Topic
Governance
ASAE's governance content helps association leaders build effective partnerships between boards and staff leadership. Examine proven practices and insights that support board effectiveness, component relations, volunteer leadership development, and organizational stewardship to support sound decision-making and future readiness.
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Report: Boards Need More Time for Strategy
The Diligent Institute’s survey found that boards are eager to work on foresight to address financial risk, but lack the structure for it.
Spotlight on Governance
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How Much Foresight Should a Board Do?
In unsettled times, a board might wonder how far to look ahead. The better question is how well-equipped the board is to discuss it.
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How CEOs Can Better Support Their Boards
A new survey suggests that boards get clubby and blame-prone without the proper expertise. The staff leader should be prepared to help provide it.
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Who Is Reading Your Association Minutes?
Whether or not your association has a policy on AI notetaking, it is undoubtably happening in your board and committee meetings. AI notetakers are notorious for…
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A Guide to Seamless Officer Handovers for Associations
Leadership transitions are a significant challenge for associations. When an officer steps down, they often take years of institutional knowledge with them. This can lead to…
Explore Governance by Format
Articles
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Why Board-CEO Trust Is Eroding
The C-suite is increasingly expected to deliver smart guidance fast around today’s challenges. A longer-term discussion may be…
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Form Follows Function: Designing Governance for Global Association Growth
When association leaders begin planning for global expansion, one of the most common first questions is some version…
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Leadership Transitions Don’t Create Problems. They Expose Them.
For many associations, leadership transitions are often referred to as succession planning or leadership continuity, interchangeably. But they…
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Beyond the Boardroom
Discover a destination where meetings become masterpieces Between-The-Sessions.
Videos
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Smarter Board Management for Associations: An OnBoard Showcase
Description: See how high-performing associations are modernizing governance with agile leadership and the right technology. In this product…
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GovernanceVideoOver 1 year old
Association Governance Institute: Your Governance Headquarters
Associations today face significant governance challenges that can impact their mission and effectiveness. Our latest video discusses the…
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GovernanceVideoOver 1 year old
Strengthening the CEO & Board Partnership with Governance Technology
This is a recording from the ASAE Business Solutions Webinar, “Strengthening the CEO & Board Partnership with Governance…
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GovernanceVideoOver 5 years old
DEI and Association Governance: A Dialogue
Hear from Cie Armstead, chair of the Research Foundation DEI taskforce, and Trevor Mitchell, co-chair of ASAE’s D+I…
Podcasts
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Associations NOW Presents: Leading Together-Strengthening the Board-CSO Partnership
In this episode of Associations NOW Presents, guest host Joanna Pineda speaks with governance experts Glenn Tecker, Mark…
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GovernancePodcastOver 1 year old
Building Better Governance: Strengthening Boards and Leadership in Associations
In this episode of Associations NOW Presents, guest host David Coriale of the Reboot IT podcast sits down…
Templates
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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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Members onlyGovernanceTemplateOver 5 years old
Legislative Tracking Sheet
A legislative tracking spreadsheet listing members of the Virginia General Assembly by chamber and title. A model for…
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Members onlyGovernanceTemplateOver 5 years old
TESOL Board and Committee Service Guidelines
A section of TESOL International Association's board and committee service guidelines describing its Public Policy Professional Council, including…
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Members onlyGovernanceTemplateOver 5 years old
ASGE Cross Organizational Policy
A cross-organizational conflict-of-interest policy from ASGE stating that its leaders may not simultaneously hold leadership positions in other…
