Association Freak

MARCH 1, 2024

Rebound in Member Growth After a decline in 2021 and 2022, associations are witnessing a significant rebound, with member growth rates reaching their highest since 2016. The MGI 2023 Membership Marketing Survey found that 49% of associations report growth, contrasting to 26% in 2021.

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Association Freak

MARCH 2, 2024

REBOUND IN MEMBER GROWTH After a decline in 2021 and 2022, associations are witnessing a significant rebound, with member growth rates reaching their highest since 2016. The MGI 2023 Membership Marketing Survey found that 49% of associations report growth, contrasting to 26% in 2021.

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Aptify

APRIL 15, 2024

release in January 2023 , Aptify provides a new serverless deployment model using Azure PaaS offering. Member Engagement: Enhance the member experience with personalized communication tools, self-service portals, and mobile access. Introducing the new Aptify at AuSAE Demo Days With the Aptify 7.0

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Six p roven strategies and marketing tactics to boost future event registration It’s time to boost your event attendance and improve your member experience too! Don’t just settle with adding your member’s first and last name to your next event promotional email. Read our blog for more tips. Here’s how to get started: 1.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Check out what James Young at Product Community has to say about building and using a community engagement funnel. Member app. Unlike social media, a mobile app serves as a centralized communication channel for your members. Bulletin describes how a member app enhances and fosters member engagement.

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MARCH 10, 2023

Nimble AMS describes how it can help your association recruit, engage and retain members by helping you better understand members, anticipate their needs, and deliver personalized communication and content. Economic Outlook: Recession 2023? Small staff challenge. Journalism’s decline. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Membership. s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report in many of the posts I’ve written for clients. Learn how to identify what’s valuable to your members, serve it to them in an attractive and engaging way, and get your stakeholders on board.

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AssociationChat

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has become increasingly popular, with many industries embracing its potential to enhance processes, streamline communication, and boost efficiency. Association work is no exception. Create a 1-paragraph blog post about the benefits of watching the Association Chat Podcast.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The State Bar of Texas partnered with Lead Marvels to provide an online resource library for members that generated $160,000 in revenue for the association this past year—plus lots of leads for their sponsors. Hot association topics. If any of these topics are on your mind, you’ll find lots of good reads on their blog. 1 CAE credit.

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Disciple Media

APRIL 26, 2023

Whether you’re a language teacher, artist, musician, coder, yoga master or any other type of instructor, Thinkific provides the tools you need to communicate effectively with your students. 6: Kajabi Kajabi is a popular choice for those building a community around learning. If you want to offer more than that you’ll have to pay.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

GrowthZone explains how to improve morale and reduce employee turnover by providing a more enjoyable, rewarding, and humane work experience. They share a bunch of good ideas for onboarding, flexible work schedules, employee perks, recognition, and communication. Content marketing. Fri 10/6 at 12:30 p.m. CMP credit. 1 CAE credit.

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EventMobi: Association Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Membership directories help your organization in multiple ways: Providing networking opportunities Most of the time, members join a community or association for the networking opportunities. With an association directory, your members can easily find and connect with others. One important note to keep in mind: privacy concerns.

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ISAE

JANUARY 17, 2024

Membership seems to be on the rise again with 46% of associations reporting an increase in membership in 2023. Technology plays an essential role in improving member experiences and association operations. These subtle improvements to the member experience will come in handy when it’s time for them to renew.

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MARCH 24, 2023

Reduce staff turnover by providing a more enjoyable, rewarding and humane work experience. GrowthZone shares ideas for onboarding, flexible work schedules, employee perks, recognition, and communication. Chief Communications Officer/Owner, CQbd Tue 4/4 at 12 p.m. Event scheduling. What does this have to do with associations?

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Q4 Consultant Community Call We’re excited to open lines of communication for ASAE staff to update the consultant community and create a space for our consultant members to network with one another. The Community Check-In A weekly community chat on Slack for black professionals working in the events industry. . –

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JUNE 16, 2023

They also share communications lessons learned from their decades of experience in media, business and communications. How AI will Impact Digital Marketing in 2023 Description not on website at publication time. Harness the Power of AI in Community Management Recalibrate your understanding of AI in community management.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Host: Fridays@4 Speaker: Carolyn Nopar, former Chief Development Officer for the YWCA Metro Chicago and Director of Development & Communications for Family Focus Mon 6/26 at 8 a.m. Renew: Is Your Member Renewal Journey Magical or Miserable? More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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MemberClicks

DECEMBER 1, 2022

With actionable tips and best practices, this top viewed article will help you build new member welcome letters that will get new member relationships started right. For added insight, we even include some tips for what not to include in new member letters. Member relationships can only be as good as their foundation.

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JUNE 2, 2023

SURGE Ignite The only virtual conference for fearless association pros, the goal of SURGE 2023 is to learn from the unfamiliar and go beyond the boundaries of what we think is possible. Host: Association Insights in Old Town Speakers: Adam Hostetter, CEO of FuseSearch Sheri Singer, president of Singer Communications Wed 6/7 at 12 p.m.

