Radio Free 501c - The Podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic is Showing Appreciation.

This episode: For the professional society and trade association model, membership is why we exist. Without a strong member experience, there cannot be successful outcomes. My guest John Lingerfelt, CAE, a membership expert, shares his insights on why membership is central to the organization and how a member-focused approach increases the value proposition for every segment of your member communi...

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic is Making Peace.

This episode: There are many conversations in the professional and education worlds about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI). But did you know that more times than not, NEURODIVERSITY is not included in these conversations? This oversight affects our entire life cycle from our education to our employment. My guest Cynthia Lockrey of Lockrey Communications shares her expertise and knowledge about t...

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic: Happy Fifth Anniversary Rogue Tulips Consulting!

This episode: Community is where you find it -- or in the case of the Association Coffee Chat, it's where you build it! My guest Nicole Araujo, CAE, Client Engagement Director at Mighty Citizen, shares her story about how and why she launched a Zoom networking group during the early days of the pandemic lockdown of 2020. What started as a call for connection has turned into a phenomenon that c...

This episode: Legislative engagement is not a one-time visit to the Hill in Washington, DC -- it's an ongoing activity of relationship building and ongoing communication. While you may have a "fly-in" day to connect your members with elected officials and other decision makers, the engagement begins before that day and continues after it. Mike Bober, CAE, President & CEO of the P...

This episode: Organizing an annual Hill Day is a great way to engage your members and stakeholders by showing them the impact they can have through meeting with legislators, regulators, and other decision makers. The excitement of visiting Washington, DC, and seeing our system of government up close can inspire and energize your members about the association and its mission. Hill Day events build...

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter "Rogue Speak." This week's message: Cognitive Dissidents

This episode: My guest this week, Dana Freker Doody of Inktide Solutions, describes the current state of marketing as a tornado. Whoa! What an image but when you hear this conversation you will understand why. We talk about digital communities, the Age of Personalization, measuring results and outcomes, and focusing on human-centered design. Slightly digressing, we also discussed geisha girls and...

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic is the CAE Registered Provider Program.

This episode: Did you ever wonder why you don't have time to use your time more creatively at work? Are you spending a lot of time doing tasks manually despite having a technology infrastructure? Do you think your nonprofit organization is too small to have good tech? This week I talked with guest Michael Getter of 501evolved about how any nonprofit, no matter their size, can be Smart and Savv...

The author reads here weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic: Nonprofit Management - The Lost Profession

This episode: Nonprofits serve a unique purpose in our society and answer to a higher calling. But . . . we still need to follow all the laws that for-profit organizations follow PLUS even more compliance issues due to our special status. From 990 forms to lobbying reports to filing as a fundraiser in all 50 states, there are a lot of things to keep up with and that can be a crushing weight on you...

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic: The Ethics of Competition.

Description: The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic is: Not a Clue Message for July 20, 2023   Episode Title: Radio Free 501c Weekly Message: Message title and DATE Description: The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic is [i...

This episode: Consulting is a great profession but working for yourself requires a different approach to work because you are the one in charge. There is a lot of competition in the nonprofit consulting area but we do our best to help each other and share our experiences and knowledge. This week's guest, Michael Wyland of Sumption & Wyland, shares his views on keeping the client pipeline p...

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic: Hire Older People! This message was originally published on October 26, 2022 and is from the company archives.

This episode: Associations provide many products for their members but are these the RIGHT products? Can products help create pathways to engagement? How can we use products to support longitudinal engagement and harness value creation? If you are interested in accessible disruption you will love this conversation I had with Jim Young, Founder & Chief Learning Officer of The Product Community!...

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic is GenZ: Super-Duper Underwhelmed.   Episode Title: Radio Free 501c Weekly Message: Message title and DATE Description: The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic is [insert topic].  

This episode: We get lots of ideas every day but how many do we actually act on? What gets in our way and how can we get around the obstacles to implementing the ideas we have? In this conversation, my guest Joy Duling of The Joy of Membership and I dive into "Implementing the Idea" and the things that can get in the way like analysis paralysis, Fear of the Wrong Choice, Paradox of Choic...

It's finally here -- the 200th episode! Guest host Michael Butera, Founder, Association ActiVision, and the host of the podcast Association Futures, interviews me! That's right: I'm the guest on my own podcast. Find out what I think about the nonprofit management profession, the evolution of the podcast, whether or not my dogs will ever guest on the show, and my answers to the lightnin...

The author reads her weekly message from the Rogue Tulips Consulting newsletter, "Rogue Speak." This week's topic is The 200th Episode: It started with Love, Joy, Peace  

Cheryl Ronk talks about the work Rogue Tulips Consulting does through its education program The 501c League.

This episode: Sustainability is society's ability to exist and develop without depleting all natural resources needed to live. The way we are currently living, that is a goal that seems unreachable. However, nonprofits are looking more deeply into sustainability and how our profession and community can support it. I talk with my guest Joost Hasperhoven, Secretary General of Airline Representat...