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What don't you do by committee? It's hard for associations to hear. That's what you're about. Getting people in the organization to get together and make decisions for the future good of the membership. association technology Websites associations MORE
Here is a handy checklist you should have before starting your first technical committee or [.]. Operations Standards Committees Working GroupsYou have just formed a new consortium and you’re anxious to begin work – real work – on meeting your goals and objectives. Your chances for success will be much higher if you first have a solid foundation in place. MORE
One of the very first posts I wrote for this blog (back in September 2011) was titled, " Should Committees Report to the Board? " In the post, I argued that committees whose function was programmatic (i.e., It was intended as a provocative notion, informed mostly by the frustration I was feeling at this time with committee reports clouding up the agenda of a volunteer Board I was serving on. Our four types of committees are: 1. Working Committees. MORE
Which Committee Are You On? You serve on two committees for this association--one of which you chair. Because this association has dozens of committees, you find the meetings for both of your committees scheduled at the same time at an association conference. Which committee meeting do you attend? What if that means you leave the committee you chair without a leader? You see, I was a member of the committee he chaired. Which Committee Are You On? MORE
Architectural Committee and Approval Process.Follow the Rules AMG is pleased to share with you two blog posts from the Black, Slaughter & Black law firm. In particular, approvals or denials must follow the express language of the declaration, including a properly appointed committee. MORE
Boards of Directors Members and Committee Chairs are key leaders who determine whether an association is successful or not. It’s simple – associations whose directors and committee chairs are not focused on the organization’s strategic plan, are not consensus builders, and don’t know how to run effective meetings cause their association’s to fail – or at least stagnate. Committee Chair training. MORE
Trying to bring some new lifeblood into your committees ? While your members may have the time and energy available to dedicate to new committees, they might not take the plunge without a little push. So what better way than simply asking? Take a look at our easy-to-use template so that you can urge your members to take their involvement in your organization to the next level! small staff association member engagement Small Staff Chatter chambers MORE
Should Committees Report to the Board? Should committees report to the board?" There are some committees whose jobs clearly relate to the governance of the association. The Finance Committee. The Nominating Committee. The Executive Committee. But there are other committees whose jobs relate to the management of the association. The Education Committee. The Membership Committee. The Marketing Committee. Eric Lanke. MORE
During the COVID-19 pandemic, CAI’s legislative action committees (LACs) volunteered hundreds of hours reviewing bills, drafting testimony, working with lobbyists, meeting with legislators and other decision-makers, and testifying for and against bills. Read the article…………………………… Legal & Legislative News Legislative Articles MORE
It advocates for corporate boards to serve as a kind of innovation committee for the corporations they are put in place to safeguard. conducting its annual self-evaluation, the board found that a number of its directors had recommended that a board committee be created to work explicitly with the new CEO on technology and innovation — not to manage it, but to partner with management on it. image source I found this post of the Harvard Business Review blog thought-provoking. MORE
Membership organizations thrive when members get involved. You and your staff can’t do it all, so when members step up to offer their guidance and assistance, the extra hands can be a massive help in advancing your cause. MORE
Models vary, but most include a 15- to 20-person conference committee (slotters) and army of reviewers (graders). Progressive organizers are shifting to a blended model, where conference committees act more like content curators and advisors and less like graders and slotters. Shift in Committee Responsibilities. Conference program committee responsibilities are shifting. Committees are having fewer conference calls and preset meetings. MORE
Committees are a great way to delegate tasks at your association. Unfortunately, committees sometimes fail - people become disengaged, deadlines start to slip, and sooner or later, the weight of the committee is left on only one or two people. Collapsed committees are actually quite common. Now if this has happened at your association, don’t beat yourself up. MORE
As we were discussing her work with committees in her old position and her anticipated work with our committees in her new position, a difference in style and culture became readily apparent. Our working committees don't determine strategy," I told her. In the association she previously worked for, the working committees were the strategy-making bodies. The committee would decide what to do. We brought a new staff person into our organization this week. MORE
Got into a friendly argument with a colleague about last week's post , where I revisited an idea that I've discussed before : that program committees should report to an association's Chief Staff Executive, or CEO, and not its Board of Directors. Committees must always been created by and report directly to the Board. Governance committees, yes, I replied. But committees that are needed to assist the association execute its programs? MORE
Does your association or chamber of commerce have committees in place? Perhaps you have an event planning committee, a fundraising committee, and/or a diversity and inclusion committee. But let us ask you this: For whatever committees you have set up, how do you evaluate their success? Do you send committee members a self-assessment once their term is up? What happens if a deliverable doesn’t get done and the committee has run its course? MORE
