CHINA INTENT ON RESTRICTING NGOS
BY CHRIS VEST, CAE / SEP 29, 2015 Chinese President Xi Jinping, seen speaking at the U.N. Headquarters earlier this week. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) On a visit to the United States, Chinese President Xi...
View ArticleSo What Keeps Your Members “Up At Night”
Put yourself in their well-worn comfortable shoes, completely, and then ask yourself these questions: What is it that keeps them up at night worrying (as it relates to what you do)? If they were to...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons You Should Evaluate Your Organization
For CEOs & Presidents Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Evaluate Your Organization 1. You want to grow your membership. 2. You need to change to be relevant to your member’s needs. 3. You need to grow...
View Article#THEREAL10 CAMPAIGN PUTS A FACE ON WAGE INEQUALITY
BY PATRICK DEHAHN / NOV 9, 2015 (#TheReal10/American Association of University Women) To help draw attention to the wage gap women face, a new campaign by the American Association of University Women...
View ArticleA New Government Tone Offers Fresh Hope For the Nonprofit Sector
PMO Photo by Adam Scotti. Credit to the Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently delivered mandate letters to all 30 members of his Cabinet. Of particular...
View ArticleDoes Your Association’s Structure Stifle Success?
by Mark Athitakis at Associations Now Magazine A startup mentality can help an association generate new ideas. But success has less to do with “failing fast” than knowing how your organizational...
View ArticleHow Nonprofits should Define Success
By Allyson Kapin from Care2. Nonprofits work on some of the toughest issues facing the world, ranging from ending poverty to reversing the environmental effects related to climate change. While...
View ArticleReview, refresh and realign your committees for success
By William D. Pawlucy from Association Options Year over year, the priorities of a nonprofit organization change. As major planning takes place, why is it that committees and their composition often...
View Article5 Nonprofits Trends to Watch in 2016
By Nell Edgington from Social Velocity This is my favorite time of year. Despite the darkness of the last few months, December is often about reflecting on the year that is drawing to a close and hopes...
View ArticleStart the New Year Off Right
By Katie Bascuas from Associations Now The beginning of a new year is a perfect time to hit refresh on your professional plans and goals that might be feeling stale. Here are some tips to help you hit...
View ArticlePractice for Tough Situations as You’d Practice a Sport
KEY QUOTE FROM THIS ARTICLE “The hard work in learning soft skills comes from having to apply them in complex and unpredictable performance situations. By sensitizing yourself to the actual...
View ArticleTiered Benefits: A Better Solution For Trade Associations?
TIERED BENEFITS: A BETTER SOLUTION FOR TRADE ASSOCIATIONS? BY JOE ROMINIECKI / APR 6, 2016(iStock/Thinkstock) A multilevel membership structure that varies by benefits chosen, not by company size,...
View ArticleTop 10 Reasons You Should Evaluate Your Organization
For CEOs & Presidents Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Evaluate Your Organization 1. You want to grow your membership. 2. You need to change to be relevant to your member’s needs. 3. You need to grow...
View ArticleCan Associations Attract Millennials with Credentialing?
CAN ASSOCIATIONS ATTRACT MILLENNIALS WITH CREDENTIALING? BY EMILY BRATCHER / AUG 4, 2016 A recent study finds that more than 90 percent of educational institutions are offering credentials and digital...
View ArticleA Welcome Role for the Membership Committee
BY JOE ROMINIECKI / SEP 14, 2016 One association puts its volunteer membership committee to work in calling all new members to welcome them to the association—a rewarding effort for members,...
View ArticleHow to Manage Your Association in a Crisis.
Mayday, mayday, mayday! The distress call known around the world might have the same name as International Workers’ Day – May Day – but they have no other connection, despite popular belief. But that...
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