Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2024

What if you said: “As a thank you for your committee service last year, please choose any book in our bookstore.”? New members – join now and you get free months, a free book, a free webinar, a free conference attendance, etc. What if we rewarded loyalty instead?

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Committee Price Conference Innovation 195

Nimble AMS

MAY 12, 2023

Your membership committee plays a vital role in your association—guiding conversations about key membership benefits, identifying potential member pain points , and strategizing solutions to better support your members. We’re here to help you enhance your membership committee! Responsibility. Supporting staff.

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Committee How To Guidelines Recruiting 115

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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Committee millennials Industry Association Management 148

The Association 100

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Through targeted initiatives like our name change policy, accessibility audits and the creation of our DEIA committee, we ensure these principles are at the forefront of everything we do. In my role, I aim to embed diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility into all facets of our publication’s ecosystem.

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Committee Content Strategy 130

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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Committee Strategy 195

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nominating someone is simple and anonymous: submit their contact info and a sentence about them—the AWTC awards committee takes it from there. Committee management. Have you ever had training to be a committee staff liaison or did it go something like this? Conference/event evaluations. Do you use all the data you collect?

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Revenue Education Arlington Committee 258

Nimble AMS

JUNE 28, 2024

Your membership committee plays a vital role in your association—guiding conversations about key membership benefits, identifying potential member pain points, and strategizing solutions to better support your members. We’re here to help you enhance your membership committee! What is a membership committee?

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Committee How To Recruiting Recruitment 85

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. What are advisory committees? At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. Define the advisory committee’s focus.

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Committee Recruiting Recruitment Products 96

Reid All About it

MAY 9, 2025

Organizer: ASAE Young Professionals Advisory Committee Tue 5/13 at 12 p.m. Host: ASAEs Healthcare Community Advisory Committee Fri 5/16 at 3 p.m. Host: ASAE Small Staff Associations Advisory Committee Wed 5/21 at 8 p.m. More info/register. More info/register (ASAE members only). More info/register (ASAE members only).

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Certificate DC Strategy Revenue 281

Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

She holds your professional certification, has presented at some of your events, is a regular contributor to conversation on your white-label social network platform, and served a three-year term on one of your committees. At the end of next year’s renewal cycle, you notice that she’s lapsed. What happens next?

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Seattle Maryland millennials Committee 297

Associations Now

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

They can’t simply send things out to committee and have committees study them for a year or 18 months and come back with recommendations. CEOs and board chairs/presidents have to be much more agile, says Jay Younger, FASAE, President & CEO at McKinley Advisors.

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Committee Strategy Course Process 105

Association Leaders

JUNE 26, 2019

The Board of Directors, the Officers, the Committee Chairs, the Chapters (if there are any). Typically these candidates come from the current Board of Directors but may also come from committee chairs or even committee members. The process should be coordinated through the Nominating committee process. Committee Chairs.

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Committee Leadership Process Course 199

AMR Management Services

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

As association professionals, we facilitate all kinds of meetings board meetings, committee meetings, internal staff meetings, strategic planning sessions, business/membership meetings, stakeholder meetings, focus groups, and many more.

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Committee Course Association Management 94

Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Chapter, committee, or business group meetings. If your association is large, you might have multiple chapters, different committees, or even smaller business groups. Use microsites for association committees. In the previous section, we mentioned that your association might have different chapters or committees.

Association Management 250

Association Management Committee Member Engagement Software 250

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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Tips Committee Industry 195

Associations Now

DECEMBER 27, 2024

But as the pressure to be more data-savvy becomes more acute, those involved in succession planning and nominating committees will need to take a closer look at the characteristics their boards need, find the people ready to do the strategic work, and train them up quickly to be ready for whatever curveballs get thrown their way.

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Leadership Committee Social Media Revenue 118

Association Leaders

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Below are some suggestions you might consider including in your nomination and election process: Have a nominating committee whose responsibility is to develop and/or review nominations. The nominating committee should work throughout the year to identify potential future leaders.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 22, 2024

But they do need to understand the implications of those trends, which may require standing up a separate technology committee. That doesn’t necessarily mean board members need deep expertise on the latest technologies.

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Report Technology Leadership Strategy 107

Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We’re often tempted to ask volunteers to call lapsed members – in fact, that can be a stated requirement of serving on a membership committee. Member-to-member (or member-to-prospect) communications can be very effective, IF you can persuade your members to actually make the calls. What would a script look like?

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Committee Recruiting Recruitment Resources 230

Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

Membership committees. Is it difficult to find members to serve on your membership committee? MemberSuite discusses the challenges faced by staff in charge of membership committees and suggests ways you can make improvements by revamping (or retiring) your membership committee. A terrific idea to steal!

