Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Associations are built on relationships. .

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Your community contains loads of member and customer data. When you analyze it, you gain access to all types of valuable insight: which users are most engaged, what topics they’re most interested in, who is contributing to discussions and the list goes on.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

In my last post, I talked about folding community into your larger business operations to better serve customers and your company, a technique known as Community as an Integrated Service (CIS).

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Wild Apricot Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Here are the top 5 nonprofit digital marketing tools I’ve seen used most effectively. For each tool, I’ll show you how to use its best features and how much it costs

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

More nonprofits are feeling pressure to shake up their communications strategy. Change is good, but the path to connecting with stakeholders is still old-school. There’s little question that associations can always stand to better communicate their missions.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Last week, InfoComm International renamed itself AVIXA to better signal its connection to more elements of the AV industry. InfoComm International, an association representing the audiovisual industry, last week renamed itself the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Don't let your conference fall flat - here are 6 tips to help you engage and inspire your attendees! We all have been there. We have registered for that conference, rearranged our work and personal schedules, stood in airport lines and managed flight delays – all with eager anticipation for a great two or three days of learning and networking. But something happens. The conference falls flat.

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YourMembership Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The continuing education (CE) market is sweet. By some estimates, CE represents $47 billion of total formal training spending in the United States alone. So, it’s no surprise the CE market is attracting a broad spectrum of providers. Associations, for-profit commercial training companies, academic institutions and subject matter experts everywhere are competing for a slice of. The post Part 1: Secret recipe for continuing education LMS success. appeared first on YourMembership.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Question: With regard to your association, what’s keeping you up at night? Answer 1: Not gaining new members. Answer 2: Figuring out how and where to acquire new members. These aren’t hypothetical examples.

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Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

After watching the program listings for my local chapter for months, I finally registered for my first meeting as a guest. As I approached the ladies behind the registration desk eyed me impassively. I walked up, smiled, and gave them my name.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

If finding a good partner or vendor feels like finding a needle in a haystack, maybe your RFP process needs a reboot. Here are a few tips for finding the perfect fit for your association’s needs.

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

We should be challenging ourselves - not copy, rinse, repeating. CAAAAW! CAAAAW! The crow’s ‘caaaaw’ sounded unnatural and abnormally human. Almost like he was reading a script written by another crow. He kind of was, in reality. A while back, I was at The National Aviary in Pittsburgh. I was in a foyer with three cages individually occupied by a two parrots and a crow. The crow was once injured, but had been saved by aviary staff and placed in-between the parrots’ cages.

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GrowthZone

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

We all have those members who make their annual payment, but they rarely utilize your organization in any other way. These are the members who are most concerning and can impact retention and value.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Want some easy to create and implement ideas that will enhance, protect and engage your community? We’ve been in this industry for more than a decade, so we put together a list of what we consider are seven of the most underutilized online community features and processes.

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NimbleUser

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

​Nimble AMS Winter ‘18 is full of new features that will make your staff and members more efficient than ever! In this release we have removed barriers to payment, streamlined Staff View by optimizing for Lightning Experience, and made way for Multiple Community Hubs. We also put the power of Community Hub Access Control in the hands of administrators. We’re very excited about all the ways this latest release will help you make the most of your AMS.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Two new reports suggest that Midwestern and Southern cities have a better balance of job openings and cost of living than their coastal counterparts. If you’re in the job market, you might want to head to Pittsburgh—especially if you’re just starting out in your career.

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Beth Kanter's Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

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GrowthZone

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Imagine what you could do with $10,000 USD of in-kind advertising every month from Google. You could recruit more volunteers. Attract more donations. And share your story with audiences all over the globe. It’s all possible with Google Ad Grants.

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MembersClick

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

As more and more Baby Boomers start to retire, engaging the next generation - Millennials and Gen Z-ers - becomes more and more important. What are you doing to attract those folks? Are you honing in on your website? You should be!

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Let’s separate reality from fiction regarding personalized conference experiences and personalized learning. Fact: Meeting professionals and conference vendors frequently confuse personalization with configurable conference experiences. They are not the same thing.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

In a five-city bus tour this fall, an array of organizations is seeking to build better understanding of the long-term effects of childhood trauma and the interventions that can help children heal. The tour will end with a rally on Capitol Hill.

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CommPartners

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

By Mary Byers, CAE, CSP According to Forbes contributor Mike Maddock, “In order to make a product or service everything it can be, it needs to be repeatedly soft launched with both internal stakeholders and external customers. This means literally sending the idea—be it a product or a service—into a limited part of the marketplace […]. Blog association e-learning elearning momentum productivity strategy

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The Moery Company

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

iStock/Credit: NicoElNino. Data is key to developing winning strategies around engagement and retention. Data from your CRM and other sources can be utilized in myriad ways.

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MembersClick

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Let’s be honest: We can all let our schedules get away from us. Whether it’s personal or professional, having a handle on your calendar should ultimately generate less stress in your life (and who doesn’t love that?).

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Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were on everyone's mind these last few weeks. Even if you weren't directly affected by them through mandatory evacuations, storm damage, or the tragic loss of life, the hurricanes were undoubtedly on your mind and they probably impacted the way you did your job.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

A disaster recovery plan is essential to keeping your organization running in the case of a natural disaster. But it’s only effective if your staff knows what’s in it and how to implement it. As Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have shown, natural disasters can strike quickly with devastating consequences.

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Wild Apricot Blog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

If you’re facing a difficult situation where you need to say a firm “no” to a board member, follow these five tips to help you frame the conversation in a constructive, collaborative way. Nonprofit-Board How-to-Say-No

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The Moery Company

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To be the best in business, do you need to hire the smartest people or those with the best attitude and self-awareness? Recently, Host JP Moery considered his most fantastic colleagues and what made them so. Upon reflection, he realized many of these special individuals weren’t always the “smartest in the room.” The individual superstars may not have looked best on paper. But, they did get great results through behavioral qualities – and he shares these in his most recent podcast.

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MembersClick

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

While having a code of ethics may feel like a mandatory standard for associations, you’ll find many associations still lack a clear official statement on where they stand ethically.

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GrowthZone

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

When it comes to spending time marketing your association on social media channels, it’s easy to “save it for another day.” After all, association pros are always on the run and their time is at a premium. Download “Social Media Survival” for. 30 great post ideas for associations.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Privately hosting your own cloud has its downsides, as does putting everything on a cloud provider like Microsoft Azure. But the hybrid cloud, which combines elements of each approach, is a great way to maximize the benefits of two types of cloud computing.

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Wild Apricot Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Over 200 country clubs use Wild Apricot to build a beautiful website and seamlessly handle all their administrative work. Country-Club-Software

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Too often when we think about conference growth or sustainability, we assume it means attracting next gen customers. We pinpoint a specific generation, usually Millennials. Then we discuss how to plan, program and market to that specific age group.

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MembersClick

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

It’s a magical time of year, folks. You’ve survived the summer conferences. Fall events are near (golf outing, anyone?). Membership renewal is upon us. And planning 2018 association priorities is likely on your radar. Or, at least, it should be.

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