Higher Logic

MAY 8, 2019

If your target audience has opted into your communications, the open rate should be on the higher end. Follow our tips to improve your association’s email open rate and boost member engagement, building a stronger communications strategy along the way. Provide community members options. (PS: That is not always the case.

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YourMembership

DECEMBER 30, 2014

So as a final toast to 2014, we look back at some of the ideas and strategies we shared with you the past 12 months. The past couple months we’ve been talking a lot about strategies, and in particular, the need for associations to develop strategies around important areas of interest like online communities and job boards.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 9, 2015

But thanks to periods of economic stability, for the first time in a decade, these always-on-go folks will have time to take a breath and think strategically, according to Meeting Professionals International’s Meetings Outlook, 2015 Spring Edition. It was developed in partnership with Visit Denver. Are you doing things differently?

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Reid All About it

MARCH 17, 2017

Follow along as a young professional goes from website visitor to new member in a process turbo-charged by inbound marketing content. Fisk, director of public and science communications, Soil Science Society of America. Aptify shows how associations can use inbound marketing for lead generation and, ultimately, membership recruitment.

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Higher Logic

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

With broader reach of social networks and online communication tools, the line between digital and traditional dissolves. Community building in this environment creates greater business value, starting with the importance of getting to know your customers. The seeds of innovation are in your community insights.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 16, 2014

I served as director of communications for an association for four years – and I loved every minute of it. I was all things communications, media relations and public relations. Eighty-eight percent think members perceive their marketing and communication efforts as sometimes to always relevant and professional. But marketing?

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Here was ASHRAE’s renewal automation campaign process: Enrolled nine different membership grades. Best Community Manager: Jamie Chapman, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Improved gamification by expanding the collection of ribbons to recognize members for their contributions to the Link community. Say congrats on Twitter!

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 29, 2015

The Holy Grail for community managers isn’t proving ROI -- sometimes when you’re starting out, it’s negative -- it’s improving the value of your community to ultimately increase ROI. How do you increase your community’s value? Define a compelling shared purpose and value for your community. Don’t just stop there.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 18, 2016

Rather than excitement, you feel angst when thinking of engagement strategies. As a community manager, this high burnout rate is scary. She’s an expert in her field (she recently spoke at our 2015 Super Forum ) and knows how important it is to rekindle the fire in your community management belly. How can you fix this?

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 13, 2016

Good news is, if your community isn’t very engaged or doesn’t feel sustainable, you can mold member behavior to create the environment you want. But, as Rachel Happe, Principal and Co-Founder of The Community Roundtable said in her 2015 Super Forum keynote speech , changing behavior isn’t easy. What does that mean for you?

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Associations Now

APRIL 1, 2020

We can gather insights after something happened, but we don’t remember how we were processing things while they happened,” Brown says. As I write this, we’re talking 2015. Need to quickly change your communication strategy for 2020? Chances are that they remember believing something different.

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Leading Learning

JULY 12, 2021

It also requires re-thinking significantly how the stakeholders in your learning business interact, the assumptions they bring to the table, and how new perspectives translate into new strategies. Review your legacy systems and processes. We have you covered: Assess where you are now. Secure leadership support and a funding commitment.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Growth matters: develop repeatable processes. Every community needs to align with organizational goals and set up a strategy for scale and efficiency. The basics include a welcome program and onboarding process, programmatic outreach, access to support documents and a robust FAQ section. Leverage social media outreach.

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Idea Architects

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Always a good strategy to link a solicitation to noteworthy and very timely news. It's Fundraising 101 that often doesn't occur because of lack of staff time, training, or advance planning of donor communications. At minimum craft separate communications for those two lists. And don't just make this a staff responsibility.

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Associations Now

APRIL 27, 2017

On Wednesday, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai announced his plan for rolling back net neutrality regulations put in place by his predecessor, Tom Wheeler. Pai, a noted critic of the 2015 plan who voted against it as a FCC commissioner, said his goal was to take a lighter touch with internet regulations.

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Idea Architects

JANUARY 2, 2015

Always a good strategy to link a solicitation to noteworthy and very timely news. One was deeply heartfelt in reflecting on all the good that the organization had accomplished and what more might be possible in 2015. So here''s the oh-so simple way to avoid doing this again in 2015. Now go get to work. But you''re not.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 1, 2016

SAE’s previous community, the Engineer Xchange, wasn’t used often and didn’t offer real value to its members. The process of defining objectives, functionality and a mission for the organization was missing. SAE identified early the importance of hiring a community manager as a dedicated resource. It was a win-win.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

In 2015, the event made it to Microsoft Edge in Windows. Does multiway communication make sense for you? If you’re thinking about launching a livestreaming strategy in 2019, two-way interaction has to be part of the discussion. Slowly, though, the company has started to expand its horizons.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 2, 2015

While groups like Goodwill Industries have proved this strategy can be successful, tensions between the commercially focused and the mission-focused sides are bound to arise. ” Results of the Day: We processed $39.6 million in online donations during #GivingTuesday 2015. ” Results of the Day: We processed $39.6

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AvidXchange: Association Management

JANUARY 16, 2023

Our guest for the first episode of “The Power of Change with Michael Praeger” is Cat Carmichael, the Chief Executive Officer for Strategy 123, a strategic community association management (CAM) consulting company focused on acquisition preparation, increased profitability and creating successful exit strategies and succession plans.

