Anticipating and adapting to change has always been a characteristic of successful association leaders. However, existing business models no longer seem sufficient. We are in a period of major disruption that requires more robust responses to change. Over the past year, there have been several significant signals indicating that association
Innovation & disruption has been happening and will continue to happen at an accelerated pace. But today is the launch of .orgCommunity’s Innovation + Disruption Conference — the beginning of answers to how associations can tackle and get in front of disruption. We have worked with the .orgCommunity “Think Tank”
BY MICHELLE BRIEN Is your association a learning organization? A learning organization is one “that facilitates the learning of its members and continuously transforms itself”. According to this definition, this type of organization is more responsive to external pressures, has a faster pace of change within the organization, and is better able to innovate and remain
BY JESSICA SKIBA Social media has become a necessary platform for associations to use, as well as within our own personal lives. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and many other social media accounts allows us to manage a variety of different audiences and distribute content in multiple ways. But how can we easily
BY HEATHER SWINK Never in history have we experienced so many technologies changing at such a fast pace. With millions of jobs being replaced by technology in a few short years, economic models, the way we work, and how we serve our constituents will change dramatically. During .orgCommunity’s “30 on Thursday” webinar
