The VM Blog
Ditching the Office
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease in Australia and New Zealand, thoughts naturally turn to the next phase. For associations, there has never been a better time to take stock of what’s important, do some critical and creative thinking, and forge a new plan for...
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Running an Online AGM: A Verdant Case Study
At Verdant, we often get asked to help our clients with governance matters and during COVID-19 we were tasked with pivoting a live AGM to an online one. We want to share with you just how the Verdant team made this happen as it may help you move your event online, but...
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12 Tips for Associations During COVID-19
The way we all approach our daily lives has had to change significantly in a very short period of time and the world of work has been turned upside down. For some organisations, remote working has become the new normal, with many still learning to adapt. Fortunately,...
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A Quick Guide to Better Board Meetings
Could your board meetings be more productive? As you’re probably aware meetings of all types can easily become unproductive. While some board meetings are derailed by difficult board members, divisive topics and organisational or community politics, most unproductive...
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Outsourcing 101 for Associations & Not-for-Profits
Outsourcing takes many forms and most associations and not-for-profits can (and do) benefit from it. But, to really consider outsourcing we first need to understand it. Hence this series – Outsourcing 101 for Associations & Not-For-Profits. Over the coming weeks, I will explore how to go about outsourcing and how best to manage an outsourcing relationship. But in the following article, the first in the series, I explore why, as the bare minimum you should at least consider outsourcing certain functions of your organisation’s operations.
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