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25 Powerful Club Management Software Tools

Wild Apricot

If you want to spend more time having fun and less time managing your club, Club Management Software may be for you — here's everything you need to know about Club Management Software, along with 25 options and how to evaluate between them.

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Sneak Peek: The Essential Guide to 2017 Association Management Trends.

YourMembership

Your association staff always needs to stay on its toes—ready for any new technology, changing member preferences, differing generational values, among other shifts. By keeping an eye on the latest trends, it helps move your organization forward and remain valuable to your members. So, what can member-based organizations do to stay relevant to their current.

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How to Increase Customer Retention with an Online Community

Higher Logic

A five percent increase in customer retention can increase business profits by 25 percent. That’s substantial, but according to the Harvard Business Review , it may be on the low side. That same five percent retention increase may be able to increase revenue by up to 95 percent. So where should you invest your time and resources to effectively increase customer retention?

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25 Powerful Club Management Software Tools

Wild Apricot

If you want to spend more time having fun and less time managing your club, Club Management Software may be for you — here's everything you need to know about Club Management Software, along with 25 options and how to evaluate between them.

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How To Cultivate Community Affinity Throughout The Generosity Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

This session will dive into how to create rich generosity experiences that foster long-lasting relationships. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to redefine how you engage with your supporters—emphasizing trust, engagement, and community over transactional giving models. 🤝 Industry expert Tim Sarrantonio will explore data-backed strategies to engage supporters as active participants in a community that values their contributions and shared ideals.

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Sneak Peek: The Essential Guide to 2017 Association Management Trends.

YourMembership

Your association staff always needs to stay on its toes—ready for any new technology, changing member preferences, differing generational values, among other shifts. By keeping an eye on the latest trends, it helps move your organization forward and remain valuable to your members. So, what can member-based organizations do to stay relevant to their current.

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What is an AMS and What Does It Do?

GrowthZone

What is an AMS? AMS stands for Association Management Software. This type of software offers associations, as well as other member-based organizations, the tools to run their day-to-day operations and provide services to their members. Time = Money. A robust AMS typically saves associations time and money by streamlining their data management and increasing efficiency.

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Educating Medical Personnel: New Book Reviews CPD Topics

Forj

Every so often a book is published that provides a community of practice with a fresh perspective on current issues. Editors William F. Rayburn, Mary G. Turco, and David A. Davis have put together what should become the de facto textbook for anyone studying to become an educator or trainer of medical practitioners. Titled Continuing Professional Development in Medicine and Health Care , this edited collection reinforces the proposition that better education of health care professionals contrib

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Designing 21st Century Conference Learning Experiences And Spaces

Velvet Chainsaw

Our conference learning spaces affect our audience. We must learn to think like designers. Then we can focus on changing our conference participants’ learning spaces with the right goal in mind—nurturing their learning. Be forewarned! We are not decorating learning spaces. We are designing them to foster, nurture and amplify our participants’ learning.

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Future Forward-Thinking Cultures Lead To Extraordinary Results!

Association Success

How can we apply more foresight to our planning? How do we develop, foster and leverage future-focused leadership? How do we encourage our committees, volunteers, staff and customers to laser focus on what’s next, what’s coming and co-creating a future together? It’s so hard to look ahead when we are often struggling with the past. Leaders need to look farther out than anyone else.

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How to Increase Membership Renewal

Dive deep into essential elements that drive member retention. Learn why members may hesitate to renew. Discover actionable techniques to encourage their return and foster lasting engagement. Uncover reasons members choose not to renew. Learn effective tactics to elevate member engagement and communication. Explore methods to encourage member renewal and active participation in your association Download now to take charge of your membership retention strategy!

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Is an Email Marketing Price War on the Way?

Associations Now

The pricing scheme for many email marketing service providers—which grows based on the size of your list—is one that feels destined for disruption down the line. A new tool from Microsoft suggests how such a disruption might happen. You know how I know email marketing isn’t going anywhere anytime soon? Microsoft, whose email client has infamously been one of the biggest limitations of making good emails, just entered the market.

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Trainer’s Notebook: Just A Few Participatory Facilitation Techniques

Beth Kanter

Recently, a colleague asked me a wonderful question: How did you learn to become a good facilitator and trainer? Did you read books, take classes, or have a coach? I answered yes to all, but more importantly I think these two methods helped me the most: Carve out time for reflection after each training and do an after-action review with yourself. Evaluate your content, facilitation, and logistical skills against participant evaluations.

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Tuesday Buzz: Maximizing Associate Member Relationships

Associations Now

Supplier members offer more than just revenue. Here are a few ways to get the most from your associate member relationships. Also: Strategies to engage new board members. How do you think about your associate members? Whether you keep them at a distance or view them as strategic partners, chances are, there is a lot more your organization could be doing to maximize that relationship.

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Help Your Members Across the Digital Readiness Gap

WBT Systems

The digital divide is shrinking in our wired part of the world: 87% of Americans now use the internet. But even when people have access to the web, another type of digital divide may present a challenge to associations with online learning programs—a digital readiness gap. If the target market for your educational programs is on the wrong side of this gap, you need to know and you need a plan for bridging the gap.

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How to Create a Winning Event Marketing Strategy

Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

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Cuba Tourism Operators Band Together as U.S. Travel Restrictions Return

Associations Now

Confusion about travel to Cuba has increased this year after the rollback of Obama-era changes that allowed freer movement between the U.S. and the Communist island nation. American Tour Operators in Cuba, a new association, will work to clarify what is still permitted under the new rules. The biggest wildcard in travel these days—even more than the recent uncertainty created by the Trump administration’s executive actions —might be the legal status of Cuba as a travel destination.

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Brain Tumor Association to Livestream Select Conference Sessions

Associations Now

With a new livestream option at its annual conference, the American Brain Tumor Association is making sure people can access the information they need. Stay Tuned The American Association of Physicists in Medicine is also working to make experts from its annual meeting available to a broader audience through the use of Facebook Live. During its 59th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Denver, July 30-August 3, the organization will stream presentations from three speakers and allow viewers to ask