Thu.Apr 07, 2016

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Millennials and The Rise of Virtual Volunteering

Higher Logic

How would you finish this sentence: “Millennials are __”? Maybe “selfish”? A lot of people might choose “lazy”. How about, “generous”? Didn’t expect that, did you? It turns out, as Millennials take #blessed selfies and appear entitled at work, they’re actually giving more time and money to charity than previous generations. Maybe Millennials aren’t as bad as the media makes them out to be.

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Amy Sample Ward Kills it with her Presentation on Social Media for Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

Amy Sample Ward, CEO of the Nonprofit Technology Network, shared some excellent social media strategies during her webinar.

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Members Who Share Their Opinions Expect Action (here is what we are going to do!)

Smooth The Path

Our members won’t want to give 45-minutes to hour of their time for an interview is a common worry among many association executives. But I find that members actually do. And there are two caveats: first, the association has to be so valuable or so important members want to give feedback and second, the members who actually want to give their feedback are almost always the best members.

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Study: Certifications Lead To Higher Salaries and Greater Job Fulfillment

Associations Now

A new study found that a majority of professionals who completed an online certification course reported bumps in salary and job fulfillment—promising news for associations and their members. Earlier this year the HR Certification Institute launched a new professional certification for early-career human resource professionals. The Associate Professional in Human Resources (aPHR) helped fill a void in HRCI’s certification offerings for younger HR professionals just out of school and other more e

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Avoid Unforced Errors

Idea Architects

On March 26, I received a direct mail promotional postcard inviting me to "Register Now" for a special promotion with the hotel chain I most frequent. Always eager to rack up extra points, I immediately went online to the registration page specified on the postcard. 404 Error The page you requested cannot be found. Ugh. I fired up a second web browser and tried the link.

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Don’t Forget Your Call to Action

Membership Marketing

Whether you are creating a promotional email, online ad, direct mail package, or working an exhibit booth, the starting point for your effort should be defining what you want the recipient of your message to do. In marketing terms, this is known as creating a call to action (CTA). A call to action is a simple, clear statement telling the person receiving your message exactly what action you want them to take.

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Association Coworkers Forge a Unique Bond: Kidney Donation

Associations Now

122k The approximate number of people currently on waiting lists for organ transplants in the United States, according to the National Kidney Foundation. More than 100,000 of those are awaiting kidney transplants, and a new person is added to the list roughly every 14 minutes. When a American Simmental Association employee heard that her coworker needed a kidney transplant, she offered to donate one of her own.

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Energy Storage Association to World: #StorageIsHere

Associations Now

What does it take to start a hashtag for your industry? Just ask the Energy Storage Association, the primary trade group for energy storage. With support from members, its #StorageIsHere campaign outpaced ESA’s own ambitions. The practice of energy storage—stashing energy away in storage facilities for later use—is still fairly obscure, despite the industry’s recent growth spurt.

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Thursday Buzz: Unforced Errors Hurt the Most

Associations Now

Don’t beat yourself with unnecessary screw-ups. Also: Treat your member database like a garden. Like most folks, Idea Architects’ Jeffrey Cufaude doesn’t like wasting his time, and when he recently ran into a 404 error while attempting to take advantage of a hotel chain discount, he was a little miffed. But he found a lesson in the situation: Don’t commit unforced errors.

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

2024 Association Survey Results Report For the 10th year, association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s annual survey. Read the 2024 survey results report to see how your association compares: Top Challenges Retention Rates Non-Renewal Reasons Automatic Renewals Reinstatement Strategies Member Engagement Changes & Strategies Why Members Join Non-Dues Revenue Sources Dues Increases, and more

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Conference Circuit: Lights On

Associations Now

Rundown Expo hours: 7.5. General Sessions: 4. The National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors’ 2016 Annual Conference will begin in San Antonio this weekend. Lighting distributors and manufacturers are headed to San Antonio to network, share ideas and business tactics, and learn how advances in the industry will affect their businesses moving forward.