Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

According to a recent report by Abila , what members want from associations vs. what associations think members want don’t always align. For example, millennials just starting their careers often turn to associations for job opportunities and career advice. 1 communication tool. 1 communication tool.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 16, 2023

In the Global Millennial and Gen Z Survey , 40% of Gen Z respondents volunteered or have been a member of a community organization, non-profit, or charity. Because 76% of young professionals join associations within the first five years of employment, you’ll want to prioritize career insights as a member benefit. Download now

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Reid All About it

APRIL 1, 2016

Learn how to build an online marketing funnel—an ongoing and automated marketing strategy for capturing the attention, nurturing, and converting prospects into new members. Presenters: Melissa Forburger, CAE (moderator), Vice President, Association Management Strategies, Inc. – How to Turn Millennials into Members.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 1, 2016

Learn how to build an online marketing funnel—an ongoing and automated marketing strategy for capturing the attention, nurturing, and converting prospects into new members. Presenters: Melissa Forburger, CAE (moderator), Vice President, Association Management Strategies, Inc. – How to Turn Millennials into Members.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2016

13 association management experts (including yours truly) make some predictions for 2017 in a new e-book from Aptify. Hear about strategies that help turn prospects into new members and ways to customize your website to fit the needs of your members. Out of the Mouth of Millennials. More info/register. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

MAY 14, 2021

Hear three examples of how our customers have addressed this very challenge using practical, cost-effective strategies. Presenter: James Burron, co-founder and president of the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets. Issues Management for Government Affairs – How to do More with Less.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Tear down walls (literally and figuratively)​ Embrace a continuous process​ The Erosion of Confidence Sharon Rice,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our resident trend watcher. The World Café is a strategy designed to deeply explore a series of topical questions. Trust is tied to value.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 28, 2019

In today’s world, associations are growing and evolving at a rapid pace. With advances in association management systems (AMS), associations are attracting millennials , as well as other high-priority groups of professionals. Targeted Communication. Event Management. Targeted Communication.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2016

13 association management experts (including yours truly) make some predictions for 2017 in a new e-book from Aptify. Hear about strategies that help turn prospects into new members and ways to customize your website to fit the needs of your members. Out of the Mouth of Millennials. More info/register. More info/register.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 14, 2018

Christina McCoy, AMPED Association Management. Do you remember how you started working in associations? This month’s Corner Office professional, Christina McCoy, CAE , landed her first association job literally hours after taking her last college exam. She currently works for AMPED Association Management in Madison, Wisc.,

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Reid All About it

MARCH 9, 2018

Hear about strategies and tactics to meet the requirements of one of the most modern and stringent personal data legislations. – Adapt to Attract Millennial and Gen Z Talent . Millennials make up the largest segment of the workforce. Presenter: Terrance Barkan, CAE, international association management consultant.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If virtual or in-person conferences are part of your organization’s strategy—whether you’re a non- or for-profit, large or small organization—please participate in the Tagoras 2021 Virtual Conferences survey. Quick hits. CMP credit.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 3, 2012

AMR Management Services. Stronger by Association. Millennials, Multitasking and Associations: What Can We Do at Work. This work style suited me and had positive results when I was a reporter at the Associated Press. And, served well when a communications crisis arose at my association. Causeaholic.

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Reid All About it

JULY 15, 2016

Innovation today is moving at light speed and to deliver a world class member experience your association needs to be able to leverage a strong platform to take you there. Understand how tech tools can streamline communication and collaboration. Identify potential project management solutions. Host: Association Networking Group.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

We are proud to be the Platinum Sponsor for AMCi, because Association Management Companies (AMCs) have always been an important part of our success. 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.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2019

“The sustainability of the meetings and events industry, in fact of the entire travel industry, is at the forefront of companies’ and planners’ minds in 2020,” said Derek Sharp, senior vice president and managing director at CWT Meetings & Events, in a press release. Looking for a new marketing strategy? Other Links of Note.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… When I was in charge of getting a new AMS back at my old association, I had no idea how to approach selection and implementation. If only I had read a post like this one from the DelCor team about buying association management software.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 10, 2017

With so many blog posts and articles, how do you wade through all the predictions to uncover what trends will directly impact your association’s learning technology strategy this year? Ensuring that your eLearning solutions can communicate with other systems is essential. You don’t have to!

