Optimism currently runs high for associations to recover lost ground in 2020 and move on better to 2021 as light can now be seen at the end of the tunnel of this global pandemic with the rollout of vaccines in some parts of the world. Associations, however, need to do their part as inaction could… Read More Association work programming cycle
Happy New Year! According to a report I read recently, 2021 will be a more challenging year for associations than 2020 due to the many uncertainties the pandemic has caused socially and economically. To cushion against this disruptive impact, it may help associations to take stock of what worked for them last year and build… Read More Association trends 2021
If 2020 was a software program, one may perhaps wittingly say: “Can it be uninstalled and installed again? This version has a virus!” Twenty-twenty was indeed a challenging year to many, including the association community. Restrictions on in-person events have reduced the associations’ ability to engage with their members face to face, and consequently their… Read More The BEST of Associations in 2020
The year is coming to a close, and if I have to write a letter to 2020, I will close it with “virtually yours.” And why not? For ten months since the lockdown started in March due to the pandemic, I already lost count of the number of webinars, e-meetings, virtual conferences, exhibitions and tours,… Read More Virtually yours
Part Two In last week’s column, I shared some notable notes from the speeches and presentations at the recent Associations Summit (AS8) of my organization, the Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE). Here are additional takeaways: Dot Miller, CEO, The Solution and Co-founder, National Credentialing Institute (USA), on planning: “At this time of… Read More Notable notes from Associations Summit 8
Part One The Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE), with the support of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), successfully held the eighth edition of its annual Associations Summit (AS8) with the theme, “Leading with Agility.” The 2-day virtual event, which drew over a hundred attendees from here and abroad, featured eight webinars on… Read More Notable notes from Associations Summit 8
The current pandemic has made associations revisit their membership models. With declining revenue streams due to event cancellation, inability of members to pay membership dues because of layoffs, and difficulty finding sponsors and donors, associations struggle to do “business as usual.” A membership model is a business plan an association adopts to map out the… Read More Membership Model: Traditional vs. community
The Philippine Council of Associations and Association Executives (PCAAE), dubbed as the “association of associations,” with the support of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), will hold its eighth annual convention, the Associations Summit 8 (AS8), on November 25 and 26, 2020. The event, which gathers association leaders and professionals from here and abroad, will be… Read More The agile association leader
Many organizations, for-profit and not-for-profit alike, are revisiting their strategic plans disrupted by the ongoing pandemic. One framework that has proved vital in analyzing what is happening out there and the impact to an organization is “PESTLE.” The PESTLE analysis tool is used for assessing political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal and environmental factors. Examples of what… Read More P.E.S.T.L.E. analysis for associations
It was a pleasant surprise to receive a reaching-out email from Fabio Ribeiro Dias, director of the Escola de Associativismo (EA) based in Vitoria City in the Brazilian state of Espiritu Santo. What struck me first was the term “associativism” as I have never heard this word before. My first instinct was to Google it.… Read More What is ‘Associativism’?
