.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2025

Here are a few of the usual suspects: The Thats How Weve Always Done It Reflex Whether its your annual meeting structure, membership dues model, or committee reporting process, legacy thinking is one of the biggest barriers to growth. Its easy to defend whats familiar, but that comfort zone rarely leads to innovation.

Organization 88

Organization Innovation Team Committee 88

.orgSource

MARCH 18, 2025

Staff were expected to practice the same transparency with leadership and committee members. How does your culture supportor resistgovernance innovation? By committing to full transparencywhether sharing successes, setbacks, or tough decisionshe created an environment where candid dialogue thrived.

Leadership 88

Leadership Committee Team Innovation 88

Ewald in Practice

APRIL 10, 2025

The Role of Associations in Vendor Relations Multiple Roles : Associations must manage relationships with clients, boards, and committees. Committee leaders (especially related to conference planning) can also be very useful in developing sponsor programs and/or identifying potential sponsors.

Committee 52

Committee Revenue Conference Cost 52

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nominate yourself or a woman who works in the association industry for an award in one of three categories: technology leader, innovation, or technology champion. Nominating someone is simple and anonymous: submit their contact info and a sentence about them—the AWTC awards committee takes it from there. Committee management.

Revenue 258

Revenue Education Arlington Committee 258

Reid All About it

MAY 9, 2025

Organizer: ASAE Young Professionals Advisory Committee Tue 5/13 at 12 p.m. Host: ASAEs Healthcare Community Advisory Committee Fri 5/16 at 3 p.m. Hear about the innovative approaches that set our approach to strategic planning apartmoving beyond rigid, outdated models to a process that is dynamic, inclusive, and actionable.

Certificate 281

Certificate DC Strategy Revenue 281

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This survey covers learning business goals, strategy and operations, trends and issues, challenges to growth, barriers to innovation, AI adoption and implementation, success metrics and pricing, yet should take less than ten minutes to complete. Community building. People seek communities—places to belong where they can make a difference.

Arlington 258

Arlington Certificate Revenue Education 258

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

To maximize our impact, the Cherry Fund will expand our fundraising methods, strengthen our partnerships, and engage new audiences through innovative and transparent practices. By balancing tradition with transformation and expanding upon the talents of our staff with strong board and committee members, we can achieve more.

millennials 62

millennials DC Resources Project 62

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Hear about actions and tactics to get Treasurer service off to a fast start, strategies for how to be a more impactful Treasurer and work with the finance committee, and how to end Treasurer service on a high note enhancing continuity and sustainability. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. More info/register. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

Content 213

Content Strategy Education Revenue 213

Arc 3 Communications

OCTOBER 30, 2024

We are looking for a talented, innovative, and well-connected individual to represent our clients before state and local policymakers in Texas and the Southwest. Would you like to be part of a team focused on achieving public affairs objectives at the state and local government level across the country? CRM and WordPress experience a plus.

Texas 75

Texas Austin Proposal Atlanta 75

Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 16, 2025

Co-worker Invitation A common attribute of loyal or regular attendees, usually identified in an annual meeting audience analysis, is that they also are active committee, task force, or board members for the organization hosting the event. One of the drivers for them to attend is to fulfill their volunteer leader obligations.

Committee 59

Committee Analysis Class Conference 59

Reid All About it

JUNE 6, 2025

. – Leading and Navigating Through Change (Stamford CT) This Connecticut event brings together association professionals and industry innovators to network, share insights, and explore new opportunities. Key topics like innovation, member engagement, revenue generation, attracting top talent, and navigating political and regulatory shifts.

Revenue 258

Revenue Education Strategy Content 258

The Big Picture

JULY 1, 2025

So you’re on the investment committee at in Zurich. Velina Peneva : So I, I’ll, I’ll give a bit of background on what this investment committee is. So the investment committee was a small group of global partners that had to decide which ideas that came from the teams we would put into the Bain co-investment fund.

