Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

Recruit, retain, engage and repeat. The topic came up again in the 2012 Pulse Report by Greenfield Services Inc.—a a report based on online survey responses from 147 associations—as recruiting (63.2%), engaging (62.3%) and retaining (59.6%) were listed as the top priorities for 2013. By Elsbeth W. Here’s why.

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Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Create the mission first; then build the organization. . Sometimes, a person feels so passionate about a cause that they start building their own organization around it. You just need frequent and effective communication to keep them engaged. Selection of Top 10 Association Communication Challenges 2011-2015.

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Jamie Notter

MAY 16, 2012

Posted May 16, 2012. I used an example in his book during my session that delved into some detail about how you humanize your organization (more on that in another post). But in my first presentation, I made the point that many organizations fall short when it comes to clarity. Human organizations embrace discipline.

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Idea Architects

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Monday, February 06, 2012. 10 Tips for Engaging A Volunteer Community. Organizations would be well served to inventory all of the work that is done and to systematically identify the pieces volunteers are best or uniquely positioned to do and the pieces where it would be easy and/or desirable to tap into volunteer contributions.

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Eric Lanke

APRIL 23, 2012

Monday, April 23, 2012. The days of one-to-many communications are over, and associations are losing their authoritative positions in the eyes of their members. 5 comments: Jeff De Cagna April 23, 2012 11:32 AM Nice post Eric. Reply Delete Eric Lanke April 23, 2012 8:10 PM Thanks for commenting, Jeff. ▼ 2012. (45).

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Idea Architects

APRIL 18, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Wednesday, April 18, 2012. Amazingly, very few associations or other nonprofit organizations do that. Jeffrey Cufaude is an architect of ideas. Flipped Volunteering: The Better Way to Invite and Engage.

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Membership Marketing

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Five Steps to Building a Membership Recruitment Strategy. I just responded to a question on how an organization should put together a membership recruitment strategy.

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Associations Now

APRIL 3, 2013

Just in time for National Volunteer Week, April 21-27, Independent Sector released its 2012 estimate of the value of volunteer time. Volunteers continue to be vitally important to nonprofit and philanthropic organizations in this country. According to Independent Sector, an hour of volunteer time was worth $22.14

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AMR Management Services

JANUARY 20, 2012

Friday, January 20, 2012. Heres a message board members need to understand: Once youre excited about the mission and strategic direction of the organization, its up to YOU to help fund the strategy to achieve the objectives. This means personal giving AND recruitment of other donors. ▼ 2012. (30). Newer Post.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 12, 2012

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Monday, March 12, 2012. A number of years ago, I shared about a dashboard that I created to help with keeping track of your organization’s membership numbers.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 9, 2012

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Friday, March 9, 2012. ASAE Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference. at Friday, March 09, 2012. March 9, 2012 4:27 PM. Speaking Engagements.

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AMR Management Services

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Tuesday, February 28, 2012. I have recruited and added five new board members in the last year and a half. Make board member recruitment and performance a key component of a board members responsibilities. Those who cant uphold their end of the bargain need to be transitioned to a more suitable position within the organization.

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AMR Management Services

JULY 3, 2012

Tuesday, July 3, 2012. However, some voices within the sector are starting to advocate for a change in thinking, suggesting boards should recruit members based on needs and competencies. Stronger by Association is a blog for members, volunteers and staff of nonprofit organizations. ▼ 2012. (30). ► October. (1).

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SCD Group

AUGUST 12, 2012

Sunday, August 12, 2012. In fact, from a marketing communications perspective, investment in quality content is better than gold because, unlike gold, the value of quality content to your communications efforts rarely fluctuates or goes down. September 4-6, 2012. ▼ 2012. Causeaholic. AMR Management Services.

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Plexus Consulting

JUNE 11, 2012

Plexus Consulting Group® For health, education, workforce, finance and other non profit and public service organizations that want to leverage resources and strategically plan for U.S. Monday, June 11, 2012. Effective governance is a necessity for every non-profit organization. Every organization has core assets.

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Velvet Chainsaw

AUGUST 8, 2012

ASAE 2012 Annual Meeting and Expo offers a wide variety of education sessions. Sunday, August 12, 2012, 1:30 – 2:45 PM. Video as an Educational and Communication Tool. Learn the value of using video to augment your professional education, advocacy, or communications efforts. Dallas Convention Center (DCC): D171.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Experiencing the Content Marketing World Conference for the second year reinforced my belief that associations need to reinvent themselves -- and market themselves -- as content-rich organizations. To recruit/retain more members. ▼ 2012. c) 2012 SCD Group. Subscribe via RSS.

