Good sustainability strategies are specific, measurable and achievable and should have the backing of the board of directors, the leadership team and employees, writes Larry Clarke, CEO of NanoGuard Technologies.

Source: Real Leaders

Today's employees want fulfilling, challenging and meaningful work, and it's possible to create the environment they crave by emphasizing ethical leadership practices and developing and rewarding employee skills, write Bob Vanourek and Gregg Vanourek.

Source: Triple Crown Leadership

MemberSuite suggests nine ideas for new membership tiers that might be a good fit for your association and market. What always worked may no longer be appealing to today’s professionals.

Source: MemberSuite

Christine Saunders at Halmyre shares advice for developing a strong value proposition and putting the voice of your members at the center of your decisions.

Source: Halmyre

Online communities are a valuable asset to meet members' and stakeholders’ needs for trustworthy information and peer-to-peer interaction, but also for your member acquisition and retention efforts. This article looks at the benefits of having a strong online community and what is driving engagement.

Source: MCI

Matt Grey, director of event:decision and Mark Handforth director of 3Sixty Event Consulting and Healthcare-Venues lay out the most effective methods to cut emissions produced by events.

Source: Association Meetings International

Andy Crestodina shares 13 excellent tips for increasing your email open rates along with examples showing you how it’s done.

Source: Orbit Media Studios

Speakers need to use time wisely by measuring the length of their presentations, arriving early, providing helpful handouts to their audience and being prepared to make adjustments to fit the time slot, writes Jim Anderson.

Source: The Accidental Communicator

Sponsorship strategy: In this comprehensive guide to tiered and à la carte sponsorship models for in-person, virtual and hybrid events, EventMobi describes how to price, sell and deliver sponsorships, measure ROI, and craft a post-event report for corporate partners.

Source: Association Brain Food

Download here: https://www.associationbrainfood.com/resource/eventmobi-how-to-create-a-sponsorship-strategy-that-will-maximize-event-revenue

Association podcasts: Association Briefings explains how podcasts benefit associations and their audience, provides tips for starting an association podcast, and reviews the planning process and issues to consider before you dive in.

Source: Association Brain Food

Download here: https://www.associationbrainfood.com/resource/association-briefings-getting-started-with-an-association-podcast

Member and community engagement: Mobilize Networks offers “enlightened and informed engagement strategies” that reimagine the member journey.

Source: Association Brain Food

Download here: https://associationbrainfood.com/resource/mobilize-networks-how-to-10x-member-engagement