Boston 147

Boston Class Marketing San Francisco 147

Achieve

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Now, the challenge is innovating CSR engagement strategies (for businesses) and enhancing cases for support to businesses (for nonprofits). Work with your leadership team to create a committee that develops and implements ESG standards across the business. 77% of consumers want to purchase from companies with CSR initiatives.

Software 52

Software Tools Discount Report 52

Thanks For Playing

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The thing about standing committees is that they're standing. Not "innovating." One of the problems with standing committees is that they can easily become zombies, continuing on with calls and meetings and reports to the board whether or not there's actually anything for them to DO. Think about that for a moment. Not "walking."

Committee 150

Committee Innovation Report 150

Eric Lanke

JULY 7, 2014

It advocates for corporate boards to serve as a kind of innovation committee for the corporations they are put in place to safeguard. It seems like a good idea to me, assuming the members of the board committee remember to stay out of the weeds and embrace their roles as strategic advisors. Associations Innovation'

Committee 100

Committee Innovation Proposal Technology 100

Blue Avocado

JANUARY 23, 2024

Advisory committees let your nonprofit work with others who want to see you succeed. What are advisory committees? At their core, advisory committees are groups of individuals who are stakeholders in your nonprofit’s work and who want to play a role in ensuring you achieve maximum impact. Define the advisory committee’s focus.

Committee 105

Committee Recruitment Recruiting Products 105

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Are you ready to spring your entire association forward with exciting innovation? With the Spring ‘24 release, Nimble Communities is even more powerful, bringing additional integration with your committees, events, and volunteer opportunities.

Innovation 134

Innovation Member Experience Committee Products 134

Aaron Wolowiec

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Most of us realize innovation is key to driving a business forward. in conjunction with the National Business Aviation Association , polled association professionals to learn how they set innovation goals, how they support innovation, what rewards and recognition they offer and how they set metrics for innovation.

Social Media 191

Social Media Innovation Survey Education 191

Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

Membership committees. Is it difficult to find members to serve on your membership committee? MemberSuite discusses the challenges faced by staff in charge of membership committees and suggests ways you can make improvements by revamping (or retiring) your membership committee. A terrific idea to steal! 1 CAE credit.

LMS 369

LMS Certificate America Committee 369

Associations Now

JANUARY 26, 2020

Alice Mathu of IAAPA shares how innovation can include comfort, sustainability and trying the latest technology. To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. Orlando in November. Always Café Tu Tu Tango!

Innovation 111

Innovation Committee Products Conference 111

Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Last month we announced our acquisition of Socious, bringing the best minds in member engagement together to lead in product innovation and the community industry. 2017 is shaping up to be our best year yet!

Press Release 227

Press Release Library Software Project 227

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Is your association innovative? Innovator” might currently be a buzzword, but your organization should still be striving to blaze technological trails and deliver superior member value. . Yet it’s not enough for just your leadership team to embrace these innovative principles. Here’s how to get started: .

Innovation 111

Innovation Member Experience Tips Technology 111

Spark Consulting

JULY 31, 2013

New data proves that diversity promotes innovation. Membership is really that unimportant to hiring committees?). (See below for a great video from John Haydon to help you straighten out your own Gmail inbox organization.). MIT’s Technology Review has some good (and less rah-rah) information on the Gmail changes as well.

Social Media 150

Social Media Review Video Innovation 150

AMG

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

I am honored to share that CAI is being awarded a prestigious award from the Public Affairs Council (PAC) - the Lobbying Strategy Innovation Award for our Condominium Safety Policy Response and Initiative – in response to the tragic Champlain Towers South condominium collapse.

Innovation 98

Innovation Strategy America Committee 98

Reid All About it

MAY 15, 2020

We want to educate, inspire and innovate together. The transition to remote work has forced stronger professional relationships, an adaptive culture, increased flexibility, more innovation, and enhanced technology and professional development. We want to educate, inspire and innovate together. Tue 5/19 from 11 a.m.

