Higher Logic
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
You have all the pieces in place in to go mobile – a responsive website, mobile-friendly design elements, even an online community app that lets users receive push notifications and access your community from any device. It's a great plan, especially since studies show that by using apps push notifications in your app, you could increase engagement by 2,770 percent.
Mariner
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
What chapter doesn’t need more volunteer muscle? While associations in general are feeling the pressure in engaging volunteers, chapters’ pain is more acute. We could go into depth why chapters are struggling however simply put it’s a time/flexibility issue. One counterpunch is to make volunteering fun and appreciated.
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GrowthZone
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
It’s critical for associations to make an “apples to apples” comparison of association management systems when researching new software. Not sure what criteria to consider? In Part 2 of the blog series, “Where to Begin Your Association’s AMS Search” we address how to research ease of use, setup and integration, and training and support. Here are some issues to discuss with potential providers: Ease of Use .
Smooth The Path
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
In a vacuum, we make up stories. Because these stories are made up can be wildly fictional. And the stories we tell ourselves can also be far more negative than anyone else involved intends. For example, when a member calls the association’s headquarters, leaves a message, and does not get a call back within 24 hours that member may start thinking: “My message got lost”, or. “The person I left my message for must be busy”, or. “The person I left my message for
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Association Success
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
You’re not lazy, unmotivated or uninspired, you’re burning out. I was an association executive. I started right out of college and within six months I became and executive director. I was in over my head, but worked 10-14 hour days to cover my lack of knowledge. I didn’t sleep and when I did it was from exhaustion after a complete emotional breakdown.
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Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Your conference could be a place for your customers to experience unrestricted curiosity and play. But most of the time it’s not. Curiosity becomes codified into bureaucratic traditional expert-centric instructional models—lectures and panel discussions. And that passive sedentary process actually controls and squelches most curious thinking. And forget play!
Association Adviser
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
The past 11 months have been a heck of a ride for American political junkies, and some might argue for the general public as well. But associations, whose missions often ring with echoes of bringing stability and long-term improvements to an industry, seem to be quietly observing and humming along as usual. A full three-quarters of respondents to last month’s Did You Know?
Forj
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Many of our customers use an association management system (AMS) as their system of record. Our CourseStage Learning Management System (LMS) must integrate or talk to the AMS in order to allow users to have a seamless “single-sign on” experience as they move from association website to our LMS. Often, transcript information is also sent to the AMS from the LMS.
Association Adviser
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Mark McCallum, National Association of Surety Bond Producers. This month, we talked with Mark McCallum , Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Surety Bond Producers, the association of and resource for firms employing surety bond producers and allied professionals. (If you’re like most people and are unfamiliar with the purpose and function of surety bonds, check out NASBP’s short primer.
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Association Adviser
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
For TSAE, holding its annual conference in Houston after Harvey was a way to show support and solidarity with their members and friends in the area. Photo courtesy of Kayla Prasek Photography. W hen the Texas Society of Association Executives gathered in Houston earlier this month for the New Ideas Annual Conference , it was the first major event to take place in the city after Hurricane Harvey devastated Southern Texas with historic flooding.
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