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7 signs of a successful enterprise association

Nimble AMS

Study interviewees shared the importance of defined, long-term planning that encompasses the current and future state of the industry and organization. All member-based organizations are focused on membership: attracting new members, boosting member retention, enhancing member engagement, and more.

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Better Because You Were There

Velvet Chainsaw

Work closely with your local chapter or Destination Marketing Organization to identify two or three local worthy causes that you’d like to help. This was shortly after the killings of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, in 2012, and Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014. Here are some suggestions. Choose Your Charity.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.2.21

Reid All About it

It comes from a group of legal vendors who met late last year “to explore the current state of legal industry conferences and discuss ways they might partner with conference organizers to build a better experience for all.” This series of 15- to 20-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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California’s Plastic-Bag Ban Could Be on the Ropes

Associations Now

Missouri, Compromised? The next state to watch on the plastic-bag front is shaping up to be Missouri, where a Republican state representative, Dan Shaul, has introduced legislation barring cities from passing local plastic-bag bans. The state’s leadership, including Gov. The problem, critics say? I don’t think it is.”

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.9.21

Reid All About it

Charlene Li believes you need order to create change —not what you picture when thinking about innovative organizations. She says, “Disruptive organizations create just enough order to allow change to happen smoothly. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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Michael Jordan Antiviolence Donation Strategy Strikes Careful Political Balance

Associations Now

But, in the midst of a contentious debate, he made a significant point by splitting his donations between two organizations. Both organizations are excited about the donations. One of the greatest basketball legends of all time is troubled by recent violence by police officers against African-Americans. Working in large U.S.

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Dueling Boards for One Nonprofit: Would You Do this for Your Association?

SCD Group

Here’s a new definition of insanity: create two boards to be “in charge” of one nonprofit organization! Louis Post-Dispatch (P-D) has been running a series of articles about the Missouri History Museum (MHM) “gone wild” in going around its politically-appointed commissioners. Governing the organization is their principal role.