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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Nancy MacRae, CEO at the Emergency Nurses Association and Kristine Hillmer, President and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association , steered their members through the challenge. With this kind of structure, there are limited sources of revenue. That hammered home the connection between relationship building and trust.

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To Survive a Crisis, Lean Into Trust—CEOs Share Pandemic Stories

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Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, and President and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association , are leaders who guided their members through the rubble toward solid ground. Now we’ve moved to a hybrid work structure, requiring that everyone be in office at least two days per week.

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

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These are organizations that are not going back to their pre-pandemic structures and offerings. For example, Alan DeYoung of the Wisconsin EMS Association visits member agencies once a month to solicit member feedback, distribute goodies, and ask how WEMSA can help. Many are re-imagining their conferences.

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

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We structured this conference based on feedback from.orgCommunity’s fall Solutions Day participants. Sharon facilitated an exchange of ideas between Nancy MacRae and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, President, and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association. Our goal was to provide a great forum for networking and meaningful conversations.

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Lessons Learned Living the Virtual Experiment

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Groups that developed a structure and schedule for online meetings managed their time and effort more efficiently. Kristine Hillmer, CEO at the Wisconsin Restaurant Association, offered this observation. “We Intentional communicators bring a sense of responsibility and thoughtfulness to the conversation.

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

The MatrixFiles

These are organizations that are not going back to their pre-pandemic structures and offerings. For example, Alan DeYoung of the Wisconsin EMS Association visits member agencies once a month to solicit member feedback, distribute goodies, and ask how WEMSA can help. Many are re-imagining their conferences.

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New Technology Developed to Amplify Community Voices for the Media

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The structure of the program seems almost old-fashioned in our world of posting and quick comments on social media, but it includes a technological twist that could amplify conversations beyond the kitchen table. Their next launches will be in Massachusetts and Alabama this year.

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