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Don’t Ignore Non-Dues Revenue Potential of Digital Badges!

WBT Systems

We already know that not only does eLearning provide a valuable member service , leading to higher member retention rates, it can also generate an important additional source of non-dues revenue. Value of Digital Badges for Association Members. Non-Dues Revenue Potential of Digital Badges for Associations.

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Overcoming the association value gap: part II

Principled Innovation

This post originally appeared on the Associations Now Leadership Blog on March 28, 2013. In Part I of this series earlier this month, I identified the association value gap as an underlying structural problem within membership-centric business models. You can read Part I here.

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Want to Maximize Association Membership Value? Create Indispensable Engagement

Higher Logic

Strengthen Your Association's Value Proposition with Engagement. Engagement tools can help you show how valuable your association membership truly is. If you have any of these organizational problems, get started by planning your engagement strategy around engagement tools. Non-Dues Revenue. Member Retention.

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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

Higher Logic

While the way you align your proposed member community with your executives’ goals will vary by association, five of the most common priorities you might find in the strategic plan include new member acquisition, member engagement and retention, non-dues revenue growth, advocacy and legislation, and maintaining relevance.

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

.orgSource

We are hosting a guided exploration of what trust means for our future relationships with staff, boards, constituents, and the association industry. The objective is to arrive at actionable strategies for strengthening those relationships. Open Windows In July 2020,orgSource surveyed approximately 300 association executives.

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From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Crafting Membership Offers They Can’t Refuse

Association Freak

By going down this path, organizations end up sacrificing significant dues revenue without much to show for it in terms of membership growth. This strategy helps to “fill the hopper” with potential future members who will eventually pay full dues.

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Overcoming the association value gap: part I

Principled Innovation

According to the most recent edition of ASAE’s Operating Ratio Report ( ORR ), membership dues account for an average of 38 percent of total revenue for all associations. No other single revenue category comes close to reaching that number. Keeping dues flat makes for a goodwill gesture to members who are tight on money.