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Synergy in the Boardroom: From Chaos to High Functioning

SCD Group

Policies were presented and adopted to ensure that new initiatives were not to be brought to the Board without having been vetted at the committee and staff level and that all proposals required a clear mapping to strategic plan as well as a sound business proposition. A year-long Board development and recruitment process was established.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.14.17

Reid All About it

Find out how to nurture relationships so they go beyond the one-time sale; important questions to always ask your venue, to ensure a smoother event process; smarter ways to source your vendors, and how to work with people you trust; the importance of smart proposals; and how to create the partnership you never realized you needed.

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What I Learned From @nancylublin About #dataonpurpose

Beth Kanter

Only 150 people came to the event and while it was a great experience, it didn’t recruit new members. In August 2013, they sent an opt-in text message to area codes in El Paso and Chicago. For example, their bootcamps which were sponsored by American Express. If a program is outside our KPIs, we don’t waste time or money on it. “.

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