Radio Free 501c - a podcast about Nonprofit Management

It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia | Nonprofit Conversations" brought to you by Rogue Tulips Nonprofit Consulting & Association Management Services. We talk with regular contributor Fern Carbonell, Midlife Wellness Coach at love nurture bloom, about the Importance of Rest. If you ever use the phrase "my mind is going 100 miles a minute" your brain is probably getting tired! Fern shares tips on making time for your mind and body to rest and heal so that you can be your best and feel your best. Rest is important to our quality of life. Take a few minutes for yourself by watching or listening to this episode because the message is: It's okay to take care of yourself.

It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia | Nonprofit Conversations" brought to you by Rogue Tulips Nonprofit Consulting & Association Management Services. We talk with association governance expert Michael Butera of Association ActiVision (and Rogue Tulips Nonprofit Consulting Expert Partner) about the difference between mergers and acquisitions and how associations can use his Five Phase Approach when considering a merger. With so many smaller associations hard hit by the lockdown last year, your organization might be considering a merger to streamline operations or better leverage resources; this helpful discussion will clarify the issue for you, your Board, and your staff. 

It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia | Nonprofit Conversations" brought to you by Rogue Tulips Nonprofit Consulting. Today's installment of our regular CyberStory series welcomes back frequent guest and contributor Sanjay Deo of 24by7 Security to discuss CyberSecurity Insurance. With the rise of hackers and an increase of ransomware incidents, your organization might be considering getting this type of insurance. Sanjay breaks it down and outlines what we should look for in CyberSecurity Insurance, and Cecilia reminds the audience that protecting your data is the best defense against hackers. Let us know your thoughts - share a comment! 

It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia | Nonprofit Conversations" brought to you by Rogue Tulips Nonprofit Consulting & Association Management Services. Today we talk with Lesedi Lesetedi, Deputy Vice Chancellor at Botswana Open University, about the key aspects of Board Leadership. And she is not just sharing theory: Lesedi is an active volunteer leader and has learned from her own experiences. She shares her thoughts and insights on the connection between governance and organizational structure, the roles of the Board v. the staff, Board etiquette, and being a responsible and prepared Board member. These are just some of the topics we touched on in this special extended episode in celebration of the Summer Solstice/longest day of the year. Let us know what you think!

This episode: As COVID-19 vaccines become more widespread and lockdown regulations continue to be removed, we are all getting excited about traveling again. For the nonprofit community, this is especially exciting because so much of what we do is about face to face connecting at meetings and events. Imagine if one of your in-person meetings could be held in the lovely and historic city of Brussels, Belgium. Our guest Patrick Bontinck of Visit Brussels (https://visit.brussels/en) talks about how the city managed during lockdown, his thoughts on late 2021 and 2022 activities, and why he loves this beautiful and cosmopolitan city. Patrick also discusses travel in Europe and we ask him about the possibility of COVID-19 passports. This important episode brings a needed perspective to the future of travel and events.

In this episode we talk with guest Linda Devonish-Mills about the importance of strong Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI) programs. This can seem like a daunting task but Linda breaks down the steps for creating or growing your organization's DEI program. We go over the conversations that are needed among stakeholders, making a plan, and then acting on the plan. This is a hot topic that shouldn't be one. Why? Because this should be business as usual.

It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia | Nonprofit Conversations." Today, we talk with guest Reno Deschaine of IAAPA The Global Association of the Attractions Industry about how they handled the pandemic lockdowns. With a global membership that spans museums, amusement parks, zoos, water parks, and all the other fun places we like to go when we have time off, learn how they supported their members when they could not open due to lockdown restrictions. The most inspiring part of the story is how their members responded to the lockdown using imagination and creativity to repurpose their locations for socially-distanced activities. Do you think the future is bright? Reno does -- find out why in this episode about resilience and hope in the future.

It's Monday! Time for another episode of "Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia | Nonprofit Conversations." We have a serious conversation with our regular guest Sanjay Deo of 24 by 7 security regarding Ransomware and Hackers: The Invisible Enemy. Utilities and health care systems are recent victims of this crime that is an attack on how we live, work, and care for each other. Keep your life and work safe: Back up, get insurance, and strengthen your security access. We talk about playing offense and defense when it comes to your personal and organizational cyber security (who doesn't love a good sports analogy?). Listen to this important and timely episode. http://bit.ly/ChattingTheInvisibleEnemy

It's our 100th Episode! To celebrate we invited Joy Duling of The Joy of Membership to be our guest because for all nonprofits, Members and Stakeholders are the core of what we do. The individual Member Experience must be addressed for future success. We discussed the Member Journey and the Carepoints along the way. Joy shares the meaning of the acronym CARE which drives the Member Journey and how to identify the CARE points for individuals. As a gift to celebrate our 100th episode, Joy shared her member journey care points list. Download it at her website thejoyofmembership.com/25 (that's right - 25 points to give your members a great experience!). Don't miss our future episodes - subscribe to our playlist!

We talk with Bruce Rosenthal and Paul Miller, 2 of the 3 authors of the report "The Conference Roadmap to Recovery." (Chris Gloede also co-authored.) Bruce and Paul share some of their findings and their insights about how the data can be applied to event and conference decision making for 2021 and 2022. We talk about "The Once and Future Meeting" because we were already doing hybrid events, even if we didn't realize it. Do your members believe they "must" go back to in person meetings or do they "want" to go back? Use these insights and the data to consider this and other questions related to the future of the hybrid event. Get your copy of the report here:  http://bit.ly/ConferenceRoadmaptoRecoveryReport