WVSAE............ News to Use
April 2016
Quick Reminders
- We are currently seeking sponsors for the October annual meeting at Waterfront Place in Morgantown. Contact info@wvsae.org for a list of sponsorship options.
- The WVSAE Membership Directory will be available by May.
This is YOUR organization and we want to meet your needs!
13 Ways to Blow Strategic Planning
By Robert C. Harris, CAE
Boards can be resistant to think strategically. Some finding it easier to focus on the short term thinking and safe topics.
A few boards consider planning an expensive process. Others fear the group hugs and games that characterize some retreats. Even the boards that have budgeted for planning often delay it a year or more.
Reports say that up to 50 percent of strategic plans fail. Here are 13 (unlucky) false starts and failures in the process.
Making Meetings Fun
WVSAE President Traci Nelson and OMEGA President Jan Vineyard showed us how they make meetings fun for the members of the four associations they manage. They made quite an entrance with theme music and costumes! They shared their use of themes and their resources for creating fun meetings on reasonable budgets.
For those who want more information, visit this page for links to the PowerPoint presentation (19MB) and the resource list for making meetings fun.
What Can I Shred?
This time of year, you have last year's files and files from the first quarter of this year fighting for space. What do you do when the paper takes over your office?
Join us for the May 3 meeting at the Charleston Civic Center when Martha Nepa, CPA, JD, Jackson Kelly PLLC, will share information of what you have to keep and for how long when it comes to your business files. Registration is open.
Contact us at WVSAE
Email: info@wvsae.org
Website: wvsae.org
Location: PO Box 4353, Charleston, WV 25364
Phone: 304-984-0308