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How to Sunset an Educational Program

WBT Systems

Since some of your courses have been around forever, you wonder if it might be time to sunset an educational program or two. When an organization has limited resources, you can’t afford to invest time and money into educational programs—online courses, certifications, or conferences—that no longer meet the needs of your target audiences.

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How to amplify member voices to create a culture of thought leadership

Nimble AMS

You owe it to your members to develop a thought leadership-driven culture at your association. When you take the time to develop well-researched thought leadership content, you’ll boost organizational awareness and increase member retention. How to foster a culture of thought leadership. Here’s how to get started: .

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Nonprofit Staff Training: How to Create an Effective Plan

NXUnite

For instance, you might be trying to promote more matching gifts and determine that you need to educate staff members on how to speak about these opportunities with donors. Plus, these programs also help mentors refresh their knowledge and feel more confident in their leadership abilities. Conferences.

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A recipe for volunteer success: How to recruit, educate, and retain

Ungrated

Veteran community association leaders say whipping up a plan to recruit, educate, and retain volunteers is essential to volunteer success and is a delicate mix that includes patience, flexibility, solid coaching, and listening skills—plus a dash of strong commitment to community. relies on CAI education materials to train volunteers.

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Leadership Lessons from the Martial Arts

MatrixG

Google for leadership lessons from the martial arts and you’ll get a jillion posts. I recently did a webinar for UST Education on just this topic BUT my leadership lessons are ones I learned from my master, Master Seung Hum Yun at Be Ryong Martial Arts in Alexandria, VA. Learn how to take a punch. How about you?

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Association Brain Food: 4.26.24

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association boards. The survey results will give association staff and volunteer leaders a deeper understanding of how to strengthen board effectiveness for the long term. The survey’s FAQ offers more information. Volunteers. Engagement scoring.

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How to Reset Your Board Diversity Efforts

Associations Now

One reason for that may be that organizations’ efforts to diversify their boards have been more reactive than intentional, and more interested in optics than truly diverse leadership. How to do that? A recent report from the Women’s Nonprofit Leadership Initiative suggests a few possible paths.