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How to Start an HOA in 13 Steps: Top Strategies, Key Documents & FAQ
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 16, 2024
Here's how to start an HOA in your neighborhood! A homeowners association raises property value, beautifies the community and keeps the peace.
How to Avoid Perfectionism Paralysis in Capital Campaigns
NXUnite
JANUARY 10, 2024
Mark planning documents as drafts. Without dating the versions and renaming and dating subsequent documents like your case for support or gift range chart, you won’t be able to keep track of which is an earlier version and which one is current. And it is well-documented that engaged donors give more and give more generously.
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User Groups: Why They Exist & How to Start Yours
Higher Logic
JANUARY 21, 2021
The post User Groups: Why They Exist & How to Start Yours appeared first on Higher Logic. Don’t miss the 8-question framework to document your user group. The post User Groups: Why They Exist & How to Start Yours appeared first on Higher Logic. User groups can help you deliver a great customer experience.
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How to Maintain Relevance and Revenue in Today’s Economy
Association Analytics
MARCH 1, 2023
For some, it might feel like a continuation of the past three years – learning how to adapt, shift priorities, and engage with members in different ways. Learn more about how to leverage your virtual community conversations with this on-demand webinar. How can you set up better collaboration and document sharing?
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How to Create the Perfect Membership Agreement
MemberClicks
APRIL 16, 2024
It is an important official document that is a must for both large and small membership organizations. We’ll demonstrate the value of a well-crafted agreement and how it can minimize misunderstanding, provide clarity, and help your organization progress. Remember, a membership agreement may be a legal document.
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Trust, but verify: How to avoid buyer’s remorse with your association management software
Aptify
AUGUST 17, 2023
Here’s how to avoid regrets with your next AMS purchase. Ask the AMS vendor to provide demos and documentation to ensure integrations work the way you expect. Vague or incomplete documentation – Look at the documentation for the AMS system you’re considering.
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Crisis Grantmaking: How to Manage and Award Funds Quickly
NXUnite
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Grants Management allows you to set up action plans defining the necessary steps and documents that anyone reviewing applications must complete. Identify strengths and weaknesses, ranging from your timeliness to how easy it was for nonprofits to find your grants. Budget management tools.
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Laying the Groundwork for the Perfect HOA: Your Governing Documents
HOA Strategies
MARCH 8, 2022
Ensuring you have met the legal requirements for the documents your community needs, and that those documents are as clear and straightforward as they can be is critical. Establishing a Record Retention Policy will also be important to help keep your documents on track and ensure that homeowners know what records they have access to.
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How to enhance your association’s membership committee
Nimble AMS
MAY 12, 2023
Leverage your online community to create a private membership committee group so your serving members can connect between meetings and share important documents. Read our free whitepaper for helpful strategies: How to recruit more volunteers at your association. Download now
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How to Make Analytics a Priority – Finally!
Association Analytics
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. In addition to keeping it safe and secure, think of how you can leverage it to gain insights to help run your association more effectively. The post How to Make Analytics a Priority – Finally!
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How to take your association’s online advocacy efforts to next level
Nimble AMS
APRIL 21, 2023
Read our blog to discover how to advance your advocacy program’s efforts and better engage your member advocates online. Within the subgroup, encourage your members to discuss current policies or share important documents to increase member engagement. Read our free whitepaper for these can't-miss strategies! Download now
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How to Write Association Bylaws [+ Template]
MemberClicks
JANUARY 9, 2024
Here, we’ll cover a general overview of association bylaws such as what to include, how to write them, and an essential association bylaws template. How to write bylaws [+ template] How to amend association bylaws What are association bylaws? For nonprofit organizations, bylaws are a legal document that must be adhered to.
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Membership Directory: Why Your Organization Needs One & How to Create One
EventMobi: Association Events
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Members can be given access to the document so they can update their own information or view other people’s info. How Do I Create a Member Directory? Ready to learn how to create a member directory for your organization? You may also want to create a tutorial for members on how to use the directory.
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How to Empower Community Association Managers to Be More Productive
AvidXchange: Association Management
APRIL 27, 2021
Consider optimizing it by implementing a resale documentation software that provides a central location for all documents, simplifying the complex tasks of disclosing information. See the results The post How to Empower Community Association Managers to Be More Productive appeared first on AvidXchange. Here’s what they told us.
How to increase registration for your next association event
Nimble AMS
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
We’re here to help you learn how to boost registration at your next association event. Here’s how to get started: 1. Staff can build member-facing emails and documents with point-and-click configuration, all while automatically personalizing your content with your member data. Read our blog for more tips. Personalize emails.