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LMS Certificate America Committee 369

Blue Sky eLearn

JUNE 17, 2019

H ave your committee members attend industry meetings (which they probably already do) and report back to the group when they see a showstopper. . Have a board member, committee member, or staff member ask the questions. It’s almost like an “ unknown “ audition! .

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Recruiting Recruitment Tips Committee 231

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Host: Fridays@4 Speaker: Bernie Currie, SHRM-CP, PHR, Director of Human Resources and Ethics Committee Staff Liaison at Building Industry Consulting Service International *All events are online at Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted. Host: ASAE Small Staff Association Advisory Committee Speakers: Wed 11/13 at 12:30 p.m.

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Certificate DC Education Tips 252

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Here are the highlights from the 2024 Nimble AMS and Salesforce product releases: Spring 24 In the Nimble AMS Spring 24 product release, we delivered the following exciting releases to enhance your staff and member experience: Nimble Communities now offers six more automations within committees, events, and volunteer opportunities.

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Products Directory Software LMS 118

Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

It has the capability to improve long-term document collaboration for any committee, working group, task force, or organization, and this tool is a natural fit for Higher Logic’s already strong community platform offering.

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Press Release Library Software Project 227

Associations Now

MAY 16, 2025

House Ways and Means Committee Republicans advanced their portion of budget legislation on May 14 in a party-line vote, though the legislation is expected to change substantially before final passage. trillion in tax cuts over the next decade, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation.

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Committee Proposal Organization Report 59

.orgSource

JULY 19, 2022

When you want volunteers to serve on a committee or support an initiative, it’s critical to give them a rewarding return on the investment. We’re all challenged for time. If you wonder why members aren’t more engaged with your association, that’s one big reason. There aren’t enough hours in the day. A skilled facilitator can […].

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Committee 167

Associations Now

MARCH 25, 2025

Last November, the steering committee for two organizations, the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing and the National Association of Science Writers, came to an agreement with the University of Pittsburgh under which the institution would host its annual conference of science journalists.

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Conference Committee Organization Strategy 97

.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2025

Here are a few of the usual suspects: The Thats How Weve Always Done It Reflex Whether its your annual meeting structure, membership dues model, or committee reporting process, legacy thinking is one of the biggest barriers to growth. These rugs might not look like a physical object, but they trip us up just the samesometimes daily.

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Organization Innovation Team Committee 88

Reid All About it

APRIL 3, 2020

In this roundtable discussion, ASAE’s Key Committee chairs will offer insights, encourage you to share your own experiences, and listen and respond to your questions, concerns, and solutions. Michelle Korsmo, Chair, Key Industry Associations Committee. Bob Chalker, MBA, CAE, Chair, Key Global Associations Committee.

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North Carolina Committee Montana Guidelines 44

Reid All About it

JANUARY 3, 2020

Wed 1/8 at 12:00 – The Journey to Creating Effective Boards & Committee (Association Insights, Alexandria VA). This session will emphasize and demonstrate how solid structure and appropriate volunteer leadership development provide the right path for a successful journey to creating effective boards and committees.

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Chicago New Jersey Arlington Committee 259

Spark Consulting

JUNE 5, 2018

The most obvious non-monetary contribution would be serving in a volunteer position, but they might not have the capacity to be committee members either. Is there a way those cash-strapped young professionals could contribute something else of value? Could they serve as social media ambassadors for you? Volunteer at chapter events?

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Committee Social Media Education Course 236

Association Leaders

JULY 9, 2019

At each meeting (committee, board, staff, etc.) Each SMART goal MUST have a person responsible for making it happen. Note: This person doesn’t have to do all the work but is the person RESPONSIBLE for making sure it is accomplished by the deadline). SMART goal status should be shared.

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Guidelines Leadership Committee Report 220

Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Board reports also summarize committee reports about governing finances or other vital organizational activities. Depending on the committee’s findings, the report may request funds for a list of proposed activities. . Committee work . Committees summarize their actions and proposals. Financial performance .

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Software Association Management Proposal Committee 120

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 111

Membersuite

JUNE 30, 2021

Every governance group—committee, work group, task force, etc.—must Committee service is not for everyone. Take a look at all your committee and volunteer activities. 6: Take staff’s committee liaison responsibilities seriously. Staff aren’t usually trained for their role as committee liaisons—it’s just part of the job.

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Leadership Strategy Committee Recruiting 133

Membersuite

JULY 16, 2021

Meet with them to find out: What kind of data do they need to do their part in helping the association (or their department/committee) achieve its goals? For example, if they’re a committee staff liaison, what is the committee trying to achieve? What data would help them better understand members or another target audience?

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Report How To Committee System 175

Nimble AMS

JULY 15, 2022

Consider adding qualified members (those with law backgrounds or experience with ethical issues, or public policy specialists) to the Code of Ethics Committee or task force so they can serve in a greater capacity. These committee members would represent the document and its contents to new and current association members.

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Committee Recruiting Recruitment Social Media 115