Recent blogs from Zzeem staff relevant to the not-for-profit world. From personal wellness through running better meetings, we touch on it all.
Associations spend a lot of energy trying to attract members, engage volunteers and recruit directors and staff. But what do you do once you have captured…
When clients come to us when they are under stress. They are stressed because they are moving to a new management model, from volunteer management…
The primary role of a chair is to: Ensure the agenda is followed and completed on time Ensure the meeting stays on track Ensure both…
If you are told your not-for-profit status is in jeopardy by having a surplus or an operating reserve of more than 3-6 months, it is…
Successful earned media is public media exposure that results from your successful efforts to create content that (a) provides journalists with a story that is…
Your association does great work? Does everybody know what you’ve accomplished? Or do you sometimes feel like nobody is listening? You’ve probably informed your members,…
Every successful High Performance Membership Organization™ CEO knows the importance of tracking metrics. At a minimum, associations must be tracking: Member attraction Member retention Member satisfaction…
I recently worked with an association that had a board comprised primarily of “boomer” directors. Recognizing the importance to diversify the board, they actively recruited…
Does your association board include directors who tell you that operations must be run on a break even basis because you are a “non-profit”? Nonsense!…
A recent survey1 of Canadian membership associations showed that only one third of chief executives were confident that all of their directors could clearly articulate the association’s Member…