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Astrid Lejeune celebrates 25 years as Secretary General of Afera

Posted on: A highlight moment during the Afera 2024 Annual Conference in Thessaloniki was the surprise celebration of Astrid’s 25th anniversary of dedicated service to the industry. Afera President Evert Smit honoured Astrid with a heartfelt speech.

Verenigingsmanagement jaren ’80: er kwam een eind aan de geschiedenis

Posted on: Na de turbulente jaren ’70 zette het groeiende bewustzijn over de internationale context van gebeurtenissen zich door in de jaren ’80. Following the turbulent 1970s, awareness of the international context of events continued to grow in the 1980s. The European Community had already expanded in 1973 with three new member states (the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark), and in 1981, Greece joined, followed by Spain and Portugal in 1986, raising the total membership to 12.

Association Management part 4. The 1970s: Limits to Growth

Posted on: Following the prosperity of the 1960s, the 1970s saw a growing awareness about limitations. In 1972, the Club of Rome published its report, Limits to Growth, warning that if humanity continued on its current path, we would exhaust the planet within a century

Association Management Part 2 – The 1960s: The Boom Period

Posted on: Increasing European Orientation - In the previous blog, I discussed post-war reconstruction. After the destruction and trauma experienced during World War II, it was necessary to rebuild national societies from the ground up and revive the institutions and structures that had been halted by the occupiers. In the 1960s, the focus shifted towards European cooperation.

VM magazine - Transition: how do you get the Association moving?

Posted on: Companies are working through their industry organizations on sustainability by collaborating, with examples from the carton sector (Kartoflex) and the transport sector (Paychecked). Both cases illustrate crucial conditions for successful changes using the Sustainability Matrix. This article in VM magazine is a follow-up to the Lejeune Branch Day with the theme 'From Sustainable Thinking to Sustainable DOING' (see VM 2023-2). Special thanks to Jules and Luc Lejeune for their input and to Hans van Schaik for proofreading.

Association Management in times of turbulent change- The 1940s-50s

Posted on: Welcome to the blog celebrating the 60th anniversary of Lejeune. In the lead-up to the anniversary conference on Thursday, October 31, we will present a series of blog posts over the coming months, highlighting the six decades of Lejeune Association Management.

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