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“There is more treasure in books than in all the pirates' loot on Treasure Island.” — Walt Disney In our last post, Peggy shared her FACILIT8me Book Club reading list...
I feel like if I'm going to take time reading, I better be learning. - Dan Brown We agree! That’s why I joined the FACILIT8me Book Club. Referred to as our little...
When chapters create experiences worth talking about, growth becomes the natural result. Despite what we’ve always believed, successful chapters do not grow primarily...
Once again, here are quick links to articles, posts, and papers that we shared this year in our monthly Waypoint issues. Think of this as our annual beach-reading...
One of our favorite parts of each Waypoint newsletter is choosing the Quote of the Day. In our search, we generally look for that small bit of wit, wisdom, perspective,...
Kristine Meter and I just wrapped up this year’s staff/volunteer liaison training, and what a whirlwind it’s been. This year’s program included two virtual training...
On a recent episode of The Association Evidence Project podcast, Mariner principals Peggy Hoffman, FASAE, CAE and Peter Houstle, CEO/COO sat down with Lowell Aplebaum,...
As always, we’re delighted to share a post that echoes something we've been saying for years and which research confirms: governance and structure needs modernization....
Volunteer engagement challenges look a little different in every organization, but if you are feeling the strain, chances are you’re not alone. To better understand the...
Reports & Tools
Across a decade of benchmarking, one constant is clear: chapters remain far from universally high performing, and ROI is still opaque thanks to fuzzy metrics and a...
Volunteers are the lifeblood of many associations providing indispensable support that often accounts for 25% or more of the association's total workforce hours....
New ASAE Research Foundation report reveals a disconnect between what association volunteers do and the value they deliver. Leaders can, however, close the gap with...
While 2020 may have disrupted many chapters, prompting the question “are chapters worth the effort,” it also opened a door to a new way of thinking about chapter...
A healthy chapter program delivers valuable benefits for an association. It drives member engagement, member satisfaction, and overall member growth. At the same time,...
Associations stand at a crossroads. We have more types and greater amounts of data readily available to us than ever before, and the cost of the tools needed to process...
A Look At What’s Changing for Chapters While we all felt the rumblings in chapters before 2020, the past 22 months have been an exercise in jumping over deepening...
Member Volunteers bring passion to their work... What they don’t always have are the leadership and team skills needed to make the most of that passion. Tapping...
A healthy chapter program delivers valuable benefits for an association. It drives member engagement, member satisfaction, and overall member growth. At the same time,...
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