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Why Your Survey May Not Be Getting You the Results You Need

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If we ask on a survey, do you feel supported by the association? Is the survey asking me about the time 5 years ago when a staff member connected me with another member and eventually I got a great job through that connection? The intrepretation problem is why I like qualitative member research so much.

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Industry Study Brings a New Way for Association Professionals to Think About Member Engagement

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There was one theme running so strongly through each member research project I could not ignore it. It was that members who engaged very early in their membership were more excited about the association than members who reported that “the association just grew on them.”

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Case Study: In-depth Member Interviews Feed Association’s Strategic Plan

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This was the nagging question one association VP had. In preparation for other strategic planning processes the association conducted quantitative member surveys but found the results were not all that actionable because there continued to be so many unanswered questions. members could point to the exact event.