Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2014

From thinking differently about workspace to expanding reach via pop culture, the 2014 Great Ideas Conference brought out plenty of concepts worth taking to your staff and board—even if you weren’t in Florida this week. — Jamie Notter (@jamienotter) March 10, 2014. — christytj (@christytj) March 10, 2014.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

Associations around the world face a common challenge — how to remain relevant and expand their footprint in their particular domain. In the past, they achieved this in part by selling continuing education content to members, either directly or indirectly through conferences and forums. Why Look to Associations?

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SCD Group

APRIL 25, 2013

Too often, this describes conference education sessions. A year ago, we set out to change this dynamic at Western Nursery and Landscape Association conventions. Each scheduled, 20-minute education session covered a brief, timely topic and provided attendees with information they could take home and immediately use in their business.

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Ungrated

JUNE 23, 2021

At CAI, we feel honored and humbled to educate, support, and advocate for the millions of people living and working in community associations. These winning resources are what makes CAI the leading authority for homeowners, volunteer board leaders, professional managers, and business partners. We believe our content is king.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 5, 2014

Last week, Associations Now did a story on my awesome client NICSA and the new membership model project we worked on together last summer. They’ve graciously given me permission to reprint it below: By Joe Rominiecki / Apr 30, 2014 . The winter of 2014 brought a lot of cold weather and snow to much of the United States.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 31, 2018

In laying out the guidelines that govern our activities, I realize that only one term makes any sense--association management. The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey and Jim Huling This one was originally posted in May 2014, and returns for a fifth placement on these year-end lists.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 7, 2017

I worked for the Propane Education & Research Council from 2005 to 2012 and learned much about association marketing, management and content creation. I’m originally from Richmond and as my wife and I were looking to move back, an opportunity became available to work for Easter Associates, Inc.,

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GlowGlobally

DECEMBER 3, 2014

As we wrap up 2014, we complete our “subscriber-requested” three part China series with an indepth overview of the China healthcare market. Robbin’s healthcare experience includes EMD China Scientific Communication where he gleaned rich experience on copyrights, operations and global exchange project management.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. We are proud to be the Platinum Sponsor for AMCi, because Association Management Companies (AMCs) have always been an important part of our success.

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Associations Now

MAY 5, 2019

When Catherine Prather joined the staff of the National Tour Association in 1994, she was the quintessential person who “just fell into” association management. “Then I started taking on other things such as research and education.”. As she prepares, she shares some of the steps that got her there.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Industry experience vs. association experience. Some debates have a way of enduring, and we’ll likely never settle the question of whether an association CEO is better off coming from a background in association management or hails from the industry the association represents. Plainly, both have their virtues.

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Associations Now

JULY 30, 2015

Fewer associations are reporting membership growth this year than in 2014, according to the 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. That’s down from the 53 percent that experienced growth in 2014. Education can help enhance your organization —for your employees and your members. It’s hot. Hot, hot, hot.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 11, 2016

Leading up to 2014, the best way for NAASF’s nearly 8,000 franchisee members to discuss best practices, industry issues and bounce ideas off one another was at periodic town hall meetings. It found a new email host and contracted with Abila netFORUM for its association management software (AMS).

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GlowGlobally

APRIL 29, 2014

Join Nikki Walker, MCI vice president for association management & consulting, as we explore answers to these questions and provide strategic concepts, benchmark data, real world success stories, and exchange ideas that can help associations find a path to relevance.

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GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

This article was written by Maria Tong, senior director, association management and consulting from MCI Beijing office. On October 29, 2014, China released a draft of the National Plan for Health Service System, featuring the country’s goals and priorities on developing the public health framework in the next five years.

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Associations Now

JULY 14, 2014

It’s a strategy other associations should pay attention to. Associations have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take advantage of a new paradigm that they haven’t seen before, one where we can actively mold those people coming into our industries and professions. GFA’s program has gained international acclaim in the soccer world.

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GlowGlobally

OCTOBER 12, 2012

MCI’s Tarnbir Kaur, CAE, Director Association Management & Consulting – MCI Dubai takes us on a tour of this important region. Focus on Education from Government. In population and land area, it is comparable to the United States.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

The conference may be in your hometown, but one association management pro advises against commuting to the event. On his blog, Association Executive Management’s David M. you should not be deciding whether to attend an educational session, go back to the office, or get home early,” he writes.

