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9 Chamber of Commerce Software Solutions That Save Time and Money

Wild Apricot

If you want to spend more time building local businesses up and less time managing the administrative work of your Chamber, Chamber of Commerce software may be for you — here's everything you need to know about Chamber of Commerce software, along with 9 options and how to evaluate between them.

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An Introvert’s Guide to Growing a Private Online Community

Higher Logic

Several years ago, ASAE’s keynote presentation was by Susan Cain, author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking. Her talk – and her book – changed my world. While society applauds the gregariousness of extroverts and those who can “work a room,” Susan Cain clearly explains what introverts bring to the table. What is particularly amazing is how she sees introverts thriving in social media.

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The new member engagement rule of 3.

YourMembership

There is a short window of opportunity to engage new members. If we do not reach them while the window is open, it snaps shut, forever. Most new members join with high hopes. They are curious to see what their membership will do for them because they do not specifically know what it will provide. The post The new member engagement rule of 3. appeared first on YourMembership.

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10 Unconventional Ways to Get More Value from Your Association’s LMS

WBT Systems

If your association’s learning management system (LMS) is only used by staff in the education department, you’re not taking full advantage of its potential. An LMS can do so much more than help you manage online courses, certification and accreditation programs, digital badges, and webinars. We’ve come up with ten additional ways you can use an LMS to deliver more value to members and staff.

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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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Membership 101: The Welcome Series

Spark Consulting

When last we left the Membership 101 series, you had just gotten a new member and were busy finding out why she joined so you could focus your marketing and communications efforts around those 2-3 things that matter most to her. Now that she’s here, you need to welcome her. She knew enough to join, but she doesn’t know what it means to be a member of your association.

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The new member engagement rule of 3.

YourMembership

There is a short window of opportunity to engage new members. If we do not reach them while the window is open, it snaps shut, forever. Most new members join with high hopes. They are curious to see what their membership will do for them because they do not specifically know what it will provide. The post The new member engagement rule of 3. appeared first on YourMembership.

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Increase Value By Cutting Your Content

Blue Sky eLearn

No, that’s not a typo. If you intend to deliver real value through online learning, you’ve got to cut your content. Continuing education has become an information dumping grounds. This tendency is rooted in our live in-person session reflexes to give event participants bang for their buck. We think we’ve got to pack in the content, so we develop sliduments and deliver rapid-fire lectures with little (if any) discussion.

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A reflection on D&I for July 4

Mariner

I was leaving the gym this morning when I encountered a trio on the. elevator. The young man looking down at sandal-clad feet said to me “my. mother has bunions too.” His mother immediately shushed him and turned. to apologize as I laughed and said and “she probably doesn’t like hers. any more than I do mine, does she?” The mother said so sorry, he has. autism and just says things.

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Sharing Results from the Board Meeting

Eric Lanke

Those of you who are chief staff executives of associations, I have a question for you. Each time you come back to the office after one of your Board meetings, what do you tell your staff about what happened at the Board table? Let me guess. Only what they need to know. I used to feel the same way. At my Board meetings, there are typically so many different kinds of conversations -- not so many different conversations, so many different kinds of conversations -- that it's often hard to know wher

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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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How a Book Club Enhanced Our Company Culture.

Association Success

A shared bookshelf had a powerful effect on people - and this benefited the whole company. Knowledge is a specific and unique resource, in that it can be shared without depleting, and can in fact increase with value the more widely it is distributed. I introduced the “Book Club” to our office when I was CEO of Aptify, compiling a bookshelf of books aimed specifically at professional development within the world of business, and found that the information stored within each set of pages had the p

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ISP Privacy Battle Moves to the States

Associations Now

Old Rules, New Target The Federal Communications Commission is taking its own approach to internet privacy in the wake of the ISP rules repeal. The commission announced it would rely on vintage telephone system rules, implemented as part of the Communications Act of 1934, to allow for partial re-regulation of ISPs on the privacy issue. According to Inside Sources , FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said the move brings back internet privacy regulations that existed before 2016.

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3 Topics for Medical Society Execs to Watch

Forj

The medical society and association landscape is ever-changing. We turn to the American Association of Medical Society Executives to learn from leaders in this space and hear their experiences adopting to change. Three overarching topics caught my eye at the upcoming AAMSE Annual conference in Minneapolis : MACRA and the QPP, Member Engagement Strategies, and Professional Development.

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5 Signs You Need to Reevaluate Your Membership Management Software

Aptify

Every time you open up your association’s membership management software, you’re convinced you can feel your blood pressure rising. You’ve resigned yourself to the fact that it doesn’t perform as you wish it would. Some savvy workarounds and data manipulation help you get work done, but the extra hours you’ve had to spend because of the software’s shortcomings…it’s painful to even think about.

