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  • Pathways to Innovation in Professional Development : From Informal to Intentional
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    Most associations rely on informal processes to guide innovation with their education programs. Too often professional development staff and volunteer leaders “design at the white board.” Without a validated understanding of the challenges their members face, leaders fall into the trap of costly program development that they ultimately discover does deliver an adequate return on their investment.

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    Most associations rely on informal processes to guide innovation with their education programs.  Too often professional development staff and volunteer leaders “design at the white board.” Without a validated understanding of the challenges their members face, leaders fall into the trap of costly program development that they ultimately discover does deliver an adequate return on their investment. 

    Design thinking is a human-centered and systematic approach to innovation that provides you with tools for discovering unmet needs of your members. By focusing on empathy and iteration, the design thinking process helps you create solutions that are grounded in the experience of your stakeholders and informed by their feedback through a co-creation process. Involving your members throughout the process, you ensure that you focus in on solving important problems for your members. You also protect your organization from investing in programs that flop. See how this works through a case study of an association that applied this method to their program development.

    In the webinar you will:

    • Learn what design thinking is.
    • Discover how to use this approach in designing innovative, cutting edge professional development programs.
    • Review methods for co-creation that work for association programs and services.

    Carol Hamilton

    Principal

    Carol Hamilton is principal at Grace Social Sector Consulting, LLC. She helps associations and nonprofits become more strategic and innovative for greater mission impact by providing organization effectiveness consulting, meeting design and facilitation, and training to organizations.

    A strategic thinker, Carol has worked with teams and organizations to envision and frame their future strategic direction. Practical in her approach, she helps organizations think through who is key to creating their future, how to gather insights from these stakeholders, consider the big picture, imagine new possibilities, come to agreement on their future goals and create an initial action plan to get started.

    Carol led multiple design thinking projects while at NAFSA, including a project which won an innovation grant from ASAE. She participated in Design Thinking DC’s 2015 Summer of Design and was part of the winning team and mentored a team this past summer.

    With more than 25 years of experience in the associations and nonprofit sectors, Carol facilitates sessions frequently on leadership, strategy and innovation topics. She graduated from Swarthmore College and has her Masters in Organization Development from American University.

  • How to Leverage Resilience Strategies and Performance Science the Army Way
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    In a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world where associations and their members are forced to adapt and respond to change, leaders need more than tactical and technical skills. The same strategies that U.S. Army leaders use to bolster resilience can help associations gain a mental edge and drive innovation.

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    In a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world where associations and their members are forced to adapt and respond to change, leaders need more than tactical and technical skills. Melissa Schreibstein, M.S., ACC, leadership coach and resilience trainer for the U.S. Army, will offer strategic planning for the critical mental, emotional, and social elements of workplace performance. The same strategies that U.S. Army leaders use to bolster resilience can help associations gain a mental edge and drive innovation. 

    Looking through the lens of two major theories that underlie resilience and performance science, webinar attendees will be able to:

    • Assess the quality of motivation and the culture of innovation within their organizations.
    • Explore how the Self-Determination Theory of Motivation (Deci & Ryan) and the Broaden and Build Theory of Positive Emotions (Fredrickson) can help set the conditions for an innovative culture.
    • Define tangible strategies they, as leaders, can put into action immediately to establish work environments where innovation thrives.

    CAE Credit: Attendees may claim 1 credit toward their CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.

    Melissa Schreibstein, M.S., ACC

    Leadership Coach

    Melissa Schreibstein is a gifted coach and passionate facilitator with a proven track record of empowering people to change their outlook, improve their leadership skills, and conquer their goals. Melissa has more than 12 years of experience helping leaders and performers develop an edge. Melissa honed her passion for helping leaders develop the mental and emotional qualities that underlie peak performance and resilience working as a trusted advisor, trainer, and subject matter expert for the U.S. Army. Whether it’s in the gym, office, classroom, on the field, or on the range, Melissa provides compelling lessons, sound insight, and enthusiastic, strategic support to help clients achieve higher levels of success. 

    Melissa completed certification in Leadership Coaching for Organizational Well-Being from George Mason University, where she also leads the Coach-Mentor program. She maintains an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential through the International Coach Federation (ICF). Melissa studied positive psychology and resilience with a team at the University of Pennsylvania. She has a Master of Science in Kinesiology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro School of Health and Human Services and is also a member of the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (AASP). 

  • Advancing Leadership Webinar Series: Aligning Leadership, Staff, and Community to Drive Innovation and Growth
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    To support a movement towards innovation in leadership, CommPartners along with our experts, Mary Byers, Dave Will and Melissa Schreibstein, have created the Advancing Leadership Webinar Series. This series is designed to help you identify specific tactics to enhance your performance, improve creativity and lead with clarity and conviction.

