Bob Harris and Jereca Lutz

Bob Harris, CAE, provides free governance tools and templates at www.nonprofitcenter.com.

Jereca Lutz is Business Development Coordinator at the Casper Area Chamber of Commerce in Wyoming.

Articles by Bob Harris and Jereca Lutz

• Covid, a four-letter curse word for associations

  Friday, June 05, 2020

  Not long ago, associations and chambers were excited about the start of a new decade. Calendars were set and budgets approved for a great year. Then COVID-19 barged in uninvited, becoming the loudest voice in the room. Our boards had to stay away from in-person meetings, events were cancelled, and staff worked from home. Life as we know it became chaotic. The health of our organizations, businesses and communities suffered. The virus is rude, crude, and unwelcome.