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Why Association Leaders Need a Vision

Associations Now

Associations face an increasingly competitive market for members, attendees, and education. Time was, the association value proposition was pretty simple: “We’re the only ones who care about you.” A recent McKinsey & Company article stresses the importance of finding an answer.

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Engagement: It’s Not About You

Spark Consulting

There was a lot of talk about measuring and scoring member engagement at December’s ASAE Technology Conference. People talked about engagement being the core of the association value proposition. We value committee service, so we give it a high score. value about their interactions with us. Spot it yet?

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Is New Technology Worth The Investment?

Association Adviser

We asked Marcus Underwood, vice president for online media at Naylor, to weigh in about technology becoming more personal and, at times, more expensive. Tech innovations such as blogging and social media platforms allow associations to host low-cost, two-way communication forums.

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Engagement: It's Not About You

Thanks For Playing

There was a lot of talk about measuring and scoring member engagement at December's ASAE Technology Conference. People talked about engagement being the core of the association value proposition. We value committee service, so we give it a high score. value about their interactions with us. So what's the problem?

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Be the Voice of Relevance—Make Mission, Vision, and Values Fit the Moment

.orgSource

Viewing mission, vision, and values as timely rather than timeless, reinforces their significance both to members and to the association’s daily activities. However, technology is a ruthless editor and could easily force a rewrite. Values create community.

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Do you know what your members "biggest need" is? It should be your biggest asset!

Experts in Membership Marketing

I am reading the 1/10 issue of ASAE's Associations Now and came upon an article (pg 24 if you are so inclined) entitled "Tune In to Your Members' Wavelength" by Tracy Krughoff, Director of Event Communications at the Biotechnology Industry Organization here in D.C. That's what Tracy's article just gave me. So here it is.

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Jumping Ship : Off Stage

Off Stage

On January 19, 2011, Inman News carried a feature article by Matt Carter with the headline, “South Carolina real estate brokerage drops Realtor affiliation: Company maintains MLS membership. The article continues, “The largest brokerage in the Columbia, S.C., “Thats not true in the case of our association.