Spark Consulting

MARCH 3, 2021

About two weeks ago, DC’s mayor, Muriel Bowser, held a series of virtual budget engagement forums to share her draft budget for FY2022. The format her team chose was extremely clever. While waiting for the broadcast to start, participants were invited to answer a few questions about themselves (location, demographic information, ranking of key priorities), then each deputy mayor was given the floor for a short presentation on her department (health, education, housing, etc.).

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Achurch

MARCH 3, 2021

Most employees new to remote work miss one major thing about their old office life: impromptu conversations with co-workers. Meanwhile, their managers worry about the impact of remote work on their team’s camaraderie and relationships with colleagues across the organization. A game night or team-building event isn’t always the solution. Just like in real life, it takes more than an occasional date to build a relationship.

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AssociationChat

MARCH 3, 2021

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life. – Confucius. What’s the first thing you typed into Google today? Was it a question? What kind of question was it? Questions are a phenomenal place to start if you ever want to get closer to understanding something – whatever that thing happens to be. And that’s what I’m thinking about today when it comes to business and how we can better show up for ourselves and the people we serve. .

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Eplys

MARCH 3, 2021

While it feels as if we should all be well-versed in virtual events by now, the reality is, if you were mostly hosting in-person events pre-COVID, switching to virtual can be a challenge. We'll be the first to say it: It's a big adjustment! A nd even though we’re one year into this doesn’t mean you’re a pro: many people are just now holding events virtually that they cancelled in-person last year.

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Effective Database

MARCH 3, 2021

Give a little at a time rather than taking away I'm sure there's research somewhere that explains this phenomenon*, but in my experience, most people are more bothered when you take something away from them than they are when you give them very little to start with and add as needed.

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Nimble AMS

MARCH 3, 2021

A successful chapter program delivers valuable benefits for an association – including member engagement, member satisfaction, and overall member growth. But how do you set-up your chapters for success? Five ways you can set your chapters up for success through technology. Provide the tools to make chapter management easy. Chapter leaders are dedicated staff and volunteers, but not all of them are association professionals.

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