April, 2016

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8 Steps to Organize Volunteers to Maximize Impact

Wild Apricot

With over 62.5 million people volunteering in the US and 12.7 million in Canada, there’s certainly not a shortage volunteers. So, how do you organize your volunteers in a way that maximizes their impact with your organization, and, you know… makes them want to stick it out in the long run?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.2.16

Reid All About it

While writing this I realized I haven’t been taking my own medicine. Since my return from Big Bend, I haven’t attended any webinars. I won’t make that same mistake this week. I’m definitely participating in Tuesday’s Association Chat on Blab—a topic and speakers I don’t want to miss. And, I’ll see how the rest of my week shapes up. I’d love to go to Chicago for the AMS Fest, but…too many conferences, too little time and money, sort of like books.

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The Right Way to Sell Association Buyer’s Guide Advertising

YourMembership

Buyer’s Guides are an important source of non-dues revenue supporting the initiatives of your organization. Selling advertising in a Buyer’s Guide should focus on building long-lasting relationships with advertisers who may become your conference sponsors or advertise in your print journal and website banners. Each advertiser you engage with has the potential to be a large contributor to your bottom line.

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Use the media to manage your relationships

Aaron Wolowiec

In the early stages of my career when I was working as communications director for a nonprofit, I was amazed at how quickly a national issue could become local. National grassroots efforts steadily trickled down to local and state governments and organizations so I found myself buried in issues management. Every day, I scanned news outlets across the nation and throughout the state to see which issues may affect my daily operations, but more importantly, the operations of our members.

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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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Help Members Help You: Three Ways to Engage Volunteers

Higher Logic

Member volunteering is important for obvious reasons -- it helps our organizations and saves money. But remember how members can benefit, too: Volunteering keeps members engaged, happier and more likely to stay involved with your organization -- or tell peers to join. It’s a proven fact that members who volunteer are happier with their membership than members who don’t volunteer -- they feel connected to the organization and as if they’re furthering an important cause.

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3 Steps to Succesfully Importing Your Membership Database

Wild Apricot

I like to think that importing your members into Wild Apricot, is like moving your family into a new home. You first want to make sure the house was well built with a good foundation.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.2.16

Reid All About it

While writing this I realized I haven’t been taking my own medicine. Since my return from Big Bend, I haven’t attended any webinars. I won’t make that same mistake this week. I’m definitely participating in Tuesday’s Association Chat on Blab—a topic and speakers I don’t want to miss. And, I’ll see how the rest of my week shapes up. I’d love to go to Chicago for the AMS Fest, but…too many conferences, too little time and money, sort of like books.

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Embracing the Board’s Duty of Foresight: Your Questions Answered

YourMembership

Associations are quickly having to face the reality that they are looking at a very different future as they learn to deal with the issues surrounding societal transformation. According to Jeff De Cagna, FASAE, Chief Strategist and Founder of Principled Innovation LLC, this requires today’s leaders to move beyond typical strategic thinking and learning to look five to ten years down the road to see what is going to be required to keep their associations on the path of success.

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How to Inspire Fierce Customer Loyalty (plus 9 other insightful resources)

Socious

Every week we aim to make your life easier by compiling the best online community articles from around the web right here on our blog. This week, our favorite articles focus on tips for jumpstarting customer loyalty and digital engagement.

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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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Writing for the Screen

Higher Logic

You learned to write the wrong way. And now you’re (probably) doing it wrong at work. I know. I’ve looked at how they teach writing. In high-school, it’s the “five-paragraph theme.” In college, you padded your papers out with verbiage to look impressive. (In one survey of Stanford undergrads , 86 percent admitted they used complicated language in papers just to sound sophisticated.).

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CSAE Annual Association Compensation Study Open Until May 6!

Portage Group

Should I ask for a raise? How much should we pay the new Membership Manager? Would offering flex days help us draw stronger job candidates? Knowing how to structure staff salary and benefits can be a challenge for any association. Associations are unique, after all - It can be extremely challenging to find comparables that truly reflect your unique realities.

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April Newsletter: What Rhymes with April

Wild Apricot

Maple? Bagel? Playful? A plate full of staples? A drill? Does anything really truly rhyme with April? Hmmm. Anyways, one exciting piece of news is that we reached 9,000 paying customers this week (not including free accounts)!

