Words of Wisdom

Words of Wisdom

From the minds and hearts of CRPs comes wisdom on being a superstar component professional. We asked association execs via LinkedIn, email and conversations for their advice, and here’s a sampling of what we heard. I’ll start though with an observation from Carey...
Volunteer Leader Sessions that Lead to Action

Volunteer Leader Sessions that Lead to Action

This past year saw a return to in-person volunteer leadership training. This means we’re all back to figuring out how to make those annual chapter leadership workshops, volunteer trainings and sharing sessions impactful.  Let’s do a refresh on these...
Help Chapters Be All They Can Be in ’23

Help Chapters Be All They Can Be in ’23

Super excited that Billhighway and Mariner are teaming up to bring two in-person workshops this October aimed at helping our chapters be all they can be in ’23.  I’ve been a CRP (components relations professional) for some 30 years. I began working with...
CEX 2022 Workshops!

CEX 2022 Workshops!

Chapters (by any name for your geographic components) create vital links for members. How can your association create vital links with these chapters/components? That’s a question association execs are asking so we’re inviting all interested to sit around...
Modernizing vs Fixing Association Chapters

Modernizing vs Fixing Association Chapters

Ten years ago we started a journey with a national association seeking to modernize its chapters. Moving from chapters to regional coordinating bodies supported through HQ services, including accounting and finance, data/tech support, and communications, led to...