August 23, 2022

Entrepreneurial Community of Practice

Next Online Meeting: August 30, 2022 @ 2-3:30 pm EST

Aligning Strategic Planning Through Service Design: The ACES Journey

Connecticut's Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES) has seen dramatic results through their investment in comprehensive and ongoing strategic planning and service design processes. Leadership will share their story of how ACES came to grips with its status as a market-driven, fee-for-service, not-for-profit service center, one devoid of state appropriations. They will share not only the successes, awakenings, failures, and pitfalls, but also how, over the past seven years, the business strategies model and its concepts saved them from several ‘oops' stories.

ACES most recent Annual Report

Presenters:

Thomas Danehy, Ed.D., Executive Director

Timothy Howes, Deputy Executive Director

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Small ESA Community of Practice

Online Meeting August 25, 2022 @ 2 pm EST

From Short-Term Borrowing to Busting at the Seams

Wisconsin's CESA 9 has demonstrated that it is possible to not just survive but to thrive as an education service agency in today's turbulent educational and business context.

To do so requires focused effort and an intentional strategy around relevant service development, staffing, and organizational culture. CESA 9's recently retired CEO will share key aspects of their growth journey in an engaging, informative, and inspiring presentation intended to support your next steps as leaders of educational service agencies.

Presenter: Karen Wendorf-Heldt, Ph.D., Former CEO at Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) 9

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Food for Thought: Experimentation

from Joan Wade

Recently, John Bass, AESA's Chief Operating Officer, and I attended a national conference for association leaders.

During the opening keynote on Sunday morning, Safi Bahcall, physicist, biotech entrepreneur, former public-company CEO, and author challenged attendees to test new ideas, large and small, and ignore the critics.

He talked about the importance of experimentation for leaders of associations.

The presentation reflected the training we have been doing at AESA around the Business Strategy Framework. I found his message intriguing and I am sharing it here with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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FREE WEBINAR:

Introduction to the

Business Strategy Framework

Hear more about it at this FREE webinar!

Join us on Wednesday, September 7 at 3:30 (EST) for a free webinar as an introduction to the Framework. Attend the FREE 60-minute introductory webinar and learn who should attend, the benefits of participating, and the return on investment you'll experience from this professional learning opportunity.