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The Future of Associations: Key Takeaways from Association 4.0™ 

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The rapid pace of digital transformation, changing member expectations, and economic uncertainty require associations to rethink their business models and adapt to new realities. Rethink Membership Models What We Learned Traditional, one-size-fits-all membership models are outdated. The association industry is at a crossroads.

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Building Resilient Funding Models: Essential Tips for Nonprofit Finance Professionals

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Finance plays a crucial role in building a sustainable and scalable funding strategy. Finance professionals can create models to forecast future revenue, allowing you to anticipate growth potential across various streams. This model isn’t just for gyms or museums—it can work for advocacy groups, community organizations, and more.

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Company apologizes after AI support agent invents policy that causes user uproar

Ars Technica

The AI model made the policy up, sparking a wave of complaints and cancellation threats documented on Hacker News and Reddit. Confabulations are a type of "creative gap-filling" response where AI models invent plausible-sounding but false information. But no such policy existed, and Sam was a bot.

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How to teach your employees to embrace (rather than fear) the growth of AI

Fast Company Tech

The results of a recent Wiley survey of around 2,000 individuals across a range of job roles and industries make this clear. A recent Gallup survey reported similar findings, with only 6% of employees saying they feel very comfortable using AI in their roles, while about one-third say they feel very uncomfortable.

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Weaving Empathy into Action: The Crucial Role of Storytelling for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The American Red Cross is another striking model of nonprofit storytelling thanks to its unparalleled ability to convey the immense impact of its humanitarian efforts through compelling narratives. By showcasing the real stories of those they assist, they create an emotional connection with their audience, evoking empathy and compassion.

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Is your organization creating bad leaders?

Fast Company Tech

Organizations are not mere collections of departments, roles, technologies and processes. Ambiguity as the Enemy of Accountability Ambiguity in roles, decision-making authority, or performance expectations is another byproduct of poor design. Map out how each division, team, and role contributes to achieving these goals.

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The Looming Membership Cliff: What Associations Can and Should Be Doing

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Heres what we learned: Demographic Shifts are Accelerating Demographics are playing a significant role in shaping membership trends. Membership Models Are Under Strain The traditional membership model is facing scrutiny. Pilot free membership with paid events models to attract new participants.