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Associations Now

MARCH 3, 2016

This time last year, human resources firm Nonprofit HR predicted a positive employment prognosis for the nonprofit sector throughout 2015. While the 2016 report hasn’t yet been released, the relative health of the nonprofit and association employment markets is closely watched, especially when it comes to recruitment strategy.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 13, 2016

More than half (54 percent) of the executives who took part in our annual association communication benchmarking study felt their organization’s inability to generate non-dues-revenue (NDR) was a serious or significant challenge — up substantially from 2015. 2015. ** 11%. Source: Association Adviser 2015-2016.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

That’s according to Belle Beth Cooper, who explains the process on the Ghost Blog. “There are two main ways I’ve found that I can use conflict to inform my creative process,” she says. If you want to learn more about Cooper’s creative process, she recently talked about it with the folks at Lifehacker.

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.orgCommunity

AUGUST 22, 2017

Since NBBQA changed its business model in 2015, the association has seen lower operating costs, more focus on strategic business priorities, higher productivity and an increase in customers. Whether an initial assessment or a comprehensive strategy, we will provide you with a custom solution for your transformation. Call on.orgSource.

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Associations Now

JULY 6, 2016

In 2012, just 1 percent of graduating student members applied for the FACC designation, but 31 percent did so in 2015. Part of the communication campaign to FITs includes a message from ACC’s Early Career Professionals Section. The American College of Cardiology is one such fortunate association.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

strategy help that allowed the firm to boost its awareness and messaging. Other nonprofits looking for similar help are in the running for idgroup’s 2015 contest. Such is the take of The Wordifier , a new Claxon Marketing online app that lets you know how often words show up in nonprofit marketing communications.

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GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. Promote a strong leadership network through an interactive communication process that engages and involves all members. Will the membership model of today still be here in 2015? GrowGlobally.org. Market & Biz Plan.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 18, 2014

The mobile event app development process. Integrate your other strategies. We are already in the planning stages for this same event in 2015, and intend to use this event app again. for almost three years now, working in communications and marketing for several client associations. We used QuickMobile. Conclusion.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 3, 2016

In 2015, I went to Nepal for three weeks and came back a more productive, enthusiastic, caring professional striving for success. Staff or volunteer leaders could nominate candidates, and an application process could determine whether they represent the association well and would benefit from the experience. photo by Patrick deHahn).

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Beth Kanter

MAY 12, 2016

based software company, created Give Local America so community foundations could host annual one-day fundraising events. The company provides the software for processing the donations, finds national sponsors to help market and promote them, and solicits matching funds to help charities attract donors and raise money.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 14, 2016

CR: Our strategy is somewhat old-school based on the number of live events and face-to-face meetings we hold. My government and communications experience has been especially helpful in my current role. Having leadership experience in any capacity is going to help you run an association — as is the ability to communicate effectively.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The first Nonprofit Blog Carnival of 2015 is on the theme is personal productivity. How are nonprofits folks strengthening their personal productivity muscles in 2015? Marlene Oliveira, Copywriter and Communications Consultant, shares her secret to productivity: working in 50 minute chunks.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Currently, retailers are asked to handle actual payment information and physically confirm a consumer’s identity—two things that add complexity to the payments process and raise security issues. The dream for firms invested in mobile payments goes something like this: Someday in the near future, “What’s in your wallet?”

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Association Subculture

AUGUST 26, 2011

We have not established a formal body of knowledge or developed the relationships we need to have in the K-12 and post-secondary community in order to raise awareness about our profession as a career. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings. communications. (4).

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

We spent some time with Dayak to ask how the association’s integrated media and communications department supports public power and reinforces membership value. Meena Dayak: I’ve worked with the association for a little over three years as the vice president for integrated media and communications.

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 29, 2017

Since that time, I’ve been involved in the sector helping organizations with a wide range of communications and technology challenges. When I gave a talk about my challenges at the 2015 Nonprofit Technology Conference, the response was and continues to be overwhelming. I would say that I’m still a non-profit techie.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 17, 2016

And now, the list of webinars and other events for the association community for the week of June 20. Presenter: Kristi Casey Sanders, director of digital marketing strategy of Plan Your Meetings @ Meeting Professionals International. More info/register. More info/register. all times are Eastern Daylight Saving Time.

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