Reid All About it

APRIL 16, 2021

This workshop will arm you with tactical strategies that will help you negotiate and defend your organization in the post-shutdown world. In this high-level workshop, attendees will review key contract clauses, negotiation tips, and strategies on how to ensure a strong contract to protect your organization. 1 CMP credit. Host: ASAE.

Revenue 363

Revenue Strategy Team Content 363

Reid All About it

APRIL 29, 2016

I’m definitely participating in Tuesday’s Association Chat on Blab—a topic and speakers I don’t want to miss. Recruitment Jam. Join Cynthia for a test experience using virtual improv games virtually to learn how to recruit new members with ease. While writing this I realized I haven’t been taking my own medicine. Host: OnGood.

Chicago 150

Chicago Recruiting Recruitment Email Marketing 150

Reid All About it

APRIL 29, 2016

I’m definitely participating in Tuesday’s Association Chat on Blab—a topic and speakers I don’t want to miss. Recruitment Jam. Join Cynthia for a test experience using virtual improv games virtually to learn how to recruit new members with ease. While writing this I realized I haven’t been taking my own medicine. Host: OnGood.

Chicago 150

Chicago Recruiting Recruitment Email Marketing 150

Reid All About it

AUGUST 28, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Racial diversity in events. Fri 8/28 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.

Montana 359

Montana North Carolina Content Certificate 359

Reid All About it

APRIL 15, 2016

The best professional development opportunity this week is definitely the digitalNow conference. Here’s the webinar line-up for the association community this week…. EDT*- Recruiting and Retaining Talent (Virtual Lunch). You will come away with some actionable insight to keep your organization moving forward.

LMS 150

LMS Recruiting Recruitment Innovation 150

Reid All About it

APRIL 15, 2016

The best professional development opportunity this week is definitely the digitalNow conference. Here’s the webinar line-up for the association community this week…. EDT*- Recruiting and Retaining Talent (Virtual Lunch). You will come away with some actionable insight to keep your organization moving forward.

LMS 150

LMS Recruiting Recruitment Innovation 150

WBT Systems

JULY 24, 2018

Associations want to know how their membership recruitment, retention, and marketing tactics compare to others so they can improve member growth and engagement. Every summer, the association community looks forward to the release of the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from Marketing General Incorporated (MGI).

Survey 150

Survey Marketing Certificate Education 150

Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Katherine Matthews, CAE, talks to Alexandra Mouw, CAE, about the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ journey to becoming a data-driven organization. Host: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNP, principal and founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Guest: Cynthia Lockrey, Lockrey Communications Mon 9/18 at 4 p.m. – Data strategy.

LMS 256

LMS Revenue Arlington Education 256

Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Amith Nagarajan at Sidecar explains the basics of API —“the communication bridge between different software applications”—the problem with misleading “integrates with anything” claims and questions to ask vendors during the software evaluation process.

Chicago 200

Chicago Newsletter Mooc Education 200

Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2024

Last year, 814 associations participated in MGI’s survey, which benchmarks the practices used by associations to recruit, engage and renew members. Please help our community by taking the time to participate or forwarding it to a colleague on your association’s membership team. How can I help my organization be more data driven?

Survey 256

Survey Project Strategy Education 256

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Fri 12/11 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. Definitely not another boring Zoom meeting. More info/register. Fri 12/11 at 1 p.m. BYOB, obviously.

Project 370

Project Education Software Review 370

Reid All About it

JUNE 9, 2023

Nimble AMS explains how an AMS can help your association recruit, engage and retain members by helping you better understand members, anticipate their needs and deliver personalized emails and content. What is/should be IT’s role and/or responsibility in their organization’s AI strategy? Membership engagement. Creativity.

Revenue 205

Revenue Content Chicago Leadership 205

.orgSource

AUGUST 28, 2023

My YouTube examples don’t quite fit this lofty definition. According to a 2020 Edelman study , 89% of decision-makers surveyed believe that thought leadership improves their perceptions of an organization — yet only 17% of them rate the quality of the information they read as very good or excellent.

Leadership 88

Leadership Social Media Case Study Industry 88

Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Not every organization that uses business analytics must be a for-profit company. Business analytics is essential for any modern organization. Business analytics is essential for any modern organization. The data-driven business world requires companies to effectively communicate their data to make informed decisions.

Association Management 134

Association Management Software Analysis How To 134

Reid All About it

MARCH 26, 2021

The webinar will cover physical distancing layouts, enforcing mask/sanitization policies, keeping attendees engaged and enjoying the event, lessons learned, and how communication between all parties has never been more important. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

Innovation 259

Innovation San Diego LMS Strategy 259

Achurch

OCTOBER 22, 2021

They don’t always consider what’s best for association staff productivity, retention, and recruitment. When you establish communication and meeting protocols , employees have even more time for focused, productive work since distractions and needless tasks are minimized. Increased operational efficiency.

Leadership 85

Leadership How To Survey Products 85

Higher Logic

MAY 17, 2016

Effective blog posts both educate the reader and benefit the writers -- or the writer’s organization. If you’re a community manager, you can use effective blog posts to recruit and communicate with both current and potential community members – and all of these principles apply. It’s racked up 1.3

Tips 185

Tips Content Education Social Media 185

Reid All About it

MARCH 10, 2023

But busy association professionals can definitely save time using ChatGPT as a starting point on many tasks. Submittable describes the benefits of skills-based volunteering for employees, companies, and nonprofits and how organizations can get started. Strategic resilience. Content marketing. Small staff challenge. 1 CAE credit.

