Now is not a time to simply weather the storm of economic turbulence, growing scrutiny from regulators, and increased competition. Associations that fail to invest in strategies that build short- and long-term organizational sustainability will lose steam, influence, and possibly members. The best leaders need to learn to navigate on two fronts: managing the immediate, day-to-day challenges and readying themselves and their organizations for what will arise in the future. To build an organizational culture that can successfully hold these two goals in mind simultaneously requires inclusion, adaptability, innovation, sustainability, and resilience, which only a board that is engaged, strategic, and effective can engender.
 This book draws from the research for 7 Measures of Success: What Remarkable Associations Do That Others Don t (ASAE, 2006), which, in turn, was informed by Jim Collins s research for Good to Great (he even advised the research team for 7 Measures of Success). Governing for Growth teases out the policy and strategy implications of the seven measures and presents them to association leaders who want to take their organizations to new levels of effectiveness, influence, and adaptability. The seven measures are
<li>A customer service culture </li>
<li>Alignment of products and services with mission </li>
<li>Data-driven strategies </li>
<li>Dialogue and engagement </li>
<li>CEO as a broker of ideas </li>
<li>Organizational adaptability </li>
<li>Alliance building.</li>
 The book presents ideas for presenting the seven measures to boards, discussing and adopting them, and bridging the gap between theory and practice, thereby serving as a guide to developing and enhancing the ability of boards to inspire and lead great organizational performance. It includes a companion facilitator s guide.

Governing for Growth: Using 7 Measures of Success to Strengthen Board Dialogue and Decision Making

Nancy R. Axelrod

ASAE Association Management Press

Race for Relevance provides a no-nonsense look at todays realities and how associations operate and what they need to do to remain relevant in the future Based on more than 40 years of combined experience working with more than 1 000 organizations the authors examine 5 key areas where the traditional approach that organizations have taken in the past needs to be altered The 5 key areas of change are - Overhaul the governance model and committee operations and get the right people focused on the right things - Empower the CEO and leverage staff expertise - Zero in on your member market - Rationalize programs and services-and focus where you can have an effect - Get the supporting technology framework right The book includes worksheets checklists and case studies all geared towards helping association leaders-staff and volunteers alike-to kick off the thought-provoking discussions that are generally at the forefront of change be prepared for those fighting for the status quo and to imple

Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations

Business & Money

Byers, Mary

Coerver, Harrison

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Environmental scanning is more than reading news sources and writing reports about the activity, and it's more than an exercise undertaken leading up to a strategic-planning session. Done well, environmental scanning--the monitoring, interpreting, and acting on trends and conditions affecting your industry, profession, and association--draws a community into a thoughtful and ongoing discussion about how the environment is changing and what that means for the future. The value, point out the authors of Environmental Scanning for Associations lies in a collaborative sense-making of the conditions in which an organization operates. Good environmental scanning becomes a basis for strategic action.
This book takes into account the organizational nature and unique conditions of associations and 
<ul>
<li>Lays out a framework that explains the basic elements of a scanning process for associations</li>
<li>Explains the fundamental concepts that are critical to success when establishing a scanning process</li>
<li>Provides illustrations and scanning reference tools from associations</li>
</ul>
 Whether you are just beginning an environmental-scanning effort or you want pointers for improving your current activities, this guide is designed to help.

Environmental Scanning for Associations: The Everyday Guide to Capturing, Analyzing, and Interpreting Strategic Information

James Dalton

Alan Balkema

Written by a leading nonprofit law attorney, this mega-volume contains everything legal and executive management professionals need to know about association law and outlines it in simple terms,making it fully accessible. No complex legal jargon or phraseology to decipher. At the end of every chapter you will even find a handy resource guide that shows you where to find additional books, articles, cases, laws, regulations, and more. Recently updated to reflect the latest developments in nonprofit law, you'll find chapter after chapter packed with information to keep you in full compliance:
<ul>
<li>Nonprofit governance reform issues inspired by Sarbanes-Oxley</li>
<li>IRS rules for corporate sponsorship payments</li>
<li>Banned above-market payments to 'insiders' of charitable organizations</li>
<li>Antitrust protections for standards development organizations</li>
<li>32 of the most widely used legal forms and documents associations and nonprofits need most, including a chief executive employment agreement, author agreement, joint venture agreement, plus 29 more sample documents and agreements</li>
</ul>
This is the one legal reference every nonprofit should have on hand!

Association Law Handbook: A Practical Guide for Associations, Societies and Charities 5th Edition

Jerald A. Jacobs

Management & Leadership

Are you serious about evaluating and improving your organization's operations? Get the desktop reference for benchmarking financial and operational performance: the fully updated Operating Ratio Report.This valuable report containsIncome, expense, and balance sheet dataData organized by budget size, tax status, membership type, industry sector, geographic scope, and major metropolitan areaA detailed executive summary designed to put the survey results into perspectiveOperating Ratio Reportprovides the revenue, expense, and balance sheet data you need to evaluate and plan your organization's financial activities.

