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What an AMS Actually Costs

GrowthZone

Indirect costs are costs that are not directly accountable to something (e.g., In a recent blog post, Wes Trochlil of Effective Database Management addressed direct costs vs. indirect costs regarding association management software. The direct costs are clear—the amount spent on the software itself.

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Association Management Systems (AMS): 5 Software Strategies

Higher Logic

But to do this effectively, you need to have a system in place for gathering, organizing, and accessing the member information that provides you with insight into their goals and preferences: an association management system, or an AMS. Gathering accurate member information is essential to every aspect of association management.

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Membership Q&A: What’s the Most Effective Renewal Cycle?

Spark Consulting

Generally, if you’re still getting enough of a response to justify the resources you’ve invested (both direct costs and staff time), keep soliciting people. The mailed notices are, of course, not the ONLY reason for that improvement, but they definitely contributed. How many notices should we send?

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AMS basics: What’s the difference between cloud and on-premises hosting environments?

Aptify

W hen it’s time to look for your next association management software (AMS) system, one thing you need to decide is what hosting environment you want. Definitions. It can be managed by you or a third-party, but it’s yours and you’re responsible for it. . Do you want your AMS hosted in the cloud or on-premises?

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PODCAST: 3 Major Challenges Facing Community Association Management Companies in 2023

AvidXchange: Association Management

In our first episode of the “Middle Market Report” podcast , we covered three pervasive trends happening right now in the community association management industry. Let’s set the table with a few figures: There are more than 357,000 community associations in the U.S. It’s time to make a change.

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Lessons Learned from the Connect Marketplace 2020 Industry Event

SBI

We definitely felt safe knowing the hotel staff was doing their best to keep things safe and clean. Touchless interactions were fantastic and will definitely be here to stay. As you can imagine, all of the added health and safety measures come with a cost. An Expensive Proposition. The list goes on. Where Do We Go from Here?

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Impexium explains how your association and members could benefit from offering a tiered membership model. Lunch costs are on your own. 1 CAE credit.

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