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What Do Successful Associations Have in Common? What We’re Learning from the Associations Thrive Podcast

The MatrixFiles

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. This sounds so unbelievably obvious, but it makes sense. In case you missed it, Matrix Group now has a podcast.

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

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But at.orgCommunity we like to explore issues before they become sound bites. Tear down walls (literally and figuratively)​ Embrace a continuous process​ The Erosion of Confidence Sharon Rice,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our resident trend watcher. The event was what the association community does best.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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Frame the Issues Risk isn’t on most directors’ list of favorite topics for discussion. Or that the director who is championing a lucrative collaboration with a corporate partner is also on that organization’s board. Both directors and employees should know which policies the organization has in place and how they are enforced.

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

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As many as five tiers of responsibility (junior positions, middle managers, executive staff, committees, and the board of directors) are not unusual. Working with Sharon, we were able to create a governance plan that aligned perfectly with our life cycle stage,” Executive Director Andrea Bennett noted. “We

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How to Show Donors the Impact of Their Donations to Your Nonprofit

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It sounds simple, but nonprofits shouldn’t underestimate the importance of the personal touch. Evgeny Redjebov is the Director of Marketing at RallyUp , an online fundraising platform that helps nonprofits raise more by turning fundraisers into engaging virtual experiences. Whether with an email or a text message (or even a phone call!),

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Video Marketing on Social Media: Best Practices & Inspiration for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Becky Brooks , Director of Communications at Animoto , an online video maker that makes it easy to create marketing videos for social media and beyond. Another consideration is that around 80% of videos in social feeds are watched with the sound off. Facebook recommends that you “design for sound-off, delight for sound-on.”

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What Do Successful Associations Have in Common? What We’re Learning from the Associations Thrive Podcast

The MatrixFiles

Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. This sounds so unbelievably obvious, but it makes sense. In case you missed it, Matrix Group now has a podcast.