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    Associations increasingly find themselves in a competitive environment where they must continually evaluate their relevance and impact to their communities.  This creates the need to constantly innovate while managing day to day challenges.  Creative thought requires an entrepreneurial mindset and a freeing from the daily grind we all feel each day. 

    To support a movement towards innovation in leadership, CommPartners along with our experts, Mary Byers, Dave Will and Melissa Schreibstein, have created the Advancing Leadership Webinar Series. This series is designed to help you identify specific tactics to enhance your performance, improve creativity and lead with clarity and conviction. We will specifically address how to develop a culture of leadership and innovation, giving you strategies to engage your community and strengthen your resilience.


    Innovation Isn't a Verb: It's a Mindset   with Mary Byers

    August 28th 1-2pm Eastern

    How to Capture Feedback That Can Actually Improve Member Value   with Dave Will

    September 20th 1-2pm Eastern

    How to Leverage Resilience Strategies and Performance Science the Army Way with Melissa Schreibstein

    October 30th 1-2pm Eastern


    CAE Credit: Attendees may claim 1 credit (per live webinar) toward their CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.

  • How to Capture Feedback That Can Actually Improve Member Value
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    How can you drive CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK giving you INSIGHT into your members, staff and your board that will help you make more effective decisions in your association?

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    You probably use SurveyMonkey and send out an annual survey to members. Maybe you capture feedback after a conference or seminar. 

    Well done. You're listening to your members. BUT... 

    There's so much more you can do to drive CONTINUOUS FEEDBACK giving you INSIGHT into your members, staff and your board that will help you make more effective decisions in your association.

    There's the old way of surveying. And then there's a completely different way to manage feedback. This webinar will walk you through the best way to capture valuable feedback on a regular basis in a way that will allow you to drive greater member value than ever before.

    At the end of this webinar you'll have access to the knowledge and tools necessary to automate continuous feedback from your Members, your Staff and your Board. 


    LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

    • What questions to ask.
    • Who to ask.
    • How to put feedback on cruise control.

    CAE Credit: Attendees may claim 1 credit toward their CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.

    Dave Will

    Co-Founder & CEO, PropFuel

    While working for SAP, a multi-billion dollar software company, nearly 20 years ago, Dave Will was advised to "walk faster and smile less, because perception is reality". Dave took this feedback to heart and started a business based on the antithesis of this advice. 14 years later, Dave successfully sold Peach New Media, an LMS for associations, which is now part of Community Brands. Since then, Dave and former Peach, Cameron Aubuchon, built a Feedback Automation Platform called PropFuel and they're here again to help associations build a stronger relationship with their members, staff and boards by gaining insight on a frequent and continuous basis.

  • CommPartners Mastermind Group
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    A mastermind group is comprised of like-minded individuals who discuss topics related to their personal and professional growth. The facilitator will educate, mentor and inspire participants to move their ideas to action. Participants offer peer support and accountability to help each other achieve success.

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    Investing in your leadership development.

    ONLY SIX SPOTS REMAIN

    Thank you for collaborating with CommPartners to create effective learning environments for Associations. In appreciation of serving members and overseeing their continuing education in an online learning community, we are offering YOU an opportunity to enhance your network through peer leadership.

     

    What is a Mastermind Group?

    A mastermind group is comprised of like-minded individuals who discuss topics related to their personal and professional growth. The facilitator will educate, mentor and inspire participants to move their ideas to action. Participants offer peer support and accountability to help each other achieve success.

     

    What is the Facilitator’s Role?

    The facilitator provides practical materials and guides interactive learning.

     

    What is the Participants Role?

    Participants prepare for and attend sessions with the willingness to learn and readiness to interact in guided dialogue.

     

    Register TODAY to participate in our inaugural Intentional Growth Mastermind Group

     

    COST               $199 (regularly $399 - a 50% value)

     

    PLATFORM     Live sessions conducted via Zoom (Internet Connection and Webcam required)

     

    DATES             June 12              July 10               August 14               Sept 11

     

    TIME               12:00 noon – 1:15 pm EDT

     

    4 Sessions  

    Session #1: Leading ME for My Intentional Growth

    Session #2: It’s All About Relationships & Connections

    Session #3: Creating Ownership and Buy-In in an Association

    Session #4: Time Management with Producktivity®

     

    Materials will be provided in advance. Participants will complete a reflection journal entry and create a move to action item for each session.


    Provided in partnership with 

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    Becky Schwartz Corbett

    President & CEO

    Becky Schwartz Corbett, MSW, ACSW is a national speaker, trainer, and executive coach in intentional growth, leadership & career development, Producktivity®, and The Bridge to Hope & Healing®. She has 27 years of non-profit executive management experience with mission-driven organizations, membership & trade associations, and colleges & universities. Becky was born and raised in New Orleans, and received a MSW degree with a concentration in planning and management and a BS degree in human development and family studies from The University of Alabama (UA). She is President & CEO of BSCorbett Consulting, a John Maxwell Team Certified Coach, Speaker, and Teacher, a member of the Academy of Certified Social Workers, career services consultant for the UA School of Social Work, and served as Chief Operating Officer of NASW from 2008 to 2013. Becky is fiercely dedicated to inspiring people to lead and helping individuals and organizations move ideas to action. 

