Successful membership organizations evolve their communications as they maintain their relevance. When we communicate with our members (and potential members), we foster engagement, share information, and build a sense of community. Knowing our audience is key to creating a successful communications strategy. Whether the organization has 100 members or one thousand, a variety of vehicles […]
Benefits of Shared Leadership
Historically, not-for-profit organizations have been slow to change their structure. This includes the longstanding, hierarchical nature of governance. Within our organizations, governance frames the responsibilities within which we operate. It also creates the accountabilities for leadership of the organization. It is responsible for policies, the organization’s sustainability, and the effectiveness of the mission. Faced with […]
Are You Embracing the New Power?
“Power, as philosopher Bertrand Russell puts it, is the ‘ability to produce intended effects,’” write Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms in New Power: How Power Works in Our Hyperconnected World – and How to Make It Work for You (Doubleday, 2018). Isn’t each of our organizations working toward power in that we seek to produce […]