by Mary Byers | Apr 20, 2016 | Blog, Strategies for Success
Article reposted with permission, from Wes Trochlil, Effective Database Management, www.effectivedatabase.com/blog.I started my career as a membership assistant at a trade association. We had 500 organizational members, and dues renewals were run once per year, late...
by Mary Byers | Apr 13, 2016 | Blog, Quotables
“Good strategy requires leaders who are willing and able to say no to a wide variety of actions and interests. Strategy is at least as much about what an organization does not do as it is about what it does.” — Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, Richard P....
by Mary Byers | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog, Strategies for Success, Videos
Where is society moving that you and your members need to move? It’s a powerful question and one that your leaders should be asking regularly. Though members may not like what they hear, part of your value to them is inviting (and sometimes forcing) them to be...
by Mary Byers | Feb 24, 2016 | Blog, Strategies for Success, Videos
How do you engage younger members—even though your governance favors (and rewards) longevity in volunteer leadership? That’s the dilemma Adrienne White-Faines faced as Executive Director and CEO of the American Osteopathic Association. Though the association is over...
by Mary Byers | Feb 18, 2016 | Blog, Strategies for Success
Former leaders are some of your most informed—and passionate—members. They often have an extraordinary commitment level to the association and a deep understanding of the issues facing the organization. Because of this, they offer a high level of promise when it comes...
by Mary Byers | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Strategies for Success
When I learn that a group of past presidents is working against an association change initiative, one of the first questions I ask is, “How did they learn about the change?” Often, the resistance isn’t to the change—but to the fact that they haven’t been kept in the...
