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How Associations Are Using Community to Support Their Members During COVID-19

Higher Logic

While they're there, they're posting more discussions (posts were up 48%) and engaging with content (library views saw a 100% increase and library downloads went up 122% since February). Welcoming the Whole Industry to the Community. APGA uses the community as a place for members to ask additional questions.

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Lost Members This Year? Here Are 3 Fixes for Associations

ISAE

Thanks to positive market changes, members’ finances seem to be in a better place, which allows them to continue paying dues. However, there are a few factors that could be harming member engagement, retention, and overall growth. Make your events more engaging. Refine your communication strategies.

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Association Brain Food: 1.12.24

Reid All About it

They discuss the growth of international online audiences, challenges with online networking and engagement, online content libraries and more. Young member engagement. She shares strategies for enhancing engagement and fostering a more inclusive environment for younger members. Member mobile app.

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7 Tips for Engaging Your Audience with a Virtual Event Community

Higher Logic

You’d run your event with a live conferencing tool and pair that experience with all the engagement tools the community has to offer, like a discussion section and a resource library. Imagine ending every session at your virtual event with, “Ask your other questions directly to our speaker in our event community.”

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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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Association Success: Effective Responses to COVID-19

GrowthZone

Transitioned the annual meeting educational programs to a series of year-round programs; implemented online advertising and retargeting to improve ROI; created new events, increasing frequency of member engagement. Increased engagement of international members in a virtual environment.

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Association Brain Food: 12.8.23

Reid All About it

An app can help you solve what survey participants said was the biggest challenge for associations: communicating the value of membership. Member app. Another advantage of an app: it’s a centralized communication channel to your members, unlike social media platforms your association doesn’t own. Member retention.

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