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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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Our discussion about the Summit Award launched a wide-ranging conversation. An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. Governance, and the vision of governance, is so varied around the world. Zonta supports members in 63 countries.

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Challenging Conversations—Tackling Risk

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These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues. Frame the Issues Risk isn’t on most directors’ list of favorite topics for discussion. The conversation can easily devolve into unproductive speculation. The conversation can easily devolve into unproductive speculation. Sig is right.

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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

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Higher education and the media have been hard hit with trust issues. Many association execs expressed the belief that declining trust is affecting their industry, including execs from higher education, medicine, public health, foreign affairs, media, real estate, government, technology, science, veterinary medicine, and libraries.

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For Positive Outcomes, Hold a Mirror Up to Board Performance

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Point a Compass to the Future Regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path. In fast-moving digital markets, regular updates on the status of governance can be a compass to help the group stay on the right path and adjust to unexpected challenges.

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Build a Successful Team, Know Where Your People Thrive

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She was so protective of “her” data that she had trouble inviting anyone who she deemed less knowledgeable into the conversation. It’s the style of the CEO and executive team that drives the governance and the culture. You can have the best governance model, but with the wrong people on the team, you won’t be successful.”

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Functional Expenses Decreased During Covid-19? How to Prepare for Conversations with Funders

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Many nonprofits feel pressure from foundation and government funding sources to maintain a certain level of program expenses as a percentage of total expenses (for example, greater than 75%). How to Prepare for Conversations with Funders appeared first on Blue Avocado. This metric has always been a matter of debate.

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How Government Can Adapt to the Current State of Twitter

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As a government entity, you may have joined Twitter years ago, using it to provide valuable customer experiences to your constituents and communities. For government agencies, the pitfalls and benefits may be even more pronounced as issues surrounding the platform continue to evolve.