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Membership recruiting: It’s like spring rush, except it’s all year long

Ungrated

This month, as spring rush gets underway at some colleges and universities, my daughter is following in my footsteps and serving as her sorority’s recruitment chair. Rule number one in Greek recruitment is: Make every person in the room feel welcome. I explained that recruitment often can be easier than engaging and retaining members.

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Membership Recruiting Is Like Spring Rush, Except It’s All Year Long

Ungrated

This month, as spring rush gets underway at some colleges and universities, my daughter is following in my footsteps and serving as her sorority’s recruitment chair. Rule number one in Greek recruitment is: Make every person in the room feel welcome. I explained that recruitment often can be easier than engaging and retaining members.

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Employee Recruitment and Retention: 4 Engagement Tips

Forj

Did you know that 47% of HR professionals have said that retention is the top talent management challenge they face, closely followed by recruitment at 36%? These factors also affect your recruitment rates, as a company that values its employees enough for them to stay is also one that others want to work for. Don’t fret!

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A recipe for volunteer success: How to recruit, educate, and retain

Ungrated

Veteran community association leaders say whipping up a plan to recruit, educate, and retain volunteers is essential to volunteer success and is a delicate mix that includes patience, flexibility, solid coaching, and listening skills—plus a dash of strong commitment to community.

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3 Strategies to Recruit Members Through Association Software

Blue Sky eLearn

When it comes to recruitment for your association, you have to walk a thin line. Ready to recruit a fresh pool of members for your program? One time-tested way to boost recruitment is through members-only benefits. You need to actively encourage members to join without driving them away by being too pushy. Let’s get to it!

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9 Strategies for Preventing Volunteer Burnout & Keeping Your Leadership Pipeline Full

Membersuite

Association colleagues are telling us they’re having a tough time recruiting and retaining volunteers. Volunteer recruitment was already a problem before the pandemic—members were busy. How to Prevent Volunteer Burnout and Keep Your Leadership Pipeline Full. Perceived lack of appreciation for the time and effort they put in.

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Community Leadership: Getting Everyone to Participate

Higher Logic

Leadership hype always focuses on the C-suite – are your executives on social media? But here’s another consideration: have you ever tapped leadership beyond the C-suite? 66% Mature communities had formal leadership/advocacy programs. Extend leadership beyond traditional roles. Take action on community leadership.