Operating Ratio Report, 14th Edition

ASAE Research

Accounting

It's the most trusted industry measure of competitive association and nonprofit compensation and benefits available. Complete with data on salary levels and employee benefits for 75 executive-level and administrative positions in trade associations and individual membership organizations throughout the U.S., this best-selling publication provides more than 150 tables of valuable benchmarking information. Countless individuals rely on this powerful resource to compare and contrast compensation, benefits, and perks of association executive positions based upon specific organizational characteristics, including: membership typebudget and staff sizegeographic locationIRS tax statusindustry sectorand more The executive summary, offering an in-depth analysis of key data, helps you to accurately interpret trends and changes in compensation and benefits. Other features include: Compensation data for the CEO, deputy CEO, and 73 other senior-level management and administrative positionsTracking of salary changes and trendsEmployment contract and performance evaluation practices Details on medical, life, accident, and disability insuranceInformation about retirement planning and benefits Find out if your organization is offering competitive compensation and see how your benefits package measures up to those of your counterparts.

ASAE Association Compensation & Benefits Study: 2012-2013 Edition

Processes & Infrastructure

Written for and by component relations professionals, this resource covers all the essential elements of working with and maximizing the partnership between the lead or national organization and components, chapters, or affiliates. Topics covered include:The Evolution from Chapter Relations to Component RelationsLegal IssuesAffiliation AgreementsCommunicationsMeetingsWorking with Volunteer LeadersComponent Program AssessmentHelping Struggling Components SucceedArticulating the Value of ComponentsA great resource to have on hand at national headquarters and all local offices.

Component Relations Handbook: A Guide to Successfully Managing and Motivating Chapters, Affiliates, and Other Member Groups

Lowell Aplebaum

Trevor Mitchell

Facebook, Twitter, and other online community tools and electronic communication media put a host of twists on intellectual property concerns and questsions. This handy reference covers issues germane to each of the following CopyrightTrademarkInternetSocial mediaCybersecurity, privacy, and the right of publicityContractsPatentsMusic licensing, and moreThe book also provides 17 sample forms to assist organizations in obtaining and preserving its intellectual property rights. Intellectual Property for Nonprofit Organizations and Associations demystifies the basic principles of intellectual property and legal issues for any executive, membership, communications or any other association or nonprofit professional.

Intellectual Property for Nonprofit Organizations and Associations

Jefferson C. Glassie

Eileen Morgan Johnson

Dana O. Lynch

Reference

Be a more effective staff or volunteer leader by embracing six emerging competencies, eight essential organizational foundations, and one unifying strategy (co-creation). From Insight to Action offers insights to help you lead and sustain an organizational culture that embraces the opportunities that a dynamic environment presents. Take a fresh look at leadership. The cornerstones of From Insight to Action are the following six competencies.
<ul>
<li>360-degree thinking--being cognizant that ideas and insights from anywhere are interconnected</li>
<li>A heightened sense of internal intuition--the art of blending knowledge with perception to make better decisions</li>
<li>Dynamic decision-making--a framework for determining whether a decision should be made more on intuition, data or processes, or both</li>
<li>Using powerful questions--recognizing patterns and creating meaning behind data gathered</li>
<li>Understanding change--identifying the factors underlying people's ability to absorb and embrace change</li>
<li>Diversity of thought--seeing and valuing stylistic differences in thinking, personal experiences, and inborn human characteristics.</li>
</ul>
 Increase your leadership capacity with this book geared specifically for association leaders.

From Insight to Action: Six New Ways to Think, Lead, and Achieve

Jean S. Frankel

Gabriel Eckert

Reflecting their ample collective experience in trade and individual-membership organizations, authors Donna Hasslinger and Dick Blatt have delivered a deliberate, effective approach to global strategy and considerations from which any membership organization can benefit.A Practical Guide to Globalization for Associations focuses on tracing a global path to opportunities outside of North America--and doing so in a way that is scalable to organizations of all sizes, scopes, and budget sizes. Use the book toGet an overview of the global changes that are affecting associations and other nonprofit organizations.Reach an informed decision about beginning or extending a global effort.Learn how to plan and develop a global strategy.Gain guidance for an implementation plan that includes phases, metrics, and financial goals.Ensure sustainability and take advantage of the new global footprint.This book brings to the leadership and management of membership organizations a methodical and comprehensive framework for considering, planning, executing, and evaluating global activities. Turn discussion into action.

A Practical Guide to Globalization for Associations

Donna Hasslinger

Dick Blatt

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