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Association staff play a vital role as bridge builders, connecting the organization and its volunteers. Their job is twofold: to communicate the organization's mission...
In case you haven't noticed, we’ve been planting “shameless plugs” for our upcoming 2-part staff/volunteer liaison training series in several of our posts lately. This...
We love it when we find an article that just reinforces our own beliefs. In this article posted by ASAE, Jennifer L. Blanck hits the nail on the head when she notes how...
So much to read and so little time to read it all! Here are just a few things we’ve run across lately. Take a look and let us know what you've been reading. ⇒ The AI...
Question: How do you know if your chapter program is truly healthy? And how do you diagnose areas in which your chapter network needs repair? Ok, that’s two questions,...
Two articles … two views on membership. One is it’s up. The other is it's down. Which one is correct? Both. Yes, member engagement has struggled in the past few years,...
Volunteers are the lifeblood of many associations providing indispensable support that often accounts for 25% or more of the association's total workforce hours....
Climate change has been covered in many ways (though perhaps not enough since we seem to be stalled). What’s different about the white paper, The Time Is Now:...
Inspiration can strike anywhere anytime and this time, it struck Peggy Hoffman* while enjoying some crisp mountain area in central PA! Read on for her insights into...
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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,...
Mariner Management in collaboration with Billhighway and researcher Kevin Whorton, Whorton Marketing & Research, launched this second edition of the chapter...
Chapters have been around as long as associations and in quite a few instances pre-date their respective national/international association. The need to have the...
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