Association Impact

In the spirit of best practices, listen in to hear how MSAE used data driven decisions to strategize on next steps for their member services insurance offerings.

Katie Thornton, Senior Manager at Plante Moran, and Denise Amburgey, Finance and Administration Manager at MSAE spoke with MSAE’s Cheryl Ronk, regarding the newly founded Finance and Accounting Roundtable (FAR). This group was formed to help benefit the finance and accounting members of MSAE’s associations, giving them a chance to improve their systems and share their best practices with other members.

Jeffrey Mosher and Cheryl Ronk review highlights for this year's three day ORGPRO Conference. Listeners then get to experience one of the great Keynotes from those sessions, and learn from Stuart Meyer on creating a Nitch Life. It is not just what you do, but also how you do it.

Edward Woods III, Director of Learning and Leadership Services at MSAE, speaks with CMP Prep Course facilitators, Aaron Wolowiec, MSA, CAE, CMP, CTA, with Event Garde, LLC; Katie Dudek, CMP, Michigan Association of CPAs; and Nate Melvin, CMP, CTA, Discover Kalamazoo; about MSAE’s past winter CMP Prep Course.

MSAE's CAE Summit engaged participants in the concept of design thinking to transform their organization and inspire innovation. In listening to this broadcast, you'll discover the importance of empathy in design thinking and why the annual CAE Summit is highly recommended by participants.

The Arboriculture Society of Michigan (ASM) shares their reinvention in relevance over the past 20 months. Learn about who they are and what instigated their reinvention from Annie Kruise, CMP, Executive Director.

Hear the history, importance and value of Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE)’s Government Affairs Academy from Robert Fowler, President and CEO of the Small Business Association of Michigan; Eric Doster, Principal Attorney for Doster Law Offices; and Christine Nohner, Director of Government Affairs for the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians. Find out why MSAE’s next Government Affairs Academy on August 28 may be in your future or a date you refer to a colleague.

The Michigan Municipal League released their 2nd book “The Economics of Place: The Art of Building Great Communities” and Cheryl speaks with member and co-author, Dan Gilmartin, executive director at MML, about the idea of this project.  They discuss the scan, plan, implementation and evaluation model and next steps to ensure Michigan is building great communities.

Bruce Aldrich, CAE, speaks with Nov Omana, President and CEO of Collective HR Solutions Incorporated. They discuss small businesses and the best way to handle HR, as well as the importance of people in any business. They discuss Omana’s thoughts on change management, performance reviews, and HR trends for 2015. Onboarding new employees is extremely important and Omana discusses steps to take in this process.

This week features interviews from Michigan Society of Association Executive (MSAE) members who attended the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) American Associations Day in Washington D.C. on March 19. It discusses how policy issues and government relations fit together and how to have a successful fly-in. They also discuss the importance of communicating with congress, the Certified Association Executive (CAE) experience and how it relates to American Associations Day.