Four principles to support your association in 2024 to incorporate increased agility.
The Agile Association in 2024
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Association Membership Model Development for Tomorrow, a PDX Workshop
Is your membership model designed for the future environment and realities of your profession or industry? This hands-on workshop leads participants through a discussion on better understanding the different components, key considerations, as well as emerging and...
“Make Your Data Work For You” Session on November 14th
"Make Your Data Work For You" a Trillium Chapter PDX Workshop will take place on November 14th, led by Jack Shand, CAE & Geoff Thacker, Partners with The Portage Group. Did you ever think you would live in a time when data was “sexy”? Welcome to 2017 where data...
Both Sides of the Coin: What Millenials and Boomers Can Learn From Each Other In Your Association
We would love your feedback as we lead into the #associations2025 summit. More information found here. Five Things A Baby Boomer can Appreciate about a Millennial Employee in Forward Thinking Associations: 1. To Be Quick: Change is happening. Millennials are...
Thinking About an Organizational Review?
Keep it Simple! By Alan Ward The thought of conducting an organizational review shouldn’t give anyone reason for sweaty palms. Unfortunately, it has that potential. A quick survey of the topic can lead us to near despair: infrastructure planning, internal...
Toot Your Own Horn! 5 Ways to Promote Your Association
So many associations don’t do enough to toot their own horn. In my mind those that are successful at keeping their members in the loop so that they are crystal clear about the results the association is getting on their behalf is one of the most critical factors that...
Ideas for Turning on the Lightbulb in Your Association
"Everyone has great ideas. The problem for most people is realizing that even the most silly or outrageous idea they come up with could in fact work. Generating ideas—-useful ideas-—is a skill, and, like any other skill, it can be learned. The more you practice, the...
UpStream! Series #1 Charting the Course to Satisfaction
Shhh!! Listen closely! Do you hear that? Meh. Could that be the sound your members are making with they think about their association? Over the past decade, we have compiled data on member needs and satisfaction hundreds of associations.* On the...
UpStream! Series
The Portage Group Presents: Up Stream Blog Series On Channeling Member Needs Wouldn’t it be great to know what your members are thinking? What they’re really thinking? Your members are the owners of your association. In order to develop a strategy driven by their...
What Does a Great Executive Transition Look Like?
Jane Garthson (Garthson Leadership) http://garthsonleadership.ca/ sat down with TPG's Jack Shand a couple of weeks ago to discuss the process of a smooth and successful Executive Transition. Read the blog here
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