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6 Steps to Create a Donation Website for Your Nonprofit

Wild Apricot

I’ve seen some nonprofits slap a link to their PayPal account onto their website and consider the job done, but it’s often those same nonprofits who come to us wondering why they’re not seeing a boost in donations. Here are the six steps to turn any website into a donation generation machine.

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Introducing SocialLink mobile app to transform your member experience.

YourMembership

It’s the association industry’s first online community and social mobile app built into an association management software. Your association membership is boosted by your members seeking credibility, professional development, competitive advantages and ways to give back. But, one of the primary reasons members join your association is for networking opportunities.

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Online Communities are Organizational Silo Breakers

Higher Logic

What department should be involved in their organization’s community? Generally, people would say it depends on what type of community it is. Some might say support, since communities are a natural gathering place for customers to seek help. Others might say human resources, if it’s an employee intranet. But, to be honest, that was a trick question - many departments can (and should) be part of their organization’s community.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.10.17

Reid All About it

How often do you find yourself doing something that’s at odds with what’s best for you? Something you do to check out and ignore what the best truest part of you would do. Maybe you’re procrastinating. Maybe you’re resisting something difficult. Maybe you’re lazy. What’s numbing you from your guidance system? That’s not my line – I heard it this morning on a podcast.

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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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6 Steps to Turn Your Website Into a Donation Generation Machine

Wild Apricot

I’ve seen some nonprofits slap a link to their PayPal account onto their website and consider the job done, but it’s often those same nonprofits who come to us wondering why they’re not seeing a boost in donations. Here are the six steps to turn any website into a donation generation machine.

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Bringing Real-Life Neighborhoods Online: NextDoor’s Privacy Issues

Higher Logic

NextDoor reinvented the idea of a neighborhood listserv, and turned what used to be mass emailing into an online neighborhood community. To join, you simply confirm your address via credit card, phone number, or a postcard sent to your house. Once you have access to your neighborhood community, members share all sorts of information, such as garages sales, lost and found items, break-ins or information about local elections.

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Membership 101: Recruitment versus Retention versus Renewal

Spark Consulting

Three great tastes that taste great together. Recruitment, retention, and renewal are related, but they aren’t the same thing. Recruitment is what you do to get people in the door of your association in the first place. It’s at least partially about sales, but it’s also about starting a relationship. When you recruit a member, you are both choosing to start a relationship with each other.

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How An Old Interview Approach Increased Our Volunteer Retention by 30%

Wild Apricot

If you’re experiencing low volunteer retention, you’re familiar with how much time and resources it can take to constantly market and recruit new volunteers. But what most nonprofits don’t realize is that the problem may lie in how your candidates are interviewed. In my experience, one simple simple change to that process may dramatically improve volunteer retention.

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The Song Remains the Same

Eric Lanke

I recently attended my association's Annual Conference. As any association professional knows, that means several weeks of focused attention on what feels like an infinite number of details. One of many for me, given my position in my organization, was preparing for the remarks I'd give from the podium. It happens during our Annual Business Meeting.

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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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Great Ideas 2017: The Challenges of Making Great Videos

Associations Now

A morning workshop on the first day of the 2017 Great Ideas Conference highlighted that there are many ways to make videos that work for your audience—but also many factors, including cost, approach, and overall strategy. Looking to do video? If so, it’s important to keep your options open. That’s the key takeaway from “Video.org,” a morning executive workshop at the 2017 Great Ideas Conference, which highlighted numerous kinds of ways to build clips, along with what role such role video clips s

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Kickstart a Video Campaign with this Simple Process

Forj

I know you’ve heard it, “Video is the next big thing” and “Video converts”… Marketers hear this all day long, and it’s true. Videos are a great way to reach your audience and resonate on a personal level. In our current world, we are so removed from actual interactions day-to-day. However, video allows for a personal experience and interaction from the comfort of your desktop.

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Structuring Successful Virtual Meetings: A Counterintuitive Approach

Wild Apricot

Renowned meeting experts Rick Lent and Nancy Settle-Murphy show you how to avoid the lack of focus, poor engagement and indecision that plague most virtual meetings. With the right planning, a few tips and some simple tools, you’ll actually be able to get work done efficiently at your next virtual meeting.

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Mediocrity Is Your Biggest Conference Competitor

Velvet Chainsaw

Your real conference competition is not that event held six months after yours. Nor is your competitor time, money and resources. Your real competitor is mediocrity to paraphrase authors Karin Hurt and David Dye. You’re In A Difficult Position: Look Backwards Or Forwards For Programming? Today’s technology driven, hyper-connected, instant gratification, real-time world puts you as a conference organizer in a difficult position.

