Skills Gaps & Learning Channels for Kenyan EntrepreneursJeremy Riro
68% of Kenyan entrepreneurs consider business mentors & entrepreneurship forums to be the most effective ways to gain entrepreneurship skills; according to the May 2017 Fie-Consult survey on the skills gaps and channels through which entrepreneurs in Kenya acquire entrepreneurship and business management skills. 82% of Kenyan entrepreneurs consider marketing & sales skills to be very important in running and growing their businesses.
DATIS CEO, Erik Marsh, reveals the preliminary findings from our 2019 Executive Priorities Survey. Find out how Health and Human Services (HHS) executives are addressing their current workforce management initiatives and which strategies they’re implementing to overcome common industry challenges related to employee engagement, recruiting and retention, and the drive towards digital.
Skills Gaps & Learning Channels for Kenyan EntrepreneursJeremy Riro
68% of Kenyan entrepreneurs consider business mentors & entrepreneurship forums to be the most effective ways to gain entrepreneurship skills; according to the May 2017 Fie-Consult survey on the skills gaps and channels through which entrepreneurs in Kenya acquire entrepreneurship and business management skills. 82% of Kenyan entrepreneurs consider marketing & sales skills to be very important in running and growing their businesses.
DATIS CEO, Erik Marsh, reveals the preliminary findings from our 2019 Executive Priorities Survey. Find out how Health and Human Services (HHS) executives are addressing their current workforce management initiatives and which strategies they’re implementing to overcome common industry challenges related to employee engagement, recruiting and retention, and the drive towards digital.
2018 First 5 California Summit Presentation: Creating a Strategic Approach to...appliedsurveyresearch
ASR and First 5 Solano presented on systems change activities that First 5 Solano has engaged in to strengthen, integrate, expand, and sustain the county’s early childhood system. They first discussed the motivation for engaging in systems change; like many First 5 agencies around the state, First 5 Solano was faced with dwindling resources, but continued demand for early childhood services. To address this need, in 2016, the First 5 Solano Commission adopted a Systems Change Action Plan that included four mutually reinforcing goals: 1) Strengthening systems with increased provider capacity; 2) Expanding systems with leveraged or new financial resources; 3) Integrating systems through increased cross-system understanding, referral and collaboration; and 4) Sustaining systems with legislative and policy changes.
Results from the latest Franchize Consultants Franchising Confidence Index.
Franchize Consultants are franchising and licensing consulting specialists, focusing on:
1. Helping companies franchise a business
2. Helping established chains improve performance
3. Building franchise and chain management capability
IFAC President Warren Allen presented “Driving Sustainable Organizational Success” at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean’s (ICAC) 31st Annual Caribbean Conference held June 28 in Barbados.
Challenging the Status Quo: Rethinking the Value of Volunteers - August 2014 ...VolunteerMatch
What if the way nonprofits and companies are currently engaging volunteers is all wrong? How can we make sure we’re strategically involving the core value of volunteers to provide maximum impact?
Research shows that organizations that strategically leverage volunteers outperform peer organizations on all measures of organizational capacity, AND have greater impact. However, less than 15% of nonprofits currently operate this way, and this obstacle stands in the way of success for the causes that so many nonprofits, companies and individuals care about.
Bobbi Silten, Gap Inc.; Amy Smith, Points of Light; & Karen Baker, California Volunteers in a lively conversation about strategic volunteer engagement. Whether you're a nonprofit professional, a company program coordinator or a dedicated volunteer yourself, you'll learn more about the research, the implications and the opportunities of strategic volunteer engagement for maximizing impact.
It is crucial for successful chambers to benchmark themselves against their peers in the industry and take advantage of best practices. The MACE Operations survey gives our members the opportunity to use this information for FREE.
This is a small snippet of the types of information you will receive from participating.
2018 First 5 California Summit Presentation: Creating a Strategic Approach to...appliedsurveyresearch
ASR and First 5 Solano presented on systems change activities that First 5 Solano has engaged in to strengthen, integrate, expand, and sustain the county’s early childhood system. They first discussed the motivation for engaging in systems change; like many First 5 agencies around the state, First 5 Solano was faced with dwindling resources, but continued demand for early childhood services. To address this need, in 2016, the First 5 Solano Commission adopted a Systems Change Action Plan that included four mutually reinforcing goals: 1) Strengthening systems with increased provider capacity; 2) Expanding systems with leveraged or new financial resources; 3) Integrating systems through increased cross-system understanding, referral and collaboration; and 4) Sustaining systems with legislative and policy changes.
