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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Board strategy. s (MGI) annual membership benchmarking report, so I’ve put this new book by Tony Rossell, MGI’s senior vice president, on my list: How to Grow Recurring Revenue, Reach New Markets, and Achieve Your Mission. Quick hits.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

The survey explores how association executives are managing member engagement and retention, achieving operational goals, crafting digital transformation strategies and coping with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Membership strategies. to identify five membership strategies of high-performing associations.

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Construct a communication plan to engage members. Assess your data to create a long-lasting strategy. These tips will help you engage your members with a fulfilling virtual experience that not only gives back to the community, but also grows their engagement within your association. Use virtual tools to encourage participation.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

6% have no formal, documented strategy for their virtual conference. Lewis Flax says a mistake made by associations when communicating with sponsors is focusing on what the association offers instead of the prospective sponsor’s needs, desires, and motivations. Host: DC Association Professional Book Club. 1 CAE credit.

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MAY 24, 2019

Are you an association content strategy professional—or wannabe? Check out this new community, Content Forum , organized by Dina Lewis, CAE—your new place to hang out and geek out. And, once you have that budget, check out the ultimate guide to content marketing strategy from SEMrush. Jared Lindzon, Fast Company ). CMP credit.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Whether it’s an emailed donation appeal, social media post, or old-school flyer on a bulletin board, the best nonprofit communications help your audience relate to and position themselves within your mission’s story. But what about some of your highest-impact communications— grant proposals ? Be mindful of passive voice.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

Topics may include: platform strengths and weaknesses; AX or the administrator experience; integration; graphic design; content strategy and storytelling; plugins or add-ons; and low-cost “extras.” Crisis Communications (Columbia MD Idea Swap). Learn the dos and don’ts of crisis communications planning and actions.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Financial managers make understanding the group’s risk tolerance a defining component of their strategy. We can’t predict what will happen, but we can gain an understanding of our organization’s ability to navigate the unknown and develop strategies to manage uncertainty. These conversations are limited to bottom-line issues.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If virtual or in-person conferences are part of your organization’s strategy—whether you’re a non- or for-profit, large or small organization—please participate in the Tagoras 2021 Virtual Conferences survey. Virtual conferences survey.

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Delcor

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As Lisa Welchman explains in her book, Managing Chaos: Digital Governance by Design , “Digital governance is a discipline that focuses on establishing clear accountability for digital strategy, policy, and standards. Let's take a closer look at each element of governance: Digital Strategy. There are many ways to define strategy.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Okay, perhaps this is not exactly how association communication awards presentations really go down. However, the recognition and pride that communications awards bring to associations are no less than Oscar-worthy. There are many awards contests for which association communications are eligible.

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EventMobi: Association Events

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

With all those new members, you need a way to centralize your membership’s success and make it a part of your association marketing strategy. How has your community grown over the years? With a member directory, your staff can easily manage member info or set up communication channels between members.

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Idea Architects

JUNE 22, 2012

Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions. When was the last time you were in a session intended to produce good strategy that actually did so? Too often strategy conversations are anything but strategic. Participants bring their past experiences and present expectations to the strategy effort.

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Association Success

AUGUST 23, 2017

Are you looking to harness the power of video content for your association’s marketing and outreach strategies? But video is an extremely effective communication tool - even if amassing the time, the resources, and the skills to produce a high-quality video can seem daunting and perhaps unfeasible. Are you intimidated by the task?

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Beth Kanter

AUGUST 7, 2014

After spending a year facilitating a peer learning community of Knight Foundation grantees hosting giving days, one of the most factors for success for local no nonprofits participating is having about 6-9 months timeframe to develop a plan. NetworkforGood to the rescue! The guide offers up 11 strategies for your GivingDay Campaign.

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Association Navigator

JANUARY 19, 2015

I picked up this book because it’s about working remotely, or running a “distributed company” as they call it at Automattic, Inc. The story of WordPress is interesting and Berkun has some profound yet simple observations about people and how we communicate at work. Email as we use it today is broken.

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Associations Now

JUNE 21, 2016

Across the internet, PDFs are generally seen as a faux pas for most types of documents. If this describes your content strategy, here’s a plea to change your approach. “PDF is great for distributing documents that need to be printed. — Ernie Smith (@ErnieSmithAN) June 14, 2016.

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MAY 10, 2021

to help guide their feasibility studies and to bring their strategies into focus. They want to feel like valued partners, not just ATMs, so personalize all of your communication strategies with this audience. the nonprofit sector, she’s published a number of books, including Major Gift. recruit a capital campaign expert.

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Protech

JUNE 13, 2023

For example, a small association in its first year of operating might just use a few simple spreadsheets and documents to track member engagement and plan meetings. Your association can send out more targeted, personalized communications that resonate with members, maximizing the effectiveness of your marketing efforts.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 14, 2013

Participants at FFL Training Doing Content Strategy Brainstorm. I hear she is working or has finished a second book on content marketing for nonprofits, and if you haven’t read her first book, here’s where to find it. It’s given structure to what was a wild wild west approach to reaching out to our community.”

