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By Isaiah Perez and Melinda Waite All Association Acumen’s clients have an online dashboard. A dashboard is a valuable communication tool that shows a high-level visual snapshot of a client’s important information, such as a financial overview, membership trends,...

My association client recently held its annual board orientation. I look forward to this yearly ritual because it is one of the first projects that the president-elect and I work on together as we prepare the incoming board for its new role. This orientation not only...

While all governance errors are important to avoid, perhaps the most damaging one is the Failure to Understand Fiduciary Duties. As stewards of the organization’s financial welfare, board members must understand the impact of any decisions they make or choose not to...

​By Sandra Koehler, CAE and Elizabeth Schlicht, CAE First, it’s important to know what accreditation actually is since it’s often confused with certification. Here’s the difference: accreditation is the procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition...

You’ve completed the needs assessment, the environmental scanning, the targeted surveys, the interviews. The board of directors has assembled, debated, discussed, dived deep into data, and has finally emerged with a set of clear strategic priorities to guide the...