Results from the latest Franchize Consultants Franchising Confidence Index.
Franchize Consultants are franchising and licensing consulting specialists, focusing on:
1. Helping companies franchise a business
2. Helping established chains improve performance
3. Building franchise and chain management capability
IFAC President Warren Allen presented “Driving Sustainable Organizational Success” at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean’s (ICAC) 31st Annual Caribbean Conference held June 28 in Barbados.
Challenging the Status Quo: Rethinking the Value of Volunteers - August 2014 ...VolunteerMatch
What if the way nonprofits and companies are currently engaging volunteers is all wrong? How can we make sure we’re strategically involving the core value of volunteers to provide maximum impact?
Research shows that organizations that strategically leverage volunteers outperform peer organizations on all measures of organizational capacity, AND have greater impact. However, less than 15% of nonprofits currently operate this way, and this obstacle stands in the way of success for the causes that so many nonprofits, companies and individuals care about.
Bobbi Silten, Gap Inc.; Amy Smith, Points of Light; & Karen Baker, California Volunteers in a lively conversation about strategic volunteer engagement. Whether you're a nonprofit professional, a company program coordinator or a dedicated volunteer yourself, you'll learn more about the research, the implications and the opportunities of strategic volunteer engagement for maximizing impact.
It is crucial for successful chambers to benchmark themselves against their peers in the industry and take advantage of best practices. The MACE Operations survey gives our members the opportunity to use this information for FREE.
This is a small snippet of the types of information you will receive from participating.
The Association Component Exchange (CEX) is the only conference designed exclusively for component relations professionals (CRPs).
It's no secret that there's currently a gap in education for associations that operate in a component model. So Billhighway and Mariner Management came together to build a community and connect component-based organizations and component relations professionals (CRPs). This manifested itself in CEX. CEX is a learning community where you get together with peers to share your successes, struggles, strategies, tactics, ideas, and insights.
The New World of (Member) Engagement: Great Ideas that Work!eschonher
Member engagement is the foundation to the success of all associations and smart association executives know this. But how do you achieve it? This presentation contains tactical ideas, including effective new member onboarding campaign and the use of data modeling to create personas to better target at risk members, from four well known and respected membership authorities.
Dowell Management created this presentation to serve as a snapshot of the data found in both the MACE Compensation Survey (2012) and MACE Operations Survey (2013).
Harnessing the Web 2014: Association Sector Survey Summary ReportRichard Gott
This presentation was delivered to 100 senior association executives and it provides a unique insight into past, present and proposed future use of the web.
Key areas include key sector online challenge and goals, CRM, content management, mobile web, online social media and email marketing.
The report provides practice advice and recommendations as well as sector 'success stories'.
A key and emerging theme is the challenge of achieving effective online member personalisation and having legacy systems/processes. These issues will be addressed at the Harnessing the Web conference later in the year - http://www.harnessingtheweb.com
Growing Your Association through Innovative Membership ModelsTony Rossell
Developing new membership models take a long term marketing concept called product line extension and apply it to an association’s membership product. Many associations are moving away from a traditional “one size fits all” membership and instead offering a portfolio of membership options that allow a prospect to select a package that best meets their content needs and budget. New membership models range from a tiered membership structure, to group membership, to an option for selecting either individual or organizationally based membership package. Properly deployed, these new models can help an association increase member engagement, numbers, and revenue.
Measuring Success in Patient Advocacy InitiativesCharityNav
In an increasingly challenging donor environment, funders want more meaning reporting of success and outcomes by nonprofits. This webinar provides insights and knowledge that can mean the difference between scaling up - or dialing down - key initiatives.
Chapter Performance & Benchmarking Unwrapped: How Associations View ChaptersBillhighway
Day 1 Agenda:
- Overview of how associations view chapters from 3-levels: CRP (operations); CEO (strategy); Chapter Leader (volunteer experience on the ground)
- The findings of the 2022 Chapter Performance and Benchmarking Study
- Share how your association can use the data and findings
View the workshop recording: https://youtu.be/Mh3uxdlf3vs
Members seek face-to-face opportunities to connect, learn, volunteer, and socialize with their peers more than ever. CRPs are looking for ways to activate that member engagement at chapters. Around the country, they’re asking:
- Are associations changing how they manage and relate to their chapters?
