Post-COVID: Return to Association Events and Travel

By |2022-04-14T09:48:25-05:00April 14th, 2022|

In a matter of only a few weeks, we have seen travel and in-person events start up in the blink of an eye. Welcome to the next ‘new normal’ for associations; the next reality in the ongoing pandemic world. How will the association world continue to change? The consensus is [...]

The Business Behind Association Events

By |2024-12-19T13:20:43-06:00April 7th, 2022|

Now that in-person events are re-emerging, it is time to start planning! Your association members are ready to meet in person and begin receiving the benefits of their membership. Your association’s operating budget is begging for increased revenue to help provide better services and programs to your members. There [...]

The Crucial Orientation and Training for Association Board Members

By |2022-03-31T13:21:52-05:00March 31st, 2022|

As we start getting back to in-person board meetings, volunteer board members are craving a better understanding of their role as directors of an association. Zoom-based board meetings have taken away the personal interactions that happen around board tables and put board members into isolation which makes it harder [...]

Lessons of Leadership from Ted Lasso for Associations

By |2022-03-24T15:34:51-05:00March 24th, 2022|

We often discuss leadership within associations and need not look far for leaders that set a good example. There are many leaders within our partner associations that we can learn from. However, it is also useful to internalize lessons we learn from leaders in media and entertainment. One fictional [...]

The Key to Organization for Association Leaders

By |2022-03-17T14:37:33-05:00March 17th, 2022|

For association board members it can be difficult to keep your association to-do lists organized, especially when your professional life gets hectic. I am here to provide some ideas on how you can stay organized in your day-to-day role as an association leader. The fast-pasted association environment has taught [...]

Accounting for Associations: Not-for-Profit Financial Management

By |2022-03-10T14:02:26-06:00March 10th, 2022|

Not-for-profit accounting is a unique process by which not-for-profit organizations plan, record, and report their finances to a committee or Board of Directors. Associations are a type of not-for-profit organization, and so the focus is on the accountability aspect of the accounting. They follow a set of standards that [...]

Creating Successful Virtual Environments for Association Leaders

By |2025-01-10T16:30:08-06:00February 24th, 2022|

As the world continues to alter its response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the way in which associations operate has changed tremendously. Throughout the various changes, one thing has remained the same, the emergence of and importance of the virtual workplace. Seeing as many organizations are choosing to transfer [...]

Getting Together Again – Adjusting Expectations (Again)

By |2022-02-10T09:28:35-06:00February 10th, 2022|

Over the second year of the pandemic, we have experienced a lot of starts and stops. In October 2021 we felt that it was safe for our association clients to be hosting in-person events. However, by the end of the year, we had cancelled in-person association events for January [...]

Collaboration and Delegation: The Science of Working Together

By |2025-01-10T16:57:22-06:00February 3rd, 2022|

There is no ‘I’ in ‘team’. Whether you’re on an association board or committee, you work together as a team. A great deal of cooperation goes into working together as a team. One player can’t play a full game of soccer all by themselves. The same can be said [...]

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