Membership Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

That is why in the book, Membership Recruitment: How to Grow Recurring Revenue, Reach New Markets, and Advance Your Mission , I explore the impediments holding back associations’ membership. They end up with a book-sized document that is out-of-date when and if ever implemented.

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Associations Now

MARCH 1, 2020

The move exploded spectacularly , with the larger romance community asking (especially on social media) why one of their own was punished by RWA for speaking her mind. It is a fascinating and often dispiriting document. One board member complained that they were asked to “rubber stamp” a decision.

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Reid All About it

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. WBT Systems describes how to establish a high-performing professional development committee. Ann Handley ).

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Delcor

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Ask someone how they met their partner. We buy our clothes, supplies, groceries, books, and movies online. In that way, current and prospective members are perusing your website, social media, app, online community, etc., Surprisingly, some associations and nonprofits still don’t have a documented strategic plan.

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Thanks For Playing

JULY 4, 2012

Independence Day seems like a great time to refresh ones memory on our founding documents. A Recipe for Social Media ROI. Book Review: The Back of the Napkin. Alltop Social Media. How to Manage Social Employees, Social Media at Events, and Car Talk. SmartBrief on Social Media.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

6% have no formal, documented strategy for their virtual conference. Achurch Consulting explains how to convince your board (or CEO) to adopt a flexible (remote or hybrid) work model. Fri 10/29 at 12 p.m.* – DC Book Club – Diversity & Inclusion: Process and Policies. Host: DC Association Professional Book Club.

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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. When your team is happy with the final product and has attached any necessary supplemental documents, ship it off!

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 6, 2016

Since the Millennial generation is the largest in our country’s history, knowing how to incorporate them into your organization is very important. Since Millennials are the most tech savvy generation in the workforce -- and grew up on social media -- they’re a perfect fit for your online community. This is the document for you.

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GrowthZone

APRIL 23, 2020

Smartsheet : Free templates that can be used to build a coronavirus preparedness dashboard, rich with CDC documentation and other resources, and related sheets and forms. PandaDoc : Free eSign plan with unlimited users, unlimited document uploads, unlimited eSignatures, and payment processing. and Europe. Until July 1, 2020.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 25, 2012

The main part of the call featured case studies by peer grantees who shared their strategies for social media integration, measurable objectives, measurement, and social media techniques, particularly use of Twitter. Next up was Hanna Welch, Social Media Producer, from grist.org. Peer Case Studies.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

This guy must read a book a day. Understand the critical components of high-ranking websites, how to conduct organic search keyword research, and how to build a portfolio of back links that can improve search rankings. Kelly Treadway, marketing and social media strategist, EventCurious. More info/register.

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Beth Kanter

JUNE 6, 2018

How to Design an Effective Staff Retreat: A Lesson from Life – Guest Post by Karen Axelson from ETR. The planners of this event offered some valuable lessons for any organization on how to design effective and engaging retreats. Designing the meeting so it is effective and encourages team-building can be tricky.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 22, 2019

My book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit , was published a month before the presidential election. Here’s a many more examples of how to nonprofit professionals can take a mini-break during their day and increase, not decrease productivity in 2019. Photo by Norbert Reimer. But too much sleep is not good for your health either.

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Jamie Notter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

Books: Jamie Notter. We started with open because we think it has always been the foundation of social media’s power. We started with open because we think it has always been the foundation of social media’s power. Social media took what was closed and made it open. Books and Reading.

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Achieve

MAY 10, 2021

How to Target This Audience: Include leaders and stakeholders in your feasibility study. With a clear idea of how many gifts of which sizes you’ll need to reach your goal, your development team can better prioritize and refine their messaging along the way. How to Target This Audience: Take an extremely individualized approach.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 27, 2014

All of my work these days is focused on designing and delivering effective training for nonprofits -primarily on the topics of social media, strategy, networks, and measurement. So, expect to see regular reflections on good instructional design and delivery for any topic, but especially digital technology and social media related.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Books Read. Ive talked about Race for Relevance once before on this blog, the recent book by Harrison Coerver and Mary Byers calling for "Five Radical Changes for Associations." There are a few other points from the book that didn’t make it into that post, but which I would like to highlight. Generations.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The CSLA circulates a press release announcing their win, posts the news and details of the win on its website, and shares the win broadly through its social media channels, all of which keep the association and its magazine top of mind for members and the public. How Does My Association Enter an Awards Competition? Newsletters.

