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A Message from 2017 ISAE President, Jerry Crabtree
 First, it is an honor and a privilege to serve as the 2017 President of the Illinois Society of Association Executives (ISAE). The ISAE Board members are a true example of the quality of leaders we have in this field providing exceptional leadership to you the members. Know that your board is on your side and is striving to provide the resources, educational programs, and services you need to perform your job in the association management field.
The executive team for ISAE, Amy Chatham and Destiny Nance-Evans, are a true testament to excellent leadership in the association industry throughout Illinois and as represented on a national level. Together with the Board, you are well represented in all aspects of association management. Read more.
ISAE Blog
Check out the most recent blog from ISAE member, Dana Saal, Dana’s Meeting Minutes here.
Using Mirror Surveys to Increase Board Awareness and Staff Effectiveness
by Larry J. Seibert, Ph.D.
How often have you heard a Board member decry member surveys? “We don’t need to waste our time and money on another member survey, we know what our members want. We hear from them all the time.” Sometimes the most vocal members represent the majority of members, but often times they do not.
Mirror surveys can be administered to Board members to show them where they are in synch with the membership and where they are not. Read more.
Register Now for 2017 February Luncheon
Registration is open for the 2017 February Luncheon. The luncheon will be on February 27, 2017 at the Northfield Inn, Suites & Conference Center in Springfield and will begin at 11:30am. Click here for more information and to register.
Order Legislative Directories Online
ISAE 2017-2018 Legislative Directories are available for order. CLICK HERE to order your directories today!
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Associations Now
Leading healthcare associations are working together to craft strategies for better engaging members. Even as the healthcare industry continues to change, a new report offers six recommendations to boost engagement that associations in all sectors can learn from.
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MemberClicks
You may have heard (or noticed) that more and more people are working independently. In fact, according to a recent survey from the Freelancers Union, “Freelancing in America: 2016,” freelancers now make up 35 percent of U.S. workers - and that number is on the rise. So what does that mean for your association? How can you attract these solopreneurs to your organization and engage them in such a way that they’ll stay?
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Velvet Chainsaw
Many associations are slow to change. Often association leadership views change as something that disrupts the peace. They want to maintain the status quo. When beliefs that we lean on and build programming around change, we flinch. We deny. We fight and scream to maintain the past. Yet, sometimes, these changes proceed forward like waves on the beach. Nothing will stop them. Here are six disruptive 21st Century issues that associations are having great difficulty responding and adapting to.
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By William D. Pawlucy and Robert C. Harris
 Confucius once said, "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." That means we need to know what we don't know. As a board member, it is OK to not know everything, but success lies in always asking questions in order to exercise the fiduciary duty that is bestowed upon you. The following examples are real-life questions and statements by board members. For each, there is a responsibility to pursue understanding and action. It is appropriate to ask, "Why?"
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Association Hub
When it comes to making and executing strategy, it is human nature to want action. Association executives and managers are action oriented people and we crave execution. When we have a vision for where we want to go…we just want to get there. But is our need for action putting our strategy and our project outcomes at risk? Are we putting our association at risk?
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By Deena Murray
 You've been given the program of a lifetime — large budget, great group of attendees, a dream client, etc. — but it is at a destination where you have no experience. How will you pull this off in unfamiliar territory where you have no contacts? You know you should work with a destination management company, but you have a number of questions. Now that I have spent the last few years working for a DMC, I wanted to share a behind-the-scenes look at the DMC world.
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Association Success
For very little money, you can create an excellent video that will help you achieve your goals. Here’s a list of steps from start to finish.
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Event Manager Blog
Oculus Rooms looks like it will be a great launchpad for VR services and could become a first step on the road to attending a virtual event.
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