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Recruit the Whole Person

Spark Consulting

Last week, I was teaching the volunteer management course for ASAE’s Association Management Week with the smart and talented Andrea Rutledge (Executive Director of the National Architectural Accrediting Board), and she and I got chatting about membership recruitment. What are you doing to “recruit the whole person”?

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Association Brain Food: 1.26.24

Reid All About it

Last year, 814 associations participated in MGI’s survey, which benchmarks the practices used by associations to recruit, engage and renew members. The spring cohort for their Association Facilitator Certificate Course begins on March 11. Project Success Is Up to You: Taking Your Project to the Next Level I get it.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.26.21

Reid All About it

Sigh, another self-improvement project—almost complete. They explain why you’re having a tough time recruiting volunteers and how you can enhance the value of the volunteering experience. The seven biggest mistakes in membership recruitment. I served it with mashed potatoes, of course, and roasted broccoli. Quick hits.

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Association Brain Food: 12.1.23

Reid All About it

Project success stories. Sherry Budziak of.orgSource recaps accomplishments and lessons learned by the association execs and tech partners who shared their project stories at Solutions Day. Member recruitment. To attract young members , you must recruit in ways that make sense to them. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Recruiting members. and keeping them

Association Adviser

Are you at a stalemate when it comes to recruiting and retaining members? Create a contest and challenge members to recruit others to join. For each new recruit, the member’s name goes into a drawing for an iPad. Branch out from the typical places you recruit members. Julie Frey, APR, CPRC. Expand your network.

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Association Brain Food: 9.1.23

Reid All About it

But sometimes a traditional online program or course doesn’t fit our schedules. This is essential reading for understanding trends in membership recruitment, engagement, renewal, dues, value propositions, and more. Project management. Who has the time to learn? Answer: we all do. Membership trends. Membership budget.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.10.21

Reid All About it

Inspired by McKinsey & Company’s research, WBT Systems shares five lessons from online education pioneers that will help associations improve their online courses. The fifth lesson might seem out of place but it could be what differentiates your courses from the competition. . Student membership. Host: Fridays@4. CMP credit.

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