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The Documents to Include in an Association Board Manual
GrowthZone
AUGUST 21, 2018
Strategic plan / any planning document (e.g., vision document). SEE ALSO: Part 3 of our Board Orientation series which focuses on how to plan your association’s board of directors orientation event. . The post The Documents to Include in an Association Board Manual appeared first on GrowthZone. Mission statement.
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How to approach your association’s board for new AMS tech
Nimble AMS
JUNE 22, 2023
How to target your AMS tech messaging for board approval Within the business case , you can refine your messaging so that it appeals to each board member’s role and area of expertise. Consider explaining how an online community platform can help board members connect. Share documents, such as meeting minutes.
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Good CEO, Bad Call—How to Recover
.orgSource
JULY 29, 2023
In prison, Martha continued doing what she does best–cooking, cleaning, and showing others how to make fun things. Documenting the steps that you will take in a leadership challenge is a good way to begin training yourself to act with intention in a situation filled with extreme emotional distractions. She recovered handily.
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How to Develop Really Good LMS Requirements
WBT Systems
JUNE 19, 2018
Documenting LMS requirements. Share the requirements documentation with stakeholder representatives to get their feedback and agreement. Your requirements documentation becomes the basis for your RFP. Your requirements documentation becomes the basis for your RFP. User stories are a useful tool in developing requirements.
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How to Sunset an Educational Program
WBT Systems
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
How to tell it’s time to sunset an educational program. Document the sunset process. For every product you sunset, leave behind documentation: Brief description of the product and its history. How to Validate an Online Course Idea. The post How to Sunset an Educational Program appeared first on WBT Systems.
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How to Create a Winning SME Team
ReviewMyAMS
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Guest post by 501Works The SME Team Your Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are essential members of your implementation team who will be involved in key elements of the project such as system selection, communicating to their departments, in-depth training, testing, and documentation. Because this is such an important role, Read more.
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How to Write a Proclamation for Industry Support
GrowthZone
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
How to Write a Proclamation. Sign And Date The Document. The post How to Write a Proclamation for Industry Support appeared first on GrowthZone. If this isn’t possible, ask the official if they can provide a photo of the signing. Start with a basic title, which explains the proclamation. Write Reasoning Statements.
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How to Write a Proposal for An Event
MemberClicks
DECEMBER 10, 2023
This stage is crucial; it’s where your proposal transforms from a draft into a compelling document, ready to capture the interest and approval of your stakeholders or clients. The way you present your proposal can transform it from a document into an engaging narrative that captures the essence of your event.
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How to Start a Nonprofit in Illinois: 17 Essential Steps
MemberClicks
OCTOBER 11, 2023
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. Keep nonprofit documents on file It’s important to keep a record of official documents in a secure, unified place. What is a nonprofit organization? Cost is $50.
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A recipe for volunteer success: How to recruit, educate, and retain
Ungrated
APRIL 18, 2023
Having an orientation or onboarding program for volunteers is crucial and includes going over governing documents and fiduciary responsibilities. Documents tell the story. The post A recipe for volunteer success: How to recruit, educate, and retain appeared first on Ungated: Community Associations Institute Blog.
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4 Challenges for Trade Associations and How to Tackle Them with Community
Higher Logic
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
How to Tackle It. Make a plan on how to deal with significant changes quickly. Create a dedicated resource hub in your private member community with educational documents, webinars, and videos to help members understand how new technology and industry trends impact them. How to Tackle It. How to Tackle It.
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Why Members Don’t Renew & How to Fix It
Membersuite
JUNE 2, 2021
How to Increase Membership Value—and Renewals. You need to document exactly how you plan to analyze, increase, and measure engagement. How to Improve Renewal Campaigns. You could offer a consultation on how to get more from their membership to see if they’ll bite. The plan can’t live only in your head.
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How to Prepare a Business Case for a New LMS
WBT Systems
APRIL 3, 2018
Your argument for a new LMS has to be rock solid, so first we’re going to explain how to prepare a business case for a new LMS. Then, in our next post, we’ll explain how to make a compelling presentation of that case. How is your existing learning platform holding your association back? How is it negatively impacting learners?
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Association Brain Food: 2.23.24
Reid All About it
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
TopClass LMS explains how to keep industry professionals (and members) close with a learning subscription. Mercury Creative Group explains how to build an association brand that attracts and builds the loyalty of young members. Featuring Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone , it looks like a PSA for association membership.