I was recently asked by a client to look into what they would need to do to move to paperless committees for their board meetings. Have you moved to paperless committee or board meetings? They are currently trialling their new system following my research project. Here are 4 steps you need to take if you want to do this at your organisation: 1. Involve your members. Start by talking to your board members about potentially changing your processes. MORE
The thing about standing committees is that they're standing. One of the problems with standing committees is that they can easily become zombies, continuing on with calls and meetings and reports to the board whether or not there's actually anything for them to DO. I know what you're about to say: "Our standing committees are set in our bylaws. And you do probably have to maintain a standing finance committee. Volunteerism is changing. MORE
Its committees serve as the central nervous system influencing all parts of the body. The conference planning committee is similar to our spinal cord, serving as the internal communication highway between the parts of the body and the brain. However, if our spinal cord—the conference planning committee—is damaged, the entire association suffers. Our structures including the traditional conference planning committee have limits. MORE
Few projects could be completed (and/or completed well ) without the help of committees. Not only do committee members assist with ideation, but they help with execution, often managing projects from start to finish. MORE
The Problem with Committees. Here’s the problem with committees: They exist. He had written about an experience he had on a committee that wasn’t pleasant and was reflecting on how the Chair might have “lead” the committee differently. But as I read what he was writing, I was coming to the conclusion that the very existence of committees was the problem, and debating how best to lead them was futile. Bad committees should be. MORE
Every association is unique—that old saying is true and you can really see it in membership committees. Some associations can’t live without theirs, some got rid of theirs years ago, and some wonder what to do with their membership committee. 5 Ways to Revamp Your Membership Committee. MORE
committees. Committees are appointed for a specific function and can help your daunting task list become more segmented and task-specific. We’ve all heard the old phrase “two heads are better than one”! And it still rings true today. MORE
If your association is like most, you have that one committee that just can’t keep the attention of your members and ends up feeling like a struggle to even keep afloat. Take a look at our four tips that will help bring life back into your “black sheep” committee and regain your members interest! Feeling lost at what to do? association management association leadership small staff association member engagement member retention membership management Small Staff Chatter MORE
One association puts its volunteer membership committee to work in calling all new members to welcome them to the association—a rewarding effort for members, volunteers, and the association alike. At the committee level, though, there seems to be no hard and fast rule. Some association volunteer committees fill an advisory capacity, while others are charged with hands-on work. This is no different, of course, in the case of associations with volunteer membership committees. MORE
While that may not surprise you, did you know that 23 percent of associations tell us they are inviting younger members to join their event planning committees? The post Poll: Age-Appropriate Networking, Committee Involvement Key to Attracting Next Gen to Events by Association Adviser staff first appeared on AssociationAdviser.com. MORE
The post Statement On The EARN IT Act’s Passage In Senate Judiciary Committee appeared first on Internet Association. MORE
A new article in our Hub offers tips and strategies for effective committee development and management. association committees Volunteers MORE
Elizabeth Engel and I co-hosted the weekly Association Chat yesterday to talk about mission-driven volunteering based on our white paper of the same name (you can download a copy here ). There was quite a number of very interesting points made during the conversation (read the recap here thanks to Kait Solomon ) but two struck me a particularly relevant MORE
We're looking ahead to another calendar year in our association, and as part of that look forward we are setting a year-long course for some of our working committees. Working Committee is the term my association uses for what others might call Program Committees. They are not committees of the Board, helping the Board fulfill its governance function. A few of these working committees have stagnated over the past year, and we felt it was time to re-invigorate them. MORE
Here is a handy checklist you should have before starting your first technical committee or [.]. Operations Standards Committees Working GroupsYou have just formed a new consortium and you’re anxious to begin work – real work – on meeting your goals and objectives. Your chances for success will be much higher if you first have a solid foundation in place. MORE
Beware Of Committee Opinion Echo-Chamber When we are designing a conference or planning the next steps of an organization, we need to be aware of the challenges of relying only on the opinions of a committee. Especially if everyone on that committee has the same belief. How can the opinions of a committee damage a conference planning process? The post When Opinion By Committee Can Lead You Astray appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw's Midcourse Corrections. MORE
Every organization has a unique structure in terms of staff, board of directors, committees, task forces, etc. And what works well for one association or chamber may not work well for another. MORE
Here’s your Who Wants to be A Millionaire million dollar question: What are the three states of association committee change? Their goal is to make the committee and ultimately the organization impervious to change. The post An Association Committee’s Three Responses To Change And Innovation appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw. Is that your final answer? I’m sorry but solid, liquid and gas are not the right responses. MORE
