Foresight First LLC

Foresight First LLC is committed to supporting association boards as they set a higher standard of stewardship, governing, and foresight [SGF] and become fit for purpose.

In 2017, after 15 years as Chief Strategist and Founder of Principled Innovation LLC, I rebranded and refocused my consulting practice to Foresight First LLC.

Please follow Foresight First LLC on LinkedIn at foresightfirstonlinkedin.com.

Executive Advisor

Future of Association Boards (FAB) Community Dialogue

In this role, I am responsible for curating the Future of Association Boards (FAB) Community Dialogue, an intentional learning effort presented by Impexium and Foresight First LLC. In addition, I am the editor of the bi-weekly FAB Newsletter.

All association community stakeholders are invited to participate in the FAB Community Dialogue!

To learn more about this important learning initiative and how to get involved, please visit and follow our LinkedIn page at https://4sightfir.st/FABCommunityDialogueLinkedInPage and join our LinkedIn group at https://4sightfir.st/FABCommunityDialogueLinkedInGroup.

Curator and Editor

American Tinnitus Association

As a member of the Board of Directors, I participated in governing the organization as it continues to work toward its mission of finding a cure for tinnitus.

Member Board of Directors

RedRover

RedRover (redrover.org) is a national animal welfare organization committed to bringing animals out of crisis and strengthening the bond between people and animals. While on the RedRover Board, I served as Board Development Committee Chair, Board Vice Chair, and Board Chair.

ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership

As a member of the Board of Directors, I participated in governing ASAE and The Center for Association Leadership, with a special emphasis on the importance of building a risk-mitigating discipline of innovation. Throughout my three-year term, I challenged senior management and my board colleagues to embrace innovation as an essential organizational capability, and I helped to persuade ASAE's staff and voluntary decision-makers to embrace mobile as an important technology for both associations and society.

Association Renewal LLC

Association Renewal LLC was a formal collaboration with Jamie Notter, then of Notter Consulting, to help associations with strategic thinking, strategic conversation and strategic action.

Principal

Special Libraries Association

While working at SLA, I designed and planned learning and development experiences for information professionals from around the world.

Managing Director, Strategic Learning and Development

Greater Washington Society of Association Executives

While working at GWSAE, I designed and planned learning experiences for association leaders in the National Capital region.

Director of Learning and Knowledge Initiatives

Education Manager

American Corporate Counsel Association

While working at ACCA (now known as ACC), I designed and planned meetings, conference and other in-person educational experiences for in-house counsel.

Associate Director, Meetings and Education

My mantra is clear: association boards must become more.

To steward their associations in a BANI (brittle, anxious, non-linear, incomprehensible) world, boards must challenge themselves to become fit for purpose by setting a higher standard of stewardship, governing, and foresight [SGF].

If your association's board is ready to become more, I am ready to help. Please connect with me to explore how we can collaborate.

🔹What are you doing to ensure your association's board is fit for purpose?🔹

For the rest of this decade and into the 2030s, every association will need a fit-for-purpose board capable of navigating a world being reshaped by powerful forces of systemic upheaval.

To help your association's board elevate its performance, Association Forum and Foresight First LLC will launch the next iteration of the Fit-for-Purpose Association Board Director Course in January 2026. The Director Course is the association community’s first-ever dedicated learning and development experience specifically for board directors. You can learn more about the course at the link below:

▶️ Director Course Information: 
https://lnkd.in/exxHr8Cq

Next Tuesday 11/18 at 4 pm ET, I will facilitate a 45-minute information session during which I will walk through the Director Course content and experience and answer questions. Please register for this session using the link below. You are welcome to post your questions below or email me directly at jeff [at] foresightfirst [dot] io.

🚨#Register for the Director Course Information Session on Tuesday 11/18 at 4 pm EST: https://lnkd.in/emQtMAfJ 

(FYI, you will need to create an account on the AF website to complete your registration.)

▶️Registration is also open for our information session on Tuesday 12/9 at 4 pm EST: https://lnkd.in/e8HB9ibH

#AssociationBoards #FitForPurposeBoards #FutureOfAssociationBoards
#StewardshipGoverningForesight

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