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.25.16

Reid All About it

Here’s the webinar line-up for the association community for the week of April 25. If you’re at the digitalNow conference when this is published on Friday, please find me and say hello. Happy Passover! Earth Day is also Friday (April 22)—go out into the woods, desert, or your favorite happy place outside and soak up nature’s splendor. Yes, we are blessed to be here on this beautiful planet.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Bonus content – Event Garde e-news May edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Gina Sutherland, director of education and events, CalSAE. Q & A with Gina Sutherland , director of education and events, California Society of Association Executives. Q: If you could be a summer cocktail, what would your name be and what would you taste like? A: My summer cocktail name would likely be “Blinded by the Light” because my husband always teases me about my pale, Irish-influenced skin tone.

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Blogging and Systems Level Thinking

Eric Lanke

Why do I blog? I get this question a lot. It usually, by definition, comes from someone who knows I blog, and who has probably read a post or two. They usually know I'm busy, with obligations both personal and professional, and sometimes the question comes from a place of wonder. How do I find the time? Sometimes they recognize the risk, having read enough to know that many of my posts are me thinking out loud, sometimes about subjects or people I should really keep to myself.

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How Public Should Our Community Go?

Higher Logic

People often ask, “should my community be open, or closed?” as if community access it’s an either/or question. Meaning -- either the doors are sealed, and only members have access to the community, or you open the floodgates, and everyone with an internet connection can read and participate in community. There are pros and cons to both approaches, especially depending on your industry and community goals.

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The Power (and Limitations) of Social Media

Golden's Rules for Association

At a recent conference, I was diligent in my efforts to use social media to not only capture my own notes, but share them with my colleagues and associates, present and absent. I got a decent amount of reaction and interaction for my efforts. Retweets, likes, comments and discussion. (Nothing remotely viral, mind you, but my […].

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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The 2016 Nonprofit Benchmarks X Study is Here

Wild Apricot

This year's Benchmarks report is the most comprehensive yet and lets you know how nonprofits are stacking up on everything from email marketing to social media to donation campaigns.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.25.16

Reid All About it

Here’s the webinar line-up for the association community for the week of April 25. If you’re at the digitalNow conference when this is published on Friday, please find me and say hello. Happy Passover! Earth Day is also Friday (April 22)—go out into the woods, desert, or your favorite happy place outside and soak up nature’s splendor. Yes, we are blessed to be here on this beautiful planet.

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Some must-dos for ASAE’s annual meeting

Aaron Wolowiec

Lowell Aplebaum. In anticipation of the ASAE Annual Meeting and Exposition , which will be held Aug. 13-16 in Salt Lake City, Utah, we’ll be providing some tips on how to maximize your experience. To start us off, Lowell Aplebaum shares his advice. Follow him on Twitter at @LowellMatthew. Do you have some tips to share? Email Kristen Parker at Kristen@eventgarde.com.

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How to Tackle Customer Experience Challenges (plus 9 other helpful resources)

Socious

Every week we aim to make your life easier by compiling the best online community articles from around the web right here on our blog. This week, our favorite articles focus digital marketing and improving the customer experience.

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5 Habits of Growth-Oriented Associations

We’ve identified the five defining characteristics of future-focused associations. Adopting these traits allows your organization to chart a course for long-term growth and success. Find out: Why some organizations are more adept at navigating and overcoming challenges facing all associations. The success formula for thriving associations, including a behind-the-scenes peek at some flourishing organizations.

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Volunteers Are the Air We Breathe

Higher Logic

Happy National Volunteer Week! What are you and your organization doing this week to celebrate? We kicked off the festivities a little early this year – for April's Learning Series webinar , we joined forces with Mariner Management’s Peter Houstle, who discussed the changing tides (pun intended) of volunteerism and how the old volunteer model just won’t cut it anymore.

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Regulatory Activity Reshaping Associations

Potomac Core

Where are CEO’s planning to spend their time in 2016? According to a KPMG study of 400 Chief Executives, “34% spend more time with regulators or are considering doing so.” The same report notes the regulatory environment as the number one issue that can “impact a company”, and adapting to government regulation is ranked as CEO’s second most critical challenge.

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8 Types of Annoying Board Members

Wild Apricot

Nonprofits are a magical place filled with super passionate, hardworking, and extremely motivated individuals. But, sometimes when you get a bunch of equally passionate people in one room for a Board Meeting, some people's quirks become annoyingly apparent.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.18.16

Reid All About it

The best professional development opportunity this week is definitely the digitalNow conference. Here’s how dedicated I am to this conference for association execs. After seeing Pearl Jam (bucket list!) on Wednesday night, I’m waking up at the ungodly hour of 2:30 a.m. on Thursday “morning” to catch a 5:30 a.m. flight to Orlando. I intend to be chipper throughout the day thanks to intellectual stimulation, excellent company, and modest amounts of caffeine and B-12.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.