Having a dedicated and trusted committee in place helps us effectively bridge the gap between member expectations and the event offerings. Our communities are our experts – and we leverage that to ensure our events are successful. Virtual events are more than just a convenient and fun means for education and engagement. MORE
Few projects could be completed (and/or completed well ) without the help of committees. Not only do committee members assist with ideation, but they help with execution, often managing projects from start to finish. If your current “call for committee volunteers” doesn’t seem to be loud and/or compelling enough, try this variant approach: Small Staff Chatter volunteer management managing-your-organization MORE
Here's how political action committee software can help you Want to raise more money and save more time for the campaigns that matter? MORE
The internet is filled with stories of organizations instituting radical changes to make employees more invested, happier, and thus more productive. There’s the company in Seattle that raised its minimum wage to $70,000, there’s WL Gore & Associates that eliminated a managerial hierarchy , and Whole Foods that publishes all of its employees’ salaries , which are based on work and abilities (the more able the employee, the higher the pay). MORE
Committees are the lifeblood of associations. The post Know Your ABCs: Associations Benefit from Committees appeared first on Association Adviser. Here's how you can better appreciate their value and identify steps you can take to better realize that value. MORE
If Your Members Organize Their Own Committee, Are You Failing Them? At any rate, one of the thousands of SXSW things that flowed through either my Twitter stream or Facebook news feed caught my association eye-- the announcement of a new Council on Ethical Blogging and Aggregation, a "committee aiming to establish standards for (content) aggregation." What does does it say about associations when members organize their own committees or councils independent of the association? MORE
Every organization has a unique structure in terms of staff, board of directors, committees, task forces, etc. That said, however your organization is structured, there are three types of committees we believe most associations could truly benefit from: member engagement Association Views volunteer managementAnd what works well for one association may not work well for another. MORE
Committee Related Topics Membersuite
JUNE 16, 2021
Every association is unique—that old saying is true and you can really see it in membership committees. Some associations can’t live without theirs, some got rid of theirs years ago, and some wonder what to do with their membership committee. 5 Ways to Revamp Your Membership Committee.
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
A new article in our Hub offers tips and strategies for effective committee development and management. association committees Volunteers
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JULY 29, 2020
Every organization has a unique structure in terms of staff, board of directors, committees, task forces, etc. And what works well for one association or chamber may not work well for another.
Thanks For Playing
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
The thing about standing committees is that they're standing. One of the problems with standing committees is that they can easily become zombies, continuing on with calls and meetings and reports to the board whether or not there's actually anything for them to DO. I know what you're about to say: "Our standing committees are set in our bylaws. And you do probably have to maintain a standing finance committee. Volunteerism is changing.
Association Adviser
MARCH 5, 2020
Committees are the lifeblood of associations. The post Know Your ABCs: Associations Benefit from Committees appeared first on Association Adviser. Here's how you can better appreciate their value and identify steps you can take to better realize that value.
Association Management
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
Here is a handy checklist you should have before starting your first technical committee or [.]. Operations Standards Committees Working GroupsYou have just formed a new consortium and you’re anxious to begin work – real work – on meeting your goals and objectives. Your chances for success will be much higher if you first have a solid foundation in place.
MembersClicks
MAY 20, 2021
Membership organizations thrive when members get involved. You and your staff can’t do it all, so when members step up to offer their guidance and assistance, the extra hands can be a massive help in advancing your cause.
Association Leaders
MARCH 6, 2019
Boards of Directors Members and Committee Chairs are key leaders who determine whether an association is successful or not. It’s simple – associations whose directors and committee chairs are not focused on the organization’s strategic plan, are not consensus builders, and don’t know how to run effective meetings cause their association’s to fail – or at least stagnate. Committee Chair training.
Wild Apricot
JULY 27, 2020
Here's how political action committee software can help you Want to raise more money and save more time for the campaigns that matter?
Velvet Chainsaw
JUNE 24, 2019
Models vary, but most include a 15- to 20-person conference committee (slotters) and army of reviewers (graders). Progressive organizers are shifting to a blended model, where conference committees act more like content curators and advisors and less like graders and slotters. Shift in Committee Responsibilities. Conference program committee responsibilities are shifting. Committees are having fewer conference calls and preset meetings.
MembersClicks
APRIL 24, 2019
Does your association or chamber of commerce have committees in place? Perhaps you have an event planning committee, a fundraising committee, and/or a diversity and inclusion committee. But let us ask you this: For whatever committees you have set up, how do you evaluate their success? Do you send committee members a self-assessment once their term is up? What happens if a deliverable doesn’t get done and the committee has run its course?
