MemberClicks

MARCH 14, 2024

If you are looking to recharge, re-energize, and power up your membership-based organization, one of the best places to start is focusing on and revitalizing your membership committee. If your organization uses membership as a key funding source, every attempt to improve your membership committee and streamline its efforts will pay dividends.

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Ungrated

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Committees are the backbone of many successful community associations. To establish a committee, board members first must look for any guidelines contained in the governing documents that outline the details of each committee, such as the number of members, their duties and responsibilities, and procedures for removal of committee members.

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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?

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Association Leaders

MARCH 6, 2019

Boards of Directors Members and Committee Chairs are key leaders who determine whether an association is successful or not. But you likely didn’t get to choose the directors and committee chairs you serve with or whom you serve as staff for right? Committee Chair training. What does that mean? Ongoing Board Training.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 7, 2022

The post Bridging a Generation Gap Between Your Members: What’s a “Next Gen” Committee? Your membership is almost certainly made up of a diverse group of professionals with varied ages and experiences – and, hence, different needs and wants. This could mean that a professional who has been in the industry […].

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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.

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MemberClicks

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Board committees are an important part of your nonprofit organization. We’ll cover how to decide whether board committees are right for your organization, the best structure to use, best practices and tips for success, and more. What is a board committee? What are the four most common types of board committees?

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MemberClicks

MARCH 27, 2023

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?

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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. And you do probably have to maintain a standing finance committee.

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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 a kind of contract with our committee members.

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MemberClicks

JULY 29, 2020

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 committees, in particular, that could serve your association or chamber well in 2020:

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MemberClicks

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. Talk about a blessing!

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 4, 2021

In a time of accelerating change, everyone who cares about advancing their career (or holding onto their job) knows they have to keep increasing their knowledge and learning new skills. The future has never looked…

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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., In the post, I argued that committees whose function was programmatic (i.e., Our four types of committees are: 1.

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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. Absolutely not.

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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.

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Eplys

JULY 29, 2020

committees. Committees are appointed for a specific function and can help your daunting task list become more segmented and task-specific. Planning a large conference or company event is a huge task to take on and will almost always need more than one person planning. So, how do you manage it in an organized way? Introducing….committees.

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Community Associations Network

MARCH 8, 2023

The solution to the wildfire insurance crisis in California may be higher insurance rates for all homeowners – that’s what industry experts had to say while testifying last week in front of the California Senate Committee on Insurance. Read the article………………………

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

A new article in our Hub offers tips and strategies for effective committee development and management.

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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. The committee would decide what to do. Her role was to do it.

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Virtual

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Here is a handy checklist you should have before starting your first technical committee or [.]. Your chances for success will be much higher if you first have a solid foundation in place.

Committee 100

Committee 100

Virtual

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

Here is a handy checklist you should have before starting your first technical committee or [.]. Your chances for success will be much higher if you first have a solid foundation in place.

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Committee 100

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. It seems like a good idea to me, assuming the members of the board committee remember to stay out of the weeds and embrace their roles as strategic advisors.

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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.

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InternetAssociation

JULY 2, 2020

The post Statement On The EARN IT Act’s Passage In Senate Judiciary Committee appeared first on Internet Association. The lack of clear federal standards would impede providers from their continued work to tackle this issue. IA hopes to work with lawmakers to improve this bill.”. ###.

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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. The Education Committee. The Membership Committee.

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AMG

JULY 7, 2023

House Bill 542 has the power to drastically change NC community association law. This bill will apply to all HOAs and condos if passed. How do you feel about the changes this bill would create? Read More

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Committee 52

MemberClicks

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.

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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. Committees, in that way, are miniature Boards.

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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. As members themselves, they give direction into prizes that would be appealing, chats to host, experts to feature, etc.

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Community Associations Network

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…………………………… (..)

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 6, 2016

The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Era Committees, which were tweaked last summer to favor modern players, could provide a path into the Hall for “steroid era” stars passed over in the traditional voting process. The Today’s Era Committee will cast votes on each candidate in December.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

When your association’s members are already bogged down with the responsibilities of their own careers, families, and communities, how do you convince them that committee work is worth prioritizing? Advertise when your association committees have openings. If candidates see the committee in action, it becomes less intimidating.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 29, 2024

Last year, the National Association for Gifted Children designed a satisfaction survey for its member volunteers to get a better sense of how volunteers felt about their committee experience. To meet its volunteers’ expectations, the association needed to understand how volunteers felt about their experiences within their committees. “I

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Survey Committee Guidelines Leadership 110

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. Our structures including the traditional conference planning committee have limits.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 12, 2022

Associations are always going to have committees – indeed, your bylaws probably require, at a minimum, a finance committee and a nominating committee (as they should). When I first wrote this post in 2014, Peggy Hoffman and I had recently released The Mission-Driven Volunteer.

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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.

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