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How to Start a Nonprofit in Illinois: 17 Essential Steps

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Illinois, also known as the Land of the Presidents, is a state with a varied population and a growing number of thriving nonprofits. If you want to know how to start a nonprofit in Illinois, here are the important steps to getting your organization or association up and running smoothly and quickly. What is a nonprofit organization?

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.11.20

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The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Debbie Trueblood, MS, CAE, executive director, Illinois Park and Recreation Association. The ROI of Words: How to Write Website Copy That Will Drive Member Renewal and Recruitment. BYOB, obviously. Mon 12/14 at 11 a.m. –

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.4.20

Reid All About it

Dr. Michael Tatonetti, CAE, explains how to overcome your colleagues’ (or leadership’s) fear of raising sponsorship prices —an argument that gets into goals, costs and value. You will be able to understand the difference between program and supporting services and variance methods for allocating costs in accordance with GAAP.

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Creating Mentorship Programs to Drive Engagement

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At an #ASAE16 session, the executive director of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association discussed its mentoring program and how other associations can build their own successful, sustainable programs to serve members. Member recruitment, retention, and engagement all went up.

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Page One: 9 Ways CMA’s SEO Strategy Builds Brands

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1 thought—not an afterthought—because It is a highly cost-effective tactic that gets results. Within six months, our SEO campaign put Paramont EO, an electrical distributor in Chicago, Illinois, on Page One in its target markets. Recruiting new members is one of FEW’s organizational objectives. It should be your No.

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Member, Meet Sponsor: A Model for Reaching Under-Served Segments

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That’s how much it cost students to join AIChE before 2007. The Chicago-based Community Memorial Foundation offers grants to nonprofits in the communities it serves to join the Management Association of Illinois. Fifteen dollars. That’s it! NWFPA just didn’t promote it that way.

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Association Brain Food: 10.21.22

Reid All About it

A lax approach to authentication leaves you vulnerable to phishing and spoofing attacks that can cost millions—not to mention your brand reputation. Demystify some of the questions around costs—both initial and ongoing—for more sustainable choices and the best first steps to getting started with a pivot towards sustainability.

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