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ePly
JULY 29, 2020
committees. Committees are appointed for a specific function and can help your daunting task list become more segmented and task-specific. We’ve all heard the old phrase “two heads are better than one”! And it still rings true today.
MembersClicks
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
Few projects could be completed (and/or completed well ) without the help of committees. Not only do committee members assist with ideation, but they help with execution, often managing projects from start to finish.
Jamie Notter
NOVEMBER 18, 2011
The Problem with Committees. Here’s the problem with committees: They exist. He had written about an experience he had on a committee that wasn’t pleasant and was reflecting on how the Chair might have “lead” the committee differently. But as I read what he was writing, I was coming to the conclusion that the very existence of committees was the problem, and debating how best to lead them was futile. Bad committees should be.
AMG
APRIL 24, 2020
Architectural Committee and Approval Process.Follow the Rules AMG is pleased to share with you two blog posts from the Black, Slaughter & Black law firm. In particular, approvals or denials must follow the express language of the declaration, including a properly appointed committee.
MembersClicks
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Every organization has a unique structure in terms of staff, board of directors, committees, task forces, etc. That said, however your organization is structured, there are three types of committees we believe most associations could truly benefit from: member engagement Association Views volunteer managementAnd what works well for one association may not work well for another.
MembersClicks
OCTOBER 13, 2016
Committees are a great way to delegate tasks at your association. Unfortunately, committees sometimes fail - people become disengaged, deadlines start to slip, and sooner or later, the weight of the committee is left on only one or two people. Collapsed committees are actually quite common. Now if this has happened at your association, don’t beat yourself up.
Eric Lanke
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
Which Committee Are You On? You serve on two committees for this association--one of which you chair. Because this association has dozens of committees, you find the meetings for both of your committees scheduled at the same time at an association conference. Which committee meeting do you attend? What if that means you leave the committee you chair without a leader? You see, I was a member of the committee he chaired. Which Committee Are You On?
Eric Lanke
DECEMBER 11, 2017
We're looking ahead to another calendar year in our association, and as part of that look forward we are setting a year-long course for some of our working committees. Working Committee is the term my association uses for what others might call Program Committees. They are not committees of the Board, helping the Board fulfill its governance function. A few of these working committees have stagnated over the past year, and we felt it was time to re-invigorate them.
Velvet Chainsaw
MAY 10, 2018
Here’s your Who Wants to be A Millionaire million dollar question: What are the three states of association committee change? Their goal is to make the committee and ultimately the organization impervious to change. The post An Association Committee’s Three Responses To Change And Innovation appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw. Is that your final answer? I’m sorry but solid, liquid and gas are not the right responses.
Eric Lanke
NOVEMBER 9, 2015
One of the very first posts I wrote for this blog (back in September 2011) was titled, " Should Committees Report to the Board? " In the post, I argued that committees whose function was programmatic (i.e., It was intended as a provocative notion, informed mostly by the frustration I was feeling at this time with committee reports clouding up the agenda of a volunteer Board I was serving on. Our four types of committees are: 1. Working Committees.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016
One association puts its volunteer membership committee to work in calling all new members to welcome them to the association—a rewarding effort for members, volunteers, and the association alike. At the committee level, though, there seems to be no hard and fast rule. Some association volunteer committees fill an advisory capacity, while others are charged with hands-on work. This is no different, of course, in the case of associations with volunteer membership committees.
Eric Lanke
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
Got into a friendly argument with a colleague about last week's post , where I revisited an idea that I've discussed before : that program committees should report to an association's Chief Staff Executive, or CEO, and not its Board of Directors. Committees must always been created by and report directly to the Board. Governance committees, yes, I replied. But committees that are needed to assist the association execute its programs?
Socious
JULY 11, 2016
The internet is filled with stories of organizations instituting radical changes to make employees more invested, happier, and thus more productive. There’s the company in Seattle that raised its minimum wage to $70,000, there’s WL Gore & Associates that eliminated a managerial hierarchy , and Whole Foods that publishes all of its employees’ salaries , which are based on work and abilities (the more able the employee, the higher the pay).
Velvet Chainsaw
OCTOBER 22, 2014
Beware Of Committee Opinion Echo-Chamber When we are designing a conference or planning the next steps of an organization, we need to be aware of the challenges of relying only on the opinions of a committee. Especially if everyone on that committee has the same belief. How can the opinions of a committee damage a conference planning process? The post When Opinion By Committee Can Lead You Astray appeared first on Velvet Chainsaw's Midcourse Corrections.
