Spark Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2014

This Friday, we’ll be kicking off the 2014 Associations 101 #10in20 webinar series with a presentation by Rob Barnes on organizational culture. Register now and learn how to kickstart your organizational culture in 2014! Same great format (10 tips in 20 minutes), but lots of new content and speakers!

Recruiting 150

Recruiting Recruitment Tips Innovation 150

YourMembership

MAY 22, 2014

Last week we hosted our monthly Thought Leadership Webinar , featuring a whitepaper published by Association Laboratory entitled Looking Forward 2014: An Environmental Scanning Whitepaper for the Association Industry. In a recent online poll, 83 percent admitted they would be actively looking for a new position in 2014.

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Florida Metro Recruiting Recruitment 150

YourMembership

AUGUST 7, 2014

They were great sources of revenue for… the printing company. We recently held a webinar called Flipping the Membership Equation: Thinking Different About Member Retention and Recruitment. In the webinar we highlighted the work being done at the Association of Otolaryngology Administrators (AOA) to recruit and retain new members.

Member Engagement 150

Member Engagement Nashville Software Recruiting 150

YourMembership

JANUARY 15, 2015

At the beginning of 2014 we started a conversation on the importance of a career center strategy for associations, especially in light of social networking giant LinkedIn’s aggressive efforts to become the leading online job board aggregator. Being prepared for inevitable change has never been more important.

Education 150

Education Certificate Revenue Recruiting 150

YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. The side effects of this change are: A loss of traditional revenue generated by membership dues. The loss of leadership vital to the health of the organization. They need leadership in all areas of their business.

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Case Study Arizona Social Media Revenue 150

Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

There’s an eye-opening chart you’ll see soon from Association Adviser’s 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. Think of your members as belonging to a tribe, with your leadership as the elders. percent agree); member recruitment (10.8 That’s a huge missed opportunity. percent agree); building public awareness (43.5

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Social Media Communications Content Strategy 60

Associations Now

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

This year I’ve noticed that our 2014 Associations Now Volunteer Leadership Issue continues what you might call a peculiar streak, now going on nine years: It has never included an article about membership. Topics like fiduciary duty, conflict of interest, and strategic leadership take precedence.

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Recruiting Recruitment Leadership Resources 40