Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Association membership in the modern age is all about providing people with real value on their terms, and strategically leveraging technology is an effective way to attract and retain those members who you’ll transform into your trusty advocates. When you invest in this tech tool, you’re investing in the professional growth of your members.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Maybe your association is experiencing challenges, so you’re searching for strategies to empower your staff and enhance the member experience. Regardless of your large association’s situation, the Nimble AMS team is here to offer tips to measure your success and meet your future goals!

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Higher Logic

MAY 20, 2020

Video conferencing and virtual events have never been more important to business as it is now - especially for associations who need to keep members engaged and revenues high. Check out these six ideas for creating engaging webinars that deliver a valuable experience to your association’s members: Create Educational Opportunities.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

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.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With 2023 fast approaching, i t’s wise to reflect on t he state of your association and overall member experience. During the past year, d id your organization experience disruption in the form of a shrinking budget or a smaller staff? If so, you’re not alone ! How to innovate at your member-based organization in 2023 .

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Higher Logic

MARCH 27, 2020

Strategist, and Tara Pawlak, Community Brands Director of Marketing, shared top strategies that associations are using to grow their young professional membership, including: Young member priorities, like job opportunities and professional development. Someone with 5+ years of professional experience under your belt?

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2024

It’s scary to think what might happen to chapters if they can’t find enough members to lead them. Billhighway discusses the causes of leadership succession issues and offers strategies for preventing volunteer burnout , a big problem for chapters. Leadership development for young members. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2022

When young professionals join your organization and meet their professional or personal goals, it maximizes member engagement, accelerating your own association goals. Here are five member benefits early careerists will seek at any association: ? ? . Education programs. Volunteering. Networking opportunities ?.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

‘Tis the season to give thanks for your members ! S how ing your members you appreciate their involvement in your organization will help them feel more connected, increasing member engagement. Show your members you care by leveraging technology to offer these amazing member benefits: . Networking prospects.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Content Marketing Institute shares highlights from their conference, Content Marketing World , including a quote from their chief strategy advisor Robert Rose: “Content marketing is what marketing is becoming. It is no longer a weird experiment in some back room with a tiger team.” Content marketing. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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Revenue Certificate Tools Innovation 256

Nimble AMS

MAY 23, 2023

What sets these platforms apart is their ability to streamline processes, automate tasks, and provide a comprehensive view of member engagement. Together, these platforms give us the tools we need to help associations thrive in a dynamic and ever-changing environment. What does Aplusify like about Nimble AMS and Community Brands?

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

To articulate your value proposition to current and prospective members, you need to build a membership marketing strategy to spread the word. Targeted marketing for your association can help you reach and connect with new members, as well as better engage your current ones. But that’s where a marketing plan can help.

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Reid All About it

MAY 7, 2021

WBT Systems read through four recent research reports to discover what association execs and members are saying about the pandemic’s impact on associations, the future outlook, and their take of innovation—I especially liked those findings from Mary Byers. Backstage Pass: Producing Compelling Content that Drives Engagement. Intriguing.

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MemberClicks

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Now, members are looking for medical associations that can support their needs and career growth, whether that be through certifications and training or collaboration and networking. Professional associations are responsible for education standards, exams, training, and certifications.

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Reid All About it

JULY 30, 2021

Writing as a Thought Leadership Strategy. Writing is one of the most powerful strategies for establishing thought leadership, increasing visibility and credibility, and growing your business. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Fri 7/30 at 4 p.m. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

MAY 5, 2023

Our topic this month is association engagement with Amanda Lea Kaiser, author of Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community. She is an in-demand speaker for association leaders worldwide and is at the forefront of exploring how member and attendee engagement is rapidly changing.

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Aptify

JANUARY 21, 2022

Pros list time and member engagement as the biggest challenges to achieving organizational goals. They’re also great channels for delivering top benefits for members (see the chart of most important benefits in item 1 above), including industry news and information, training, certifications, and networking.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Fri 12/1 at 4 p.m.* – Association Discussion: The Future of Components Has your association’s component relations strategy evolved since the pandemic? Do you need to reimagine how to partner with your association’s chapters and member/special interest groups? I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 5, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Creating an Equitable User Experience through Digital Culture. Hear about the strategies and tools modern associations are using to supercharge member engagement. Tue 3/9 at 12 p.m. More info/register. Host: Cvent.

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North Carolina Certificate Strategy Case Study 370

Fonteva

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

To help you navigate Salesforce and the marketplace of tools that would be useful to associations, we’ve prepared these essential best practices and strategies for making the most of the world’s leading CRM: The Basics: What is Salesforce? Using Salesforce: 5 Membership Management Strategies Fonteva: The Ultimate Salesforce-Native AMS.

