Tue.Jun 23, 2020

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It’s Time to Integrate the Meetings and Education Teams at Your Association

WBT Systems

It’s Time to Integrate the Meetings and Education Teams at Your Association. Read more about It’s Time to Integrate the Meetings and Education Teams at Your Association.

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If You Build It - Will They Come?

Wild Apricot

Here are some tips and ideas for keeping members engaged on your website.

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Are You Facing an Uncertain Financial Future?

Smooth The Path

I am nearly six feet tall. Finding clothing has been challenging my whole life. That was until I learned of Long Tall Sally, a quality retailer devoted to tall women. Recently I got an email stating that they are closing after 44 years of business. After what sounds like years of somewhat shaky financials, COVID pushed them over the edge. Last week I heard the same story from an entrepreneur friend of mine who founded an international food franchise.

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Bringing the magic to virtual meetings

Association Success

As some of us return to work in a modified office environment and others plan to continue to work from home, virtual meetings will continue to be a distinct facet of our reality. Whether it’s a simple video chat with your team or a multi-day virtual conference like SURGE Connect , you likely have a plethora of virtual meetings and events crowding your calendar.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Tips for Teeing Up a Low-Touch Golf Event

GrowthZone

Remember when events were a huge source of non-dues revenue for associations and chambers? With COVID-19 canceling event after event, times have been challenging, to say the least. But what about golf tournaments, which are go-to money raisers for many organizations? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with this comprehensive guide for putting together low-touch and successful golf outings.

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Member Experience and the Importance of Tech that Works Together

MemberClicks

As association and chamber professionals, you all know that retention success relies on a member's overall experience from the time they join. (The more you can engage a member, the better your chances they'll renew!). Your membership management tools play an important part, too. Those tools dictate the form members submit to join, how their listing shows up on your directory, the website they visit to register for events — sometimes even the platform where they'll access the event, if it's virt

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Showing Pride in Your Membership

Association Adviser

Despite Pride parades and festivals being canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic, this month has been a fruitful one for the American LGBTQ community thanks to a June 15 Supreme Court decision affirming that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bans discrimination based on sex, protects employees from discrimination based on sexual […].

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The Key to Succession Planning for Associations

SBI

In Associations, Leadership is All About Finding Your Replacement. What does a leader do when they reach the summit after a long, hard climb? They turn around, extend their hand, and help the next climber join them on the peak. In association management, board and committee chairs can institutionalize this important aspect of leadership by taking a serious approach to succession planning.

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Breaking Open a New Channel for Member Engagement

Mariner Management

Hint, the new channel is your chapter network! Take a look at the 2019 Chapter Benchmarking Report and research on member engagement. Factor in the constraints on large association meetings and combined with the research, we see all signs point to local as an engagement opportunity. Local events and activities are a hot way to draw in new/early careerists for the lower cost and more convenient access to learning and networking.

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

2024 Association Survey Results Report For the 10th year, association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s annual survey. Read the 2024 survey results report to see how your association compares: Top Challenges Retention Rates Non-Renewal Reasons Automatic Renewals Reinstatement Strategies Member Engagement Changes & Strategies Why Members Join Non-Dues Revenue Sources Dues Increases, and more

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Hone Your Professional Skills in a COVID-19 World

SBI

One Way to Ensure Your Skills Stay Sharp During Quarantine? Volunteer for Your Association. No one likes to admit it, but months of COVID-19 induced lockdowns have left many professionals feeling disconnected from their jobs and their industry. While spending all day in your yoga pants or avoiding public transportation has its advantages, professional isolation can cause your skills to decline.

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Chapters and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion [Idea Swap]

Mariner Management

We at Mariner have collectively and individually meditated on how we could be part of the change so needed to defeat systemic racism and truly live the words Black Lives Matter. We’ve walked alongside our management client boards as they take action. We are taking personal actions as well. And, we have chosen to be one of the conversation catalysts for the Association Chapter/Components sector on this issue.

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Internet Association Hires New Legal & Policy Counsel

InternetAssociation

Washington, DC – Internet Association (IA) announced today that Alexandra McLeod joined the organization as Legal & Policy Counsel where she will focus on issues of data privacy and content moderation. “We are pleased to have Alex join our team and bolster IA’s ability to advocate on top policy priorities for our member companies,” said Elizabeth Banker, IA’s Deputy General Counsel.

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[GUEST POST] How Associations Are Using Community to Support Their Members During COVID-19

Protech

Guest Post By Higher Logic . Over the past month, as our customers shared ideas about responding to COVID-19 in our users community, the Higher Logic Users Group (HUG), we noticed some simple but impactful ways associations are using their communities to support their members and their industries. And it makes sense: In a time when we’re all craving connection, what’s more perfect than a community dedicated to your success and your industry?

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!