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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

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Americans today question the value of a college degree and mistrust the so-called “ivory tower” experts. They also distrust the media, calling bias and questioning facts. This translates into the negative national narrative that college isn’t worth it. Higher education and the media have been hard hit with trust issues.

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

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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. When each board member is a different nationality, everyone arrives at the table with their own cultural expectations.

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

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We began this project because, as early adopters of digital solutions, we could see that technology was creating waves and that a rogue tsunami was not out of the question. The Critical Questions will prompt you to evaluate your organization’s current status. Critical Questions What is your association’s value proposition?

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How To Get The Heavy-Lifting Nonprofit Board You Deserve

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Steve, a Harvard-trained attorney, and founding CEO of a 30-year-old national nonprofit, learned this the hard way. The most frequent question I’m asked is what to do about stagnant boards. A heavy-lifting board grapples with questions like, “How do we define success? It surely raises more questions than it answers.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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Data collection focused on the largest 800 funders nationally plus the top 25 grantmakers in each state and Washington, D.C., government agencies ii. Before this time, government grants collection had been limited to a few agencies like the National Science Foundation and Department of Education. ii Grantmaking by U.S.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] When to Start a New Nonprofit vs. Work within an Existing One

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Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., My question is how can I go about getting this initiative started? The upside is this will not require separate books, government reporting, and boards and committees. CFRE, our very own Fundraising Coach , also known as Charity Clairity.

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