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7 signs of a successful enterprise association

Nimble AMS

Study interviewees shared the importance of defined, long-term planning that encompasses the current and future state of the industry and organization. Member-centric How would you measure your association’s commitment to your members? The fact is this: if your association doesn’t offer tangible membership value, a member will leave.

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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. You can read Part I here.

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Overcoming the Barriers to Association Innovation

Smooth The Path

Innovation is a difficult strategy for any organization past the startup phase to adopt, and associations are no exception. When association executives talk about innovation, we talk about the possibility and how much more we can help members. We want to innovate, but we may be afraid to get started.

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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. Staying Relevant.

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Are You Addressing Member’s Top Worry Today?

Smooth The Path

Business owners are wondering how to keep their businesses afloat, organization leaders are wondering if they can keep their full staff employed, employees are wondering how long they will have a job, and freelancers are wondering where their next project is coming from.

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

.orgSource

Mission, vision, and values are founded on trust. When you are considering an update, it’s also a good time to take the temperature of trust in your organization. We are hosting a guided exploration of what trust means for our future relationships with staff, boards, constituents, and the association industry.

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Your Members Want Your Association to Do the Hard Work of Forecasting Trends

Smooth The Path

What if we extend this framework to associations? Could it be that if you want to see how organizations will function in the future, look at what the most successful are doing now? Often, associations report on what the average member is doing or the processes of most members. Associations always in beta.