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Why is disengagement happening at associations?

YourMembership

The year was 2000. Millennials and generation Y just feel they don’t belong. The startup that launched in 1998 had outgrown the garage, relocating to a nondescript building in an office park a couple of miles off the highway. Outside that building, on an asphalt parking lot, yellow police tape marked off an area where.

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4 Elements of a High-Engagement Association Website

Socious

In the grand scheme of the digital age, thank goodness the 90’s and early 2000’s are behind us. Don’t get me wrong, we wouldn’t be where we are today without GeoCities, America Online, and MySpace. However, I’m very glad that we have moved away from the notion that every organization needs a website, just to have a website.

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The Vital Association

Potomac Core

In other words, it’s all about Strategic Member Engagement. In 2000, the organization changed its name to the Solar Electric Power Association. Free eBook “Accelerating Strategic Member Engagement” is available upon request for all Association Executives at www.potomaccore.com.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.18.20

Reid All About it

Member engagement. At Associations Now , Lindsay Currie, CAE shares some low-cost ideas from for engaging and retaining members. I especially love the first one because members are craving that—heck, we all are. Going Virtual: What We’ve Learned Supporting 2000+ Virtual Events in 6 Months. Fri 9/18 at 1 p.m.

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Gamification: You Never Had So Much Fun Connecting With Members

Association Adviser

What is gamification and how can you leverage it to benefit your association and members? Gamification is a valuable tool for increasing member engagement at your events and educational programs. No wonder seventy percent of Forbes Global 2000 companies have announced plans to deploy gamification in some form or another.

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The World of Opportunities for AMCs: A YM Perspective

YourMembership

In early 2000, we were focused on state and local chapter associations, which we viewed as being underserved by the association management software (AMS) providers of the day. This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.22.19

Reid All About it

Tue 3/26 at 8:30 a.m.* – Improving Member Engagement (Coffee Talk – Alexandria VA). Your focus is on your members and it can be challenging to compete for their time. Did you know that 23% of web accessibility related litigation and settlements since 2000 happened in the last five years? Tue 3/26 at 1 p.m. –

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