Association Success

MARCH 11, 2019

Workforce development in associations is a monumental task to be tackled piece by piece. I experienced an “aha!” moment when I attended one of my first association conferences. I had been a casual Twitter user - a lurker mainly who would scan streams for interesting insights. At this conference, my approach shifted, as instead of taking notes by hand, which I rarely went back to, I started tweeting about what I was learning at the conference.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 11, 2019

What is the ideal time to ask a prospect to join? This is actually two questions: When in the cycle of relationship should I invite a prospect to join? When in the cycle of the year should I invite a prospect to join? Relationship. The glib answer is: “When she’s ready to say yes.” Hopefully, the follow up question has already occurred to you: “How do I know when that is?

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WBT Systems

MARCH 11, 2019

An Unexpected Solution for Professional Burnout: Association Membership. Read more about An Unexpected Solution for Professional Burnout: Association Membership.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 11, 2019

There's an old saying among association executives. To be successful, you need to stay ahead of your members. but not too far. What most people mean by this, generally speaking, is that the association executive that doesn't act until his members make their collective desires known will wind up leading his association into either obscurity or oblivion.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 11, 2019

Association leaders often focus on optimizing resources for the benefit of their members, and Nicole Blankenship, MBA, CAE and Annie Storey, MS, CAE of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are no exception. Nicole, director of chapter and district relations at AAP, Annie, senior manager for chapter and district relations, and their team of seven manage relationships with 66 AAP chapters across the United States and Canada that build local capacity to implement AAP policies that enhance the w

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AMR Management Services

MARCH 11, 2019

I love that AMR strives to make high quality-training and ongoing professional development available to all members of the team. But when planning the inaugural IdeaCON internal association.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2019

With the right strategy, an online community should be growing and maturing. Also: Build high-performing teams by focusing on employees individually. “Growth” can mean a lot of things. When it comes to your online community, new users tend to be the benchmark. But Marjorie Anderson from Community by Association says that’s often not enough. “While that, to an extent, does indicate growth, it doesn’t show how the online community is maturing or how it is lending to the growth of the association a

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2019

A recent report makes the case that progress on gender parity in top leadership roles often happens in fits and starts. The report makes the case that HR can help keep things consistent. As we move past another International Women’s Day, a fresh report on the topic of women in leadership points out that progress is happening—but not at an adequate pace.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2019

The Partnership for Food Safety Education took inspiration from the Associated Press Stylebook in creating its just-released style guide for recipes. Could the secret to food safety be better recipes? That’s what the Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) thinks—and it has recent research to prove it. Armed with that information, the group recently announced a style guide for recipe authors.

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Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

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Associations Now

MARCH 11, 2019

H.R. 1, the voting rights and campaign finance bill that passed the House last week, may harm association PACs if its expanded definition of “foreign nationals” isn’t clarified, ASAE told lawmakers. ASAE and other associations are increasingly concerned with a provision in House Democrats’ sweeping campaign finance bill that could be detrimental to associations that operate political action committees (PACs).

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