Mariner
AUGUST 28, 2013
Elizabeth Engel and I co-hosted the weekly Association Chat yesterday to talk about mission-driven volunteering based on our white paper of the same name (you can download a copy here ). There was quite a number of very interesting points made during the conversation (read the recap here thanks to Kait Solomon ) but two struck me a particularly relevant
Velvet Chainsaw
DECEMBER 7, 2015
Its committees serve as the central nervous system influencing all parts of the body. The conference planning committee is similar to our spinal cord, serving as the internal communication highway between the parts of the body and the brain. However, if our spinal cord—the conference planning committee—is damaged, the entire association suffers. Our structures including the traditional conference planning committee have limits.
Association Success
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
Having a dedicated and trusted committee in place helps us effectively bridge the gap between member expectations and the event offerings. Our communities are our experts – and we leverage that to ensure our events are successful. Virtual events are more than just a convenient and fun means for education and engagement.
Eric Lanke
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Should Committees Report to the Board? Should committees report to the board?" There are some committees whose jobs clearly relate to the governance of the association. The Finance Committee. The Nominating Committee. The Executive Committee. But there are other committees whose jobs relate to the management of the association. The Education Committee. The Membership Committee. The Marketing Committee. Eric Lanke.
Association Adviser
JULY 11, 2016
While that may not surprise you, did you know that 23 percent of associations tell us they are inviting younger members to join their event planning committees? The post Poll: Age-Appropriate Networking, Committee Involvement Key to Attracting Next Gen to Events by Association Adviser staff first appeared on AssociationAdviser.com.
Optimist Consulting
MARCH 26, 2014
I was recently asked by a client to look into what they would need to do to move to paperless committees for their board meetings. Have you moved to paperless committee or board meetings? They are currently trialling their new system following my research project. Here are 4 steps you need to take if you want to do this at your organisation: 1. Involve your members. Start by talking to your board members about potentially changing your processes.
MembersClicks
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
Trying to bring some new lifeblood into your committees ? While your members may have the time and energy available to dedicate to new committees, they might not take the plunge without a little push. So what better way than simply asking? Take a look at our easy-to-use template so that you can urge your members to take their involvement in your organization to the next level! small staff association member engagement Small Staff Chatter chambers
MembersClicks
MAY 17, 2018
If your association is like most, you have that one committee that just can’t keep the attention of your members and ends up feeling like a struggle to even keep afloat. Take a look at our four tips that will help bring life back into your “black sheep” committee and regain your members interest! Feeling lost at what to do? association management association leadership small staff association member engagement member retention membership management Small Staff Chatter
Eric Lanke
SEPTEMBER 12, 2016
As we were discussing her work with committees in her old position and her anticipated work with our committees in her new position, a difference in style and culture became readily apparent. Our working committees don't determine strategy," I told her. In the association she previously worked for, the working committees were the strategy-making bodies. The committee would decide what to do. We brought a new staff person into our organization this week.
Eric Lanke
JULY 7, 2014
It advocates for corporate boards to serve as a kind of innovation committee for the corporations they are put in place to safeguard. conducting its annual self-evaluation, the board found that a number of its directors had recommended that a board committee be created to work explicitly with the new CEO on technology and innovation — not to manage it, but to partner with management on it. image source I found this post of the Harvard Business Review blog thought-provoking.
Vanguard Tech
MARCH 9, 2016
What don't you do by committee? It's hard for associations to hear. That's what you're about. Getting people in the organization to get together and make decisions for the future good of the membership. association technology Websites associations
InternetAssociation
JULY 2, 2020
The post Statement On The EARN IT Act’s Passage In Senate Judiciary Committee appeared first on Internet Association.
MembersClicks
OCTOBER 31, 2019
Few projects could be completed (and/or completed well ) without the help of committees. Not only do committee members assist with ideation, but they help with execution, often managing projects from start to finish. If your current “call for committee volunteers” doesn’t seem to be loud and/or compelling enough, try this variant approach: Small Staff Chatter volunteer management managing-your-organization
All the Blogs
AUGUST 27, 2020
During the COVID-19 pandemic, CAI’s legislative action committees (LACs) volunteered hundreds of hours reviewing bills, drafting testimony, working with lobbyists, meeting with legislators and other decision-makers, and testifying for and against bills. Read the article…………………………… Legal & Legislative News Legislative Articles
Mizz Information
MARCH 13, 2012
If Your Members Organize Their Own Committee, Are You Failing Them? At any rate, one of the thousands of SXSW things that flowed through either my Twitter stream or Facebook news feed caught my association eye-- the announcement of a new Council on Ethical Blogging and Aggregation, a "committee aiming to establish standards for (content) aggregation." What does does it say about associations when members organize their own committees or councils independent of the association?
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