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.orgCommunity

MARCH 20, 2020

In contrast, the majority of the for-profit leaders we interviewed for our new book Association 4.0: To avoid misunderstandings, document expectations. Be the Great Communicator. We are prepared to support you with strategy solutions, vendor selection, management, communications, project management and digital transformation.

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JUNE 8, 2023

You’ll also develop guiding documents and resources like your case for support and preliminary gift range chart. Clearly communicate your campaign’s objectives and how they align with your organization’s mission and long-term vision. Identify concerns or questions that stakeholders may have, and have a plan for discussing them.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Many of us are eagerly awaiting the release of Amanda Kaiser’s book, Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community , on February 14. If you pre-order the book by the 13th , you can sign up for a free companion workbook. One major challenge faced by both is inadequate communication.

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AUGUST 30, 2019

Create a content marketing strategy in seven “easy” steps. I added those quotation marks because developing a strategy is never that easy, you do have to think hard, but it’s immensely doable. 13 books from high school worth rereading as an adult. Gaining a Competitive Edge with Content Strategy (Washington DC).

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MARCH 13, 2020

– Crisis Communications: Coronavirus Edition. Whether you intend to cancel your event or not, the coronavirus outbreak has made one thing abundantly clear: we need to be prepared to communicate to our meeting’s stakeholders. Learn how you can communicate effectively with or without a plan currently in place. 2 CMP credits.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 20, 2013

One of the basic tenets of my first book with Alison Fine, “ The Networked Nonprofit ,” was that everyone in the organization participates in social media from the executive director on down – not just the “social media person.” YQe91n #npsmpeer. Brian Fitzgerald (@brianfit) March 10, 2013.

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Mizz Information

MARCH 11, 2014

And of course I was excited to get a chance to talk about my favorite subject, online community, with my friend Josh Paul , in the session we presented yesterday, Using Online Community to Increase Member Retention. We did so much research about the subject that I swear we could write a book about it.so Online community can.

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Guilt by Association

DECEMBER 15, 2008

I saw this post on the ASAE’s communications listserv last week: “ I would like to hear from other associations on how they are using social media (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, etc.) – Which ones? There’s no bigger question in communications today. I sense stratification in our professional community. What’s worked?”.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

AA: Speaking of your research, you had a role in one of ASAE’s all-time best selling books. documenting how you do your job) and 3) systems. Our CEO also has a monthly blog now, and we’re providing a number of communication vehicles to help our members become subject matter experts. Mobile is also a huge driver of our strategy.

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Beth Kanter

MARCH 21, 2017

More and more we are beginning to recognize the risk of communications overload, and organizations are trying to simplify the workflows for teams. A quick glance at your calendar shows that you spent hours in meetings, answering emails, or working on shared documents but you can’t remember why. Communicate Clearly in Emails.

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AMR Management Services

JULY 17, 2012

So, from a big picture perspective, the strategic plan -- or whatever guidance document is the structure for your association’s work -- is truly the greatest prioritization tool. It’s difficult for those engaged in an activity to evaluate whether or not it is moving the organization forward in a key strategy area.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Moderator: Heather Story, consultant, Volunteer Strategies. Understand how to separate strategy from tactics. Find out how to make your event communications more effective to increase attendance and extend the reach of your events. Host: ASAE Professional Development Professionals Community. . – Host: Fridays@4.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 8, 2014

Note from Beth: I’m working with the Knight Foundation to facilitate a peer learning exchange that will help their community foundation partners learn and spread best practices in planning and implementing Giving Days. Marika Lynch is a writer and communications consultant for Knight Foundation. Today, we are excited to share them.

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OCTOBER 22, 2021

Jamie Notter of Propel says it right up front so no spoilers here: “to make your strategic plan a living document , you re-write it every three months, and you let everyone in the organization edit it.” Sherri Lindenberg, Senior Vice President, Marketing Communications, Crump Life Insurance Company. Strategic plan. Innovative events.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

Association communication trends. Associations are communicating more frequently than ever before but still struggle to articulate their member value proposition and customize communications for different cohorts. Yet, not all measurement strategies are created equal. Learn how to unlock the power (and fun!) 1 CMP credit.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Fall is traditionally the budget season for many associations, but I have a feeling 2021 budgets will truly be living documents. Host: Community By Association. Presenter: Dani Weinstein, Community Builder, Strategist and Advisor. Building Your 2021 Communications Plan. Agile budgeting. Tue 11/10 at 1 p.m. Host: Halmyre.

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JUNE 8, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… In a recent post, the American Alliance of Museums asks, “ Is ‘tax-exempt’ becoming a dirty word? They point to a series of articles documenting “changing attitudes towards nonprofits in general and museums in particular.” Host: rasa.io.

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