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10 Steps to Choosing Your Association’s Next AMS

Membersuite

Typically, this group includes membership, accounting, IT, events, member/customer service, education, certifications, and marketing staff. #2: Identify how the existing AMS is: Costing your association time and money. 7: Ask for a Proposal. When you receive a proposal from a vendor, ask them to review it with you.

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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

Associations Now

Now, as the events industry roars back to life, a new set of difficulties has emerged: Costs are soaring, and many organizations can’t staff quickly enough to keep up with demand. Travel Portland recently reviewed its process for evaluating vendors when it issues requests for proposals and requests for qualifications. “We

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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. Objection 1: Price.

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Association Brain Food: 8.18.23

Reid All About it

Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. – Certification Administration Learn how to develop and implement a successful certification program, and how to assess and monitor the performance of certified individuals. 1 CAE credit.

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9 Steps to Make a Case for a New AMS

Membersuite

You can’t use the AMS to track member engagement—volunteering, events, certification/education and purchases. The first question from leadership will be “How much will this cost?” Put together a cost-benefit analysis of implementing a new AMS versus staying with the status quo. 4: Research Potential Solutions.

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For-Profit Colleges Under Pressure From Proposed ‘Gainful Employment’ Rules

Associations Now

Department of Education proposal that would tie federal financial aid eligibility of for-profit colleges to the results the schools deliver drew a wide array of reactions ahead of its comments deadline this week. Department of Education (DOE) wants to ensure the schools hold up their end of the bargain.

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Leveraging strategy to amplify education initiatives

Aaron Wolowiec

So, as a self-proclaimed “meetings coach” and Michigan native, I’m pleased to have been invited by Brian McGrain of CEDAM (Community Economic Development Association of Michigan) to submit a presentation proposal for this year’s summit. I consider my own work with the Michigan Association of REALTORS earlier this year.

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