Associations Now

MARCH 24, 2019

That’s unfortunate, but I’m not about to propose a philosophy of slow associations to you—most CEOs who’ve experienced overly deliberate boards that resist change will tell you that associations are already plenty slow, thank you very much. The post The Case for Slow Leadership appeared first on Associations Now.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Simply draft a proposal describing you’re recommended course of action and be sure to include your proposed fees. I had this happen to me many years ago – not in a proposal, but in an “exploratory meeting” where I naively gave away the store. They’d already gotten at least two proposals.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Over the last 18 months we have completely evolved our governance structure, including leadership identification and cultivation. Proposing structural changes to our board enables us to go out and seek new leaders, ensuring that we have a good representation of different experiences, cultures, and backgrounds on our board.

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Leadership Recruiting Recruitment Proposal 79

Association Adviser

JANUARY 25, 2024

This article delves into the core issues these organizations face, offering insights into their complexities and proposing potential strategies for adaptation and growth. Creating Non-Dues Revenue: The traditional membership […]

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Proposal Revenue Strategy Organization 157

Association Subculture

JANUARY 20, 2011

Association Executives: Provocative Proposals Research Project. I would like to announce the Association Executives: Provocative Proposals for Change project (that link will take you to my website for a complete description). The Waning Days of Leadership in Association Management. leadership. (9). Second stage is cut.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 5, 2012

Leadership. Leadership is a System Capacity. Heres the key passage, pulling directly on the work of Peter Senge, and again, the emphasis is mine: Leadership, paraphrasing Peter Senge, is defined as the systems capacity to shape its future. My single motivation in doing so was to help ensure a system-based approach to leadership.

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AssociationChat

APRIL 6, 2022

Proposal Title: “The Effects of the Intersectionality of Gender and Race on Members’ Involvement in Membership Associations”. Tentative Timeline: The anticipated research timeline based on the proposal is August 2022-July 2023. Department of Public Administration & Policy, School of Public Affairs, American University.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 17, 2022

In this column, I propose the first three decisions in the form of questions on which directors, officers, and staff partners should reflect individually, and then discuss with candor in their collective stewardship groups.

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YourMembership

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The email came out of the blue, from a really strong association executive that I interviewed a few months back who wasn’t the right fit for the professional society leadership role I tried to fill. We went back and tracked the number of inquiries, proposals developed and wins, and continue to do so. Demystify the business model.

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Eric Lanke

MAY 7, 2012

Leadership. Leadership Is Not About Getting Your Way. Leadership is not about getting your way, I told her. Leadership is about action that results in the organization developing the capacity to achieve a higher level of success. Labels: Leadership. Provocative Proposals for Change. Leadership. (22).

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Idea Architects

JUNE 13, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Searching for leadership limerick will identify previous posts. It's frustrating when people don't do what we think they should. Changing ourselves often is the best first step to influence others.

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Associations Now

JULY 19, 2023

Use terminology like that with the board so the board understands the reasons behind your proposals.” Present Options When bringing ideas for new products, programs, or services to the board, Byers suggests proposing at least two options for their consideration. Having that terminology and approach can be really helpful.”

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Spark Consulting

JULY 15, 2014

The three associations Engel studied each had a clearly defined process for staff to propose an idea, institutional support for making the proposal, and a clear set of benchmarks for it. You don’t get to that point, Engel says, without leadership endorsing the concept. Senior leadership has to say, ‘Yes, this is a good thing.’”.

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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Leadership. Film Directing Lessons in Innovation and Leadership. What lessons in innovation and leadership can be mined from the views of the man who brought us such classics as Patton , The Godfather and Apocalypse Now ? Labels: Innovation , Leadership. Provocative Proposals for Change. Leadership. (22).

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

Instead, you need to align your new online community with the mission and priorities of your association's leadership. The goal: If your organization offers certifications, continued education, or trainings as membership benefits, your leadership may want to boost involvement in these areas to grow non-dues revenue. Objection 1: Price.

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Social Media Tools Member Engagement Revenue 254

Delcor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A requirements Analysis Uncovers your association’s real needs One of the first things you should do in requirements analysis is talk to your organization’s leadership and project team about goals and expectations for the new system. When vendors know exactly what you need, they can provide relevant demonstrations and accurate proposals.

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Membersuite

MAY 25, 2021

Your leadership probably thinks the one you have is good enough, especially with all the other demands on your association’s limited budget. Think how leadership thinks: align each point of your argument to an organizational goal. The first question from leadership will be “How much will this cost?” But you know better.

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.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Tom’s effective board leadership is part good governance and part good business. If an opportunity to solve a challenge, anxiety or stress in members’ business arises, MTI evaluates the proposal to determine whether it fits into the strategic hexagon. “We Then the board puts on the brakes.

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Association Success

JUNE 25, 2019

Here are my tips on how to work with a consultant: The Proposal Process is the starting point. Working with a consultant usually starts with a proposal. To avoid any confusion, let me point out just what a proposal is: it is a starting point for a conversation.

