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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

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To convince you to buy from me, you must believe that I can increase revenue, decrease costs, reduce cycle time, enhance the member experience, and finally, mitigate risk. leaders imagine the next problem before it surfaces and are willing to test, experiment, and iterate until they find the solution. Association 4.0

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Give Joy!

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Wouldn’t it be great if we could invest a bigger portion of that significant time in giving and receiving joy? But if you make random acts of kindness a habit, you build credit for times when being too much yourself is inevitable. Take time to listen to the answer. Allocate time off for exercise. Offer support.

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How a Project Charter Can Help You Have a Successful Fund Accounting Software Implementation

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Projects like these can drain resources, take more time than necessary, and quickly become your least favorite meeting on your calendar. A project charter is a brief, formal document that concisely articulates the essential details of the project, such as its purpose, scope, goals, and contributors. When and where do problems occur?

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Navigating the nonprofit RFP process

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When I asked her to describe the problem, here’s what she said: I’ve never done this before, and I feel like I’m making it up as I go along. Lisa was losing confidence in herself—but the RFP process she was using was the real cause of her problems. This is not a time to maintain secrecy about your budget.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Hotdog Conundrum

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It’s easy to overpromise on the capabilities of AI in marketing materials (“Let’s throw some AI at the problem!”), leading to a disconnect between the promise of the technology and its actual utility to a customer. Spend time brainstorming some specific questions that could be predicted to address this uncertainty (Is this a hot dog?).

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Move DEI Beyond Words

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This is a challenging time for associations. Articulate the Vision Writing the diversity statement can be a co-creative activity. We believe that each United Way community member, donor, volunteer, advocate, and employee must have equal access to solving community problems. Initiatives that seem more urgent.

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5 Steps to Prepare for a Successful Nonprofit Website Redesign

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Building a website can be costly and time-consuming. What problems are you trying to solve? Content to be relocated elsewhere on your site. Recommended resource: How to conduct a content inventory and audit. Step 2: Organize a Planning Team and Create a Project Charter. Objectives of the redesign. Target audiences. Secondary and below.

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