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5 Ways to Revamp Your Membership Committee

Membersuite

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. If you’ve had an uneasy feeling about your membership committee, you are not alone.

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Does Your Board Act as Your Innovation Committee?

Eric Lanke

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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Association Brain Food: 3.10.23

Reid All About it

Dean West at Association Laboratory wonders if he’s lazy, stupid or resilient (I’m not saying) and shares lessons about resilience that can guide your association’s strategy decisions. Log on in March as we discuss, among other things: How can work done by the DEI committee be augmented/supported by this community?

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The great proposal debate: Why consultants eschew RFPs

Aaron Wolowiec

Simply draft a proposal describing you’re recommended course of action and be sure to include your proposed fees. I had this happen to me many years ago – not in a proposal, but in an “exploratory meeting” where I naively gave away the store. They’d already gotten at least two proposals.

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Eric Lanke: Should Committees Report to the Board?

Eric Lanke

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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Advance DEIA Goals Through Data-Driven Decisions

Associations Now

Read More Why Leaders Need a New Data Strategy In 2021, NCARB hosted licensure candidate focus groups and rolled out an Architecture Licensing Feedback survey , where the community could offer ideas for how NCARB could address disparities along the path to licensure. Though the accommodation has made a difference, there’s more work to do.

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Association Brain Food: 4.12.24

Reid All About it

Text Request explains how to create an SMS (text) strategy that aligns with your association’s marketing strategy. Katrina Ciccarelli McAfee at Association Analytics shares a three-step strategy for improving new member acquisition. . Member recruitment. More info/register. Host: Fridays@4 Mon 4/15 at 8 a.m. More info/register.

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