Leadership

The 12th Association Benchmarking Report of North American associations found that associations seemed to have successfully rebounded from the effects of COVID-19. However, a discrepancy in staff and outsourcing needs, communications customization, non-dues revenue sources, and better resource integration are some challenges that were apparent in this year’s survey results.

What if instead of "we fell into it," we thought of our work in association management in terms of "the profession found us" or "we were drawn to the calling of association work"?

TSAE has worked to create and adopt a formal strategic plan to assist our volunteer leadership and staff going into the next 3 – 5 years. Now in its second year, the plan is designed to steer our association toward a brighter and more impactful future.

Introducing the members serving on the 2023-2024 TSAE Board of Directors. See you at the New Ideas Annual Conference in Fort Worth!

Management of a nonprofit association should be providing the Board or Finance Committee with certain key financial reports in order for the Board to exercise its oversight of the organization’s finances.

We thank our outgoing board members for all their hard work and dedication to ensuring TSAE continues to thrive as a trusted resource for associations.

TSAE welcomes the newest members of our Board of Directors. They will be formally recognized at the New Ideas Conference in Fort Worth.

A 2023 study by FORVIS found that 78% of nonprofit organizations in the nation are struggling to fill staff vacancies. In the public and nonprofit industry, 72% of those who quit their jobs did not take a job in the same sector. To attract and retain top talent, associations and membership organizations must understand what today’s workforce wants and how to engage it.

Conversations on workplace culture will continue as long as organizations are interested in being innovative and successful. These books offer different viewpoints on how to respond to the demands of the ever-evolving workplace.

The power of mentoring, especially post pandemic and during economic uncertainty, is becoming more mainstream than ever before as a method to assist professionals who endure difficult circumstances, gain clarity, and navigate career changes. Mentoring, done well, has the capacity to create lasting impacts on people’s careers and lives.