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

It also requires re-thinking significantly how the stakeholders in your learning business interact, the assumptions they bring to the table, and how new perspectives translate into new strategies. She speaks and writes frequently on a variety of topics in association management. Find Maddie at propelnow.co.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 11, 2011

Association Innovation as Brand Strategy. association professionals should ask: Why do members want to be associated with us? Whats our brand image and what does it communicate to people in our marketplace? Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 10, 2016

Hear how the National Association of Tax Professionals used Google Universal Analytics to uncover insights they previously only made assumptions about, and how the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association streamlined their business processes with Google Tag Manager. Hoffman, CAE and Peter Houstle of Mariner Management. .

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Hear about some creative, persuasive, and (maybe) some Machiavellian strategies. Presenters: Bruce Rosenthal, consultant in strategy and implementation of corporate partnership programs. Learn how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an accessible tool your association can use to increase member engagement. Location: Washington DC.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 27, 2018

Skiados credits ASHA’s successful member engagement and retention levels with a focused strategy of engaging members from day one of their membership. He advocates voraciously listening to what individual members want from their membership – fitting for an association of audiologists and speech pathologists.

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Machines are giving us the ability to understand and communicate with members more personally than ever before. Set Strategy. At the wide end of this funnel, your decisions will determine the overall campaign strategy. Mine the invaluable data in your association management system. You start with broad assumptions.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 17, 2014

Whether you’re mid-career, fresh out of school or long-ensconced in the C-suite, career advancement is top of mind across all segments of the association world. Advantages of association employment. If you help someone find a job, then joining the association or renewing membership becomes a very easy decision.”

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

A couple of posts ago I mention a post from HBRs Andrew McAfee about how the connected habits of Millennials are benefting organizations. Well, a week after that one, McAfee posted another , this one about what goes wrong when Millennials take their connected habits too far. Millennials want truth and equality in the workplace.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Associations and their boards need to develop clearer and better researched priorities—then make sure they have the right staff or outsource partners to execute. Many associations lack member communication plans that are fully integrated. DeBarr said some associations are thinking about reducing their dues.

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Why is your content strategy failing? By Maddie Grant via Social Fish There is a spectrum of factors that contribute towards making your content marketing strategy a success instead of a complete flop. Some of the causes were outdated communications methods, stale member and prospect data, and complacency in customer service.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 3, 2023

They describe strategies for applying game mechanics to influence attendee behavior, including the incentives and technology that will help you achieve event goals. How can associations provide corporate partners with valuable access to their member communities ? Event gamification. Sponsorships. 1 CMP credit. 1 CAE credit. .

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

It’s not just Millennials. Digital Strategies to Engage Members (Coffee Talks with Results Direct – Alexandria VA). Join a discussion about successful strategies including artificial intelligence, website personalization, content optimization, and mobile apps to break through the noise. Kate Wagner, The Baffler ).

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 23, 2010

Read this April 1 blog post from Umair Haque on social media and social strategies. Read his take on social media strategy, which he boils down very well to: 1. Social media fits inside your business strategy, and is shaped by it. Social strategy fits outside your business strategy, and shapes it. Communication.

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MemberClicks

APRIL 26, 2022

When you pitch sponsorship opportunities to companies, you can promote the chance they’ll have to connect with Millennials and Gen Z. They’re not going to go out of their way to reach out to you, so it’s crucial that you keep track of where people are in the sponsorship communication process. Create different sponsorship tiers.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 16, 2011

Normally I would just retweet something of his I find especially compelling, but given my last blog post of approaching innovation as an exercise in brand strategy, I thought Id expound a little more on something I read on Seths blog this week. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 21, 2011

The HBR post describes several strategies employed by the very famous and very innovative Mayo Clinic. Its worth a full read, but here are two that resonate the most with me and our effort to better define innovation for the association space. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 17, 2010

Let’s talk strategy. Staff does operations and Board does strategy. Association Management. Communication. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Don’t waste the Boards time on operations. Like Sands Through the Hourglass. About This Blog. Why Another Blog?

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The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

First dates are all about strategies that both parties can agree to but which wont help them learn if the date was effective. Thats practically a mission statement for some associations. Dan calls this "bad equilibrium"--a strategy that doesnt result in a positive outcome for anyone. Association Management.

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Association Subculture

AUGUST 2, 2011

I refuse to sell Millennials short and insist that they can’t be attracted to a profession, issue or cause through any other method than WIFM. Shelly kept up the fast pace by diving head-long into her career in the world of association management. Shelly blogs at Association Subculture because her cat is a bad listener.

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