GrowthZone

MARCH 5, 2020

Of those respondents, 15% credited a deliberate strategy and dedicated focus on engagement as the reason for the improvement. In this installment of our association blog series on member engagement, we explore the specific focus and strategies used by organizations with strong member engagement rates. Get your copy of the.

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Member Engagement Strategy Analysis Recruiting 114

Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Solid data analysis and reporting are some of the best ways to show the value of the work you do and prove that your organization is getting a great return on their investment. Now you’re saying, “but Marisa…reporting is the hard part.”). Take Your Marketing Reporting to the Next Level. But it doesn’t have to be!

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Word-of-mouth recommendations and email communications were the two best channels for new member acquisition for membership organizations last year, according to Marketing General Incorporated ’s latest Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. . Depending on the results, this respondent’s organization sends each segment different messages.

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Report Analysis Content Communications 78

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 22, 2023

They describe strategies for applying game mechanics to influence attendee behavior , including incentives and technology that help you achieve event goals. Industry analysis for members. Per MGI’s membership benchmarking survey, members rely on their associations for in-depth industry analysis. Event gamification. 1 CAE credit.

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Analysis Software Education Strategy 291

Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Especially in associations, analytics can provide invaluable insights, guiding strategies and shaping outcomes. Provide a Benefit Analysis ROI in Focus: While emotional appeals are powerful, it’s also crucial to underscore the tangible benefits. Let’s take member retention as an example.

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NXUnite

MARCH 19, 2024

Then, you need to report on your fundraising and spending to demonstrate that you’re using your donors’ money wisely and complying with government regulations for nonprofits. These functional expense categories, as they’re known, are also consistent with nonprofit tax returns and other required reports.

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Tips Handbook Revenue Guidelines 130

Higher Logic

JUNE 5, 2020

Every year, The Community Roundtable releases the State of Community Management Report. It’s always filled with insightful analysis on how online communities, both internal and external, are making a difference. We pulled out 28 stats from this year's report that illuminate big community topics. Online Community Strategy.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2024, the data continues to show how the historical assumptions that drove association strategy are less and less valid.” You’ve probably seen survey reports about people registering later for events than in the past. “It’s the end of the world as we knew it,” says Dean West at Association Laboratory. “In Loneliness.

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Social Media DC Strategy Education 250

Association Analytics

APRIL 8, 2021

And yet SMART goals are so crucial in data analysis because they provide direction needed for inquiry. For example, knowing that you want to increase a specific type of membership can make all the difference in measurement, analysis, and strategy. Engage in Analysis. Develop KPIs for Your Goals.

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Analysis Examples Resources Strategy 192

GrowthZone

MARCH 19, 2019

Tweet An Annual Report isn’t just for your association’s Board of Directors.; Here are six steps for writing an effective association annual report: Define the Audience. What do you want to accomplish with the report? Tell readers what they can expect to learn about your association from the annual report. How did we do?

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Report Committee Analysis Social Media 99

Associations Now

MARCH 16, 2017

Cybersecurity spending is on the rise, but it’s being driven by detection and response over prevention, according to a new Gartner research report. The future of cybersecurity strategy is going to be driven by a thoughtful approach to response. The trend will likely cause changes in how security is managed and how success is measured.

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Report Strategy Analysis Project 57

Membersuite

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Since an AMS is at its essence a database, find out what kind of reporting and analysis you can do with the AMS alone, and what you’ll have to rely on other software to do. This option expands your data analysis capabilities and increases your team’s access to reports and dashboards.

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Analysis eBook Software Report 142

Aaron Wolowiec

AUGUST 10, 2015

It requires creativity, strategic planning, vision and data analysis. Only 25 percent of study participants report members perceive their marketing communications as always relevant and professional. However, neither staffing nor funding correlated to greater marketing effectiveness in the analysis of the study’s data.

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Report Marketing Detroit Social Media 100

Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 2, 2013

In a nutshell, The Meetings Report strives to describe the state of the Michigan association meetings industry. Alex Kontras , a data manager for the City of Grand Rapids, and I were delighted to author this report. And the report is equally valuable to suppliers. A copy of the report may be ordered via MSAE’s website.

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Michigan Atlanta Education Report 100

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Results Direct and.orgCommunity released the first and most comprehensive report on mobile apps in the association community , which includes data on how associations and their members are using mobile apps. Mark Lowry at Association Analytics shares helpful member retention strategies. Mobile apps. Member retention. Zoom fatigue.

Strategy 272

Strategy Video Technology Innovation 272

Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

Hannah Carvalho at Associations Now recaps a report from Forj that surveyed association members to better understand the expectations they have for their associations and how well their associations are living up to them. I’ve got one more tip: have them join your AMS users group and go to its events. Member expectations. 1 CAE credit.

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Education New Hampshire Tips Technology 256

Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. 9: Your Data Is Not Readily Available Challenge : You need to put a report together by the end of the week, but the person who has access to the data you need is out on vacation for the week. Sound familiar?

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Team Report Course Proposal 319

Achurch

MAY 11, 2023

It’s much more than an analysis of your technology assets and a review of your applications. At its core, a technology assessment evaluates the alignment between your technology portfolio, your current business processes, and your organization’s strategy. Can you report data across systems? What is technology assessment?