    Emily Tevault

    Chief Producktivity® Officer

    Emily Tevault, MBA is the Chief Producktivity® Officer with BSCorbett Consulting, LLC. Emily believes in order to be productive you commit to a process of intentional personal and professional growth. She sees life as a sequence of processes to be identified, created, and made more effective. Emily is a consultant, coach, and trainer in the areas of time management, intentional growth, and project management. She uses her 18 years of nonprofit accounting, finance and management experience with non-profit educational organizations and associations to establish trust, build relationships, and connect the pieces of the puzzle. Emily applies the Producktivity® Principles: Identify. Connect. Organize. in her own life and with her clients to move ideas to action.

    Emily received a MBA with a concentration in finance and a BM in Viola Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music from The Johns Hopkins University. Emily is a John Maxwell Team Certified Coach, Speaker, and Teacher and is an approved candidate for the Uniform CPA Examination by the Maryland Board of Public Accountancy. 

  • Innovation Isn’t a Verb: It’s a Mindset
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    There’s been a lot of talk about innovation in the association community—and a lot of myths about what it really is. If innovation were easy, everyone would be doing it. Those who innovate lead the pack. Find out how to join the small group of elite innovators!

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    There’s been a lot of talk about innovation in the association community—and a lot of myths about what it really is. If innovation were easy, everyone would be doing it. But it’s not—and that’s why you’ll want to join us for this deep dive into what it takes to build an environment that supports innovation and the habits to sustain it. Author of Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations, Mary shares:

     

    • Practical mindset tips to help you up your personal innovation ante
    • Environmental factors that enable an organization to be more focused on problem-solving
    • The role experimentation plays in innovation
    • Why incremental innovation beats revolutionary strides
    • Case studies about associations that innovate well

     

    Those who innovate lead the pack. Find out how to join the small group of elite innovators!

    CAE Credit: Attendees may claim 1 credit toward their CAE application or renewal professional development requirements.


    Mary Byers, CAE

    Author

    Mary Byers, CAE, is co-author of "Race for Relevance: Five Radical Changes for Associations" and "Road to Relevance: 5 Strategies for Competitive Associations." She’s the former director of communications and member services for the Illinois State Dental Society and served in that capacity for nine years prior to starting her consulting business in 1998. Mary specializes in working with volunteer association leaders and chief staff executives to help define their roles and clarify their vision through leadership conference programming, facilitating strategic planning retreats and coaching. Mary is a certified association executive and a member of the National Speakers Association. She is also the author of seven books.

  • Your Events Through a Virtual Lens
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    To increase relevancy and engagement, organizations are creating online conference and event experiences that bring cutting edge content and meaningful conversations to their entire community. The effort to be more inclusive provides the right message to help build loyalty and attract new stakeholders.

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    We appreciate conferences to help rejuvenate and inspire us. We value opportunities to share ideas, network and learn from each other.  Unfortunately, due to time or budget restrictions, only a fraction of our community gets to experience these programs. To increase relevancy and engagement, organizations are creating online conference and event experiences that bring cutting edge content and meaningful conversations to their entire community. The effort to be more inclusive provides the right message to help build loyalty and attract new stakeholders.

    In this session, we will explore the benefits of upping your virtual events game to make a real impact on the success of your organization.

    Learner Outcomes:

    •    Understand the value of virtual events and explore real-world examples.
    •    Discuss how webcasts, livestreaming, and virtual conferences can extend your reach, revenue, and impact.
    •    Define the technical requirements for launching a virtual event and how you can implement the latest trends.

    Jill Norris

    Senior Event Producer, CommPartners

    Jill is a seasoned Event Producer that works with clients to ensure their virtual events are executed with precision and expertise. Originally from a little town called Hollywood (Maryland), Jill is a Towson University graduate who plays competitive softball and is an avid Redskins, Capitals and Orioles fan.

    Jon Corun

    Director of Multimedia, CommPartners

    Jon joined CommPartners in December 2008 with a rich background in broadcast television and festival/concert visuals. He uses his passion and creativity for multimedia to enhance CommPartners clients’ webcast experiences.

    Meghan Gowen

    Vice President, Client Development, CommPartners

    Meghan is an Upstate New York Native who graduated from James Madison University. Starting with the company in 2007, Meghan has evolved to be a leader at CommPartners, directing our client development efforts. She enjoys strategizing with clients and exploring new avenues of delivering their online education. Her background working as an Event Producer and Client Development Representative has prepared her well for this position.