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Associations Now

JUNE 7, 2017

Toolkits are one of the best ways to deliver value to your members by showing them how to make good use of the programs, products, and services your association offers—whether the purpose is to raise awareness of a new campaign, describe a benefit, or teach an important skill or process. Brainstorm the mission and vision for the toolkit.

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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: They had plenty of practical advice about how to successfully lead a virtual team. It’s a nice challenge to figure out how to discuss change in a way that includes the goals of the person you are trying to influence.”.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 4, 2017

Published Book Three: In 2016, I published “ The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout ,” with co-author Aliza Sherman. The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times throughout October-December as we presented dozens online webinars and guest posts and articles.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Allison Fine and I have been actively researching and writing about AI for Social Good and Nonprofits with an eye towards our next book. We are tracking the conversation and resources about AI and Nonprofits and social good. Here’s an overview of the book from the authors blog.

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Jamie Notter

JUNE 7, 2012

Books: Jamie Notter. We write about this in the book in the chapter on being Courageous. Failure is when you are trying something new, and you don’t know ahead of time how to make it successful. It’s not like you didn’t know how to spell the word correctly. Consulting. Generations. Posted June 7, 2012.

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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? Wow … how many days do you have to listen? We’re updating a document that outlines today’s core competencies in communications.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 17, 2013

I’m very excited for this learning experience because over the two years my work as Visiting Scholar at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation has focused on going deep on facilitating peer learning for grantees on measuring outcomes for their networks with social media while balancing and upholding the principles of being networked.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 5, 2018

The book was well received and was #1 on Amazon’s Nonprofit Books many times. In early 2017, we completed a two week book tour. In order to accomplish as much as possible, I have lived many of the ideas around self-care that in our book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JANUARY 7, 2013

If you’ll state your intentions in writing, you’ll be surprised at how often you’ll find resources that can help you. Books, blog posts, magazine articles, research documents, presentations and other like-minded individuals will cross your path. I read a lot from blog posts to books to research.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

” While a participant survey is an important piece of your evaluation, it is critical to incorporate a holistic reflection of your workshop. This includes documenting your session, reviewing your decks and exercises, analyzing your instructional design, and figuring out how to improve it. Documentation.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 27, 2012

Last week, I had the pleasure of working with a group of Population and Reproductive Health grantees from Pakistan on a peer learning group called “ The Networked NGO ,” based on the ideas in my book, The Networked Nonprofit. The four-day intensive face-to-face training was for senior level staff and their social media staffers.

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Beth Kanter

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I taught social media integration and “ Train the Trainers ” workshops for trainers who would be delivering the curriculum throughout Tunisia. This post summarizes the accomplishments of the give years which included two books, working with hundreds of grantees, many presentations all over the world, and more.

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Beth Kanter

JANUARY 4, 2016

I teach a seminar course on integrated social media strategy for international nonprofits and a session for students to learn how they leverage their professional networks for career and learning in a flexible classroom space. I also had was a guest lecturer for a Berkeley MBA Class on networks and New School for Public Engagement.

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Mizz Information

MARCH 11, 2014

We did so much research about the subject that I swear we could write a book about it.so Suppose you''re not obsessed with online communities like I am--you might wonder how online community can help increase member retention. be forewarned! Leadership buy-in is essential. associations Online community'

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Beth Kanter

JULY 25, 2017

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach? My colleague, Dirk Slater , has written about how he applies the Spectragram technique in his technology/activist trainings. The topics. Share in the comments.

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Beth Kanter

APRIL 8, 2014

The first is The Giving Day Play books which a collective archive of formally documented processes, examples, check lists, and case studies planning and hosting giving days. Be sure to check out the Crisis Prevention & Management Template , which includes tips on how to prepare for these issues.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

MemberSuite describes how to meet the unique needs of student and recent graduates , particularly when it comes to membership models, career resources, events, and networking. WBT Systems provides ideas on how to market and arrange an annual event that will help your members develop a year-round learning habit. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 13, 2020

Abby Levene at Dropbox explains how businesses can benefit from age diversity , especially from the wisdom and life experience of older employees. Quick hits before we get to the list of this week’s free education: Why your organic traffic might be dropping… and how to fix it. Levi Wardell, Association Chat ). More info/register.

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Associations Now

MARCH 10, 2015

The result is that the notes become something of a living document—the way Twitter has become essential for conferences, except on a single page. When you’re thinking about how to change your organization’s fortunes, you won’t come up with the really good stuff if you’re focused on your limitations.

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