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Innovating for Inclusion: How We Engaged a More Diverse Community

Association Success

The word ‘innovation’ is often treated as an end in itself. Being innovative floats around as an ephemeral goal of all projects, and a mark of a successful enterprise. But what are we innovating for? But the innovation couldn’t stop there – because our commitment to community impact continued. What is our purpose?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.21.21

Reid All About it

I’ve seen many references over the past year to the power of “unlearning” conventional so-called wisdom so we can take on new and existing challenges with the mindset they require. Hear how the Minnesota Society of CPAs launched a new AMS in March 2020, right as the pandemic began to unfold. Intellectual humility and curiosity.

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Find More Meaning in Your Metrics

Associations Now

In their Learning Lab, they cited the example of the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota, which commissioned research that found that every $1 invested in youth mentoring resulted in $2.72 The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota worked with a research firm and the University of Minnesota for its SROI study.). You get the idea.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

This is my personal list, but please feel free to reference or use it. Dig design, innovation, technology. dustinhaisler - Dustin Haisler; Elgin, Texas; Director of Government Innovation for Spigit, Municipal Judge, Innovator, Dad, Husband, Christ-follower. My objectives are to learn more about their business and goals.