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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Sigh, another self-improvement project—almost complete. If your association fits any of the five scenarios described by Lowell Aplebaum, FASAE, CAE, in his recent post, it’s time to review your strategic plan. Your organization’s strategy must offer “an inspirational, robust, and innovative pathway to a better future.”.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Enhance your projections with sponsorship and registration fees and expense estimates. Step 3: Concurrent planning. If the in-person, virtual or hybrid choice is not clear, begin planning for multiple formats concurrently. Share those decision dates with your leadership and staff well in advance. Communication.

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NXUnite

MARCH 19, 2024

While there are several types of nonprofit budgets you might create (such as budgets for specific programs or long-term fundraising campaigns), your annual operating budget serves as the master financial plan for your entire organization, making it a critical component of your strategy. Staff compensation policy.

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JUNE 9, 2023

They also share change management strategies for change-fatigued association professionals. Some of these strategies are new to me but look very promising. Event marketing. Career Coach Series: Shifting Leadership Style There’s not one leadership style that works for all contexts. AI and Tech Strategy.

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MARCH 24, 2023

WBT Systems describes how associations can support women professionals by providing professional development, leadership training and networking opportunities, and educating employers about eliminating workplace challenges. Sponsorship strategy. Data-informed event planning. Member onboarding. Location: Chicago IL.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Starkweather Association Services’ guide to best practices for change readiness helps you “understand and control the complications that people bring to a change project.” Strategist, Public Speaker, Author, PMA Nonprofit Leadership and Vista Cova Tue 4/25 at 1 p.m. Virtual Panel Discussion: What’s (Really) on the Event Horizon?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Looking for additional work. I’ve had a few writing projects finish recently and have room for more client work in my schedule. GrowthZone shares strategies for selling your board (or boss) on the need for a new AMS. More info/register.

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MAY 26, 2023

WBT Systems shares strategies for convincing people to commit time to their own professional development. Host: Black In Events Network Thu 6/1 at 1 p.m. Good intentions are nice, but they mean nothing if they don’t turn into action. 501Works acquires ReviewMyAMS. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. .

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JULY 7, 2023

Association leadership. If your association has a website redesign project on the horizon, there’s no need to ask ASAE Collaborate about RFP samples. Get everything you need in this RFP template for CMS and website redesign projects from Brightfind. AI and event planning. CMS/website RFP. Fri 7/7 at 4 p.m.

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MAY 22, 2020

Billhighway explains how virtual events can help sponsors and exhibitors achieve their marketing goals —while helping chapters achieve their revenue goals. The goals they discuss are thought leadership, meeting leads and decision-makers, product showcasing and brand awareness. Joe Post, Vice President Strategy, Adage Technologies.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Leadership pipeline. By educating the next generation of company and industry leaders, you’ll fill your association leadership pipeline too. Impexium recommends five strategies for a change management framework. A few of them might surprise you, but they’re essential for technology project success. Change management.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Starkweather Association Services’ shares best practices for change readiness that will help you understand and minimize the complications people bring to technology or any other change project. I’m telling you, change management chops will make a tremendous difference for projects and your career. Fri 6/2 at 1 p.m. CAE credit. .

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

6% have no formal, documented strategy for their virtual conference. They address why leadership may want employees to return to the office and describe some benefits associations reap from remote/hybrid work. .* – DC Book Club – Diversity & Inclusion: Process and Policies. Guest: Robb Lee, Chief Strategy Officer, ASAE.

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MAY 15, 2020

They provide advice for revisiting your marketing personas and strategies and creating the right type of messaging for this moment. The gaps in your leadership styles, your business model, and your governance structures are never more apparent than when a crisis hits. Host: Event Leadership Institute. Fri 5/15 at 1 p.m.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

* – Association Learning Strategy | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Our topic this month is designing a high-impact learning strategy for associations and nonprofits. How can we design an executable learning strategy?

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APRIL 9, 2021

During the pandemic, MemberSuite noticed your already full plate was taking on additional tasks and projects so they’re sharing strategies to help you cope with an extremely heavy workload. Event Farm is hosting a series of virtual events on pandemic compliance and safety at in-person events. Website insight.

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MAY 7, 2021

Johnson II, CMP DES, Chief Diversity Officer & Director of Event Strategy, Talley Management Group Inc. Join us as we break down the differences between both processes, and the strategy and technology that fuels both efforts and learn how to identify what association marketers need to focus on. Tue 5/11 at 1 p.m.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 30, 2018

I know how badly you want to put your technology project (and all that heavy drinking) behind you, but before you move onto your next big project, heed Gretchen Steenstra’s advice at the DelCor blog: before moving forward, do a technology project close. A Woman’s Guide to Leadership: Women, Credibility and Power.

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MAY 29, 2020

Ellipsis Partners and Achurch Consulting have been burning the midnight oil on a virtual events ebook that’s definitely worth checking out. It covers virtual event strategy and technology, including a list of platforms for different purposes. Virtual learning strategies. More info/register. Host: Matchbox Virtual Media.

