Getting your podcast off the ground: insights from a successful association podcast
The popularity of podcasting isn’t slowing down anytime soon. As of January 2020, there were more than 30 million podcast episodes available for download and 900,000 different shows to choose from. This number is sure to climb, especially as a way to reach audiences facing continued travel restrictions and social distancing in response to the […]
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 […]
3 ways to increase virtual engagement
It’s essential to create useful content to keep your audience engaged with your brand, but that’s more complicated when the majority of the working world is at home because of the coronavirus. Engagement is what brings someone from an interested spectator to a dedicated advocate. So, what are some of the ways we can improve […]
How do you price a virtual event?
As the world adjusts to the “new normal” brought about by COVID-19, organizations everywhere are coming to terms with shifting to virtual distribution of content rather than at in-person events. With organizations preparing to follow through with these shifts, one question seems to be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. How should I price my […]
How to foster community in a time of crisis
Community is at the heart of our human needs. We thrive off connection, and a community fills these needs. With the coronavirus displacing many communities and forcing people to remove themselves from social situations, how do we nurture community and connection remotely? Here are three great ways to nurture online communities, stay connected with your […]
Is co-leadership right for your organization?
We have all heard the phrase “two heads are better than one.” Most of us can agree collaboration and communication contribute to growing creativity, but Angela Kisskeys and Sarah Ruzek have managed to put collaboration at the core of their association. Collectively, they have headed Associations North for the last three years, an association that […]
SURGE Connect registration is now open
Well, this spring didn’t go quite as planned. As we began preparing to host SURGE Connect, we knew the event would be virtual as it always has been. We just didn’t know that virtual events would quickly become our only option. In the weeks since we first announced our call for speakers, the world has […]
It’s not you, it’s me: Why your mentoring relationship isn’t working out
While a mentoring relationship is traditionally thought of as a senior leader providing guidance to a junior professional, mentoring can follow many pathways. In my own career, I’ve established relationships as both a mentor and a mentee through formal mentoring programs. I also receive professional guidance though a peer group of mid to senior-level female […]
How atomic habits can increase your productivity
The true path to success comes not from reaching big goals but by developing systems that allow you to progress day to day, one step at a time. It’s these little habits that will compound and eventually determine the trajectory of your future. That’s the idea behind James Clear’s book, “Atomic Habits.” Just like atoms […]
How associations can support members when the world stops
Restaurants, movie theatres, casinos, bars and salons have much in common, but as the seriousness of COVID-19 and its deadly potential came to light, I could only think of one. Public interaction. While COVID-19 has brought many changes, the industries who rely on public interaction have been hit the hardest and, with them, the associations […]