Thu.Oct 27, 2016

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Consider flipping the membership equation.

YourMembership

Thinking different about member retention + recruitment. The following original article was first published online on September 13, 2016 by John Wiley & Sons and then appeared on page 6 of the October 2016 edition of The Membership Management Report, a monthly journal published by Wiley for the association industry. Do you remember […].

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4 Little-Known Services from Your AMS Software Vendor that Will Save You Time and Money

Socious

Why is the image of a frazzled intern fetching coffee so ubiquitous? We all know that interns have much more to contribute than just coffee runs, but the image endures – in part because it illustrates a few important principles. In every profession, there are low-level tasks and high-level tasks. There are critical tasks that demand skilled workers and tasks that people with less institutional knowledge and less of an acute skillset can do.

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This, Not That: Images for Your Online Community

Higher Logic

Online communities are notoriously difficult to visualize. I’m often asked I keep finding new, interesting and accurate images to represent online communities and related industry subjects. Good question. Perhaps you’re part of Instagram’s 500+ million active users (Source: Instagram Press Page )? Or you’re behind any of the billions of images pinned on Pinterest?

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7 things I like about the Federation of Small Business’s website

Optimist Consulting

I was recently looking at the FSB’s website and was impressed by how easy it was to navigate, how clearly the information was ‘chunked’ and displayed, and how it showcases their re-brand. I thought I’d share the top 7 ideas that I think membership organisations could take from the FSB site: Hero image: The rotating hero image at the top of the homepage is very member benefits focused, which draws potential members in fast, and leaves no doubt as to what benefits they can enjoy from membership of

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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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Bonus content – Event Garde e-news – November edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Mary Manier. Q & A with Mary Manier , director of sales, Experience Grand Rapids. Learn: Q: How do you learn best? By reading in a coffee shop with lots of noise or in a quiet, library-like setting? A: I learn best in a quiet, library-like setting. Network: Q: Some people are wallflowers while others are natural networkers. Which are you (or are you in the middle)?

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Bonus content – Event Garde e-news – November edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Mary Manier. Q & A with Mary Manier , director of sales, Experience Grand Rapids. Learn: Q: How do you learn best? By reading in a coffee shop with lots of noise or in a quiet, library-like setting? A: I learn best in a quiet library-like setting. Network: Q: Some people are wallflowers while others are natural networkers. Which are you (or are you in the middle)?

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4 Little-Known Services from Your AMS Software Vendor that Will Save You Time and Money

Socious

Why is the image of a frazzled intern fetching coffee so ubiquitous? We all know that interns have much more to contribute than just coffee runs, but the image endures – in part because it illustrates a few important principles. In every profession, there are low-level tasks and high-level tasks. There are critical tasks that demand skilled workers and tasks that people with less institutional knowledge and less of an acute skillset can do.

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Lessons for Associations From the Decline of Groupon and LivingSocial

Associations Now

For years, Groupon and its main competitor, LivingSocial, were buzzy, profitable businesses—and they were built on benefits for consumers. Now, the two companies, both struggling, are merging. Why did the bubble burst, and what does it mean for associations? For a while, it looked like the biggest deal in Washington, DC, wasn’t to be found in the halls of power but in LivingSocial, a homegrown success story that offered some daily deals magic.

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What Do We Do With Non-Curious Decision Makers At Our Associations?

Smooth The Path

Related posts: Reflective association leaders. How often are we out of sync with members? The important things we may not know about the association. The post What Do We Do With Non-Curious Decision Makers At Our Associations? appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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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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Conference Circuit: Healthy Living

Associations Now

Rundown Attendees: 12,000. Scientific Abstracts: 4,000. Sessions: 1,000 plus. The American Public Health Association’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Expo starts over the weekend in Denver. More than 12,000 public health professionals from around the world are headed to the Mile High City to learn the latest trends and best practices in the field, upgrade their careers, and get inspired and encouraged by their peers.

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How Associations Can Overcome Fundraising Barriers

Achieve

The following blog first appeared on. Philanthropy News Digest. Over the last three months, I’ve had conversations with four associations about their approach to raising money. The conversations usually touch on many of the same points: “We’re an association and are struggling to raise additional funds from our members.”. “We think it’s because a lot of our members may not fully understand what we do and why we need to raise money from them.”.

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Global Business Insights From New World Bank Report

Associations Now

In a recently released report, World Bank researchers made some interesting discoveries about the business environment in countries around the world. What are the takeaways for associations who are abroad—or might be looking to go abroad? Earlier this week the World Bank released its Doing Business 2017 report , in which researchers looked at 190 economies throughout the world and ranked them on metrics related to the “ease of doing business.

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What’s Your Personal Craziness Index? Identify, Take Action, and Avoid Nonprofit Burnout

Beth Kanter

In my newest book, The Happy Healthy Nonprofit: Strategies for Impact without Burnout , the first half of the book addresses how nonprofit professionals can assess and become more self-aware about the symptoms of burnout and begin to practice self-care to avoid burnout. Burnout is a state of emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion that occurs when we feel overwhelmed by too many demands, too few resources, and too little recovery time.

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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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Report: Nonprofits Continue Growth, But With Deficits

Associations Now

A newly updated Urban Institute report indicates that nonprofits have continued to grow, even during the recession, and have seen a major expansion in wages in recent years. But this growth has sometimes outpaced nonprofit budgets. Nonprofits are increasingly diving into their reserves—or even lines of credit—to maintain their growth. That’s a key finding from new research released by the Urban Institute.

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Correspondents’ Association Criticizes Nominees’ Lack of Press Access

Associations Now

The White House Correspondents’ Association has sent letters to Secretary Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s campaigns, requesting the nominees quickly agree to having protective press pools. During an election season fraught with questions surrounding the relationships both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have with the press, the White House Correspondents’ Association adds another to the list.

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Thursday Buzz: Is Female Leadership Reflected Fairly in the Media?

Associations Now

The gender gap among CEOs is closing, but is the public getting the right story about that change? Plus: Twitter is shutting down a popular video-sharing app. Women are leaning in, and businesses and society are more welcoming of female CEOs. For example, while the number of female CEOs in S&P 500 companies has risen slowly, increasing at a rate of 1.1 per year, women in CEO roles at nonprofits have grown 14 percent since 2013.