Associations Now

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Nondues revenue can be crucial for an association’s financial stability. Accounting for a substantial portion of many organizations’ budgets, it covers operational costs, staff salaries, and program expenses. Without nondues revenue, associations could face difficult decisions.

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MemberClicks

JULY 20, 2023

The backbone of your association’s revenue is traditionally based on membership dues. The need to develop revenue options beyond that core model is increasing and associations are looking for new ways to build non-dues revenue. That’s revenue outside of your membership dues. Your members will also be happier!

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Blue Sky eLearn

MARCH 3, 2020

Whether a virtual conference is driven by the current virus COVID-19 virus, financial considerations, member outreach, or beneficial global dialogue, the fundamental process for planning and implementation remains the same. These five success factors outline important steps to creating a successful virtual conference.

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SBI

MAY 20, 2024

We assist in strategic planning, recommending pricing policies for dues, conferences, and programs to maximize revenue streams and enhance financial resilience. Non-Dues Revenue Generation and Sponsorship Tracking Diversifying revenue streams beyond membership dues is essential for financial stability.

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Association Analytics

APRIL 4, 2022

Most of the associations we have spoken with are returning to in-person meetings and conferences in 2022. If you learn that a free conference didn’t encourage the new segments to engage more it might not be worth it to continue hosting these virtual events. Tip #3: Find new revenue opportunities. Don’t forget to look at costs.

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Freestone

JULY 20, 2023

Is your annual conference on the horizon? Read on for strategies to repurpose your annual conference content, engage more learners, and increase your CE revenue. When you repurpose content from your annual conference, your CE program will reach a larger audience. Drive more revenue. Live stream.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 15, 2023

IStock Photo by cyano66 Before the pandemic, one could argue that jobs with life-and-death consequences were surely more stressful than planning an annual conference. When you combine that with soaring cost increases — around 20 percent higher than 2019 levels — the bottom-line result is a significant reduction in net income.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Over the past nine months, many industry experts have proclaimed that meetings and conferences are forever changed and hybrid is here to stay. By adopting the principles of product management, organizers can think more broadly about how captured session content can be repackaged or rebroadcast to deliver member value and/or new revenue.

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WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Organizations offer a wide variety of professional learning opportunities to their members, employees, and partners which range from online courses and webinars, to regional or annual conferences, to classroom-based learning. Reasons Members Attend Events. It turns out that the two key reasons are Networking and Education.

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Association Success

MARCH 18, 2020

But big ideas cost money, and that was something Bridges didn’t have: The organization hasn’t raised membership dues since the 1980s — while just $52 per year, that can go a long way in a state worker’s budget — and he’s determined to start raising them anytime soon. . He got rid of the association’s annual conference. .

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conference design. Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic association events. Competing against niche professional organizations, membership and conference revenue has “slowed to a trickle.”

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Associations Now

MAY 21, 2019

That’s especially true for associations with declining dues revenue. Taking some time to brainstorm with members provides them a stimulating engagement opportunity and could generate ideas for contributing additional nondues revenue to your organization’s bottom line. Supplemental Education. Podcasting.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 11, 2019

What if you could provide your members with networking opportunities and useful information on the content discussed at your annual conference or industry event, long after it has ended? Want to learn more about how to drive registrations, increase event engagement, and boost revenue?

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YourMembership

MARCH 13, 2014

As associations take on the pressures of the economy and increasing member demands, it becomes vital to identify and implement non-dues revenue opportunities to help ensure financial health. Many associations already use a variety of programs to generate non-dues revenue, among the most common being: Annual Sponsorships.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 30, 2020

The dynamics that we’re seeing impact conferences and their business models are very similar to the Freemium movement we experienced way back in 2009. Go ahead and read Seth’s post and then come back for the linkage to conference monetization. To best compete: Premium conferences must choose quality over quantity.

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MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Fortunately, 85% of Americans own a smartphone (a 50% rise since 2011), and by giving your attendees the option to download a conference app, you can reduce overwhelm and increase their overall event satisfaction. You can then explore the 17 apps we’ve reviewed that will help you plan, implement, and evaluate your next conference with ease.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 5, 2024

Carolyn Shomali of Professionals for Association Revenue explains what associations can learn about audience engagement from the most popular podcasts today. In a recent survey in fact, over 80% of associations said that they are making non-dues revenue a top priority. Seems like a good place to start. Lessons from the podcast world.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Are you using it to increase revenue and lower costs per renewal? At the same time, your analysis might show that members who attend your annual conference have a high renewal rate. But are you truly leveraging that information? Retention rates aren’t one dimensional.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 15, 2018

There are a number of steps associations experiencing revenue shortfalls can take to reduce the damage. Whether it’s failing to meet membership goals or advertising projections, it’s not so much if an association will experience a revenue loss, but when an association will experience a revenue loss.