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Membership Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. 13 Communicate! Communicate! Finally, when in doubt, it’s better to over communicate then under.” ► 2012. (18). Speaking Engagements.

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SCD Group

JUNE 24, 2012

Sunday, June 24, 2012. This is a great summary of the findings of Marketing General’s 2012 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. 52% of associations reported higher recruitment and retention numbers than last year. 52% of associations reported higher recruitment and retention numbers than last year. Steve Drake.

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. More Marketing Channels Available for Membership Recruitment. Labels: Marketing Media , Membership Recruitment. Speaking Engagements. Speaking Engagements.

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 27, 2012

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. at Tuesday, March 27, 2012. March 29, 2012 11:51 AM. Unleash the Power of Market Testing in your Membership Recruitment.

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Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Will this signal a decline for our organization? In his most recent work, How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In , Jim Collins posits five signs of an organization at risk of or beginning the descent into chaos, decline and - at the very worst - destruction. How long will it last? How are our members being affected?

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Membership Marketing

MARCH 8, 2012

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Thursday, March 8, 2012. While this is only a small percentage of the organizations overall budget, it is nevertheless a useful sum for the purpose intended.”

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SCD Group

JULY 29, 2012

Sunday, July 29, 2012. What SLSAE discovered was that the aspects of member value the board and “elder statesman” of the organization found most appealing weren’t appealing to newer members or the association’s prospects. ▼ 2012. Causeaholic. AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association.

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AMR Management Services

JUNE 4, 2012

Monday, June 4, 2012. Form an organizing committee or task force to determine interest: is there enough to get started? Dues establish the perceived value of the organization. Develop sound communications tools This can range from a printed or email newsletter to a simple website. CONTRIBUTORS. AMR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Wednesday, October 3, 2012. And, served well when a communications crisis arose at my association. 4 comments: Kris Finger October 4, 2012 9:35 AM I'm constantly teaching and reminding my 10 year old daughter to focus and to work on a project until it's complete. ▼ 2012. Causeaholic. AMR Management Services.

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AMR Management Services

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Brown holds Bachelor of Science in mass communications, with a focus in advertising, and a minor in business administration, from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. Air Force as a Logistics Planner and Personnel and Recruitment Manager in the United Kingdom, staffing various Air Force facilities in the U.K. ► 2012. (30).

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SCD Group

DECEMBER 5, 2012

The board of SLSAE was aware of the changing dynamics of membership and the changing and emerging needs of a resource that helps association leaders navigate through their various roles at their organizations. STIAL’s communications must meet the ever-growing need for timely and relevant information. You can still Celebrate with STIAL.

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Membership Marketing

APRIL 9, 2010

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. The Push and Pull of Membership Recruitment. However, we live in a time of exciting change and the paradigm for membership recruitment is changing with it.

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AMR Management Services

JUNE 12, 2012

Tuesday, June 12, 2012. There are various activities, games and giveaways staff can organize to help increase traffic on the trade show floor. Table Topics – If attendees and exhibitors will be eating meals in the trade show, recruit board members to sit at each table and act as a moderator for various table discussions.

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AMR Management Services

JULY 18, 2011

If you missed The Drake Forum, you missed what David Sieg of YourMembership.com had to say about “social skills” and the importance of building an online community. Developing an active online community can engage members and strengthen relationships between the members and the organization. ► 2012. (30).

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Trade Association CEO Blog

MAY 27, 2011

Consider these major responsibilities: Membership Development, Membership Benefits, Membership Administration, Governance, Volunteer Development, Meeting/Event Management, Government Affairs, Market Development, Education, Operations, Communications and Cheerleader. Need C6 Support? Contact Me. Friday, May 27, 2011. Members Get Members.

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Membership Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. When you actually do a recruitment campaign, they join. If you can get your existing members to recruit new folks then you can just sit back and count the cash.

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Membership Marketing

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Recruitment and retention efforts require more "touches" than ever, and certainly more than, say, ten years ago. Membership Marketing Blog. Speaking Engagements.

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Membership Marketing

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. The vast majority of visitors are not going to join the organization on their first visit to the website. ► 2012. (18). Using Social Media to Recruit Staff.

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Membership Marketing

APRIL 22, 2011

Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. It’s clear that communication is shifting not only to other platforms, but to other devices. (If What results are you seeing in email usage for your organization?

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

Associations must adapt to shifting demographics, new communication platforms and changing member preferences. If you look back at our most popular reader polls of the past three years it’s interesting to see how your peers’ concerns have shifted from strategy (2010) to communication and innovation (2011) to tools and technology (2012).

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