Welcome
Here at Michelle Alcorn and Associates we do things differently. Trade associations and professional societies are full of promise and potential. We are unapologetically idealistic and obsessed with the idea that associations can and should make a significant difference in the world around us.
What We Do
Our Secret Sauce
Providing virtual transformative experiences and rapidly building individual and organizational capacity so you can cope with an increasingly unpredictable future.
xPresso Ed
Our xPresso Ed learning center and mobile app includes a Board Orientation, the Association Compendium, and a carefully curated library of soft skills content. Non-dues revenue program available.
The Phoenix Sessions
Rapidly complexifying global conditions and the climate change crisis require a radically different approach to strategy. We started The Phoenix Sessions to focus on deep adaptation strategies built around resilience, relinquishment, restoration, and reconciliation.
AI Informed Strategy
The future of strategy has arrived. With the advent of ChatGPT we are developing our own methodology to produce strategic insights for your association and non-profit through leveraging artificial intelligence. Talk to us about producing a customized report you can share with your board, staff, and volunteers.
NextGen Retreats
We have been conducting the annual NextGen Summit for the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for nine years. If you are seeking a way to ignite and attract younger members, dedicated experiences like this will accelerate their careers and deepen their participation in your association.
Keynote Speaker
If you need a conference keynote that will wake your audience up, you have come to the right place. We speak on current social issues and trends in technology through the lens of resilience. We are concerned about climate change, so we limit in-person presentations.
The future is already here, it just isn't evenly distributed yet.
William Gibson
what sets us apart?
Our Experience
Longevity stands for something. We have been there, done that and understand you, your organization, your staff, and your volunteers.
Our Approach
We approach each situation with a beginner's mind. Deeply listening to you and helping you make sense of the situation you are in is our greatest strength. We deploy convergent and divergent thinking, as well as analysis and synthesis, to help you cut through the noise and design the right solution.
Why Us?
We actually care about you and the current global situation we all find ourselves in. We are fully engaged in uncomfortable realities, like climate change and our need for social justice, and we tell you the truth about what it will take to adapt to a transforming world.