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Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In the past few years, there has been a noticeable push by associations to leverage enterprise constituent relationship management (CRM) platforms from Salesforce or Microsoft as the platform for their association management software (AMS). Ready to learn more about Salesforce vs. Microsoft for associations?

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Martin says typical association content—magazines, newsletters, whitepapers, research reports, and however those are sliced and diced for social media—only gets people to the top of the marketing funnel. If they’re so good at content, though, why not? executing their own marketing.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

To help your figure out where to devote your tech energies for 2014 and beyond, we reached out to some of the association world’s best technology minds for guidance. Digital has changed everything,” observed Michael Hoehn , a vice-president at healthcare association management firm CM-Innovators. Sound familiar?

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 31, 2014

To begin 2014, we are featuring a new MCI white paper authored by Nikki Walker, MCI’s Vice President for its global association management and consulting practice, based in Dubai, UAE. Have you ever wondered how your association’s brand is perceived specifically by the international community?

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Associations Now

APRIL 30, 2014

How one association unbundled some of its benefits and packaged them around “clusters of behavior” in its member engagement data. The winter of 2014 brought a lot of cold weather and snow to much of the United States. And, with apologies to polar vortex , it also brought us one of my favorite new words: sneckdown.

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Leading Learning

MAY 24, 2022

Basically, we’ve managed to accumulate quite of experience in the business of continuing education, professional development, and lifelong learning. The drop in the cost and effort required to capture, edit, and deliver video has dramatically increased our ability to use it for developing educational content.

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Association Adviser

JULY 10, 2017

This month, Association Adviser sat down with Andy Curliss, chief executive officer of the North Carolina Pork Council (NCPC), to chat about a job he was tapped for in November 2016 after 20 years of working as an investigative reporter and editor for The News & Observer (Raleigh) and as a division head for Gelia, Wells & Mohr, Inc.,

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YourMembership

APRIL 14, 2015

For some folks it started with YM’s acquisition of Job Target’s career center business unit in 2014. These moves alone changed the conversation for a lot of people looking at the Association Management Software (AMS) industry, as it exists today. Lynda.com plans to connect people with education relevant to those jobs.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 29, 2016

We merged it with our main www site, implemented single sign-on (SSO) for all members, and re-launched with these updates in October 2014. Education topics in various forms (videos, webinars, blogs, etc.). HL: How have the Community Management Services helped so far? Our ambassadors are enthusiastic, energetic and excited.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 30, 2013

It was inspired by the take-down of strategic planning in Humanize , and in it I pledge to stop using that term to describe the messy, constantly evolving process my association uses to determine our direction and set our objectives. My thanks to everyone who has been reading what I''ve been putting up here.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 14, 2015

It seems, however, that some associations may be missing some of their own “fitness” measurements. Here’s a good primer on how to calculate a few key membership metrics , and the July/August 2014 issue of Associations Now featured an in-depth look at market assessments , which can help you determine market share.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

NAADAC’s investment in technology upgrades shows the importance of having a healthy infrastructure to support your association’s work. By the end of April 2014, NAADAC had increased membership 48 percent from a year prior, from 6,600 to a seven-year high of 9,799. “We couldn’t do it piecemeal. .

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 22, 2015

How did you get into community management or become involved in your online community? Matt Coffindaffer, CAE (ASAE): I started in community management by virtue of association management for eight years, bringing a really broad perspective (what you need when at the helm of communities).

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SCD Group

OCTOBER 7, 2014

Barely six months later, NAADAC had upgraded its association management system (IMPak), redesigned its website—complete with responsive design and a new logo for the association—and moved to an email platform (Informz) that integrated with its AMS. Managing data better. It all had to change. “We And physics.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Associations and other nonprofits with certain business structures and operations—such as for-profit subsidiaries, management by association management companies, or office roles filled by temporary staff—could feel the impact of last month’s ruling by the National Labor Relations Board redefining “joint employment.”

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AvidXchange: Association Management

MAY 16, 2017

Prior to KnowledgeTree, Chris served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of StrikeIron, where he was responsible for the day-to-day management of the organization. The 440% revenue growth from 2011 to mid-2014 led to StrikeIron’s successful acquisition by Informatica.

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