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Posted On February 7, 2019By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

7 Tips for a Productive Board Meeting

Board of directors meetings for a typical officials association usually, in a nutshell, consist of an agenda, a review of the previous meeting’s minutes, a treasurer’s report, and any new and old business. Most officers within an association know the routine, it’s been used for years. But how can an association’s board of directors ensure that the meeting is efficient and productive? Here are seven basics, aside from using Robert’s Rules of Order, that will assist toward an above-average meeting. 1. Be sure that the agenda set for the meetingRead More

Posted On January 9, 2019By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

How to Market Your Clinic

Your association has decided to take on the task of running a clinic. The date is selected, the site secured, speakers are lined up and the program is now set. But the most important task remains: Getting the word out so you’ll get the maximum number of campers. Step 1 — Identify your target audience. Once you know the who’s, what’s and when’s of your event, you will have an idea of the type of camper you’re trying to attract. Is yours an advanced camp, designed for veterans looking toRead More

Posted On January 9, 2019By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

4 Best Practices Your Association Should Adopt

By Patrick Rosenow Successful officials always want to get better and look for ways to improve. They go to camps and clinics, read blogs and Referee, and engage in endless conversations about the best way to work a play or approach a situation. In management-speak, they are always on the lookout for best practices. The same principle of finding and using best practices applies to managing officials associations. Even though associations have different needs and resources and what works for one doesn’t always work for another, there are a numberRead More

Posted On December 18, 2018By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

6 Signs Your Board Is Dysfunctional

Some association boards seem to have it all. They work well together, get a lot accomplished for the association and motivate members to become active contributors. As a result, the association thrives. Other association boards … are, well, just the opposite. Here are six signs your board of directors is dysfunctional and your association likely won’t get too much done for the betterment of the group. 1. You don’t know what’s in your bylaws (or you don’t know if you have them). Leaders must have the necessary tools in placeRead More

Posted On December 17, 2018By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

How to Plan a Banquet

Some association boards seem to have it all. They work well together, get a lot accomplished for the association and motivate members to become active contributors. As a result, the association thrives. Other association boards … are, well, just the opposite. Here are six signs your board of directors is dysfunctional and your association likely won’t get too much done for the betterment of the group. 1. You don’t know what’s in your bylaws (or you don’t know if you have them). Leaders must have the necessary tools in placeRead More

Posted On November 12, 2018By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

Keep Members Up to Date

Communicating with coaches, players and game managers is something all officials should work on. But how about association-to-official communication? Is your chapter or association providing members all the information they need to stay on top of what’s going on? It’s best to put one member (perhaps the association secretary) in charge, but it’s a good idea to have at least one other set of eyes examine material before it is distributed to the masses. Here are some tips on making sure everyone in your group is well informed and madeRead More

Posted On November 12, 2018By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

9 Ways to Boost Your Association Morale

By Lawrence Tomei There are some high-pressure jobs with built-in stress components for which a worker cannot afford to shirk his duties. There are occupations where a professional may commit an irreparable blunder if his or her focus on an assignment is diverted for a split second. A little negligence in such high-stress jobs may put people’s safety in danger — or the outcome of a game in jeopardy. Such is the nature of the sports official. With stress as a given, sometimes it’s tough to keep the morale up.Read More

Posted On October 15, 2018By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

How to Advance Your Organization

By Tim Sloan The best way to advance people in your organization, to sound like Yogi Berra, is to advance ’em. If they are willing and desiring to try and you’ve put a good development initiative into place, the odds are in your favor. Like the tightrope walker, again, if someone’s willing to get on the wire in the first place, then, after the first 15 feet or so, it doesn’t matter how high he or she goes — if they’re going to succeed, they’re going to succeed. If theyRead More

Posted On October 15, 2018By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

Make a Good First Impression

Many associations believe that recruiting officials is the most important task they have. But just because you get new members in the door of their first association meeting, doesn’t mean they will stay in the long-term. Retaining new officials is critical. Keeping them starts with making a positive first impression. Groups need leaders and other members to buy into the importance of providing for new members from the start. Associations need to give new members a reason. Step 1 — Welcome them to the group. If a new member isRead More

Posted On September 17, 2018By NASO Association AdvantageIn Click Newsletter

Spread the Good News of Your Association

You might think the only time the media wants to talk with officials or cover officials is when controversy erupts. It doesn’t have to be that way. Don’t wait for the media to come to you. Go to them with positive information and story ideas about officiating and your association. A connection with someone in the media will help you to get some attention from a newspaper or television outlet. If you have an official who is a reporter or writer in their day-job, use that person to share yourRead More
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