Our End of the Year special is over Membership. For that discussion, I have enlisted Mark Field, IOM, CCE, Vice President of Chamber Development at the Knoxville Chamber in Tennessee.

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As Chambers of Commerce and Trade Associations race to adopt new Artificial Intelligence tools, they face a critical question: How do we balance efficiency with the public trust we’ve spent decades building?

In this episode, Nathan sits down with Jim Johnson, IOM, CCE, President & CEO of the Pearland Chamber of Commerce and Institute faculty member on technology and ethics. Just in time for Thanksgiving, they discuss how to be thankful for the speed of AI while remaining vigilant about the "hallucinations" and ethical pitfalls that come with it.

You’ll learn:

The Trust Factor: Why relying on AI for unverified information can dismantle an organization's credibility.

Practical Use Cases: How the Pearland Chamber uses tools like Google AI Studio for voicemail updates and NotebookLM to summarize 5-hour City Council meetings.

Policy Drift: The danger of letting AI override established organizational policies (and how to handle AI bots invading your Zoom meetings).

The "Validation Loop": Why we love that AI agrees with our bad ideas, and how to push past it.

Next Gen Ethics: Navigating deepfakes and AI integrity with your team and your family.

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In this episode, we delve into the crucial topic of non-profit governance, leadership, and the art of sustaining your mission. We explore the delicate balance a board must strike between strategic oversight and operational management, discussing effective practices for cultivating a high-performing board that truly drives the organization forward.

Our guests, experienced leaders Joseph Jones, IOM and Kelle Marsalis, IOM, CCE, share their insightful perspectives from both the staff and board-member chairs, drawing on years of experience in the non-profit sector.

We discuss:

• The Critical Role of the Board: How to balance providing strategic direction without overstepping into the day-to-day management of the staff.
• Measuring True Success: Moving beyond the budget to identify effective KPIs and metrics that truly gauge an organization's health and progress toward long-term goals.
• Recruitment for Diversity of Thought: Strategies for actively seeking and integrating a wide array of perspectives to future-proof the board and avoid a "popularity contest."
• The CEO-Board Chair Partnership: Why open communication and mutual respect are non-negotiable for a healthy and productive organization.
• The Governance Challenge on the Horizon: Addressing issues like turnover, complacency, and generational shifts in leadership and membership.

This episode is essential listening for anyone involved in the leadership and management of non-profits, associations, and chambers seeking to build agile and effective governance structures that uphold their core values.

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This is IOM, the flagship podcast of summer professional development. Im your friend, Nathan Graham, Associate Manager for Institute. This podcast is a window into what makes Institute possible. My guest today is the Chief Impact Officer of YGM Total Resource Campaigns Anissa Starnes, IOM. I am talking to her today about different facets of Volunteer Development and why it is important for organizations to care about their volunteers. So, let’s get into it. Anissa Starnes, welcome to the podcast.

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This is IOM, the flagship podcast of giving the hosting job to your boss just see what would happen. No shock here, it was a good idea. I'm your friend, Nathan Graham, Associate Manager for Institute. Also, of no shock to you, this podcast is a window into what makes Institute possible. Our conversation today focuses on the ever-important topic of Volunteer Development. To do the conversation justice, we assembled a panel of our own volunteers: Desiree Bennyoff, IOM, CCE, ACE, of the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce, Vanessa Bennett, IOM, TNCCE, of the Kingsport Chamber, and Ashley Fearn, IOM of the Greater Washington Society of CPA's. All of this will be hosted by my boss, Senior Director of Institute, Karyn K. MacRae, IOM, CAE, CMP. Now that the pleasantries are over with, let's get onto the show.


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We’re going to end off the month of October with a very in-depth discussion over Workforce Development. For the discussion today, I have enlisted a powerhouse team. Our first time host is Rudy Flores, IOM, President and CEO of the Lincoln Square Ravenswood Chamber of Commerce in Chicago, Illinois. And for our panel, we have Niki DaSilva, Senior Director from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Center for Education & Workforce and Adrian Cain, IOM, CCE, CFRE from the Charleston Homebuilders Association.

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This month, it is Nathan in the hosting chair talking to Kate Conroy, IOM from the New Jersey Business & Industry Association along with newly minted IOMs Mary Griffin from the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey & Beth Kitchings from the Mississippi Economic Council. The conversation today focuses the great memories made at Northeast. So, lets get to it.

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This Is IOM Live, well technically...we started this year with a LIVE podcast episode straight from our Winter site in Tucson, Arizona. I had the pleasure of interviewing Megan Lucas, IOM, CCE, CEcD from the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance in Virginia and Gary Troutman, IOM from the Greater Hot Springs Chamber in Arkansas. The audio will sound different as it was recorded live from the Marriott Ballroom. This is the first time we have ever done something like this, so let us know if you want to keep it around. Now, onto the show.

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