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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

Higher Logic

Your goal should be to demonstrate how the community aligns with and leads to achieving the goals of your association’s strategic plan. This is how you can prove your new member community will be a valuable technology investment. 5 Common Organizational Priorities for Associations. Example: “X platform is cheap/free.

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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.” The association world offers plenty of examples of rising to the moment.

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

.orgSource

However, technology is a ruthless editor and could easily force a rewrite. The March of Dimes is an example of a nonprofit whose original mission of serving polio victims was made obsolete by a vaccine. Netflix, number one on the list, is a good example of a company whose vision expanded as a result of an elevated purpose.

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Mobile Apps Then & Now: Learnings from a Year of Digital Acceleration

Protech

Over the past year, associations have found creative ways to leverage virtual technologies—and mobile apps are at the center of many of those efforts. about the how rapid mobile app adoption has accelerated associations’ move into the digital realm—and provided significant benefits along the way. By Heather Hughes – Sr.

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Managing a Global Workforce Requires New Skills

Associations Now

Modern expectations, technology, and time zones must be tackled in new era. As globalization and technology make it possible for associations to have employees in several countries, it also changes the way leaders must manage their workforce. said this new reality requires a shift in both management style and use of technology.

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Improve Your Association?s Value with Reverse Mentoring or Co-Mentoring

Smooth The Path

Take reverse-mentoring for example. Philip Tedesco, CEO of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors , noticed that when they got the Past Presidents’ Council together with the Young Professionals Network, there was more than just a one-way dialogue. New members might be well versed in new technology and new systems.

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Employer-Paid Membership Dues: Tips to Help Your Members Out

MemberClicks

As amazing as your member benefits and association values are, membership dues can be a roadblock for potential members. For example, a professional may want to start out by saying something along the lines of…. one option is to educate potential members on employer-paid membership dues.

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