Strauss Articles
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Every Thursday, our experts provide insights into industry trends and issues that readers can leverage to improve their associations and signature events.
How to Prepare for your Association’s Annual General Meeting
All associations are required by law to hold an annual meeting of members, or Annual General Meeting (AGM) yearly. The AGM [...]
The Importance of Staying on Top of Association Trends
Every industry has trends that affect the future of the industry and its stakeholders. In association management it is very important [...]
Association Leadership Traits: Do You Have What It Takes to Lead?
We’ve all heard the expression “Jack or Jill of all trades”. When it comes to leadership in the association management world, [...]
Tips for New Association Member Onboarding
A new member’s first interaction with an association can make a lasting impression. There are a variety of different ways that you can [...]
The Importance of a Standard Operating Procedures Manual in Association Management
One of the key ingredients to an association’s success is having policies and procedures set in place. In order to maximize [...]
Introducing a new Membership Category to your Association
Associations often offer multiple membership categories to cover various backgrounds, entrance requirements and preferences within the association’s structure and membership base. [...]
How to Determine When to Introduce a New Program or Service to Your Association
Members of associations across all professions are finding it increasingly difficult to rationalize membership and return on investment in belonging to [...]
How to Develop a Mutually Beneficial Relationship with Association Conference Speakers – Interviewing a Professional Speaker
Jennifer Schrafft is a Certified Professional Coach who does regular speaking engagements throughout the year. Recently, she participated as a speaker [...]
Change in Associations and the Role of the Association Leader – Part 2
In my previous blog article, Things Change – Change in Associations and the Role of the Association Leader, I explored the [...]
Less is More: Facilitating Association Board Meeting Productivity
As an association leader, have you ever been asked to make a decision, but you were provided with too many options [...]
Boost Your Association’s Financial Knowledge
One of the things I have noticed in my experience as an accounting manager is that when it comes to association [...]
Designing for Change at Association Events
I know what you might be thinking, but don’t get too excited: unfortunately, this isn’t a blog post about how graphic [...]
Managing Internal Client Expectations
As an Event Manager, I plan and execute many events for association and non-profit clients. Most of the time, I am [...]
Blogging for Associations: Sharing your Blog
If you’re reading this, I’m hoping that’s a good indication that you have read the first two articles in this series [...]
The Message of Change – Content is as Important as Dissemination
It is critical that associations communicate openly to their members with information about events, staff and policy changes, publications, website updates [...]
Back to the Basics: Being an Association Board Member
Are you contemplating becoming a board member for an association, but have never sat on a board before? Are you unsure [...]
Your Association’s Digital Footprint: The Benefits of Digital Marketing
The world has gone digital, so it is important to ensure associations communicate digitally to ensure the message is received by [...]
The Future of Association Membership – Bridging Generation Gaps
One of the challenges that faces associations today is working with different expectations from members depending on their age group. Particularly [...]
The Evolution of the Modern Association: From Then to Now
If you work for an Association Management Company (AMC), you are sure to work closely with at least a handful of [...]
The Administrative Side of Member Ethics
Associations that are also credentialing bodies and regulatory colleges will have a Code of Ethics and require their association members to [...]