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Chose Your Dimensions of Diversity and Get Started

Eric Lanke

Spark Consulting is out with another white paper -- this one on the sometimes challenging topic of diversity and inclusion -- and it's another thought-provoking read for association CEOs. There was universal agreement on the returned value of embracing diversity and inclusion in our association and in our association's leadership.

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5 ways vendors can be thought leaders for your association

MultiBriefs

Vendors you've worked with on thought leadership can use their own personal experience in the industry to give a fresh perspective. These are ideal for member recruitment as it attracts new organizations without pushing them into a sales pitch.

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Digital Transformation: It’s All About Culture

Mariner Management

In order to be successful, you’ll need strong, consistent support from your national headquarters leadership, actively providing direction and the resources for that change to happen; and from your chapter leaders, who need a clear understanding what the plan is, what the goals are, and the role that the chapters will play. Recruit your team.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.13.19

Reid All About it

WBT Systems shared some depressing statistics about the percentage of leadership positions held by women. Read their ideas for how associations can help support and train women on the path to leadership. Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter at Human Workplaces released a new white paper on a maturity model for workplace culture.

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Member Engagement and Association Building Blocks

Eric Lanke

They don''t want to assume a traditional committee leadership role. Our task force will investigate and discuss the issue for a while, and when we feel we’ve learned something, we’ll author a white paper on it, summarizing our findings, which the association can share with the rest of the membership."

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Why D&I Matters Beyond Hiring

Associations Now

Last month Vetted Solutions released a white paper, Diversity and Inclusion: Core Values Among Associations [PDF], that exposes similar challenges in the association community. Not getting your employees’ best ideas is a waste of resources; so is spending time recruiting employees when you don’t have to.

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Why Membership is Everybody’s Business

Association Success

There is a sign on my door, that says “it takes hours, it takes days, it takes weeks, to recruit a member - but it only takes seconds to lose one”. There is no way that a membership team could, or should, be solely responsible for recruiting, engaging, and retaining each member of an association. Publications and Media Department.