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Elevating Engagement

APRIL 28, 2023

Tune Up Your Tone The tone your organization uses to communicate with members sends a signal. Members, especially first-timers, infer essential factors like the nature of the community: inclusive or exclusive, helpful or closed off, friendly or clique-ish. Others station designated welcomers at registration.

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JULY 21, 2023

The Future of Digital Communication Management Explore ways your association can leverage new technologies like AI to enhance overall member experience, optimize communications across multiple platforms, and ultimately increase revenue. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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MemberClicks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Utilizing effective medical association software and technology benefits your organization by enabling: Automation By simplifying and streamlining your processes, your software gives you and your staff the time and energy back to invest in your association’s mission and improve your member engagement and member experience.

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MARCH 3, 2023

They explain how these AMS functions affect the member experience, how the AMS market is changing, and what you should look for in a new AMS. Deep Dive: 2023 Membership Performance Benchmark Report Take a deep dive through the recently released 8th annual 2023 Membership Performance Benchmark Report. CMP credit.

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JULY 7, 2023

2023 Appropriations: What You Need to Know & Top Issues to Watch Between funding for disaster relief, Ukraine aid, cuts to DOJ funds, energy and climate, controversial policy riders, and more, all eyes are on the House and Senate Appropriations committees in this tumultuous political climate. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. CAE credit.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Key to this transformation includes embracing an ecosystem approach to software: use purpose-built tools, connected together, focusing on the member experience. Additionally, in this highly engaging session, you will be challenged with examples and illustrations to elevate the member and event attendee experience.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

2023 association trends. MemberSuite team shares the trends they see rising in the “collective association consciousness ,” including AI for normal people, walking the DEI talk, and others related to events, non-dues revenue, remote/hybrid work, community, data, and technology. AMS (r)evolution. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 10, 2023

You already know the 2023 Salesforce World Tour is a can’t-miss event for your association. Why you shouldn’t miss the 2023 Salesforce World Tour in DC Has your association registered for the 2023 Salesforce World Tour in DC, yet? The 2023 Salesforce World Tour event is perfect for all leaders in your organization.

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SBI

JANUARY 16, 2024

Here are five takeaways from 2023 and how we predict SBI and associations to evolve this year. Our efforts to help associations introduce group memberships have forged a superior member experience, and streamlined invoicing and data management.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Selecting the Right Convention City Based on Costs, Safety and More Get an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the data for the 2023 Convention Cities Index, the all-in-one resource to help planners of large events evaluate top cities that are ideally suited to hosting large conventions. Find out which 25 U.S. 1 CMP credit. . –

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Jenna Buckle, Superpath ) Everything you need to know about sponsorship sales in 2023. For the Love of Events ROI Hear different perspectives on measuring your event’s ROI and driving a better member experience. One major challenge faced by both is inadequate communication. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. . –

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Elevating Engagement

APRIL 28, 2023

Tune Up Your Tone The tone your organization uses to communicate with members sends a signal. Members, especially first-timers, infer essential factors like the nature of the community: inclusive or exclusive, helpful or closed off, friendly or clique-ish. Others station designated welcomers at registration.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Find out where organizations plan to focus their efforts in 2023—valuable data for planning and/or making your case for necessary budget approvals. The team at Mobilize published a community strategy playbook based on the blueprint they developed for creating their own user community. Open Networking: Programming 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Nimble AMS describes how an AMS helps membership directors better understand members, anticipate their needs, and deliver an optimal online experience and personalized communications and content. If your AMS doesn’t help you recruit, engage and retain members , you better start shopping for a new one. Quick hits.

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MemberClicks

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Hire for roles such as: Marketing and Communications Manager Development Director Events Manager Member Experience Leader 17. Ideally, look for an all-in-one nonprofit membership software like Memberclicks that can help you achieve your goals while building relationships with members for long-term success.

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

One of the most effective ways to recruit new members is to let them know about your benefits. That means clearly communicating your organization’s value proposition. Direct mail marketing platform Direct mail is an underrated form of communication that can make an impact. That’s why it’s important to craft your pitch.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

CEOs and hiring managers use the cover letter as a barometer to gauge a candidate’s ability to effectively communicate. This is an ideal time to showcase your written communication skills to get the job. Speakers: Dana Hamer, Director of Marketing & Member Engagement, American Urological Association. More info/register.

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JULY 14, 2023

PCMA Convene recaps a Convening Leaders 2023 session led by Joe Colangelo of Bear Analytics: “ From Stats to Stories—Making Event Data Work for You.” Bill Sheehan at Multiview shares his top takeaways from ASAE’s 2023 MM&C conference related to Gen Z, AI and marketing—fun topics. . Gen Z, AI and marketing. 1 CAE credit.

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