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Reid All About it

JULY 21, 2023

Fri 7/21 at 1 p.m.* – Cracking the Value Code: Uncovering Strategies for Pricing Your Learning Programs When you start taking a hard look at your learning product landscape, common conundrums around “value” and “pricing” often surface. What is IT’s accountability/role in developing overall strategy for their organization? CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

MAY 14, 2021

Learn how to identify good information, develop practices to gather great information moving forward, and leverage information for better member engagement and retention. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. More info/register. Host: Tasio. Fri 5/14 at 12 p.m.

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St. Louis Technology Strategy Conference 341

Reid All About it

JULY 2, 2021

MemberSuite shares nine strategies for preventing volunteer burnout so you can keep your leaders in office and your pipeline full. Supplier members. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Re-Engage Virtual: Planning the Event of Tomorrow. Volunteer fatigue.

Technology 370

Technology Strategy System Education 370

Reid All About it

JANUARY 28, 2022

Take Your Silent Auction to the Next Level: Raise More Money, Free Up Staff Time and Create an Unforgettable Member Experience. The superman of silent auctions is going to lead a conversation alongside a few of his clients about how they revolutionized the silent auction experience. Fri 1/28 at 1 p.m. Tue 2/1 at 12 p.m.

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Newsletter Survey Team Software 195

Nimble AMS

OCTOBER 1, 2021

While in-person events still have a valuable place in member engagement, nearly three quarters of members from the study say they now expect their organizations to offer all or most events in a hybrid (in-person and virtual) format. It’s time to move beyond traditional in-person only events. .

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Reid All About it

APRIL 2, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. The possibilities for hybrid events are literally endless, and our resident event experts are ready to share their top 30 ideas rapid-fire style for how you can think differently about your strategy in 2021 and beyond. CAE credits.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 14, 2020

Multiple associations have made the decision to move their communities from members-only to open to any industry professional. Members Supporting Members, Personally + Professionally. ASPE’s community has one thread where members are sharing how COVID-19 is affecting them, which already has 43+ replies.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

Provide greater value to your members. Results from the study suggest that association professionals (Pros) are working harder than they were a year ago, with time and member engagement being the biggest challenges to achieving organizational priorities. Review your governance model.

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Reid All About it

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. Association technology and analytics. More info/register.

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Association Success

MARCH 12, 2019

The teams are: strategy, content, acquisition and retention. The so-called ‘end in mind’ these teams share is staff and customer engagement. Associations traditionally build their organizational structures around products like: membership, events, education, certifications, publications, research, and more.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 8, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. See what 400 membership pros said about trends impacting their organizations, including top non-dues revenue sources, the shift to virtual events, the #1 job challenge, and COVID’s impact on member engagement. Tue 1/12 at 11 a.m.

Las Vegas 370

Las Vegas Case Study Conference LMS 370

Reid All About it

JULY 3, 2020

Find out how to design for virtual-first experiences, satisfy the desire to network, and keep your members engaged. Presenters: Graham Harvey, Chief Strategy Officer, Matchbox Virtual Media. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. More info/register.

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Montana North Carolina Member Engagement Review 221

Reid All About it

JUNE 9, 2023

They also share change management strategies for change-fatigued association professionals. Some of these strategies are new to me but look very promising. AI and Tech Strategy. ASAE Tech Tuesdays) Come join your colleagues to discuss: What are people experimenting with? Event marketing. More info/register. No Soliciting!

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Revenue Content Chicago Leadership 205

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

6% have no formal, documented strategy for their virtual conference. Many associations have plans to revisit or implement a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy. What process should your association take to develop a D&I strategy? Guest: Robb Lee, Chief Strategy Officer, ASAE. Flexible work model.

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Revenue Survey Leadership Education 195

Reid All About it

MARCH 26, 2021

They suggest strategies for resolving some of the challenges you probably have with your SMEs. Presenter: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy and Development at Blue Sky eLearn. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Volunteer SMEs. Chapter events.

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Innovation LMS San Diego Strategy 259

Reid All About it

JANUARY 15, 2021

They explain why it’s not a good idea to pine for the past and suggest a different mindset to cultivate, one that will help you take advantage of “a perhaps once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experiment with new ideas—ideas that could turn into programs that position you, your association and your members for future success.”.

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Membersuite

MAY 25, 2021

Your AMS isn’t integrated with other systems so staff and leaders can’t access the data and reports they need to understand member/customers and make decisions. You can’t use the AMS to track member engagement—volunteering, events, certification/education and purchases. 3: Prioritize Your Talking Points.

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