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New Survey Highlights Challenges Facing Small-Membership Associations

Associations Now

Among the challenges that respondents said they face were attracting and engaging millennials and getting their boards and members to adopt new technologies. Our survey report offers an opportunity to benchmark against other similar organizations in terms of budgets, membership recruitment, and retention strategies and more.

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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

Association Adviser

Most associations agree non-dues revenue is essential, but our research shows very few ask advertisers and sponsors for their input. What surprised us most in 2013? “Associations also need to do a better job of reaching out to Millennials with an updated, more non-traditional membership experience,” she said.

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Hear That Sound? It’s the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Engaging Members from Day One

Association Adviser

Since becoming Director, Membership for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2013, Mike Skiados, CAE has enjoyed a 98 percent member retention rate. Skiados credits ASHA’s successful member engagement and retention levels with a focused strategy of engaging members from day one of their membership.

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Apples and Oranges: Why Counting Members Isn’t Always Useful

Associations Now

Grefe said that AIGA’s new membership structure was conceived in tandem with a new set of strategies also aimed at greater engagement. AIGA] “ Want Your Members’ Opinions on Strategy? ” November 20, 2013. •[AAM] AIGA] “ Designing New Opportunities for Millennial Members ,” March 27, 2014.

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6 Fundraising Platforms That Have Disrupted Charitable Giving Forever

Beth Kanter

I could tell they were passionate, fired-up people who had great ideas for strategies and projects to help kids learn better,” said Best in a 2014 interview in Fast Company. Jeff Bauman , who lost both legs in the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013, has the second most successful fundraiser on the site with over $800,000 raised.

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15 And/Or Dilemmas Facing Association Leaders in 2013

SCD Group

To start 2013, I’ve created a list of “association challenges” that I’m labeling the “And/Or Dilemma Facing Associations.” [By Many associations operate under the strategy that more members is good. not only to engage members but also to generate non-dues revenue. How do we keep up with all the changes?”.

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What Associations Need to Know About Technology

Association Adviser

Mobile apps are promising, but we’re still trying to figure out how much revenue you can generate from them, said Tino Mantella, president and CEO of the 19,000 member Technology Association of Georgia (TAG). Millennials respond differently. “You don’t have to be the first to market or the earliest adopter. .