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Editor's Note: Work and Play
The perks of running an association in the summertime.
Hire Power: Finding Employees That Match Your Needs
The U.S. job market has been gathering steam for months, and more and more workers are back in the hunt for their next career opportunity. Associations are uniquely positioned to meet the demand. With the candidate pool looking better than ever, how can you attract the best talent to your organization?
Spreading the Word: Signs Your Workplace Rocks
How you can ensure that your organization's reputation becomes a strong draw for new employees.
Making Videos: In-House Studio Basics
The tools you'll need to start building videos at your association.
Broadcast Views: Make Video Work For Your Association
Fuzzy animals or cute babies don’t have to be the stars of your association’s videos to guarantee success. What works best, according to organizations that have already let the cameras roll, is making a commitment to incorporating video into your overall content mix and putting a solid strategy behind it.
Keep Your Influence Intact
Smart association leaders know they can’t take their influence for granted, even when they’ve built an excellent reputation. Maintaining sway requires attention, too.
The Influence of Everyone
Most people see CEOs as the main influence-wielders, but persuasion guru Robert Cialdini shows how simple “small-Big” shifts in language or approach can help anyone positively change others’ behaviors—and even their own. When Clarke Price, FASAE, CAE, was president and CEO of the Ohio Society of CPAs, he faced a serious challenge. A task force […]
Getting to Good Governance
There has never been so much pressure on boards to live up to stakeholder expectations. Most association executives have a book or two on good governance on their shelf. Yet many still ask, “We know what we are supposed to look like, but how do we get there?” A new ASAE Foundation study provides some answers.
A Sampling of Case Studies
Transformational Governance: How Boards Achieve Extraordinary Change includes 14 original cases that describe the process of governance change as it was related to us by the change agents themselves, all association leaders. Here are three examples.
Executive Summary: Anna Desai
Anna Desai, MHA, CAE, the manager of profession governance at the American Health Information Management Association in Chicago, is careful not to believe her own hype.
Ask the CEO: David Varda
David Varda, executive director, Ohio Association of School Business Officials, answers questions from OASBO member Eric Soltis
Crowdsource: Top Legal Chefs
Lawyers compete in a cook-off that benefits public interest fellowship.
Comings and Goings: July/August 2015
A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.
Global Spotlight: Disaster Relief for Nepal Earthquake Victims
Groups step up to help Nepal’s earthquake victims.
Power of A: Cultivating Diversity
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association creates a culture of D&I, one student at a time.
Board Smarts: Turning the Page
A new read on leadership helped literacy group make a big shift.
CEO to CEO: Not in the Job Description
What is one task that isn’t part of your job that you wish you could do?
3 lessons: Small and Sensible
For Jenifer Grady, CAE, executive director of Tenn-Share in Nashville, Tennessee, a tight budget demands smart choices.
Tech Memo: Virtual Interview
Hiring via video makes remote feel face-to-face.
Talking Tech: ReviewMyAMS.com
Choosing an association management system is no walk in the park, which is why Teri Carden created the peer-to-peer review site ReviewMyAMS.com.
I Can’t Live Without My… Waze App
This community-based traffic and navigation app allows drivers to share real-time traffic and road information to save each other time and gas money.
New Money: Open Business With an Awareness Campaign
How one association managed to launch a revenue-generating awareness campaign.
Good Counsel: Make Your Best Meeting Contract
Review these provisions before you sign on the dotted line.
Associations USA: Pennsylvania
Associations are everywhere. Here’s a snapshot from the Keystone State.
Idea Bank: Talented Fundraising
The first-year competition by America’s Blood Centers brought in $30k.
Data Nugget: Smaller Parts, Bigger Payments
Something about breaking a payment into 12 smaller parts makes a larger total payment a lot more palatable.
Membership Memo: Cover Story
Milestone members featured on association magazine fronts.
Rules of Engagement: Good Old Giveaways
This association hopes that a little free stuff can earn new engagement.
Data Nugget: Millennials, Officially the Most
Millennials now represent the largest segment of the workforce.
Destination: New Orleans
New Orleans is a unique backdrop for your next meeting.
How to Get an Expert Audience With an Idea Generator
A new way to get attendees participating.
Books: Customized Strategy
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy suggests taking a tailored approach to business goals.
Career Coach: Tips for First-Time Supervisors
Follow this career advice from Carol Vernon, certified executive coach, principal of Communication Matters.
Learning: Workplace Tour of Duty
Workplace tours, a new HR approach, is reframing the talent wars.
How I Got Here: Sheena Kennedy
Sheena Kennedy, communications and membership manager for the Association of Boards of Certification in Ankeny, Iowa, says her early career stops taught her the value of community service.
Association Agenda: More on Meetings
Legislation targets conference spending. Again.
Community Builder: Going for the Green
The ASAE Foundation's 33rd Annual Springtime DC Invitational Golf and Tennis Tournament brings out the crowds.
Brought to You By… Tires
In sometime surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of daily life to people around the world. Including tires.
