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Eric Lanke: Issues with Member Engagement

Eric Lanke

Member Engagement. Issues with Member Engagement. Ours is focused on member engagement, and you can get an overview of what it is and what were trying to achieve with it here. No one want to destroy the organization, but a willingness to experiment and take greater risks is needed to meet future challenges.

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Eric Lanke: Trust and Association Nextpeditions

Eric Lanke

Member Engagement. I was a an attendee at this meeting, and for the closing reception, they meeting organizers packed us all on to a series of shuttle buses and drove us 45 minutes out into the Texas scrub desert. But the association Im speaking of--and evidently American Express--has something many organizations dont.

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Eric Lanke: A False Sense of Closure

Eric Lanke

Member Engagement. For me, the big takeaway comes near the very end: Do not expect your organizations direction to emerge from a formal process all at once. You may have your direction, but youve left the organization no better able to adapt to the next shift in your environment. Member Engagement. (9).

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What’s Next? 6 Membership Trends to Watch in 2017

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I was watching a movie from 2001 recently and one of the main characters had a laptop. In 2001, a laptop was a prized possession. We talk to dozens of membership organizations every day and we’re constantly amazed by how much has changed for them recently. Now it’s nearly 2017 and a lot has changed. Just think about technology.