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Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Is it time to dump the conference call for proposals ? blog roundup fundraising innovation leadership marketing social media Associations Now Constant Contact John Haydon Technology Review Twitter' Twitter: your (highly addictive?) ideal community , all in one place?

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 21, 2019

I'm engaging with members of the Board's leadership to help determine the topics we will discuss at our next Board meeting in March -- the first meeting after our decision about the new development and deployment cycle was made. We need to stick to our strategy , some of them said, but it wasn't the strategy that I was proposing to change.

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Strategy Proposal Resources Course 113

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

They address why leadership may want employees to return to the office and describe some benefits associations reap from remote/hybrid work. Instead, when you hear crickets, he suggests you ask board members to use specific language—he shares several examples—to express their stance on an issue or proposal. Flexible work model.

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Eric Lanke

JANUARY 2, 2017

The frame we chose was one of the highest statements of strategic intent our association had--something that had broad support among our leadership. A concrete proposal was the immediate result of this analysis. Here's our fundamental premise, the proposal said, the thing we are trying to achieve.

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Proposal Analysis Leadership Organization 100

Spark Consulting

JUNE 21, 2018

We proposed a model, mission-driven volunteering, that empowers individuals through things like micro-volunteering and adhocracy, and provides episodic and virtual opportunities to contribute. Younger generations aren’t as interested in the type of prestige and position-based volunteering as their elders.

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Committee Case Study Proposal Certificate 186

Reid All About it

MAY 24, 2024

Impexium published a really good guide to creating a request for proposals (RFP) for association management software , which includes advice from technology consultants Tobin Conley of DelCor Technology Solutions, Moira Edwards of Ellipsis Partners, George Rears of Achurch Consulting, and Wes Trochlil of Effective Database Management.

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MemberClicks

JULY 5, 2024

A sponsorship request letter should explain the details of the proposed sponsorship and the benefits to the sponsor. The amount of funding requested in a sponsorship request letter will generally parallel the amount of value proposed in return for the funding. It can be helpful to place a value on each benefit.

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How To Proposal Software Press Release 52

Spark Consulting

APRIL 30, 2013

I would count myself as strongly pro asking new questions, proposing new ideas, and coming up with new ways of doing things. innovation leadership management strategy' .” And if you read this blog regularly, you know that I rail against unwillingness to change pretty frequently.

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Association Leaders

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

When his team proposes a new idea to him, he listens carefully then asks what the dissenting point of view is. Interesting leadership ideas from a very successful leader. I am going to go “weed the garden” Association Management Companies CM Services Leadership Volunteerism' Mr. Pittman has a different theory.

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Idea Architects

JULY 11, 2011

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Searching for leadership limerick will identify previous posts. Someone makes a proposal. While “What do you think? seems like such an innocent question. A new idea emerges in conversation.

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SCD Group

AUGUST 19, 2014

New AMC staff brainstormed ideas and proposed eliminating the printed version and replacing with an online version that could be updated regularly. Engage leadership to solve a common challenge in developing priorities. ASAE14 ASAE association boards association executives association leadership SCD Group Why Boards Fail'

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Leadership Directory Newsletter Chicago 40

Eric Lanke

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Referencing the famous quote often attributed to Henry Ford, I argued that it was important for association staff members play a leadership role in developing new ideas and in charting new courses of action. People are stepping up, taking a fresh look at their surroundings, and proposing courses of action that are both bold and innovative.

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Proposal Leadership Course Project 100

Reid All About it

AUGUST 18, 2023

Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. Leadership & Learning: The Best Leaders Ask the Best Questions: Because Who Needs All the Answers Anyway? And it was an astronomer who finally explained what happened to the dinosaurs. More info/register. Host: Fridays@4 Speaker: Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A.,

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Certificate Education Revenue Marketing 195

Reid All About it

JUNE 7, 2019

Moonshots might seem unrealistic when first proposed, but that didn’t stop Henry Ford or the Wright brothers. Learn what it takes to understand your needs and how to establish requirements, draft a clear, thoughtful request for proposals (RFP), and create an effective process for evaluating and selecting a vendor. 1 CMP credit.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

To help with this collaboration, those in leadership positions should make an effort to get everyone involved; working in silos keeps employees from doing their best work and providing the best member experience possible. Does your team propose solution after solution, but never makes a decision on which one to implement?

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Reid All About it

MARCH 10, 2023

Hear about the ticking clock of the federal budget process and how to keep pace, how the debate over the debt limit will affect spending debates, timeline for the coming months—and all the ways those timelines can go awry, insiders’ perspectives on key disagreements and potential concessions, and implications of proposed revenue generators and cuts.

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Committee Education Software Technology 195

Achieve

JUNE 7, 2021

If we’re just talking about methods, there’s major gifts, bequests and trusts, corporate relations, grant proposals, direct mail, social media, virtual and in-person events. you rely on events, direct response (mail, email and social media) and grant proposals? Nonprofit leadership. effective fundraising strategy. Volunteers.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Impexium describes the steps for creating a request for proposals (RFP) for association management software (AMS). Advocating as a Woman in a Male Dominated World Women are breaking barriers and taking on leadership roles in fields once considered exclusive to men. RFP for an AMS.

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