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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

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I interviewed Hugh for, “Association 4.0 : An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage, and Transformation,” a book I wrote with my business partner Kevin Ordonez. Most were CEOs leading companies that provide products and services to associations. Subsequent models will incorporate changes based on consumer feedback.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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Even small associations tend to stack layers of management like the cake at a royal wedding. You are ready to add new categories of membership, sell products to a different audience, expand programs, or even revise the business model. You can take baby steps and evaluate which strategies are successful and which are not.

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Are Associations Losing Their Members’ Trust?—The Leadership ColLAB Explores This Critical Question

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Trust isn’t a challenge that is currently top of mind for association leaders. But at.orgCommunity we like to explore issues before they become sound bites. We asked Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association , to help us frame this conversation by sharing her group’s commitment to that idea.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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I am still evaluating the lessons learned. I’ve told these stories before, but I’m referring to them again because they highlight advice that can help associations find stability when chaos threatens. Associations that have strategic partnerships are— You want allies who will provide a hedge against the unexpected.

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If Racial Equity is Our North Star, How Can We Navigate Racial Bias in AI/LLMs?

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For nonprofits and grantmaking organizations committed to racial equity, using artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) raises important concerns. They may associate words like “fantastic” and “great” more with white-sounding names versus Black-sounding names. Invest in de-biasing.

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Association Strategies: 7 Best Practices for Your Nonprofit in 2024

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When you’re starting an association, it’s usually in the service of a simple but powerful goal: bringing people together to advocate for their shared interests. 7 Things Your Association Strategy Should Include Mapping out a strategy for your membership association isn’t a one-time process. Which CRM is right for me?

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Resilience Rides the Waves of Disruption

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Although the firm that I worked for was one of the leading providers of association software, when the company saw the investment in resources and time that was needed to switch to the new technology, they decided to stop production. “On Read more of Kevin’s story in our Book “ Association 4.0: CEOs must be role models for their teams.

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