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JUNE 9, 2023

Glass half full: you’ll need a lot more money to invest in new programs and services, hire more staff, and better fulfill your mission. I want to share better advice and ideas in the blog posts I write on behalf of clients. Some of these strategies are new to me but look very promising. Fought against it for a minute.

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Reid All About it

MAY 14, 2021

Google’s new search ranking factor: core web vitals, a set of page experience metrics related to page speed, responsiveness and visual stability. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community….

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 2, 2018

Attracting Millennial/young professional supporters. New Endeavors by Women (campaigns). CFA Society Minnesota (attracting Millennials). Capital Area Food Bank (attracting Millennials). If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past 20 years, it’s that associations don’t always have all the answers.

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JUNE 23, 2023

If you want to attract and retain exceptional talent, you must provide a supportive environment where people achieve both personal and professional fulfillment. Scott Fitzgerald ChatGPT. Nearly seven months ago, ChatGPT entered our world. Our AI future. Impexium says culture frays under the stress of subpar working conditions. What the heck?

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

MCI invites you to participate in its AI benchmark survey , a 3-minute pulse survey about the integration of AI technologies within your organization and your members’ interest and aptitude for AI. Engagement means different things for different members. Hope to see you back here for the next edition on Friday, September 15.

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JUNE 4, 2021

Associations are always talking about attracting young members and customers. Non-renewing members. MemberSuite looks at a challenge many associations have been struggling with over the past year: non-renewing members. They describe why members don’t renew (per an MGI study) and what you can do about it.

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MAY 21, 2021

I’ve seen many references over the past year to the power of “unlearning” conventional so-called wisdom so we can take on new and existing challenges with the mindset they require. Hooking members. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly (or sometimes fortnightly) In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 27, 2020

Also: What associations can do to attract new members. The fast-growing Modo Modo Agency is focusing on producing content for Instagram and LinkedIn, while the electronics reseller Buyback Boss is using SEO and Google Ads to find a new audience after ditching Facebook seven months ago. s Christine Lagorio-Chafkin.

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EventMobi: Association Events

OCTOBER 19, 2023

If you run a membership organization, you know how important it is to engage and retain your members. After all, members are the lifeblood of your organization: they support your organization’s mission, attend events, and form your community! And if you’ve got an upcoming event, that’s the perfect time to start recruiting new members.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 2, 2023

You can also use this data to find gaps in your educational portfolio and improve member acquisition and retention. Achurch Consulting provides guidance for deciding when to add new technology to your staff’s toolkit. If you plan to shop for a new AMS in the near future, make sure you check this out first. Technology decisions.

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MARCH 17, 2023

I bet members interact with your newsletters more regularly than any other product or service, which means your association should thoughtfully plan and design each edition. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Online learning. But excellent content isn’t enough to gain market share.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

WBT Systems explains how your association can serve industry employers, jobseekers, professionals new to your industry, and career-downsizing professionals during this challenging time. Achurch Consulting says etiquette is especially useful when navigating new situations, like a virtual meeting. Women in technology.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The deadline for ASAE members to apply for a judge spot is February 9, 2021. In response to the pandemic, many associations hosted new virtual events, took down their members-only content paywall, and reduced fees for virtual conferences and education—changes that affect their membership value proposition. Forget “normal.”

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MARCH 12, 2021

I just read a new paper— The New Association Tech Ecosystem: Powering Member Experiences with Integration and Specialization —from Chris Gloede and Karen Power of Ricochet Advice and I suggest you do too, especially if you have technology or analytics decisions on the horizon. New member onboarding.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 1, 2021

I’m on vacation next week—hiking in the Santa Fe area of New Mexico—so this Brain Food covers all the events I could find (and that came my way) for the next two weeks. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. See you back here on Friday, October 15. Women in technology. Why get an LMS.

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JULY 9, 2021

Member engagement. Anne McCarthy at Sidecar recaps a panel discussion at SURGE Forward about the new approaches to member engagement taken by associations during the pandemic. At the Velvet Chainsaw Consulting blog, Sarah Michel thinks they’ve cracked the code on digital networking. Training programs. Order and change.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 14, 2023

Wes Trochlil at Effective Database Management explains why your association should think about the small moments experienced by members and customers. TopClass LMS explains how your association can clear up the confusion and attract employers and learners to your digital badge programs—plus why you should do it sooner rather than later.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 21, 2022

The member experience. Too much has changed in our world to keep assuming the member experience you provided pre-pandemic is the experience your members and prospective members want, need, and expect now. MemberSuite suggests how to reevaluate the member experience and apply what you learn. Membership survey.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 30, 2020

I’ll never forget a blog post, entitled “ Malcolm is Wrong ,” which Seth Godin penned back then on Chris Anderson’s book Free: The Future of a Radical Price. It’s the essence of content marketing and is being taken to new extremes in this crisis. Hopefully the author and the title of the blog piqued your curiosity.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 26, 2019

Rock, Narratively Secret Lives ). Every corner of your business is impacted by technology: human resources, hiring, finance, operations, communications, and member engagement. WBT Systems explains how to design and market programs that meet the education expectations of Millennials and Gen Z. Look before you leap! Christopher S.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 1, 2022

Impexium dispels some myths you’ve heard and worries you may have about getting a new AMS. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Career changers. I’ve got to admit, I still get the heebie-jeebies when thinking about my last AMS implementation—more than ten years ago! Yeah, pretty ugly.

