NI Tuesday Education Schedule
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
5 Concurrent Education Sessions IV (9:00 – 10:00 AM)
Unlocking Committee Potential: Meeting Management Strategies for Staff Liaisons
Aaron Wolowiec, MSA, CAE, CMP Fellow, Founder and President, Event Garde
Do you dread serving as the staff liaison to one or more volunteer committees? Are the meetings usually ineffective, resulting in little to no actual outcomes? Join us to explore essential meeting management strategies tailored for staff liaisons working with volunteer committee leaders. Learn how to cultivate effective collaboration and teamwork by understanding and articulating committee goals, metrics, timelines, and roles/responsibilities. Discover key design strategies for structuring productive committee meetings, including agenda development and minute-taking for accountability. Explore tips, tricks, and techniques to facilitate meaningful participation and decision-making both during and following committee meetings. Additionally, identify tools and best practices for optimizing virtual committee meetings to engage remote participants effectively. By the end of this session, you'll be equipped with actionable insights to unlock your committee's full potential and drive impactful outcomes.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore the relationship between staff liaisons and volunteer committee leaders to cultivate collaboration and teamwork.
- Identify and clearly articulate committee goals, metrics, timelines, and roles/responsibilities.
- Understand key strategies for structuring committee meeting agendas/minutes to maximize productivity and accountability.
- Explore techniques to facilitate meaningful participation and decision-making within committees.
- Identify tools and practices for optimizing virtual committee meetings and promoting engagement among remote participants.
Strategic Financial Planning for Associations & Non-Profits
Matt Jones, Director, Forvis
Leveraging extensive organizational experience, this session reveals strategies for robust financial planning in the association and non-profit sectors, emphasizing budget accuracy, sustainability, and compliance.
Learning Objectives:
- Develop robust financial frameworks that align with strategic goals.
- Enhance budget monitoring with advanced financial practices.
- Address common financial compliance issues faced by non-profits.
Unlocking Member Satisfaction: Strategies & Metrics for Association Success (MMC)
Sarah Spinosa, Director of Product Marketing, Higher Logic
Keeping members satisfied is imperative for maintaining a sustainable association. During this session, association-industry veteran Sarah Spinosa will dig into the association-specific email and community benchmarks that indicate an engaged and thriving membership, and the real-world ways you can measure satisfaction.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify association-specific industry benchmarks in email and online community activity
- Review member experience preferences from the latest Member Engagement Report
- Identify the data you should be tracking for your unique association
Crafting Effective & Sustainable Education Programs: Strategies for Non-Dues Revenue Generation
Janet Staderman, Vice-President, Business Development, eLearningDOC
In this session, we'll navigate the challenge of providing diverse education offerings while maintaining a budget. The session will examine key strategies for creating effective, sustainable programs that generate non-dues revenue. Attendees will learn strategies for creating and maintaining professional development initiatives that meet member needs while contributing to organizational growth.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the different types of education programs and the critical elements for program effectiveness.
- Identify key strategies for ensuring the sustainability of education programs.
- Analyze success stories and innovative approaches from leading associations to overcome common challenges and apply best practices.
Solve for X: Innovative Solutions for Meeting Planners
Lisa Hall, CMP, Director of Sonventions & Meetings, Texas Association for Health, PE, Recreation & Dance
Discover cutting-edge solutions and best practices tailored for today's meeting professionals. Join our interactive roundtable discussion to explore the latest in technology, budgeting, contracting, AI, accessibility, and time management. Elevate your planning skills and streamline your processes with insights from association experts.
Learning Objectives:
- Leverage Technology Solutions: Identify and implement the latest technology tools to enhance meeting planning and execution, improve attendee engagement and streamline event management.
- Master Budgeting and Contracting: Navigate common contracting challenges with practical tips and solutions for successful negotiations and develop effective budgeting strategies to maximize event resources and ROI.
- Enhance Planning Efficiency with AI: Utilize AI tools to automate tasks and improve time management, increase productivity and reduce stress in planning processes.
Closing Session (10:15 – 11:45 AM)
Getting Unstuck: When Polarities Arise, Can DEI Still Thrive?
Sharon Newport, CAE, Princiical, Sharon Newport LLC
Associations are intended to be structures of belonging. Yet, many associations need additional support to become more equitable, inclusive, and diverse much less spaces of belonging for their members. In this volatile and brittle environment, polarization shows up quickly and gets us stuck. We find ourselves feeling we must compromise our values when we simply need more skills to create our ideal outcomes. How can this seemingly unsurmountable obstacle become an opportunity?! In this highly interactive session we will explore common polarities that arise in organizations and leadership, and proven processes for creating better outcomes. Unlock the discernment and maturity for creating equity, inclusion, diversity and ultimately belonging for your association.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn basic DEI terminology in the context of associations
- Learn what a polarity is and isn’t, and why getting stuck is an opportunity
- How to shift from a "this vs. that" mindset to in a "both/and" mindset
- Explore how identity and vulnerability are important ingredients
- Be inspired to cultivate a new vision for you and your association