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

.orgSource

It’s a more challenging operating environment for associations. Build Value “In an increasingly competitive environment, the priorities may need to be realigned,” Garth noted. In my way of thinking, this is the wrong business model. The tiered structure is a trap I’d stay clear of.

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Connecting the dots: Fighting for equity through a data partnership 

Candid

In an environment fraught with fear mongering and skeptical potential allies, Candid persisted in enhancing Demographics via Candid. They sought diverse perspectives in focus groups and made structural changes to address outdated language, power dynamics, and privacy concerns.

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Weave a Safety Net—Find the Right Strategic Partners

.orgSource

I can’t remember a time when the cultural, political, and economic environment was fraught with so much uncertainty. Sponsorships are the model that we’re all most familiar with. With this kind of structure, there are limited sources of revenue. And, that value was shared throughout their respective communities.

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

.orgSource

Success belongs to organizations that adapt to a shifting environment. Does your governance structure help or hinder your progress towards goals? What activities would make your association better prepared to respond to changes in your members’ needs and the business environment? Resist the temptation to model the competition.

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Leadership’s Biggest Perk—Giving Others a Boost

.orgSource

values or a growth mindset, continuous feedback, and open communication, you will foster an environment that encourages employees to support one another. To change that, we came up with a structure that allows for on-demand project work in blended, cross-functional teams. By embracing what.orgSource calls Association 4.0

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Digital Priorities the Mission-Driven Sector Must Address in 2024

Forum One

In an environment of heated rhetoric, civic and social organizations need to proactively think about strengthening relationships with audiences and collaborating from a place of trust. Generations young and old are looking for tangible connections and real-world impact. Top-to-bottom redesign every few years will not keep up.

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Information: The Better Half of IT

sgEngage

Our environment is telling us how important our data is by how hard we work to protect it. And looking forwards through data modeling allows you to make predictions about the future. Data fuels most activities in a nonprofit. Raw data—such as customer lists with phone numbers and email addresses—is a valuable resource as-is.

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