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Strategy Development and Deployment

Eric Lanke

Couple of conversations this week with members of my association's Board on the differences between strategy development and strategy deployment. I put it on an annual cycle of strategy development and deployment. At subsequent Board meetings, revisiting that strategy was "off the table." The focus turned to deployment.

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Struggling to manage change? These 4 strategies can help your association adapt and evolve

Association Success

To survive and thrive, associations need to have change management strategies they can count on. . Employees and members need to understand why the proposed change matters, what it will accomplish and how it will strengthen the organization in the long run. MORE: How to embrace change so your association can reach more people.

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Eric Lanke: Provocative Proposals for Change

Eric Lanke

Provocative Proposals for Change. I just finished reading an advance copy of Shelly Alcorn s " Provocative Proposals for Change ," a report she authored based on Appreciative Inquiry interviews she conducted with more than 200 association executives (including me). Leadership. Innovation. Member Engagement. Generations. Books Read.

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Association Brain Food: 11.17.23

Reid All About it

The resulting data will help associations understand the professional development landscape, plan learning strategy, and budget for learning programs. Content strategy. Tim Stoddart at Copyblogger shares five strategies for creating cornerstone (or pillar) content that readers and Google will love. AMS/CRM selection survey.

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Association Brain Food: 4.12.24

Reid All About it

Even well-meaning learners who’ve paid for online courses and conferences are apt to click away if their attention wanes during your program. Text Request explains how to create an SMS (text) strategy that aligns with your association’s marketing strategy. Distraction is an occupational hazard for all of us. Gen Z education.

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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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Storytelling for Grant Writers: 10 Tactical & Stylistic Tips

Achieve

But what about some of your highest-impact communications— grant proposals ? Let’s take a look at why storytelling matters for nonprofit grant writing and actionable ways you can start telling more compelling stories in your proposals. These are powerful assets to tap into that will catch the eye and differentiate your proposals.

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