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Technology Analysis Directory System 83

Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

One question that comes up from time to time is whether an association will economically benefit more by pursuing a customer growth strategy instead of membership growth. For the most part, the client data that I have gathered would argue strongly for following a membership strategy. So the customer tenure was 1.2

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Strategy Analysis Cost Revenue 69

Ungrated

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Hiring service providers who offer landscaping, accounting, legal advice, maintenance, reserves analysis, insurance and risk management, or myriad other services is critical to a properly managed and well-maintained community. Have adequate oversight. Service providers bring the necessary expertise to tackle specific tasks and projects.

Strategy 71

Strategy Proposal Analysis Project 71

Association Reserves

AUGUST 21, 2023

Every year, hardworking HOA board members receive a HOA Reserve Study report, and its hefty content can feel like trying to decode a foreign language. Who Start by identifying the credentials of the person who prepared the report. When The report’s validity is another critical factor.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 30, 2017

Few of us exist in companies that openly embrace community as a compelling, wondrous silver bullet of a business strategy. A large majority of participants, most at the manager level or above, reported reactive methods as their main source of competitive advantage. Are Reported Community Results Solid – Or Are They Speculation?

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Strategy How To Sample Class 120

Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. This past week, I was still on a “softer” foods diet thanks to periodontal surgery, so nothing outstanding to report. Using uncommon strategies from her book Elevating Engagement , learn how to create an energized and highly motivated membership.

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Chicago Newsletter Mooc Education 200

Higher Logic

JULY 14, 2016

Shared value is the name of the game in The Community Roundtable’s State of Community Management Report 2016 (SOCM 2016). From its surveys and analysis, The Community Roundtable found that if you really want an effective, strong community, it needs to serve both your organization and your members -- not one or the other. Value for all.

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Report Class eBook Survey 120

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Sales ops originally functioned as a small team of number crunchers who executed financial analyses, reporting, and sales forecasting. Generate, analyze and present reports.

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How To Process Tools Team 362

Associations Now

MAY 20, 2019

The “ 2019 Open Source Security and Risk Analysis ” [registration], from the Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center and based on anonymized data from the company’s Black Duck audit services, noted that roughly 60 percent of the code in the code bases it studied was open source. To be clear, the XSS exploit did not happen recently.

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Software Strategy LMS Tools 96

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It seems weird to report on Thanksgiving dishes more than a week later, but I feel strangely obliged. Fri 12/1 at 4 p.m.* – Association Discussion: The Future of Components Has your association’s component relations strategy evolved since the pandemic? From light to heavy, the next night we had cheesy smoked Gruyere chicken.

Arlington 266

Arlington Technology Strategy Los Angeles 266

Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

They describe nine strategies for marketing membership to Gen Z. MGI’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is ready for download. Mark Wallach, Engagement Mobile Strategies ) Ugly numbers from Microsoft and ChatGPT reveal that AI demand is already shrinking. Workplace culture. Membership trends. Membership budget.

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Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

Reid All About it

APRIL 28, 2023

Before developing a certification exam or any type of education program or pathway focused on a specific job role, you must do a job analysis. WBT Systems explains what’s involved and what associations need to know about using a job analysis to design and market programs. Member recruitment. Frankly, we’re smarter about it now.

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DC Recruiting Recruitment Washington 205

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Digital Learning Accessibility, The Road Ahead Learn about elevating accessibility as an institutional imperative, designing and implementing institutional policy and strategies, and selecting and using technology-driven innovations to enhance accessibility. More info/register. Wed 2/28 at 9 a.m. – CAE credit. More info/register.

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DC Washington Member Engagement Innovation 261

Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2024

s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report in many of the posts I’ve written for clients. Billhighway discusses the causes of leadership succession issues and offers strategies for preventing volunteer burnout , a big problem for chapters. I’ve used data from Marketing General Inc.’s Leadership development for young members.

Survey 256

Survey Project Strategy Education 256

CMA Solutions

APRIL 3, 2024

Many didn’t have the answers needed to soothe concerns, but they would have if they had a solid public relations (PR) strategy. According to reports, another banking crisis could be closer than you think. Conduct a Post-Crisis Analysis After a PR crisis has passed, it’s natural for your team to feel relieved. Be honest.

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Press Release Social Media Case Study Team 52

Higher Logic

JUNE 13, 2019

The Community Roundtable annually releases the The State of Community Management Report, and it’s chock-full of timely online community stats to help inform your strategies in the year ahead. We’ve pulled out 39 of our favorite stats from the report (but don’t worry, there’s more stats and info to be had in the full report !).

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Strategy Report Team Cost 195

Associations Now

AUGUST 2, 2017

A new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics and The Hill found that lobbying spending was at a five-year high for the first half of 2017. Many associations and advocacy groups shifted their lobbying strategies to reflect the new political climate.

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2017

A new analysis by researchers at the University of Surrey and Lund University describes two primary types of business travelers—those who embrace business travel and those who struggle with it. The report emphasizes that organizations must take steps to cut down on such travel, where possible.

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Report Analysis Resources Strategy 57

Nexus Marketing

MAY 17, 2024

Big-picture analysis How are we adapting our approach? Skip ahead to learn more about the strategies on our mind these days.) ” for decades now—usually amplified by panicked websites that use spammy strategies to game the system at scale. Full-funnel content strategies are increasingly important. Does it matter?

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Content System Analysis Resources 52

Associations Now

MARCH 27, 2019

Both organizations agreed that the goal was not to create or act as a safety event reporting system but rather to bring together relevant data from multiple sources to inform strategies to address a high-priority safety issue,” the organizations said in the white paper [PDF].

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Strategy United States Proposal Analysis 56