When chapters face aging leadership, shrinking membership, and engagement challenges, board members often consider dissolution. However, closing isn’t the only option—explore how redefinition and reinvention can save your organization or ensure a proper legal exit.
Chapters and Affiliates: Is it time to close or reinvent? Read Post »
While periodic RFPs are often seen as responsible board due diligence, issuing them for association management services can lead to unintended, lose-lose outcomes. Because AMCs operate on complex relationships rather than commodities, understated scopes of work frequently cause friction, unexpected costs, and poor fits for all parties involved.
Working with an Association Management Company (AMC) is a strategic partnership built on shared goals and professional scope. Discover best practices for client success, common relationship pitfalls to avoid, and how to maximize your AMC partnership effectively.
Success is predictable, and so is failure. Discover how proactive planning during the summer months—or the start of a president’s term—sets a calm, controlled, and successful course for your association.
When a “Shirley” type—who prefers doing everything themselves rather than delegating—is elected president, the organization suffers. Learn why the “one-person band” leadership model leads to disengaged boards, inactive committees, and ultimate organizational burnout.
Many board members find bylaws intimidating, leading them to file them away and ignore them—or interpret them so rigidly that they stall progress. Discover how to find the right balance, keep your framework flexible, and avoid 10 common bylaws pitfalls.
Board training shouldn’t stop at initial orientation. Discover what association management teams really wish their board members knew about governance, finance, membership, and programs to build a model of efficiency.
Most organizations utilize Executive Committees to act on behalf of the board between meetings. However, operating in isolation can quickly lead to blurred lines, mistrust, and adversarial relationships. Discover the common pitfalls of Executive Committees and the best practices for building a collaborative, effective leadership structure.
Maximize volunteer impact by choosing the right structure for your goals. This post explores the strategic differences between standing committees and task forces, the importance of keeping committee chairs on the board, and 10 essential guidelines for fostering leadership development and engagement.
Managing an association is a collaborative effort. Whether it’s an AMC sharing tough best practices or a client addressing performance concerns, speaking up is essential to long-term success.
