Thu.Jan 17, 2019

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Strategic planning: Gimme a break?

Association Success

Does strategic planning create unwarranted concern in your association? Associations Catalyzing Entrepreneurship (ACE) is a group made up of association executives and stakeholders who think outside the association box about the future. We have conversations about an entrepreneurial approach to association leadership and implement the resulting great ideas in our jobs.

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Why Your Survey May Not Be Getting You the Results You Need

Smooth The Path

Words are open to interpretation. If we ask on a survey, do you feel supported by the association? What does that mean exactly? As a respondent I might deliberate for a while. Is the survey asking me about the time 5 years ago when a staff member connected me with another member and eventually I got a great job through that connection? Or should I respond with the experience I had two months ago where I called the association, left a voicemail, and no one got back to me?

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Social engagement for a great member experience

YourMembership

Think for a minute about all of the ways your members interact with others – social media channels, messaging apps, and your online community, just to name a few. Here are a couple of social technology capabilities to consider: Built-in online community Many association technology providers are seeking innovative ways to elevate social networking among association.

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The Shutdown’s Long-Term Ripple Effects on Meetings

Associations Now

While association meetings have already felt the impact of the government shutdown, the effects are likely to persist in the months ahead, even if the government reopens in the next few days or weeks. Since the government shutdown started four weeks ago, we’ve done a few pieces on its immediate effects on association meetings. The American Meteorological Society , for example, saw more than 700 federal employees and researchers miss its annual meeting earlier this month, and the American Astrono

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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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Strategies for Association Micro-Learning

GrowthZone

In today’s digital world, professionals of all types are looking for easier ways to quickly learn and consume content that will grow their knowledge and current skill set. Enter micro-learning. Micro-learning is a short-term focused way of learning that provides just the right amount of information needed to help achieve a specific objective – skills-based education for example.

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Board Diversity at Center of New Initiative for Museums

Associations Now

Grants totaling $4 million from three major foundations will support an American Alliance of Museums initiative to help museums build more diverse boards. The effort comes two years after an AAM study identified the problem. In a study two years ago , nearly half of museums surveyed by the American Alliance for Museums said they had no people of color on their boards.

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Webinar: How to Use an Internship Section on Your Online Career Center

Association Adviser

Nothing exceeds the excitement that radiates off of a student getting ready to graduate or an industry newcomer who is excited about their career change. Except, perhaps, the fear that is palpable about next steps! Internships are key in helping students, recent graduates and career changers build experience. A section of job listings just for internships can be incorporated into your existing career center.

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Daily Buzz: Tricks for a Healthy Debate

Associations Now

Argumentative debates aren’t conducive to reaching your organization’s goals. Incorporating these three habits into conversation can make for a more productive discussion. Also: the rationale behind Slack’s new logo. In any organization, a constant stream of ideas is healthy. What’s not so healthy is the way they are often debated: in disrespectful, toxic arguments that pit team members against one another.

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You’ll make incorrect decisions. Acknowledge them and fix it.

Effective Database

A client of mine recently wrote the following to me: “It’s so hard to set up a new database and decide how/where you want to track information when you don’t have a really good understanding of the database and how different fields/screens relate to each other. I think at some point when things slow down a little bit we might take another look at how we are using the database and see if there isn’t a better way for us to track certain information.” Truer words were

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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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New Space Research Initiative Aims Sights Directly at Earth

Associations Now

The Universities Space Research Association is launching the Earth from Space Institute, a new program that aims to identify problems happening on the ground from the sky. And they’re bringing in a former NASA official to lead the initiative. Most associations are primarily concerned about Earth from a direct vantage point: That is, most of their work is based from the planet, and serves people based on the planet.

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Conference Circuit: Auto Dealers

Associations Now

Rundown Attendees: 20,000 plus. Exhibiting companies: 500 plus. Workshops and education sessions: 100 plus. The National Automobile Dealers Association’s 2019 NADA Show begins next week in San Francisco. Attendance is expected to top 20,000. More than 20,000 auto industry professionals are headed to San Francisco to find solutions to their everyday dealership issues, learn about new products and services, hear the latest updates on legal and regulatory affairs, and get to know their colleagues.