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Overcoming the association value gap: part I

Principled Innovation

According to the most recent edition of ASAE’s Operating Ratio Report ( ORR ), membership dues account for an average of 38 percent of total revenue for all associations. No other single revenue category comes close to reaching that number. Keeping dues flat makes for a goodwill gesture to members who are tight on money.

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Overcoming the association value gap: part II

Principled Innovation

This post originally appeared on the Associations Now Leadership Blog on March 28, 2013. In Part I of this series earlier this month, I identified the association value gap as an underlying structural problem within membership-centric business models. This is most important conversation your association will have.

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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

Higher Logic

While the way you align your proposed member community with your executives’ goals will vary by association, five of the most common priorities you might find in the strategic plan include new member acquisition, member engagement and retention, non-dues revenue growth, advocacy and legislation, and maintaining relevance.

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Be the Voice of Relevance—Make Mission, Vision, and Values Fit the Moment

.orgSource

On the other hand, if innovation presents exciting new opportunities, that is another compelling reason to expand your purpose to meet the moment. Netflix’s new vision was driven by the idea that, in a highly competitive market, a shift in values would give its brand a leading edge. Values round out why and when, with how.

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Overcoming the Association Value Gap: Part II

Associations Now

Building sustainable business models depends on association leaders adopting a 21st-century sensibility as they imagine and co-create new forms of value in collaboration with their stakeholder networks. The problem for associations is that the member market does not really exist. Are you ready to get started?

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Is Your Association Providing a Quality Digital Experience?

Protech

Typically, those interactions include your public relations and marketing activities, social media posts, email newsletters, webinars, blogs, SMS and podcasts. . Whether it’s a 30-year member or a first-time visitor to your website, the experience they have navigating we b pages impacts your association’s brand. .

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What associations can learn from Disney’s simple core purpose

Association Success

Too many associations are burdened with vague, cluttered notions of what their core purpose might be — rather than a deep understanding of what their reason for existing actually is. These tips will help you nurture a purpose-driven culture within your association. Value inspiration over explanation.

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