Spark Consulting

MARCH 16, 2021

Today marks one year since DC shut down for the pandemic. I wrote a Twitter thread to memorialize that fact, and realized I should probably have written a blog post, even though it’s not very association-y. So here it is. One year ago today, DC shut down for the pandemic. One year ago yesterday, I went to my last in-person boxing class at Nuboxx and had my last meal in a restaurant (brunch with friends at Coconut Club at Union Market).

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Association Adviser

MARCH 16, 2021

Christina Lewellen, MBA, CAE, talks about helping ATLIS navigate challenges that remote work and schooling present, plus expectations for our “next normal.”. The post The Ability to Address Big Challenges: Christina Lewellen, MBA, CAE appeared first on Association Adviser.

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.orgSource

MARCH 16, 2021

I found a relic of my former life when I was organizing my files. It was a presentation I created back in January 2020. The title was Association 4.0—Creating Community in a Less Social World. I planned to use the deck to launch a new series of in-person Think Tanks. The topic was going to […]. The post As the Pandemic Ends—The Need to Reinvent Grows appeared first on.orgSource.

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Smooth The Path

MARCH 16, 2021

I recently gave a keynote from a temporary “studio” I created in a hotel room (it turns out that ice buckets make great computer stands). My studio away from the office set up allowed me to be in two very important places at once. For all the worries about remote working, there are many positives too! The post Working Remotely is Not All Bad appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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Association Freak

MARCH 16, 2021

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Association Freak

MARCH 16, 2021

Reading Time: 4 minutes. Can an Association Triple Their Member Growth Rate in One Year? Here’s How We Helped AMA Do It. The American Medical Association badly needed to grow its membership. Like many associations, the profession was growing, but the membership was flat. Fewer members meant weaker revenue. Smaller market share meant less relevance and influence with which to pursue their mission.

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Association TRENDS

MARCH 16, 2021

HERE ARE 7 SIGNS IT’S TIME TO MOVE. Breaking up with your AMS is hard to do. So hard, in fact, that some associations stay in a relationship that’s not making their members happy and not meeting their day-to-day business needs. They hope that maybe those little annoyances will go away and their AMS vendor will change for the better. Don’t let your association settle.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 16, 2021

So you read last week’s blog post and decided that an LMS is the right solution for your association.

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Association Strong

MARCH 16, 2021

Did you know there are over 100 million people in the U.S. between the age of 9 and 34 as of 2021? This is exciting news because most people join associations in their early 30’s, so the future is bright for associations. Many people don’t recognize it, but demographics are one of the top influencers of the economy, and consumer buying habits as well as association membership.

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