- What support and services should we give our chapters?
- How should we evaluate our chapters?
- Are chapters still relevant?
Mariner Management and Billhighway conducted the third Chapter Benchmarking Study to explore these questions and more. We went out to CRPs, CEOs, and Chapter Leaders. The data analysis offers a resource for benchmarking, sharing innovations in chapter management, and starting conversations about the future of chapters. Join us as we unveil the 2022 Association Chapter Performance & Benchmarking Report, and more importantly, look at how you can use it to answer your questions and optimize your chapters! #leveragechapters #gotchapters
Land & Expand - Growing Revenue through Customer SuccessTotango
Land & Expand - Growing Revenue through Customer Success - Presented by Whitney Hillyer, Sr. Director of Customer Success at Bitly at our NYC Roadshow on Oct. 28 2015.
In this slide deck, we cover:
- Common obstacles that stand in the way of tracking ROI
- How others in the association space are tackling these challenges
- What drives ROI
- How to start tracking individual component performance
You can view the recording here: https://youtu.be/SuKQnBA3wzs
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Measure and Communicate ROI - Bruce Nustad, MN Retail AssociationJeff Zahn
2017 MACE Annual Conference presentation from Bruce Nustad of the Minnesota Retail Association.
Before we talk about increasing return on investment let's first discuss all aspects of effectively measuring it from a members perspective. This presentation will include practical measurement tools to use for different chamber disciplines.
Habits of Top Producers: Brent Widman, Southwestern ConsultingJeff Zahn
2017 MACE Annual Conference presentation from Brent Widman of Southwestern Consulting.
Learn the best tips in sales execution and training from Brent, a professional sales coach. You will leave with at least 10 new ideas that you can use when you return home. This session includes practical advice to improve sales, motivation to persist through obstacles and self-management tips on how to be more efficient and effective.
Passion For Maximizing Membership – Mark Lindquist, keynote speakerJeff Zahn
2017 MACE Annual Conference presentation from keynote speaker Mark Lindquist.
Chamber professionals have been equipped with the tools, techniques and strategies they need to make the case that chamber membership is not only a good value, but a necessary part of a successful business. It is up to each attendee to hold on to the passion for maximizing membership ROI throughout the weeks, months and years ahead. Mark will deliver a closing keynote that sends you out the door on fire, ready to prove to all of our members that a chamber membership is a good investment.
Sustainable Growth – Jay Handler, Membership 180Jeff Zahn
2017 MACE Annual Conference presentation from Jay Handler of Membership 180.
One thing is clear in the chamber world. We're all facing many of the same challenges. If you are like most chambers you’re probably dropping roughly the same number of members as you bring in new. Jay will share his expertise about building a culture of sustainable growth that creates members willing to invest more in your chamber. You will leave knowing exactly the steps your chamber can take to retain and grow your membership moving toward 2020.
Chamber 2020 – Jay Handler, Membership 180Jeff Zahn
2017 MACE Annual Conference presentation from Jay Handler of Membership 180.
While some Chambers have really kept pace with the way our industry has changed in recent years, many of us are struggling to adapt. Jay will talk about some of the trends we're already seeing, as well as a few that might be on the horizon, and what we can do as chamber professionals to utilize this new information to the benefit of our organizations.
Supporting Entrepreneurs - Eric Schmidt, EventBankJeff Zahn
2017 MACE Annual Conference presentation from Eric Schmidt of EventBank.
Entrepreneurs can become key contributors in your community when you provide the right mix of membership benefits. As a member of the American Chamber of Commerce in China’s Board of Governors and entrepreneur himself, Eric L. Schmidt will share how to craft a strategic plan that increases participation and delivers ample value for entrepreneurs on small budgets.
This presentation, created by Syed Faiz ul Hassan, explores the profound influence of media on public perception and behavior. It delves into the evolution of media from oral traditions to modern digital and social media platforms. Key topics include the role of media in information propagation, socialization, crisis awareness, globalization, and education. The presentation also examines media influence through agenda setting, propaganda, and manipulative techniques used by advertisers and marketers. Furthermore, it highlights the impact of surveillance enabled by media technologies on personal behavior and preferences. Through this comprehensive overview, the presentation aims to shed light on how media shapes collective consciousness and public opinion.
