by Todd Von Deak | Jun 21, 2021 | Data Management and Reporting
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any association. With them, the sky’s the limit. Without them, the limitations are real and closer than you might think. So if volunteer support is critical, why do so many organizations wait until year-end to ask basic questions...
by Todd Von Deak | May 31, 2021 | Board Development, Events
What do Broadway and associations have in common? To understand this question, we have to head back to about a month into the COVID-19 pandemic. At that point, we still had a glimmer of hope that we just needed another couple of weeks and we would be able to resume...
by Todd Von Deak | Mar 3, 2021 | Membership and Marketing
As your board collaborates with your management team, it can be easy to get tunnel vision and focus solely on the responsibilities of your association’s leadership. In planning tasks the board and management team need to accomplish, you can accidentally overlook a...
by Todd Von Deak | Jan 12, 2021 | Board Development
When discussing how a management firm works with an association’s board and volunteer community, it’s easy to think of the board as a single unit. After all, an effective board speaks with a single, unified voice. However, that voice is made up of individual board...
by Todd Von Deak | Dec 7, 2020 | Board Development
Everyone has their ideal work environment. Some people like highly collaborative groups while others prefer to work independently. Think of this article as TVD Associates’ vision board for our ideal working relationship with nonprofits. By creating a picture of our...
