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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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It’s no longer possible to depend on professional allegiance as a buffer for less-than-stellar service. These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration. Integrated planning gives departments, like membership and marketing, a format for collaboration on agendas and goals.

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

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? Initiatives are undermined by silos, turf wars, and poor collaboration. Collaboration among business units is facilitated and encouraged. You can do it.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

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It’s no longer possible to depend on professional allegiance as a buffer for less-than-stellar service. These are tips to help them make the journey toward collaboration. Integrate Strategy There are plenty of incentives for collaboration. There was a time when associations didn’t think of their members as customers.

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Leading with Reflection: New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

For over thirty years, I have integrated “reflection rituals” in my professional work on a daily, weekly, quarterly, and annually basis. My New Year’s Reflection Rituals Review the Year: I use a tool called the “ Year Compass, a free downloadable booklet that provides a set of structured reflection questions that help you look back and ahead.

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To Get Close to Members, Follow MarTech Trends

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You can build more collaborative teams. There is plenty of advice out there, and most leaders have the management skills to retool organizational structures for better communication and greater agility. Our own platform,orgWorx connects you to seasoned association professionals. You can’t know, what you don’t know.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

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Fortunately, our professional reputation was already established. When the Public Health Department was looking at how to reopen safely, they had a sounding board, and we were able to collaborate to develop successful solutions. Nancy and Kristine’s partner organizations certainly derived benefits from their collaboration.

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Six Steps On The Leadership Journey Of Development Professionals

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Have you taken the time to assess your expertise as a development professional from a leadership perspective? Through the execution of a range of administrative, communication, and managerial responsibilities, the development professional gains a thorough understanding of both fundraising strategies and organizational needs.