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Creating a Sustainable Organization

SCD Group

As I read the story and thought of my early association experience, I saw parallels for associations and the ability of some nonprofit organizations to build sustainable and successful associations. Or, more to the point, they''re the same organization — gold standards of their respective leagues for a generation.

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We All Can Win Championships

YourMembership

How with the right people on your team along with strong leadership, you can do some pretty amazing things. And that led me to think about the San Antonio Spurs and their newly earned 2014 NBA Championship. The Spurs, my childhood team, have built an unbelievable organization. After all, that’s what champions do.

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John Graham on ASAE’s 2017 Advocacy Efforts

Association Adviser

John Graham, FASAR, CAE, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. We’ve worked with a number of organizations to block this travel ban. We opposed several version of this bill that would pre-empt existing anti-discrimination ordinances in cities like Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and San Antonio that protect the community.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.13.17

Reid All About it

The council manages leadership recruitment, candidate evaluation, and nominations. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Hosts: Smart Meetings, Go Providence, The Westin Riverwalk San Antonio, and The Westin Denver International Airport. More info/register.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.13.17

Reid All About it

The council manages leadership recruitment, candidate evaluation, and nominations. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the next few weeks, please send me the link. Hosts: Smart Meetings, Go Providence, The Westin Riverwalk San Antonio, and The Westin Denver International Airport. More info/register.

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Conference Circuit: Catholic Higher Education Leaders Think Big

Associations Now

.” And Chris Lowney, author of Pope Francis: Why He Leads the Way He Leads, rounds out the meeting with a discussion of how Catholic higher education executives can follow the Holy Father’s leadership example. The Week Ahead. Down the Line.

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Earning Media for Associations in the New Age

Association Adviser

One of the most common mistakes I see associations make (and organizations at large, for that matter) is that because something is news to them, it should be news to others. And they love it when an organization is willing to make a real statement. Enduring: Just Because It’s “News” Doesn’t Make It Newsworthy. Stacy Armijo, Pierpont.