The Effects of COVID-19 on Associations: Read the full series
Editor’s Note: This is the final part in a five-part industry assessment on the effects of COVID-19 on associations. Make sure you read each part here: How values became more valued Why failing matters more than ever The race to go virtual How engagement flourished Throughout my conversations regarding the COVID-19 pandemic – and how […]
The Effects of COVID-19 on Associations: How engagement flourished
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth part to a five-part industry assessment on the effects of COVID-19 on associations. Find the third part here. Because many associations were already using online platforms or were beginning to implement virtual resources since the COVID-19 pandemic, engagement in these products has held steady and met – if not […]
The Effects of COVID-19 on Associations: The race to go virtual
Editor’s Note: This is the third part of a five-part industry assessment on the effects of COVID-19 on associations. Find the second part here. As the pandemic began to unravel association plans for 2020, many were already in the process of moving operations online — but the coronavirus served to speed up all of those […]
The Effects of COVID-19 on Associations: Why failing matters more than ever
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a five-part industry assessment on the effects of COVID-19 on associations. Find the first part here. As the pandemic’s impacts continue to appear around the world, innovation and the ability to fail are more important than ever. For associations, leaders have the unique ability to drive innovation. […]
The Effects of COVID-19 on Associations: How values became more valued
Editors note: The Effects of COVID-19 on Associations is a five-part industry assessment. For the first 45 days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the leadership team at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) halted the majority of the organization’s output as they prioritized evaluation. But that didn’t mean they went completely silent. During this […]
How to navigate moving past the COVID-19 pandemic, and other things association professionals are wondering this week
With summer coming to a close, it’s no wonder this week’s Friday 5 is all about what to do now. Every Friday we pull five articles our audience liked most from our weekly newsletters to keep up with what’s trending. This week you’re focusing on making progress. Whether it’s becoming a more sustainable person or […]
How COVID-19 has impacted association events
Organizations and associations have had to do a lot of last-minute shifting of in-person meetings and events since COVID-19 cases started rapidly rising in the United States earlier this year. In a June survey, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research found that the uncertainty around whether events can take place in their scheduled location due […]
3 Organizations Using Creative Social Media in Light of COVID-19
Tensions run high as the world deals with the effects of COVID-19. Not letting this tough time control or ruin their spirits, these organizations took to social media to entertain, engage and connect with their audiences. Let’s take a look at these three organizations and see what we can learn: The National Cowboy & Western […]
Is your D&O ready for new risks brought by COVID-19?
Editor’s note: This blog post originally ran on BrewerPrattSolutions.com. Volunteer leaders play a key role in many nonprofit associations. While elected officers and board members navigate a path for their own businesses and families through the COVID-19 crisis, they are also providing governance to associations during these difficult times. Being a director or officer has […]
How COVID-19 has made transparency more important than ever
As COVID-19 continues to halt business as usual and raise questions about the futures of many organizations, employees world-wide are looking to leadership for guidance. In a time when answers are few and questions are many, clarity and accessibility from leadership are important qualities to have in our organizations. Executive coach Christopher Salem believes that […]