Blue Sky eLearn

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Association membership is one of the most enriching experiences—particularly when you’re part of an association that prioritizes engaging its members.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Most of us hate moving. It means hassle, stress, PACKING, money, and time, but it’s one of those things you just have to do sometimes. And in the end, it’s usually worth it for a bigger space, a better yard, a faster commute, and more bathrooms.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Starting to feel a little holiday stress? You’re not alone. MemberSuite suggests ways you can help your members (and yourself) deal with holiday stress. Note to self: it’s all doable. Breathe.

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YourMembership Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Research by Community Brands suggests that members expect a personalized experience with their association. Members also value different information and benefits through each stage of their career. Here’s how your association can give them the experience they expect.

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Why do organizations managed by Association Management Companies outperform standalone organizations? This paper seeks to answer that question through the results of a study examining the rates of change in the length of chief staff executive tenure and changes in office locations of membership-based organizations between 2009 and 2015.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 6, 2019

There's a lot more to nonprofit email marketing that meets the eye — if you actually want to get your emails read, that is. Learn how to create the perfect email strategy, as well as 5 email marketing platforms you can try

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 5, 2019

If you want your marketing emails to earn a home in the right inbox, you’ll need more than brilliantly crafted content and personalization working for you. Those factors have the potential to pay off when your email hits the inbox and is opened, but what if it doesn’t make it that far?

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MembersClicks

DECEMBER 10, 2019

This post was originally published on 8/28/18 and has been updated for added value. While many associations and chambers are focused on renewals this time of year, it’s equally important to revisit your former members. And to understand why current members may not be renewing this year.).

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YourMembership Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2019

With so many job board providers in the marketplace, associations can face many challenges when finding the ideal provider for them. Your job board provider should continuously work with you to find ways to maximize engagement, increase enrollment, and generate revenue.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 10, 2019

You don’t need to be Santa to deliver your staff’s favorite gifts this year. What’s on your list this holiday season? Here are three items that Nimble AMS can take from dream to reality.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Navigating the sea of info that Google Analytics offers? CDK Global’s Colleen Harris focuses on 5 Google reports that will best help association marketers. The post The 5 Google Analytics Reports to Master appeared first on Association Adviser. Features Technology Digital Summit Google Analytics

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Moery Company

DECEMBER 4, 2019

There is a handful of fundamental “items” that need to be in your association’s membership toolbox. Listen in as JP Moery, president of The Moery Company, explains the three main items you should focus on for successful membership recruitment and management.

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MembersClicks

DECEMBER 10, 2019

I’ll forego lamenting over how it’s already December (ok real quick — how??) and dive right into it: let’s talk training and trade shows for January, February, and March of 2020! We’re looking forward to a new year of helping to enhance your product knowledge and saying “HI!!”

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YourMembership Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Your learning content is one of your association’s key value propositions. Don’t let a lack of time and resources keep you from delivering this important member benefit. Here’s how to get the help you need. Your continuing education program is one of your association’s key value propositions. In fact, according to the Community Brands Member. The post Develop A Great Continuing Ed Content For Your Members appeared first on YourMembership.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2019

A new report from magazine industry group MPA shows that even as declines in audience happen with older mediums, mobile, social media, and digital video are paying off in a big way for magazine publishers.

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HighRoad Solution

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Are you struggling to get new technology approved that could help you reach organizational goals? Buy-in is one of the biggest hurdles for every IT upgrade project.

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Moery Company

DECEMBER 3, 2019

So often associations’ sponsorship programs face the criticism of being a money grab or a way for organizations to pay their way into participation. However, this is not the case when executed well.

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MembersClicks

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Though December is a busy month, it’s also typically a fun month. There are festive tunes playing on the radio, seasonal sweets lining the grocery store aisles (white chocolate peppermint bark, anyone?!), and holiday movies marathoning on TV.among many other things.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 5, 2019

So much of what an association produces involves or revolves around content. . There are learning courses, conference panels, blog posts, newsletters — both digital and on paper, case studies and white papers.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2019

It can feel like you’re saving money by delaying a technical fix or update, but in reality, you may be setting yourself up for bigger costs later on, according to speakers at the ASAE Technology Exploration Conference last week.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Paul Lansbergen, CAE anticipated working for the federal government of Canada for his career, but when he saw the public policy work associations were doing on Parliament Hill, he knew that was the (already used above) path meant for him.

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.orgCommunity

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Animation, riveting images and a contemporary color palate get you noticed. But a content strategy is the secret to giving your audience a more meaningful relationship with your website, your brand and your organization. A website redesign is a significant investment in resources.

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MembersClicks

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Generation Z (defined as those born between 1996 and 2010) is on the rise. Now you may not have any Gen Z members yet, but as your Baby Boomer members continue to retire, Gen Z is the generation you need to keep an eye on. Gen Z IS your next generation of members.

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Association Success

DECEMBER 10, 2019

How should association communicators balance the needs of their business, the priorities of their organization’s leaders and the resources at their disposal? Who are their audiences, and what do they need in their lives as members – or prospective members? And what matters most when it comes time to measure success? Those are the types of questions we were asking at The Ohio Society of CPAs as we thought about our content. We wanted to know: What content we should create and distribute.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2019

For real innovation, associations need to foresee members’ biggest goals and problems. Also: how “low-impact” meeting menus contribute to a greener world. What do your members want? You could ask them, sure—but real innovation comes from solving problems members don’t realize exist yet. “We

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When selecting a Salesforce-based AMS, be sure you’re choosing the one with the most adaptable and responsive data model. Is your association considering a move to an association management system (AMS) built on the Salesforce platform?

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Disciple Media

DECEMBER 9, 2019

“Download our app.” An all too familiar phrase. Why is this so important to businesses? They probably already have a website, a blog, and are on at least a few social media platforms. Your customers and potential customers can certainly find you, no? Well, yes, they can, but they don’t want to do it that way anymore. Consumers are on their mobile devices, not at home on their PC’s or laptops. And who wants to pull up your website or blog on those tiny screens? No one.

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MembersClicks

DECEMBER 4, 2019

December is here, and while it’s a good time for many things (ice skating, sipping hot chocolate, cozying up by the fire), it’s also a good time for reflecting. association leadership Association Views

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Association Success

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When Courtney Reyers first started working at the American Society for Microbiology nearly five years ago, she was faced with a 20,000-page website. It was untagged, unstructured and the search was, in her words, “a complete nightmare.” . Something had to be done. .

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2019

The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association is targeting youth ages 8 to 19 with a new league that will hold its first finals event at a major football stadium in March.

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Smooth The Path

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Daniel has a busy life, like most of us. He works about 10 hours a day, and his wife puts in as many hours in her job. He has two young children, a large house, a commute, and a dog. He is currently working on the biggest project of his career.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 8, 2019

A new study says associations are more strategic. But truly strategic associations are alert to the challenges they’ll face in the future, not just now. Recent surveys say that associations are becoming more strategic. I’m half-tempted to get a confetti cannon and set it off somewhere.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Before the numbers take a hit, work with chapters to keep finances in order. Also: How tech-savvy are meeting planners? One of the challenges of chapter management is balancing the books.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 6, 2019

According to a recent survey, roughly a fifth of business travelers experienced some sort of mental impact caused by business travel. It may not affect everyone, but underlying changes can help. Bleisure aside, business travel comes with a lot of stress points.

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