Tue.Aug 06, 2019

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10 ways to use your career center and learning program to support the member journey  

YourMembership

10 ways to use your career center and professional learning program to support the member journey. Supporting your members’ career journey is vitally important to delivering a great overall member experience. These strategies will help. Your members’ needs and expectations evolve as they move through their careers and their membership with your organization.

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Avoiding Meeting Misery: 3 Musts for Efficient Meetings

GrowthZone

Efficient meetings require more planning than simply emailing the attendees an invite. Whether it’s the association board, staff, or members, use the following tips to plan association meetings that meet objectives , produce results, and leave participants with a sense of accomplishment. Define the objective: Ask yourself what you are trying to accomplish.

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Daily Buzz: What Attendees Want From Meetings

Associations Now

Want to boost attendance numbers at your next conference? Cater the experience to your audience. Also: what to do when someone says membership costs are too high. Just as every meeting has its own set of priorities and expectations, so does every attendee. Claire Hoffman from BizBash outlines the elements that rise to the top of guests’ wish lists: Instagrammable moments.

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6 signs your association management software may be a dinosaur

Nimble AMS

Six signs your association management software may be outdated. . Is your association failing to keep up with technology? Here are the top warning signs you may be falling behind. . Just as your association grows and evolves, technology changes too. Failing to keep up with technology advances may cause your organization to fall behind in its ability to work efficiently and deliver the great experiences your members expect.

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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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Send the Right Message About Membership ROI

Associations Now

Your messaging on membership’s return on investment is often as important as the benefits you provide. Consider whether you’re striking the right tone. Recently, I have become a bit of a podcast addict. I like one in particular, not only for its content but also because of its promotional strategy. It’s the New York Times podcast, The Daily. I’ve become such a regular listener that recently I started a monthly subscription with the Times , largely based on an advertising appeal The Daily makes i

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Why The Path to Innovation is Paved Through Partnership

Associations Now

Smart organizations are increasingly turning to strategic partnerships as the best way to exceed rising consumer expectations. As consumer expectations continue to rise, companies are increasingly turning to strategic partnerships to grow their revenues and customer base rather than relying on traditional sales and marketing tactics. In fact, 76% of companies agree that partnerships are key to delivering on their revenue goals, according to the June 2019 Forrester Consulting study “ Invest In Pa

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Why Your Association’s Strategic Plan Can’t Fix Your Culture

Leading Associations

Strategic planning is a standard exercise at many, if not most, associations/nonprofit organizations. So much so that many smart people mindlessly use it as a prescription for all organizational ills: “Having problems, eh? Do you have a strategic plan? If you do, when was the last time you looked at it?” — as if the only reason why an organization is struggling is because it doesn’t have a strategic plan or isn’t using it.

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At CHEST Innovation Is Called Business as Usual

.orgCommunity

The opportunity to participate in my clients’ stories is one of the reasons I love being a consultant. To write our book, Association 4.0—Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption , we interviewed leaders who strive to stay a step ahead of the future. CHEST is one association that doesn’t shy away from bold moves, and.orgSource has been lucky enough to help them navigate several major transitions.

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FSAE Re-Imagines Charitable Support through a Rethreaded Pop-Up Shop at its Annual Conference

Association Adviser

The Florida Society of Association Executives raised more than $3,000 by hosting a pop-up shop for Rethreaded, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based clothing and accessories company, at their 2019 annual meeting. The post FSAE Re-Imagines Charitable Support through a Rethreaded Pop-Up Shop at its Annual Conference appeared first on Association Adviser.

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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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As Carry-On Space Gets Bigger, Bags Are Shrinking. Here’s Why.

Associations Now

Even though there’s technically more room for carry-on bags on planes these days, it’s because things were way too snug before. So, if you’re planning on a carry-on, you might want to pack light. There’s seemingly never enough room for everyone’s bag in the storage compartment on most planes, is there? It’s a situation that leads to pre-flight debates , strategic planning, and even some arguments in the cabin.

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Turn Your Attendees Into Participants

Smooth The Path

Associations are continually battling some of the unintended lessons we learned in grammar school. Don’t speak out during class. Don’t stand out. Some questions are stupid. There is a risk for contributing in public, especially when you may not have the right answer. Many participants are hesitant to contribute or ask questions. Even when they are yearning to ask a burning question, they do not ask their question.

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Hispanic Journalists Offer Guide to Inclusive Reporting of Mass Shootings

Associations Now

In a guide released after last weekend’s mass shooting in El Paso, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists says news reporting on such events should focus on the community and the response—not the gunman. A spate of recent mass shootings— in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio , over the weekend and at a festival in Gilroy, California , the previous week—have renewed debate over how they’re covered in the media.

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Personalization: Creepy or Convenient?

Association Success

Be relevant and less annoying using personalization. Have you ever Googled “How to download your Facebook data” or “How to download your Google data”? Well, I have for some of my Google data. They’ll tell you where you were on what day, doing what. You’ll find every single photo. I was appalled. But then I thought about how I can go on Chrome, type two letters and how it will bring up the URL I’m looking for.

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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!

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Why Instagram Is A Great Platform For Nonprofits (And 7 Accounts That Are Crushing It)

Achieve

For many nonprofits, social media is a crucial part of their marketing mix. However, not all platforms are created equal. Take Instagram for example – a channel with over 400 million active daily users who spend an average of 53 minutes per day consuming content on the platform! . As most fundraisers know, the key to getting people to care about a cause is through storytelling that conveys not only the issues, but demonstrates the real-world impact an organization is making to solve problems.

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PERSONALIZATION: CREEPY OR CONVENIENT?

Association Success

Have you ever Googled “How to download your Facebook data” or “How to download your Google data”? Well, I have for some of my Google data. They’ll tell you where you were on what day, doing what. You’ll find every single photo. I was appalled. But then I thought about how I can go on Chrome, type two letters and how it will bring up the URL I’m looking for.