Expand Association Leadership in Critical Domains. Agile budgeting. Mon 11/9 at 3 p.m.

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SCD Group

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I am looking for strategies or tools to help us gather the data to objectively evaluate, prioritize and convince leadership that we need to CUT some of our organization's traditional (i.e., Take the data to the leadership with a plan to eliminate the "losers", and add the "winners" from the what's missing list. does their staff?

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