Have you ever wondered how search works while visiting an e-commerce site, internal website, or searching through other types of online resources? Look no further than this informative session on the ways that taxonomies help end-users navigate the internet! Hear from taxonomists and other information professionals who have first-hand experience creating and working with taxonomies that aid in navigation, search, and discovery across a range of disciplines.
This presentation by Morris Kleiner (University of Minnesota), was made during the discussion “Competition and Regulation in Professions and Occupations” held at the Working Party No. 2 on Competition and Regulation on 10 June 2024. More papers and presentations on the topic can be found out at oe.cd/crps.
This presentation was uploaded with the author’s consent.
0x01 - Newton's Third Law: Static vs. Dynamic AbusersOWASP Beja
f you offer a service on the web, odds are that someone will abuse it. Be it an API, a SaaS, a PaaS, or even a static website, someone somewhere will try to figure out a way to use it to their own needs. In this talk we'll compare measures that are effective against static attackers and how to battle a dynamic attacker who adapts to your counter-measures.
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Diogo Sousa, Engineering Manager @ Canonical
An opinionated individual with an interest in cryptography and its intersection with secure software development.
Sharpen existing tools or get a new toolbox? Contemporary cluster initiatives...Orkestra
UIIN Conference, Madrid, 27-29 May 2024
James Wilson, Orkestra and Deusto Business School
Emily Wise, Lund University
Madeline Smith, The Glasgow School of Art
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3. EXPANDED
PRODUCT
LINE
Founded in 1972
MACE serves six-state region
Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Wisconsin
Purpose is three-fold
• Provide continuing education opportunities
• Facilitate connection with industry peers
• Develop a regional ethic among chambers of commerce
Expanded Product Line
• Annual Conference
• Compensation & Benefits Survey
• Membership Satisfaction Survey
• Newsline
•Advocacy Alliance
4. Survey Categories
• Organizational Structure
and Function
• Governance
• Membership
• Communications
• Staffing & Continuing Education
• Events
• Public Policy and Political Action
• Financials
*Information is organized by state, budget size, and year
33. Events & Programs
66%
54%
70%
25%
83%
63%
52%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Certificates of Origin
Printed Directories
Chamber Bucks
Workforce Development
Golf Tournament
Leadership Program
Young Professional Program
Which of these programs does your chamber currently offer?
37. Public Policy & Political Action
31%
70%
89%
8%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Federal
State
Local
None
At which levels of government does your organization advocate on
behalf of members?
41. Financials
14%
24%
52%
10%
10%
29%
45%
16%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
None of the
Above
Audit
Review
Compilation
2015 2017
At the end of the last fiscal year, which of the following
did your organization perform?
42. Conclusion
Chambers who participated will received a
code for a complimentary copy. Those
who did not participate can purchase the
report for $45
Chambers desiring custom reports or
specific data requests should be directed to:
Jeff Zahn Dowell Management
jeff@dowellmgmt.com | 651-293-1023
This report is to give you just a taste of the info included
This report is to give you just a taste of the info included
Thank MACE Board, CCE’s, all chambers who participated
Best comparison is budget size
Overall purpose- benchmark against peers/establish metrics
Identify best practices
Improve the industry
700 local chambers
155 completed surveys- 22% response rate
2013: 113 completed surveys- 13% response rate
Corrupt data
This year’s winner: a chamber with a budget between $50,000-$100,000 with 10 FT staff
$50,000 and below- 0% are Pres/CEO
$1 million and more- 90% are Pres/CEO
Correlation between title and compensation rates
Very consistent
Surprising on D&O
- Clearly shows trend to increase frequency of communication to members
Workforce development- large chambers more likely
Printed directories- large chambers less likely
Consistent with previous surveys
Only 61% have a public policy or government affairs committee
- Larger the budget, more likely an audit
Key Facts
Organizational mergers continue at a rate between four and five percent of all chambers over a two year reporting period. Mergers consist of chambers combining operations with a CVB, economic development, or main street organization
Overall chamber membership numbers are mainly flat or slightly declining, but membership revenue is increasing
39% of chambers sell their membership list
ChamberMaster is the leading database supplier, representing nearly 47% of the market
Overall, chambers reported the following expense allocations: personell 47%, overhead 19% programs and services 29%