Do you or your board volunteers stammer when someone says, “Tell me about your organization?” Telltale signs are avoiding eye contact by staring at the floor and starting the reply with “Ummm.” Describing the association should be straight forward [...]

Local government is important because it's more accessible and less partisan than state or national elected offices, according to October's speaker Patti Hamilton, CAE, of Imagine, LLC.  "Potholes aren't partisan." Leadership is an activity, not a position, she said.  [...]

Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin shared information on the work her administration is doing in Charleston to build on the work of the past.  "Previous mayors did some great things and we're trying to connect those achievements into something new," [...]