Make a Plan Now for a Professional Development Day During the Holidays
Several times a year, kids are sent home early or have a day off so teachers can attend professional development workshops. Teachers look forward to their Professional Development Day because they’ll learn about new instructional strategies and acquire new skills. Wouldn’t it be great if your members could have a Professional Development Day too? It’s […]
.orgCommunity’s Solutions Day Honors Innovator in the Association Industry
News For Immediate Release Contact: Emily Hendershot, Managing Director 810.610.1512 emily@orgcommunity.com .orgCommunity’s Solutions Day Honors Innovator in the Association Industry Schaumburg, IL. September 19, 2019. Association professionals from across the country gathered at the American Society of Anesthesiologists in Schaumburg, Illinois for the 4th annual .orgCommunity Solutions Day. The program featured association […]
Association Disruption: What’s your Educational Moonshot?
How grand is your association’s vision for your educational programs? With all the disruption going on around us and in your industry, will incremental change bring your vision for professional development closer to realization? Thinking small isn’t going to turn your association into a market leader and innovator, but an educational moonshot will. A moonshot […]
How to Meet the Membership & Education Expectations of Millennials and Gen Z
Generation Z and young Millennials are different. New research shows they have much greater price sensitivity and much lower brand loyalty than older generations. Their price sensitivity isn’t a surprise considering their: • Student loan debt • Weakened job prospects • Low earnings • Lack of employer support for membership and professional development Young professionals […]
10 Traits of an Innovation Mindset for Your Association
Associations can’t fulfill their missions without innovation. Innovation helps organizations create and improve processes, products, services, and experiences for their members, customers, staff, and audiences. Technology helps us turn innovative ideas into reality, but innovation is powered by organizational cultures that support and nurture an innovation mindset. 10 elements of the innovation mindset to nurture […]
Give Your Data the Muscle to be Convincing
What would you expect a conference called Solutions Day to deliver? Answers to tough questions, strategies to tackle challenges and new perspectives. Our speakers made good on that promise. In the next few posts, I’m highlighting some of my personal aha moments from the November 15 event. If you’ve been considering how to make the […]
A Shared Path to Success
There’s a lot of satisfaction in neatly wrapping up a project that at first glance was as messy as a teenager’s bedroom. When I started consulting I thought my biggest reward would be helping great organizations grow even better. My clients do incredible work, and I love playing a role in their accomplishments. Most associations […]
Ready to Grow Your Association? Freelancers Are Waiting to Help
What occasion was celebrated on June 28, 2018? If you answered National Freelancers Day; congratulate yourself. You are on top of the latest business trend in a big way. Actually, the event occurred in the U.K. I think U.S. freelancers have yet to be honored with a designated holiday. But, mark my words, this new […]