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Stay the Course Through Changing Weather—Strategic Advice From Association CEOs 

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We thought we could help our colleagues prepare for that disruption by gathering advice from people who greet change as an unexpected advantage. Success belongs to organizations that adapt to a shifting environment. And, the Transformational Strategies offer guidance to create the change needed for growth. Business is Darwinian.

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Association 4.0—A Playbook for Success

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Welcome Risk and Change Entrepreneurs have an intimate relationship with risk. With a growing business, things change, but they don’t get easier. Cultivate Innovation and Problem Solving Whether entrepreneurs inherit a gene for invention or not, once they are thrown into the business shark tank, they quickly learn to swim.

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Soft Skills Support Hard Leadership Challenges

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I was eager to hear Sue’s ideas about the importance of focusing the board on qualities like empathy, self-knowledge, and strong social skills to build a productive environment. Collegiality and teamwork among directors are critical to effective problem-solving. In this climate, the board needs to be agile and responsive.

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EI Helps Teams Use Technology to Fly

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Learn to Reinvent By definition, transformation means a dramatic change. Chances are your problems stem from focusing too much on technology and not enough on behavior. And the key to managing people through change is emotional intelligence.” That openness is a gateway to innovation and creative problem-solving.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

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Today’s funder list focuses on nonprofits supporting the environment and conservation efforts. Funding Priority: The Environment and Conservation Efforts. The New England Grassroots Environment Fund. They help cities implement climate change mitigation and adaptation approaches grounded in equity. The Green Climate Fund.

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Beyond Bronze, Silver, and Gold—Grow Success With Purpose

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She was talking about how unprepared we were for the dramatic changes we experienced. Back on earth, our discussion centered on this question: How is the role of associations in society changing and is it expanding, contracting, or being completely reshaped? Change Without Changing “AAHA has been around for 90 years,” Garth notes.

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How Innovation Naturally Emerges From Deliberate Inefficiency

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“The fact is that most companies are structured to maximize efficiency and minimize risk, resulting in an environment that ultimately prevents meaningful innovations,” explains Elliott Parker , author of the new book, The Illusion of Innovation. He further maintains that we need scaled corporations to recover their problem-solving capacity.