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Overcoming the association value gap: part I

Principled Innovation

In addition, as Joe makes clear in the quote above, without the ability to grow the dominant revenue stream through changes in pricing, associations are typically left with only two options: increase membership numbers substantially or reduce costs significantly, both of which are usually much easier said than done.

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To Mentor or Not To Mentor

Smooth The Path

Learn which of the three definitions your members are using before launching your program. Related: A new calculation leads to a better association strategy. Improve your association’s value with reverse mentoring or co-mentoring. Improve your member’s experience with curated networking.

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How Association Members Really Evaluate Value

Smooth The Path

In fact, our perceptions of value are becoming more sophisticated. Some experts define value as quality + price. There’s a new definition for value. Value is one part solution, another part story, another part experience. Related: Association trend watch: member experiences.

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How to Prove Member ROI with Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

Protech

For trade associations, institutional members might expect value in the form of internal educational resources they can share with their staff on community forums. However, decision-making strategies and implementations are still mixed between “gut feeling” and “data – driven.” . The definition is in the name.

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How to Define Success?

Plexus Consulting

By Virgil Carter Do you have a commonly accepted definition for your organization’s success? It may be common for volunteers, the CEO and senior staff to have different definitions of organizational success. So, what does your association value most? Thereafter communicate, communicate, and communicate. Is it performance?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.27.19

Reid All About it

You could definitely cut back on the cheese—that was a big pile of cheddar, gouda and fontina. Get a definition of Level II and III Data and the steps needed for implementing it into your Association Management Software (AMS). Presenters: Shelly Alcorn, CAE, Alcorn Associates Management Consulting. Wed 10/2 at 1 p.m.

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How to Strengthen Your Association’s Value Proposition

AssociationChat

Is your association’s value proposition as strong as it could be? Are your governance, operations, and culture aligned to support strategy? You know, it’s interesting, Nick, when Nick hair from cue career, you should definitely connect with him if you haven’t already. look him up. International who did this.

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