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Association Success

APRIL 11, 2020

Associations who recognize their bottom lines will take a huge hit from lost revenue they anticipated from their annual conference are rethinking their positions on event cancellation insurance. Future event cancellation coverage will cost more based on what’s happening now.”. We’re in the middle of a forest fire right now.

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Association Success

MAY 20, 2020

“A virtual conference is not simply back to back webinars,” said Arianna Rehak , co-founder and CEO of Matchbox Virtual Media. There’s a lot of production value, there’s a lot of planning and there’s a whole art and science to putting on virtual conferences.”. Are your speakers volunteering their time or speaking at a cost? .

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

TopClass LMS explains why you should keep the conversation going and the community gathering after a course, conference or educational program ends. Building Your 2024 Video Strategy: A Guide for Associations To acquire and retain your membership and drive non-dues revenue, you need to include member-driven video in your strategy.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Many associations are pivoting their in-person conferences to virtual conferences. Some associations are doing away with their conferences altogether. Perhaps they can’t afford to turn their revenue center into a cost center. Traditionally in-person conferences and events were the drivers of that community.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Non-dues revenue. WBT Systems recently hosted an ideation session with Non-Dues-a-Palooza to come up with ideas for revenue-generating online education programs. Check out the 30 ideas featured in their post and see if you can “yes and” any of them into revenue generators for your association. In-person conference/show feedback.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2024

Even well-meaning learners who’ve paid for online courses and conferences are apt to click away if their attention wanes during your program. They also tell the stories of two association executives who generated more revenue after changing their approach to sponsorship. Distraction is an occupational hazard for all of us.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2020

As hard as this is to hear, given what’s happened in associations this year (canceled meetings, revenue down, staff layoffs), it’s unlikely we’ve seen the bottom yet, and it’s likely we won’t see it for another 12-18 months. Back to the example of an annual conference, unlike six months ago, there are success stories on going virtual.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 4, 2020

During this Coronavirus crisis, many planned conferences are being transformed into virtual events. So, beyond your standard questions about event schedule and production cost, what are the other most important questions to ask a virtual events vendor as you investigate their services? References?

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Delcor

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

These days more than ever, associations are seeking new sources of non-dues revenue to replace the income they used to rely upon from in-person meetings and events. Virtual conferences. An increasing number of organizations provide conference registrants with limited-time access to recordings. Conference sessions.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Boring conferences. Dean West at Association Laboratory bemoans the state of association conferences because “nothing is different” despite associations knowing the same ol’ same ol’ is boring the hell out of attendees. Here’s a cure for boring conferences. Open Space events. Credit card processors. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.

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YourMembership

MARCH 13, 2015

I know, you’re thinking, “How can my association’s Career Center add value to my annual conference?” While that is true, stay with me while I share four ways you can connect your association’s Career Center to your annual conference and add value for your members in attendance and sponsors. A valid question.

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Association Analytics

MAY 17, 2021

Are you using it to increase revenue and lower costs per renewal? At the same time, your analysis might show that members who attend your annual conference have a high renewal rate. But are you truly leveraging that information? Retention rates aren’t one dimensional.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 22, 2021

Do we have approval to book live conferences? Breakout room topics will include asynchronous virtual education, virtual conferences, and Zoom tips. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Conference Organizers Summit (Day 1). What does that mean? 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Here’s how associations can make use of podcasting—and bring in some nondues revenue dollars in the process. Podcasts are a potential source of nondues revenue. That’s good news for advertisers looking for ROI and good news for associations looking to cultivate another crop of nondues revenue. Why should associations care?

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Non-dues revenue supports associations’ missions in so many ways: Providing exceptional training and education for members, financing lobbying efforts, keeping membership dues affordable, and offsetting the costs of your communication program, to name a few. John Bacon, Naylor Association Solutions. Performance metrics.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic society events. Their guide covers configuring software for abstract submission and peer review, issuing the call for papers, designing the conference program, and more.

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 9, 2022

Conferences are an amazing way to learn new skills, hear stories for other people in your industry and to meet new people. We’re diving into all the questions you have about hybrid conferences and events, so read on to learn more! What is a hybrid conference? A hybrid conference combines the best of both worlds.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

Whether you are producing educational events online once a week, once a month, or holding multiple day virtual conferences, you will walk away with tips and ideas to make your job easier and “wow” your audience as well as your presenters. CAE credit. Organizer: Cecila Sepp, CAE, founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Fri 4/19 at 4 p.m.

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