Congratulations to Minnesota Library Association (MLA) members, Trent Brager, Amy Mars and Kim Pittman, who have been chosen to receive the 2018 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Innovation award for their work on 23 Framework Things, a free online professional development opportunity that helps librarians engage at their own pace…
By: Cynthia Mills, FASAE, CAE Serving on an organization’s board can be a great career move. It establishes your leadership credentials, connects you with other leaders in your field, and challenges you to do new kinds of work. But before you join a board, it’s important to understand why you’re doing it. Ask yourself these…
We are pleased to announce MHQ client, the National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA), has achieved the Platinum Seal of Transparency from nonprofit database GuideStar. The world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations, GuideStar enables users to easily search for and compare thousands of nonprofits on the website GuideStar.org. Achieving the Platinum level of…
On March 6, advocates for the Minnesota Library Association (MLA) headed to the capitol in St. Paul, Minn. to advocate for libraries on behalf of all Minnesotans. Leading up to the annual legislative day, library supporters were asked to submit statements about why Minnesota libraries transform, highlighting the services and values in all types of…
As a workforce it seems we are more overwhelmed than ever before. We have less time and more distractions, making it difficult to squeeze anything that isn’t absolutely critical into our workdays. Your association members are no exception, which can make finding time to focus on professional development and credentialing nearly impossible. According to a…
The staff at Management HQ (MHQ) is getting into the spirit of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games by holding their own MHQ Office Olympics. During the course of the Olympics, staff competed in a number of games of “skill” for the glory of winning gold, silver or bronze medals in each event. “The games…
The Network for Energy, Water and Health in Affordable Buildings (NEWHAB) expands access to healthy, efficient housing for all by leveraging the relationships between individuals, sectors, and policies. MHQ provided the operational support necessary to increase stakeholder engagement and coordination during a leadership transition period. Learn more about how MHQ helped increase engagement in NEWHAB.
Whether your association is in its infancy, well established, or in a period of transition, it is important to determine the right association management model for your current needs. In this article we provide an overview of a few benefits and challenges to the two primary management models. Standalone associations are exactly what they sound…
Happy Holidays! As 2017 draws to a close and the New Year approaches, many boards of directors are refocusing on the mission and future of the associations they serve. It’s natural at this time for our minds to focus on year-end finances as well as budgets and meeting schedules for the upcoming year. While these…
We are pleased to share that Management HQ (MHQ) team member, Sabrina Khwaja, was recently honored by the University of Minnesota (U of M) for her research on depression in Muslim American adolescents. Sabrina is a recipient of the Scholarly Excellence in Equity and Diversity (SEED) award. This prestigious award honors U of M students…