December, 2019

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Three Trends to Boost Nondues Revenue in the New Year

Associations Now

As 2020 dawns, many associations are looking to make sure they have a steady influx of revenue streaming in. From focusing on customers to adding value, an expert shares three trends you should embrace this year. If you’re the superstitious type, you might have eaten black-eyed peas or undertaken some other tradition purported to bring money in the new year.

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How Your Association Can Support Women on the Path to Leadership

WBT Systems

How Your Association Can Support Women on the Path to Leadership. Read more about How Your Association Can Support Women on the Path to Leadership.

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What are the Pros and Cons of Outsourcing for Associations?

HighRoad Solution

We all need a helping hand from time to time. In fact, 81% of associations outsource at least 1 service. For associations, this usually happens when you’re looking at a challenging project, like implementing a marketing automation platform.

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2020 Association Tech: 3 Expert Tips to Guide Your Planning

Higher Logic

Good news: Four association experts sat down to share their favorite trends and lessons learned from the newly rebranded ASAE Technology Exploration Conference (TEC) and their valuable conversation can help guide your association’s 2020 planning strategy for success. Let’s dive into the latest trends in association technology, as identified in a recent webinar hosted by Protech, featuring the following expert panel: Heather McNair | Chief Community Officer, Higher Logic.

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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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Why It's Time to Move Past Your Excel Membership Template

Wild Apricot

Are you still using an Excel membership template to manage your membership? Here's why you might want to reconsider.

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Continuing Education: Not Just for Meetings and Conferences Anymore

YourMembership

A recent Community Brands study suggests it may be time for associations to focus on additional learning opportunities for their members. According to the Community Brands Member Engagement and Loyalty Study, meetings and conferences, which traditionally have emphasized training and continuing education, are one area where association professionals (Pros) are very focused.

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To Succeed in Industry 4.0 Become an Association 4.0™ Leader

.orgCommunity

Deploying a smart factory may not be in your future. But association CEOs who are looking for success must embrace attitudes that keep them in front of these, and other trends associated with Industry 4.0. By 2021, one quarter of the top 100 consumer goods companies will be using 3D printing to create custom products on demand. By 2025, 75 percent of the total workforce will be Millennials.

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Building a Community: 5 Tips for Digital Member Engagement

Blue Sky eLearn

Association membership is one of the most enriching experiences—particularly when you’re part of an association that prioritizes engaging its members. Whether the association is made up of people in the same professional field or just those with common interests, members appreciate an association that offers a variety of events and learning opportunities.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.13.19

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I just bought a wreath at the farmers market and I’m listening to the Christmas Cocktail Jazz playlist on Spotify. I’m getting in the Christmas spirit. It looks like MemberSuite is already feeling the spirit because this week they sent Santa their holiday wish list for associations.

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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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The Essential Guide to Nonprofit Email Marketing

Wild Apricot

There's a lot more to nonprofit email marketing that meets the eye — if you actually want to get your emails read, that is. Learn how to create the perfect email strategy, as well as 5 email marketing platforms you can try.

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In 2020, Stop Busywork and Concentrate on Deep Work

WBT Systems

In 2020, Stop Busywork and Concentrate on Deep Work. Read more about In 2020, Stop Busywork and Concentrate on Deep Work.

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3 Ways This Customer Community is Humanizing the Customer Experience

Higher Logic

Have you had a recent brand interaction that impressed you? Maybe a company answered your support question quickly or accommodated you in a way that made you feel seen and appreciated. These experiences stand out to us, because too often, human, relatable customer experiences are rare. For example, remember the video of the West Jet airline steward that went viral?

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Are your members missing out on your association’s CE content?

YourMembership

Your learning content is one of your association’s key value propositions. But to take advantage of your educational courses, your members need to know about them. Here’s how to get the word out. Valuable learning content is one of your association’s key value propositions. But even though you’ve spent time and effort building great learning. The post Are your members missing out on your association’s CE content?