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Reid All About it

MAY 10, 2019

Its speed, capacity, and dramatically reduced power consumption and communications response times, or “latency,” will make possible an astonishing range of innovative new products and services. MemberSuite explains how a new member onboarding campaign can help you increase member retention. Intriguing, isn’t it?

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Reid All About it

MARCH 9, 2018

If a competitor beat you to a new market opportunity or disrupted your business model, know you’re in good company. TopClass LMS provider WBT Systems suggests several ways to create these new sponsorship opportunities. Derek Ham, a North Carolina State University professor, asked: “What was it like to be there? Pew Research ).

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2018

Steven Johnson in The New York Times says, Bitcoin “may well turn out to be a genuinely revolutionary breakthrough and at the same time a colossal failure as a currency.” Attracting millennial/young professional supporters. What if you try something new and it bombs? This message is from one of the best pieces I read this week.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Sherry Budziak at.orgSource suggests you reconsider what sponsors can offer to members. She explains how you can adapt their Solution Center concept to provide value to your members and sponsors. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Rethink sponsorship. Bloom’s taxonomy. Quick hits.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2018

MemberSuite describes a new approach to sponsorship that treats companies as revenue partners. Over on the WBT Systems blog, three associations share their AMS-LMS integration stories including their challenges, lessons learned and benefits reaped. As the population ages, new consumer opportunities and markets emerge.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

To recruit the next generation of members, you have to meet them where they are. Want to attract college students or recent graduates to your association? College students and recent graduates are a member and customer segment with unique challenges, needs, and interests,” says the MemberSuite team on its blog.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 9, 2018

You can find all 15 trends Bhargava identified in his new book, Non-Obvious 2018 Edition: How to Predict Trends and Win the Future. #1: The instructors of Coursera’s award-winning Modern Poetry course are masters of this type of personal online engagement—and you can learn their their secrets of online course design. 2: Human Mode. “As

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Higher Logic

MARCH 23, 2016

There are tactics for ensuring a new customer community launch is successful , but at the end of the day, if your customers don’t want it, they won’t use it. It’s no secret -- customer communities can reduce support costs by 50 percent, according to Gartner. It’s 24/7 access and creates connections with other members.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 21, 2016

New technologies and trends reshape the way we use the web, transforming your members’ expectations and what you need to do to not lose them. New technologies and trends reshape the way we use the web, transforming your members’ expectations and what you need to do to not lose them. Here’s another link to the survey.

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YourMembership

JULY 26, 2012

YourMembership.com Blog. Ideas to help you engage, empower and retain members. Conferences provide an opportunity to put a face to a voice (or an avatar as the case may be) for those of us who have professional acquaintances across the country/world as well as make new ones. Bonus points: use the pics for a Pinterest board.

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Associations Now

JUNE 7, 2017

Also: Prepare your members for the future by teaching them these soft skills. It’s no secret that employers are going to have to be adjustable to keep up with the needs and preferences of millennials. Each new generation has its own set of work requirements, and “ bleisure ” is an important one among this generation.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 20, 2017

Big news this week on the online community front: Higher Logic bought Socious. This year’s CMAD features: An eight-hour live webathon on Monday from 9 a.m. EST featuring outstanding speakers and community manager panels, headlined by Jeremiah Owyang , the founder of Community Manager Appreciation Day. A #CMAD cheers at 5 p.m.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 20, 2017

Big news this week on the online community front: Higher Logic bought Socious. This year’s CMAD features: An eight-hour live webathon on Monday from 9 a.m. EST featuring outstanding speakers and community manager panels, headlined by Jeremiah Owyang , the founder of Community Manager Appreciation Day. A #CMAD cheers at 5 p.m.

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Reid All About it

JULY 21, 2017

Tue 7/25 at 12:30 p.m.* – Failure is the New Success: Solving Complex Problems with Game-Based Learning. Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… Yesterday I went on an ebook buying rampage thanks to BookBub. Well, that’s what happens to me. without causing harm or distress to them or their companies.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

One of the most fascinating technological developments is the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver a more meaningful and valuable customer and member experience. explains the basics of AI (and its many cousins) and shows how AI can be used to help members develop an association habit. Stay tuned. Exciting times!

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

explains why all associations should help members filter the noise with personalized content curation. explains why all associations should help members filter the noise with personalized content curation. Hmm, a personalized curated newsletter might be one thing to turn passively loyal members and customers into actively loyal ones.

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