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Editor’s Note: Doing the Hard Thing
Making difficult decisions comes with the territory of leadership—as is doing the hard thing when the need arises.
Name Your Price: The Challenges of Pricing for Associations
Putting a price on membership, products, and services can feel fraught with risk and uncertainty. How do you define the value of something? Will members revolt against a price increase? But pricing shouldn’t be guesswork: Patience, testing, research, and a little courage can lead you to the right number.
Gain a Global Perspective With International Chapters
When looking to grow globally, many associations tap the power of international chapters to pursue the mission worldwide by bringing staff and volunteers together at the local level. Here’s how three associations are deploying international chapters, at different stages of maturity, to build on business and membership opportunities abroad.
Association Compensation Study: Take It to the Bank
You’re an association professional with a specific job role and skill set that you can readily describe on your resume and elaborate on in an interview. But do you know what you’re worth in the association job market?
Executive Summary: Vincent Williams, MBA
Vincent Williams, MBA, the director of membership and business development for the The Executives’ Club of Chicago, is really into jazz.
Ask the CEO: Ping Wei, MAEd, CAE
Ping Wei, MAEd, CAE, executive director of the Higher Education Consultants Association, answers questions from member Chuck Erickson, M.Ed.
Crowdsource: Engineering Feats of Infrastructure
Volunteers with multiple engineering associations make infrastructure inroads in challenged communities.
Power of A: Science in a Starring Role
The Institute of Food Technologists' new documentary showcases how technology supports hunger prevention.
Comings and Goings: Nov/Dec 2018
A roundup of new hires and other personnel moves in the association industry.
Global Spotlight: A Warm Welcome in Iraq
With a new chapter, cybersecurity professionals in the Middle East get a link to the global association ISACA.
Board Smarts: Social Consciousness
Help board members become thoughtful social media users.
CEO to CEO: Room for Efficiency
What’s an important task that you need to carry out as CEO that you wish you could execute more efficiently?
3 Lessons: Seize the Day
Ben Martin, CAE, the executive director of The Review Society of Nashville, Tennessee, lives in the moment while looking ahead.
New Money: License to Grow
How the Audiovisual and Integrated Experiences Association is empowering a workforce with licensed education.
The Fix: Risk and Reward
Associations have a legal responsibility to ensure that their reserves are invested with care, says Ahmed Farruk, senior consultant at DiMeo Schneider & Associates, LLC. The right investment strategy ensures that objectives are clear and risks are managed.
Idea Bank: Buddy Up
In the American Association of Legal Nurse Consultants Board Buddy Program, seasoned board members help break the ice for newbies.
Associations USA: Alaska
Associations are everywhere. Here’s a snapshot from the Last Frontier.
Good Counsel: Privacy Patchwork
In a data breach, you’ll need to determine which of 51 notification laws apply. Data breach notification laws, in all their variety, reflect the patchwork of privacy laws across the United States. All 50 states and the District of Columbia now have a breach notification law, and while the measures have common elements, each state […]
Data Nugget: An Expanding Universe
Associations are looking to expand their member services.
Tech Memo: Cut the Cord
Today, even your phone can be virtual. Here’s how one association is using virtual phones to save money and collaborate.
Data Nugget: Good Timing
It takes more than wit or emotion to engage audiences on social media. Sometimes timing is everything.
Talking Tech: LMS Learning Curve
Implementing a new learning management system is exciting, but as with every new tech deployment, staff will need instruction in how to use and manage it well. Sarah Butler, training officer and QA engineer at WBT Systems, explains what an effective LMS training looks like.
Membership Memo: Steady State
To avoid sticker shock, increase dues gradually.
Rules of Engagement: Call to Action
How a small-staff association amplifies its campaigns for volunteers.
Data Nugget: How Big Data Boosts Recruitment
Big data gives organizations ways to uncover skills gaps and boost staff retention.
Destination: Hartford, Connecticut
This smaller capital city may be just right for your next meeting. Hartford features an expansive convention center, memorable venues, and handy transit options for attendees.
Meetings Memo: Epic Swag
A conference T-shirt creates buzz that lasts for the American Mead Makers Association.
Books: Virtual Connections
In Can You Hear Me? How to Connect With People, CNN commentator Nick Morgan explains how to build better digital relationships.
Career Coach: What to Say About Salary
Career advice from certified coach Rob Moran.
Association Agenda: A Final Push
GOP leaders load up lame-duck agenda.
Brought to You By … Motorcycles
In sometimes surprising ways, associations play direct and indirect roles in bringing the products, services, and activities of daily life to people around the world. Including motorcycles.
