by Mary Byers | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog, Strategies for Success
by Dave Bergeson, Ph.D., CAE Vice President of Client Relations Association Management Center It would be cliché and perhaps too obvious to say that for nonprofits and associations, this year is unlike any other. And yet, here we are. Most of our in-person conferences...
by Mary Byers | Oct 30, 2019 | Blog, Strategies for Success
When I hear that a board is disengaged or ineffective, I ask how members are recruited. Not surprisingly, the easier it is to get on the board (i.e. the less deliberate recruitment), the higher the possibility for disengagement. A rigorous recruitment process often...
by Mary Byers | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Strategies for Success
Traditional funerals (memorial service, casket, burial) used to be the norm. As the cremation rate has inched up, however, the landscape has changed, both for funeral service providers and their respective associations. The cremation rate passed 50% in 2016, according...
by Mary Byers | Aug 29, 2018 | Blog, Strategies for Success
The American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute reports that the percentage of dentists in private practice who are owners has declined overall since 2005, but more for younger dentists than older ones. Practice ownership for dentists under 35 has...
by Mary Byers | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog, Strategies for Success
When I learn that a group of past presidents is working against an association change initiative, one of the first questions I ask is, “How did they learn about the change?” Often, the resistance isn’t to the change—but to the fact that they haven’t been kept in the...
