As National Volunteer Week approaches (April 18-24), let’s take some time to re-evaluate our volunteer training programs. We know that a comprehensive volunteer and chapter leadership development program consisting of multi-channel, asynchronous, and live delivery...
So here we are, heading into a new year (and decade!) with a mixture of optimism and trepidation (yes, I put optimism first ????). So many questions: What does 2021 hold for us? How will this past year affect – positively or negatively – our associations, our...
What does it mean to coach your volunteers? Let’s state the obvious first: Change is more rapid and more disruptive than ever and our past solutions do not offer a path forward. To find that path, we need to strive to create a learning organization. A learning...
CEX 2020 may be over but the lessons learned are only now being absorbed. It was a whirlwind of sessions, games (trivia, bingo and a wild scavenger hunt), and networking all in a virtual setting. There were tech issues, which were taken in stride, and some bad jokes...
“…policies designed ‘to preserve all pre-COVID jobs and employment relationships could prove quite costly’ because they ‘are analogous to policies that prop up dying industries and failing firms.’” Covid-19 Is Also a Reallocation Shock (Becker Friedman Institute...
Will chapters survive? This is a question we’ve heard on every virtual idea swap we’ve hosted since the pandemic. Here’s what’s at stake. The dramatic shift to virtual throughout the association community has resulted in a significant blurring of the geographical...