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How to approach your association’s board for a new tech investment
Nimble AMS
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Here’s how to make sure your pitch for new tech appeals to individual board member’s roles and concerns. . For example, explain how online community functionality can help them. Share documents, such as meeting minute. You know it’s time for new association management software (AMS). Now it’s time to get board approval. .
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How to Get Your HOA On Board with Reserve Funding
Association Reserves
JANUARY 4, 2024
Explore the duties you (and the homeowners) carry, and learn how to respond to your fellow board members so you can make sure your community is taken care of with reserve funding! Following governing documents and adhering to the business judgment rule significantly reduces the risk of legal challenges.
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How to Increase Your Sales Without Hiring More Reps
Higher Logic
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
They can download product documentation, ask questions of other customers, and provide feedback to you on your product offerings to help speed up innovation. If a customer downloads product documentation on a product they don’t have – sales should be alerted. Identify Upsell Opportunities.
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How to Grow Your Community Management Career Faster
Higher Logic
APRIL 13, 2017
Document member stories and the impact your community is having on groups or individuals. Show how your online community helped convince them to stay, keeping your business from losing revenue. Then, be flexible enough to move around. Collect Stories. Here are a few types of stories to collect.
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5 tips to prepare for a successful AMS implementation
Nimble AMS
DECEMBER 21, 2023
How to prepare for a successful AMS implementation Are you ready to begin planning your association management software (AMS) implementation? Share your existing process documents Before you begin your AMS search , start by document ing all your vital organizational processes. Follow these five tips to get started: 1.
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3 Types of Online Learning Experiences Association Members Love (And How to Provide Them)
Higher Logic
AUGUST 3, 2017
How to Provide an Individual Learning Experience Online. To build your courses around an individual experience, design each course or set of courses around videos, documents, and assessments that your members can complete without help from an instructor or their peers. How to Provide a Group Learning Experience Online.
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What to Consider When Retooling Your Membership Brochure
Associations Now
JANUARY 2, 2024
But choosing what should be included in these documents isn’t easy. When Tom Quash, CAE, came on board as chief communications and marketing officer at the American Dental Education Association in May 2023, ADEA was already looking to revise how it presented its benefits to both members and prospects.
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Higher Logic
MARCH 6, 2018
The Top 5 Barriers to Executive Participation and How to Fix Them. Show them where they can find people who have recently joined and how to contact them. You can also show how your community is impacting other business metrics, including acquisition and revenue, by comparing metrics before and after your community.
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How to write an RFP for your union’s next membership management system
Aptify
OCTOBER 5, 2020
An RFP is a document that provides background and details about your project and solicits bids from vendors. It helps you gather proposals and discover how well potential products meet your requirements. How to write an RFP for your union’s next membership management system appeared first on Aptify by Community Brands.
How to Create a Really Good LMS RFP
WBT Systems
JUNE 26, 2018
Documentation practices. The post How to Create a Really Good LMS RFP appeared first on WBT Systems. Number of staff breakdown by function, names/positions of staff who would work on this project. Number of clients, number of association clients, average tenure. Number of clients on this software. Post-implementation client support.
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How to Help Your Meeting Participants Get Comfortable With Virtual Events
Associations Now
MARCH 19, 2020
And while it’s great to see organizations make that happen so quickly, doing so often requires different participants in your meeting to get comfortable with new technology and learn how to engage most effectively in a virtual environment. A look at four such groups and how your association can help: Staff.
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How to Keep Employees Productive and Motivated Through COVID-19
Associations Now
APRIL 3, 2020
The post How to Keep Employees Productive and Motivated Through COVID-19 appeared first on Associations Now. But it’s not just technology that will boost productivity—employees need a concrete plan to fall back on as they get used to new working conditions.
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Funding Your Mission: 4 Nonprofit Financial Management Tips
NXUnite
MARCH 19, 2024
Create an Annual Operating Budget Jitasa’s nonprofit budgeting guide defines a budget as “a planning document used to predict expenses and allocate resources for your organization.” Every nonprofit has different financial goals, so keep that in mind as you consider how to apply the tips above at your organization. Let’s get started!
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How to Leverage Your User Group to Differentiate Your Company in the Sales Process
Higher Logic
MAY 30, 2017
Explain how your user group helps customers learn from their peers and access product documentation on their own time to make learning your product easier. Customers who choose your solution get this premium feature for little to no additional cost.
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How to Recruit and Retain Millennial Employees (Hint: Start by Building Community)
Higher Logic
MAY 11, 2017
The best employee communities will also have tools that allow employees to collaborate on documents, making revisions, asking questions in comments, and downloading the information they need. Let employees upload their own documents, especially those others may find useful. Everyone stays connected and engaged with 24/7 access.
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