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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Membersuite

JUNE 30, 2021

Poor communication from leadership, for example, not providing insight into the progress your association is making towards its goals and the volunteer’s role in that accomplishment. How to Prevent Volunteer Burnout and Keep Your Leadership Pipeline Full. Every governance group—committee, work group, task force, etc.—must

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Association Leaders

APRIL 15, 2019

They’re used to making the decisions on their own or within a small leadership team. Clearly define up front for your Board or Committee the consensus decision-making process. This can be especially challenging because most association leaders are volunteers who have never followed a consensus based decision-making process.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 21, 2020

To cultivate its pipeline of future leaders, the National Automatic Merchandising Association evolved its Emerging Leaders Network to ensure that it provides high-quality engagement opportunities and a seat at the leadership table. But successfully engaging young people in the leadership pipeline depends on at least one common element. “I

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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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Mariner Management

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

But first, we need to differentiate between training (transactional) and development (leadership). Developmental = leadership cultivation: focused on developing those skills (hard and soft) one needs to be a successful leader in any role. Listen to the Webinar on Pivoting Leadership Conference to Virtual.

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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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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Leadership. 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?

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. Make it easy for committees and leaders to access resources like PowerPoint templates. The post <strong>International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K.

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Leadership. 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. Innovation.

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Association Leaders

JUNE 26, 2019

One often heard piece of advice is when a person steps into a leadership role in business, the first thing they should do is find their successor. Think about the various leadership opportunities within an association. The Board of Directors, the Officers, the Committee Chairs, the Chapters (if there are any).

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 22, 2019

One of the weakest areas of leadership in every organization is the ability to define success with precision. One of the weakest areas of leadership in every organization—and this is across industries, not just associations—is the ability to define success with precision,” consultant and author Jamie Notter told me in February.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 17, 2023

.* – Career Coach Series: Mindful Leadership Many organizations are in a state of disruption, transformation, and uncertainty. Join us as we explore how an approach of mindful leadership can assist with wellness, focus, clarity of vision, conflict resolution, and goal setting and achievement. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Leadership insight.right when you need it. 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. Consulting.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Athitakis has written on nonprofits, the arts and leadership for a variety of publications. And I do worry, as I wrote back in May, that social-media herd mentality might trickle down into leadership , leading to groupthink. Listening is an underrated leadership skill. 22 on Associations Now.

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Eric Lanke

MAY 14, 2012

Leadership. I Dont Want to Serve on Your Committee. Here are some quick DOs and DONTs for your consideration: DONT send me a list of committees that have openings and tell me I have to respond by a deadline if I want to serve on any of them. DON'T have committees. Eric Lanke. Association executive and author.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 7, 2018

These core volunteers oversee the organization’s daily operations, make all the decisions, manage each committee and approve every purchase. In order to continue to grow and advance, the association needs leadership that engage a different set of skills, talents, and systems to maintain growth over the long haul.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Organizations should identify leadership candidates for their staff and volunteer corps early. To do that, give them a taste of what leadership really looks like. Resolving that challenge means developing a pipeline of talent, both for key staff roles and positions on your committees and board.

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Associations Now

JULY 23, 2023

There’s similar softness when it comes to committees: Only 28 percent of boards say they set desired strategic outcomes for their committees. The most popular ones involve casual relationship-building: Conversations with industry leaders, close communication with members of the nominating committee.

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Jamie Notter

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

I attended a session this week about leadership development in the association world. We talked about different leadership styles, and the need to adapt your style to fit the context, and then we talked about leadership development programs for volunteers. This confusion about the value of leadership is not acceptable.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Association executives have a lot of teams to manage—boards, staffs, committees—all of which are prone to disruption. This is different than simply telling team members what their tasks are; rather, it’s where people in the middle presume to say what top leadership wants. People want autonomy and a feeling of inclusion more than ever.

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Leading Associations

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Effective association/nonprofit leaders must practice leadership in its truest sense to succeed, while for-profit leaders can get away with poor leadership and be successful in spite of it. There’s a leadership skill more prevalent in the non-profit sector, which is leadership through influence. Jeff Arnold.

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Virtual

MAY 11, 2015

Once in a while we encounter an organization with a structured leadership succession process that makes no sense except, perhaps, to the founders who concocted it. I like to call this the lockstep board leadership succession model. Many worthy leadership candidates just won’t hang around for a decade waiting for their shot.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 11, 2021

Susan Robertson, CAE, President and CEO, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Caldeira, Chair of the Board, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Eisenstodt, Chief Strategist, Eisenstodt Associates, LLC, and Past Chair, ASAE Ethics Committee. Monday, January 11, 2021. Armentrout, CAE. Marts, Ph.D.,

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Even when board members come to the job with some financial background, they may not be familiar with nonprofit accounting standards , their new leadership responsibilities, or your organization’s statements. The treasurer and the finance committee also have important roles to play. Younger members in particular may need coaching.

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World Class Boards

APRIL 25, 2018

Not only that, most traditional planning methodologies are not strategic to begin with and put the focus of leadership in the wrong place. Most planning approaches spend an inordinate amount of time on management/operations activities and quickly shift the Board of Directors’ focus from leadership to management. committees and staff).

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

There wasn’t focused leadership development for property management professionals,” Cook said. “We We wanted the program to be more than generic leadership development, but rather professional development in the property management setting.” For this type of program to work, you need feedback from participants.”

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Aptify

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Aptify committees Xperience is also a great time for Aptify customer committee members to meet in person. After synchronization, the Aptify file is deleted and replaced with a direct SharePoint link so that users can click on the link in Aptify to seamlessly access the file in SharePoint.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 10, 2023

Log on in March as we discuss, among other things: How can work done by the DEI committee be augmented/supported by this community? Career Coach Series: Mindful Leadership Many organizations are in a state of disruption, transformation, and uncertainty. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. . 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

MAY 30, 2017

In July, the International Association of Fire Chiefs will welcome the first class of fellows to its IAFC Diversity Executive Leadership Program (iDELP). Its goal: diversify the fire and emergency services workforce as well as national leadership. “We Light, CAE.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 26, 2022

To determine value, reflect on membership duration and a member’s service in committee leadership. . Membership : This is one of the most crucial factors to consider when asking, “what does an engaged member look like?”

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Association Leaders

JULY 9, 2019

However, it’s an easy mistake to make because of the nature of volunteer leadership. Staff and volunteer leadership both need to make sure the association has SMART (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant and Timely) goals aligned with the association’s mission. At each meeting (committee, board, staff, etc.)

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AMG

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The 2022 Innovation Award Category winners include: Lobbying Innovation: Community Associations Institute Communications Innovation: AAA (The Auto Club) Grassroots Innovation: Feeding America The Condominium Safety Public Policy Initiative was developed under the leadership of Peter Kristian, AMS, PCAM, LSM (Chair) and the Government & Public Affairs (..)

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Reid All About it

APRIL 21, 2023

. – ASAE Young Professionals Advisory Committee Ask Me Anything (AMA) Applications are now open to join the ASAE Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC). Host: ASAE Young Professionals Advisory Committee Mon 4/24 at 8 a.m. Strategist, Public Speaker, Author, PMA Nonprofit Leadership and Vista Cova Tue 4/25 at 1 p.m.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 2, 2023

Both positive and negative reviews can share insights into leadership and culture. Consider having a candid conversation with your selection committee about their initial reactions to AMS vendors. Discussing your selection committees’ gut feelings will help bring important issues and concerns to light so they can be openly discussed.

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