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How to Start a Nonprofit in Illinois: 17 Essential Steps

MemberClicks

Illinois, also known as the Land of the Presidents, is a state with a varied population and a growing number of thriving nonprofits. If you want to know how to start a nonprofit in Illinois, here are the important steps to getting your organization or association up and running smoothly and quickly.

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Three Leadership ColLAB takeaways your association needs to leverage

Nimble AMS

In March , our Nimble AMS team attended the Leadership ColLAB conference hosted in Arlington Heights, Illinois. We spent our time in round table discussion with association leadership professionals , learning and sharing our own experiences. Here are three can’t miss essential takeaways from the Leadership ColLab event.

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Help Your Speakers Embrace Diversity and Inclusion

Idea Architects

Note: I wrote the following article for ASAE-The Center for Association Leadership, and it was originally published in their Associations Now Plus members-only resource. Some also include basic tips on adult learning and how to create more engaging and interactive sessions. Doing so is both art and science.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.11.20

Reid All About it

How to professionally decline an unnecessary Zoom meeting (Lindsay Tigar, Fast Company ). Learn how to measure your current ROI in actual dollar numbers, use the numbers for influencing the membership decision, grow your ROI, and prove beyond a doubt that membership in your organization is a good business decision. More info/register.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.19.21

Reid All About it

s (MGI) annual membership benchmarking report, so I’ve put this new book by Tony Rossell, MGI’s senior vice president, on my list: How to Grow Recurring Revenue, Reach New Markets, and Achieve Your Mission. – How to Become a Better Boss. The ROI of Words: How to Write Website Copy That Will Drive Member Renewal and Recruitment.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.14.20

Reid All About it

How to Go Virtual (While Still Creating an Engaging Experience). Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Practice how to utilize breakout rooms for successful learning experiences.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.4.20

Reid All About it

Dr. Michael Tatonetti, CAE, explains how to overcome your colleagues’ (or leadership’s) fear of raising sponsorship prices —an argument that gets into goals, costs and value. Understand the elements of the statement of functional expense and how to make it meaningful to your audience. Amen, brother. Raising sponsorship prices.