by Elizabeth Schlicht, CAE | Mar 11, 2022 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership
Part 3: How You Meet Makes a Difference There are many considerations when planning your board orientation. What must you include, what else can you add that’s impactful, and – how are you planning to meet? For many organizations, this last question has dramatically...
by Association Acumen | Feb 24, 2022 | Acumen Blog, Acumen Education, Membership
Presented and Written by Isaiah Perez, Membership and Marketing Manager and Amanda Schellinger, Membership and Marketing Coordinator What Do Members Really Want? In the association world, there is absolutely nothing more valuable than your members. They make up the...
by Elizabeth Schlicht, CAE | Feb 1, 2022 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership
Part 2: Taking Your Orientation to the Next Level You’ve outlined your plans for your board orientation and find you have more time allocated to this purpose than needed to cover the three essential components outlined in the first part of this series. So what are...
by Association Acumen | Jan 28, 2022 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership
The Leadership Team at Association Acumen, composed of Executive Directors and senior management, prides themselves in staying on top of what’s being discussed in the industry and among their colleagues and association leaders. This insight, together with what they...
by Elizabeth Schlicht, CAE | Dec 1, 2021 | Acumen Blog, Association Management, Leadership
Part 1 We all hope to be a member of, or work with, a truly effective and impactful board that steers the association towards a path of success. To enable your board to have the insights, impact and overall tools needed to reach that goal, one of the crucial first...
by Melinda Waite | Oct 21, 2021 | Acumen Blog, Meetings & Conferences
The lockdowns in early 2020 forced us online in new ways. Conference calls, Teams meetings, and destination-driven conferences all pivoted from in-person to virtual. Over the last 18 months, we’ve mastered live streaming and gained screen-sharing skills. We discovered...
