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Governance Is a Journey: How APICS Built Trust, Resilience, and Growth

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While the governance landscape has evolved, the strategies and leadership insights shared here remain timeless. When Abe Eshkenazi stepped into his role as CEO of APICS in 2006, he inherited more than an organization facing financial strainhe faced a governance structure mired in distrust and inefficiency. No surprises.

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The Transformation of 340B Health – Building Momentum for Innovation Background 

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While financially stable, the association operated in a volatile policy landscape , where government regulations could shift every two to four years. To remain competitive and continue its advocacy work effectively, 340B Health needed a new approach to leadership, governance, and operational agility key principles of Association 4.0

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The Future of Associations: Key Takeaways from Association 4.0™ 

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Associations must shift to tiered, subscription, or corporate membership structures. Foster an Agile Leadership and Governance Model What We Learned Many associations struggle with slow decision-making and rigid governance structures. Members today expect flexible, personalized, and value-driven engagement opportunities.

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5 Governance Tips for Nonprofit Directors

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Nonprofit directors play a vital role in making sure a nonprofit’s governance structure is functioning and healthy. Here are five tips for contributing to a healthy governance structure.

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Flat, Tall, or In Between—Is It Time to Evaluate Your Organizational Structure?

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The organization may still be boxed into a structure that’s been the same for 20 years or more. How do you know that your organizational structure might need retooling? Each of these issues could signal that a more streamlined organizational structure is needed. It’s a structure that preserves accountability.

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Strong boards make strong nonprofits: What you need to know

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A nonprofit is more like a public company than a private enterprise in that it’s governed by a board of directors as well as its executive team. That’s why setting up the board’s structures and bylaws with care is one of the most important things a nonprofit founder can do. How do I find board members?

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Elon Musk wants to privatize Amtrak. It would make train travel worse

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Project 2025 called for the privatization of all sorts of government agencies and services, and Elon Muskwho has been helping enact that plansaid this week that the U.S. Musks conflicts of interest Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency have taken unprecedented steps to shrink the federal government.

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