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Social Learning: Integrating Courses with Community

Blue Sky eLearn

Social Learning has been a buzz word for some time now. It’s easy to talk about the benefits of wrapping social features around more traditional courses and education initiatives but how does it all really work? . Community Group . It’s difficult to get people to engage when they aren’t even in your community! Setting up a dynamic , auto-populated community based on users who are engaged in a course is a great way to kick things off.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.20.19

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Your plans for the holiday season are probably like mine: feast. We’re the lucky ones. Many of your neighbors, including children and seniors, won’t have enough to eat during the holiday season. ‘Tis the season to support your local food bank—you can find yours on this map from Feeding America (where you can also search by zip code).

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The Importance of Culture

Virtual

At Virtual Inc., we want to make sure we are achieving goals, driving success and having some fun while we doing it. Our culture enables us to do just that! Listen to Andy Freed’s new “Five Minutes with Andy” podcast on the importance of culture and how we make it work at Virtual. Andy shares his favorite things about Virtual’s culture and tips on how to improve your company’s culture.

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Is It Time to Consider a More Sustainable Professional Development Strategy?

WBT Systems

Is It Time to Consider a More Sustainable Professional Development Strategy? Read more about Is It Time to Consider a More Sustainable Professional Development Strategy?

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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What 5 Companies with the Best Customer Experience Can Teach Us

Higher Logic

Each year, the CX Network surveys customer experience professionals, solution providers, and industry experts on customer experience trends in the Global State of Customer Experience 2019. They ask respondents which companies they think have the best customer experience, and this year, these five business-to-consumer (B2C) companies rose to the top: Disney.

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Deliver a personalized experience during the career journey

YourMembership

Research by Community Brands suggests that members expect a personalized experience with their association. Members also value different information and benefits through each stage of their career. Here’s how your association can give them the experience they expect. The Community Brands Digital Evolution Study underscores the importance of personalization in delivering a great member experience.

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My Top Five Blog Posts of 2019

Eric Lanke

I've been posting these Top Five lists at the end of every year for the last seven years. Over those seven years, a handful of posts have come to dominate them. Their popularity, it seems, feeds on itself, with more and more people accessing them every year (probably in part because I keep promoting them through these Top Five wrap-ups at the end of each year).

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 12.6.19

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Starting to feel a little holiday stress? You’re not alone. MemberSuite suggests ways you can help your members (and yourself) deal with holiday stress. Note to self: it’s all doable. Breathe. The 2020 predictions and trends articles are starting to appear.

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5 Habits of Growth-Oriented Associations

We’ve identified the five defining characteristics of future-focused associations. Adopting these traits allows your organization to chart a course for long-term growth and success. Find out: Why some organizations are more adept at navigating and overcoming challenges facing all associations. The success formula for thriving associations, including a behind-the-scenes peek at some flourishing organizations.

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The Importance of Culture

Virtual

At Virtual Inc., we want to make sure we are achieving goals, driving success and having some fun while we doing it. Our culture enables us to do just that! Listen to Andy Freed’s new “Five Minutes with Andy” podcast on the importance of culture and how we make it work at Virtual. Andy shares his favorite things about Virtual’s culture and tips on how to improve your company’s culture.

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16 Strategies to Improve Focus, Minimize Busywork & Find Time for Deep Work

WBT Systems

16 Strategies to Improve Focus, Minimize Busywork & Find Time for Deep Work. Read more about 16 Strategies to Improve Focus, Minimize Busywork & Find Time for Deep Work.

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5 Tips for Staying Sane During Your Online Community System Migration

Higher Logic

Most of us hate moving. It means hassle, stress, PACKING, money, and time, but it’s one of those things you just have to do sometimes. And in the end, it’s usually worth it for a bigger space, a better yard, a faster commute, and more bathrooms. It’s the same way when you’re planning a system migration, especially when it’s a software platform you’ve invested a lot into, like your online community.

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5 Key Benefits that make having a Career Center Worthwhile

YourMembership

With so many job board providers in the marketplace, associations can face many challenges when finding the ideal provider for them. Your job board provider should continuously work with you to find ways to maximize engagement, increase enrollment, and generate revenue. A career center should never be considered finished, but instead, like any good web-based.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.