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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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How Much Is Too Much for a Membership Dues Increase?

Associations Now

Whether you increase dues as needed or adjust the rate annually, it’s important to ask: How much is too much for membership dues? Last week, Costco, the second-largest retailer in the United States, announced that it would be increasing member dues for the first time in six years , mainly due to disappointing earnings results. The increase is modest—$5 more if you’re a baseline member and $10 more if you’re a premium member.

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How to Streamline Online Event Registration

Membersuite

Today, we welcome a guest post from Kate Dodd at Expo Logic. If you're looking for more ways to streamline your next event, you can contact them at solutions@expologic.com. When it comes to making online purchases, customers want it to be quick, easy and straight-forward. The same is true with event registration. Here are some tips for streamlining your registration process and giving your customers a great purchase experience.

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Wild Apricot Ranked Number One for the Seventh Time

Wild Apricot

Eleven years ago, Dmitry Buterin began to dream of a world where everyone involved in a membership organization could spend their time pursuing their purpose, instead of getting bogged down in administrative tasks.That’s when he decided to create software that could do all the tasks better suited for robots.

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The Part of Association Strategy We Always Neglect

Smooth The Path

Related: Not all association improvements are additive. Less is more for associations [cartoon]. The illusion of the right answer in association management. The post The Part of Association Strategy We Always Neglect appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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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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#Ideas17: Take Risks and Create “Unmistakable Work”

Associations Now

At ASAE’s 2017 Great Ideas Conference, opening keynote speaker Srini Rao encouraged association professionals to embrace risk and crazy ideas to avoid becoming part of “a sea of sameness.” Innovative, creative, great ideas come from taking risks and refusing to play it safe. That’s what Srini Rao, chief creative instigator at Unmistakable Media, shared during his keynote at ASAE’s 2017 Great Ideas Conference in Orlando, Florida.

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Simple Tips for a Better Email Campaign

SilkStart

SilkStart’s email campaign tool lets you effortlessly communicate with all of your members at once, or a specific segment. Easily design a message to promote your next event, keep members up-to-date, increase online engagement, and more using our tips below! Optimize Deliverability. We recognize email deliverability as a top priority for organizations, and provide each website with a. free corporate “From” address (@silkstart.com) to dramatically improve the success rate of emails.

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The 6 Steps to Create a Donation Website That Will Drastically Increase Online Donations

Wild Apricot

I’ve seen some nonprofits slap a link to their PayPal account onto their website and consider the job done, but it’s often those same nonprofits who come to us wondering why they’re not seeing a boost in donations. Here are the six steps to turn any website into a donation generation machine.

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How to Streamline Online Event Registration

Membersuite

Kate Dodd from Expo Logic speaks about more ways you can streamline your next event.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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New Collaborative Aims to Keep Independent College Stores Independent

Associations Now

As colleges and universities continue a trend toward leasing campus bookstores to large chain operators, the National Association of College Stores is launching an initiative to help independent stores keep their place in the market. With major market shifts challenging its members, the National Association of College Stores has launched a new initiative to boost independent campus stores at a time when many colleges and universities are turning their stores over to large chain retailers like Ba

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Momentum: Where to Find it, How to Keep It – An interview with Mary Byers, CAE

CommPartners

CommPartners is proud to once again partner with Mary Byers, CAE for a livestream event on Thursday, April 6th 1pm EDT exploring how to maximize your organizational influence. Join us to see how you can help your organization catapult forward with momentum and synergy. Register Now 1. Our upcoming program with you is titled “Momentum: […].

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8 Content Design Tips for a Virtual Classroom

.orgCommunity

From : Blog Entry >> Heather's Blog Entry On Feb. 28, the latest segment in the eLearning Thought Leaders Webinar Series offered great resources and strategies on effectively connecting with online learners and providing successful learning opportunities in a virtual environment. The webinar series is produced by Web Courseworks in collaboration with.orgCommunity.

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Open Source LMS: Hidden Costs for Associations

WBT Systems

Many associations have, at some point, considered the benefits of choosing an open source LMS for delivering their education programs. This is especially true of associations that may be considering implementing an online learning platform for the first time, or those with a limited budget. At first glance, open source LMS may seem to have certain advantages over a commercial, purpose-built association LMS – no upfront licensing costs, full control over how the system can be customized, et

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Here’s a Powerful Marketing Tool Designed for Associations

Show the Benefits of Membership to Your Toughest Prospects. Download this FREE infographic from GrowthZone AMS, Why Join an Association, and start using it as your go-to recruitment and retention marketing tool. Post it on your website. Use it in sales presentations. Or use it as inspiration to create your own version. Infographics have power. They're a quick read.