Committee 195

Committee Education Software Technology 195

MemberClicks

OCTOBER 19, 2022

We always promote clear and direct communication with members. You can do this a few ways: Member surveys Member interviews Asking for input on your member application form Posting a poll in your member community Reading member forum posts and following what they talk about. Review your website, online community, social pages, etc.

Newsletter 52

Newsletter Survey Tips Social Media 52

Associations Now

AUGUST 12, 2019

Here’s what they each mean—and what your organization should focus on. To reference my definition again, it is as much about attitude and behavior as it is about knowledge and skills. Need membership recruitment inspiration? “Learning” and “education” are not synonymous. Also: an adorable moment at the 2019 ASAE Annual Meeting.

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Education Columbus Ohio Class 64

MemberClicks

APRIL 25, 2023

Events are often a crucial part of many organizations’ calendars. They’re a common membership benefit and a cornerstone of many new member recruiting campaigns. With an event feedback survey, organizations can get input from previous attendees to help assess an event’s strengths and weaknesses and improve future ones.

Survey 52

Survey Software Membership Management Social Media 52

Higher Logic

JANUARY 18, 2016

It isn’t often discussed, but as they check emails late at night and have stress dreams about work, many community managers worry it’s just around the corner -- burnout. Community management is a new, exciting and growing field -- there are great reasons to get in on the action and become one or hire a community manager for your organization.

Maine 120

Maine Report Recruiting Recruitment 120

Association Briefings

MAY 6, 2021

They’re the ones who shaped the industry; who recruited new members based on word-of-mouth. For successful organizations, a good portion of marketing budgets are being spent on recruiting, retaining and engaging with these younger professionals. For this post, we’ll use the Pew Research Center’s generational , definitions.

Marketing 52

Marketing millennials Email Marketing Social Media 52

Reid All About it

JULY 16, 2021

Definitely look at what he has to say, especially if you’re using labels like Gen X, Millennial and Gen Z. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos covers hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. Camille White-Stern, Communications Manager, Splash. Cohen, I’m going to only talk about career stages and ages.

Revenue 195

Revenue Video Strategy Industry 195

Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

It’s “a planning method that helps people and organizations figure out how to create their preferred future.” He says, “Consider the data, and its tremendous value to the organization, before you commit to another [event] platform.”. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

Montana 259

Montana Revenue Case Study Conference 259

Reid All About it

MAY 8, 2020

The session leaders will come ready to talk about actions their organizations have taken and offer their perspectives, but this is definitely intended as a conversation. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. More info/register. Tue 5/12 at 7 a.m. More info/register.

North Carolina 221

North Carolina Montana Conference Revenue 221

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Check out this 15-minute web series covering hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. You’ve worked your a** off to recruit new members and you’ve successfully brought them aboard. Your organization has gone Agile. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not product-centric. 1 CAE credit.

LMS 186

LMS DC Social Media Washington 186

Slice-Works

DECEMBER 19, 2013

I really liked some of the Tech13 tweets Sean was posting about Social Organizations, so I suggested we do an interview together. Definition of Social Organization. What exactly is a “social organization?” The organization needs to be willing to try new things and adapt. The Importance of Social Organization.

Organization 28

Organization Social Media Maryland Leadership 28

Virtual

APRIL 30, 2015

and global standards-focused organizations. For most, it’s definitely not their first “rodeo.”. In talking to these individuals, I've found many who share a deep concern that standards-focused organizations are “graying” and that in order to sustain and grow their groups, they need to attract a younger, more diverse membership.

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millennials Committee Technology Leadership 100

The Membership Blog

MAY 3, 2011

One of the questions that arose was, “Is there one basic principal that summarizes how to best communicate that membership value proposition to prospective members?”. I said, “Actually, in today’s membership environment, it’s not really even about communicating, it’s about connecting.”. connect the organization to employers.

Communications 28

Communications Recruiting Recruitment Tools 28

Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications at Taxpayers for Common Sense , and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

Social Media 71

Social Media Recruiting Recruitment Software 71

Mizz Information

MAY 17, 2018

Guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications, Taxpayers for Common Sense, and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

Innovation 40

Innovation Washington Recruiting Recruitment 40

MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

You strive to keep your members engaged and involved in your organization because you know that member retention is key to your success. It’s more cost-effective for you to retain an existing member than to recruit a new one. What is Member Retention? Month two is a great time to plan an engagement with them.

Newsletter 59

Newsletter Strategy Social Media Survey 59

Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

This is a guest post by Sohini Baliga, Director of Communications at Taxpayers for Common Sense , and Elizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., We definitely have some major advantages, not the least of which is that we are highly a cooperative and collaborative community, in large part because there’s not a lot of intra-industry competition (i.e.,

Social Media 62

Social Media Recruiting Recruitment Software 62

MemberClicks

DECEMBER 1, 2022

This article is a great starting point to revisit your welcome letters and make sure they’re still aligned with you, your organization and your goals. . It’s easy to fall into the same routines of outreach, events and recruitment campaigns. These 5 points make up the basic needs and wants that your members have for your organization.

Directory 52

Directory Software Membership Management Survey 52

MemberClicks

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The number of Chicago nonprofits alone (51,940 to be exact), is inspiring to the level of diverse needs and success of not for profit organizations and associations in the state. What is a nonprofit organization? 17 steps to starting a nonprofit in Illinois What is a nonprofit organization? What is a nonprofit association?

Illinois 52

Illinois How To Chicago Software 52

Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

There’s an eye-opening chart you’ll see soon from Association Adviser’s 2014 Association Communications Benchmarking Report. No doubt this gap results because outbound-oriented functions—marketing, communications, or content groups—take 70 percent of the responsibility for social media. percent agree); member recruitment (10.8

Social Media 60

Social Media Communications Content Strategy 60