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Committees
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 1 year old
Challenges and Keys to Successful Association Partnerships
Have you ever had a board member ask, “Why don’t we partner with (insert company name here) to…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Why Young Professionals Should Be Your Association’s Next Investment
As any young professional will tell you, we move fast and expect everything instantly. And it sometimes seems…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Keys to High-Functioning Committees and Task Forces
Much of the focus on volunteer leader education and orientation is on the board of directors—and rightly so.…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Basics of Board Committee Structure
Just as every board is unique, every board’s committee structure is unique too. Most boards continue the same…
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Members onlyGovernanceTemplateOver 5 years old
Committee Member Confidentiality Nondisclosure IP Agreement Template
A fill-in-the-blank agreement for association committee members to sign, covering confidentiality, nondisclosure, and assignment of intellectual property created…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Optimize Your Volunteer Program
Volunteers’ contributions are essential to associations, but volunteering is a lot of work—for both volunteers and staff. On…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Be a More Effective Volunteer Manager
Volunteers, on average, perform 20 to 25 percent of an association’s work (measured in hours), and staff members…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How Leaders Can Improve Committees
Volunteer groups can be good at letting newer members pick up some of the load. But they also…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How a New Committee Structure Marked a Governance Milestone
Reorienting a board that has become too deeply involved in an organization's operational details is one of the…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
A Welcome Role for the Membership Committee
One association puts its volunteer membership committee to work in calling all new members to welcome them to…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Find Volunteers for Committees and Task Forces
Finding volunteers for long-term goals and short-term needs can be difficult, but it may help to consider whether…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
Navigating the Transformation to More Diverse Committees
Associations, by definition, support targeted communities, representing and serving specific industries and professions. But, within those communities, a…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Who Observes Your Reserves?
Everybody feels invested in an association's finances. Which isn't always a good thing. Eight years ago, Dale Blackwell…
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Members onlyMembershipTemplateOver 5 years old
DHRMA Volunteer Committee Interest Form
A volunteer committee interest form from the Dallas Human Resource Management Association, collecting a member's background, prior volunteer…