Puerto Rico 370

Puerto Rico Montana Revenue Education 370

Thanks For Playing

JULY 24, 2012

One of his notes from a panel on "innovation all the time" was: Genius isn’t hidden. The committee won't support it. He becomes the "show pony" committee member, when what he wanted to do was be the "work horse." It’s afraid of your processes. Associations do this all the time. In far too many cases, our default answer is "no."

Process 150

Process Committee Social Media Innovation 150

Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Standing committees value form and position over function and effectiveness. innovation presentations volunteering webinars whitepaper ASAE Higher Logic Peggy Hoffman' As you may recall, Peggy Hoffman and I came out with a whitepaper, The Mission Driven Volunteer last fall. Or you can catch us at an upcoming event.

Committee 150

Committee Innovation Resources Organization 150

Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Planners share why host destinations don’t need to be large in size to deliver on expertise, collaboration and innovative resources for attendees. There’s more to the city than people realize, both in scientific innovation and cultural capital.

Innovation 78

Innovation Committee Conference Resources 78

Spark Consulting

JUNE 18, 2014

Committees can still provide valuable volunteer opportunities for your members, as long as the work they’re doing is meaningful. blog roundup cool technology innovation leadership management social media volunteering Associations Now Facebook Jamie Notter Jeffrey Cufaude Maggie McGary Mashable Technology Review unplugging'

Social Media 150

Social Media Review Committee Innovation 150

The Association 100

OCTOBER 6, 2024

On The A100 Podcast , Margaret Vitullo of the Linguistic Society of America shares her innovative approach to leadership and member engagement. Learn how LSA is revitalizing member engagement and empowering staff and committees to take ownership of their roles.

Leadership 130

Leadership America Committee Member Engagement 130

Thanks For Playing

AUGUST 23, 2012

The Good: I love what ASAE has done with the volunteer committee structure. First of all, they've forced us to be more efficient by scheduling MUCH shorter committee meetings. Sitting in a committee meeting for 8 hours is torture that shouldn't be forced on ANYONE. Hallelujah!

Committee 150

Committee Dallas Texas Course 150

YourMembership

JANUARY 21, 2016

Don’t challenge your selection committee by guessing if your attendees will be pleased with the education you’ve been planning. Have an innovative conference engagement idea? Why not shift the old way of doing things? Still unsure? Take a vote. Contact us ! The post What’s Up With Your Next Conference? Let’s Take a Vote.

Conference 170

Conference Committee Innovation Education 170

Spark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2015

Andrea’s been a volunteer with ASAE’s research committee, which supports the work of the ASAE Foundation, and we specifically got talking about the Future of Membership project. innovation membership Andrea Rutledge ASAE' Is this even on your radar? What are you doing to “recruit the whole person”?

Recruitment 150

Recruitment Recruiting Texas Case Study 150

Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

And later that month, committee members flock to your building to discuss the assignments for the year. Like zombies, committee members engage in busy work instead of generating new ideas to further the mission of the organization. The litmus test for maintaining standing committees is breadth of oversight (i.e.

Michigan 100

Michigan Committee millennials Social Media 100

Reid All About it

APRIL 9, 2013

Is the next generation of members willing to put in time serving on committee after committee in hopes of getting a board position and then, maybe one day, being nominated for an officer position? Tagged: Association , digitalNow , Innovation , Leadership , Volunteers. Is that a desirable path? Is that how they want to serve?

Library 150

Library Project Committee Leadership 150

Event Industry News

AUGUST 13, 2019

The Society of Independent Show Organizers (SISO), the global association of the for-profit trade and consumer show organisers, has announced that Goodshuffle, PLNIFY, Rebus, Resiada, and Smartxpohave been nominated to present at its seventh annual Event Innovation Battlefield. It’s a win-win-win which will advance the event industry.”

Innovation 77

Innovation Organization Detroit Software 77

Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

Strategy 1: Innovate and Differentiate What can your association do for members that others can’t? Look to create new and innovative products and services for an underserved population in your membership. While the strategy is different from the Innovate and Differentiate strategy above, the steps are largely the same.

Member Engagement 210

Member Engagement Strategy Certificate Survey 210