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MARCH 25, 2022

MemberSuite describes how a proactive data strategy can keep you in touch with members and customers no matter where they move. Many societies are currently focusing on DEI initiatives with their membership, leadership, and their staff. Susan Spilka, Strategic Communications Consultant and Co-founder of the Workplace Equity Project.

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JUNE 26, 2020

Presenters: Graham Harvey, Chief Strategy Officer, Matchbox Virtual Media. We’ll also talk about how to manage and hopefully avoid technical debt during any sort of web project. – Virtual Event Demo Days. Build a Sponsorship Strategy Focused on Monetizing Your In-Person & Digital Events.

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MAY 14, 2021

Hear three examples of how our customers have addressed this very challenge using practical, cost-effective strategies. Presenter: James Burron, co-founder and president of the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets. Presenters: Bill Conforti, SVP of Strategy & Solutions, Association Analytics.

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APRIL 19, 2019

MemberSuite shares 17 tips for making first-time attendees feel so welcome and comfortable that they’ll return for your next event. Some quick hits before we get to next week’s free webinars: 14 event planning blogs you should follow—they mention this one because of Association Brain Food Weekly. Dee McCurry, Ex Ordo ).

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JUNE 19, 2020

Inclusion strategy. If your association wants to create a more inclusive association, you must identify and remove the barriers standing in the way of a member’s desire to volunteer or serve in leadership , says MemberSuite. Presenters: Graham Harvey, Chief Strategy Officer, Matchbox Virtual Media. More info/register.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Explore other strategies that will help financial executives to better connect with nonprofit boards to advance strategic planning and innovative change. The 2022 Leadership Shift. How must your leadership style change to continue to have a positive impact on the people and organizations we serve? CAE credits.

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Trade Association CEO Blog

AUGUST 18, 2011

The role of association CEO is diverse and whether youre a volunteer or a paid staff executive director this blog is the starting line for concepts and ideas to solve your leadership challenges. Event Planning Checklist. Event Planning Checklist. The Role of Association CEO. Contact Me. Thursday, August 18, 2011.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Whether you’re on a small team, a team of one, or a large team with divided responsibilities and resources, marketers all have a few things in common: We need to accomplish things quickly, handle multiple projects at once, stay inspired, keep ourselves updated about current events, and collaborate with others across our team or departments.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many of us are eagerly awaiting the release of Amanda Kaiser’s book, Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community , on February 14. Nowadays, if you’re involved in a technology selection or implementation project, you must understand APIs , unless you’re okay with letting your software live in a silo.

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Membersuite

JANUARY 27, 2021

Per the MGI economic outlook, 84% of associations plan to increase their virtual professional development offerings. In 2020, virtual event planning was in emergency mode. 6: Plan a Pandemic Retrospective. How nimbly did your association leadership respond? That’s a good thing because the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Tony Rossell/MGI, Membership Marketing Blog ) Don’t make SEO the reason for your content marketing strategy—even more important now that ChatGPT and Bard will dominate search results. Learn what’s making them so successful and how you can capitalize on their strategies to generate more non-dues revenue for your organization.

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SBI

AUGUST 31, 2022

At SBI, we have entire teams of talented professionals specializing in association governance and strategy, finance and operations, event management, marketing and communications, and member services. They go the extra mile in working with the various committees and leadership on tasks, projects, and strategy.

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APRIL 5, 2019

WBT Systems discusses how to use your LMS for leadership development and all kinds of volunteer training. The team at AO uses the EventCanvas methodology to analyze the past and shape the future of its events, including major events and congresses for AO Foundation and its AOSpine and AOCMF communities of practice. 1 CMP credit.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 15, 2014

Why exalting heroic leadership above all else can hinder business growth. Also: how culture and strategy equally drive organizational success. Culture and strategy in tandem: When your association creates a strategic plan, it’s natural to draw inspiration from your culture. Share in the comments.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

In the former, the newspaper could spend weeks or months on a project that a Web site like the Huffington Post could rewrite “in 17 minutes.”. And, in many cases, our boards have no clue about the nuances of the marketing, branding or event planning subjects we ask them to consider. Don’t jump from project to project.

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APRIL 6, 2018

Hear insights from new brain research and case studies that show how changing the way you manage your consciousness and focus will improve how you design events. Learn the three specific cognitive strategies of “the high performance mind” and how to employ them in planning and executing event tasks. 1 CMP credit.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Beyond Networking: Event-Planning Reimagined. New volunteer leadership and work environments have increased the need for conversations and meetings that focus as much on connection and listening as on the content presented. Discuss strategies and content that reflect the personas of membership. More info/register.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

Virtual event planning template. Their Virtual Show Flow Template is an Excel worksheet that includes tabs for the event overview, project timeline, event show flow (and example tab), production information, green room checklist plus worksheets for speakers and sponsors. Tough leadership decisions.

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