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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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Association Hunger Games: Victory or Defeat?

Association Adviser

Aaron D. Wolowiec, MSA, CAE, CMP, CTA, Event Garde. A 2013 Harvard Business Review blog post suggests that, “Execution is a minefield … Agendas compete. Priorities clash. Decisions stall. Communication breaks down. Timelines get blown. It’s never a question if these problems will happen; it’s a question of when and to what degree.”. Can you and your organization relate?

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5 Meetings Industry Trends Defining 2017

Associations Now

Meeting planners are dealing with these five conference trends—and finding that cities across Canada are poised to meet their needs. Some association executives would argue that face-to-face conferences have never been more important than they are today. Sure, we can be in constant contact with those near and far through email, social media, videoconference, and more, but the benefits of face-to-face interaction are still clear.

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Members Give False Positive Responses Because of the Sunny Future Bias

Smooth The Path

Have you ever asked members if they were going to renew, they said yes, but then they didn’t? Have you ever asked attendees if they were going to attend next year’s conference, they said yes, but then they didn’t? Have you ever asked members if they would use or buy a new offering, they said yes, but then they didn’t? If you have ever had this happen, you are getting false positives from your members.

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10 Questions On Your Mind When Switching AMS Software

Aptify

How many of you consider yourselves to be “early adopters” of any new technology that shows up in the market? Have you purchased every generation of the iPhone, or the latest version of Amazon’s Echo or Google Home? It's hard not to be drawn to the latest and greatest thing when you see all that it's capable of doing, and you envision how much easier it can make your daily lives.

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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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Why Membership Should Be More Like A Gym Workout

Association Success

How can you encourage your members actively to use their membership? Membership should be used. Much like joining a gym, becoming a member of an association offers you an enormous range of opportunities and benefits; if you actively use them. If you don’t hit the gym on a regular basis, you won’t see any results. That means that a healthy membership demands consistent and regular exercising by actively participating in your association to see the results.

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Postconference Surveys: Are You Getting What You Need From Attendees?

Associations Now

Are you asking attendees the same old questions on your postconference surveys? If so, you may want to consider shaking up the script to get a fresh perspective. After I returned from a conference a couple of months ago, the standard postconference survey appeared in my inbox. The familiar rundown of questions popped up: How satisfied were you with your conference experience?

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Snag Passive Job Seekers With a Dynamic Online Career Center

Association Adviser

Liz Ruble, Naylor Association Solutions. An analysis run by LinkedIn shows 85 percent of the full-time employed workforce consider themselves to be passive job seekers. This trend is particularly prevalent among the growing population of younger employees known for their lack of tenure: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employees between 20 and 34 years of age average a median stay of two to three years in their jobs.

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An Associations Journey to Find a Smarter AMS

GrowthZone

An inside look at one GrowthZone customer’s journey from an outdated data management system to a full AMS complete with NAHB WMS upload. Veteran association professional, Natalie Fryer of the Home Builders Association of Fayetteville, recognized their 400-member organization had outgrown their existing association management software. What was state-of-the-art in 2007 was now simply outdated.

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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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Looking Ahead to the Second Half of 2017

Idea Architects

I spent some time over the holiday weekend reviewing the first six months of the year and planning for the next two quarters. Here is a quick update on some work-in-progress that may be of interest. This recent post on purposeful icebreakers seems to have struck a nerve. I have a fair amount to say on the topic, so I am going to create a PDF or short ebook with more guidance and examples.

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Association Gives White House History a Home in the Cloud

Associations Now

The White House Historical Association, which has a relatively new digital library, is working with Amazon Web Services to significantly expand its online offerings and make them accessible to Americans far from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Don’t be fooled by its name: The White House Historical Association isn’t afraid to go high-tech to highlight the presidency’s long history.

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3 Simple Questions Associations Should Ask Before Setting Up a Mentoring Program

Association Adviser

Melissa Richardson, Art of Mentoring. Mentoring is the new black. Even reality TV has jumped on board, with programs like “The Voice” and “The X Factor” moving mentoring from a good idea to downright trendy. Mentoring may be “in”, but is it right for your association? An effective program will require a considerable investment of time and energy.

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The Case Against Building Tech Internally

Association Success

We must be careful to play to our association's true strengths. For most associations, doing business as usual is no longer an option, and the world is becoming much more competitive. Generating revenue from non-traditional sources has become integral to an association’s success, and we must use advanced and innovative tech solutions to meet these needs.

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Here’s a Powerful Marketing Tool Designed for Associations

Show the Benefits of Membership to Your Toughest Prospects. Download this FREE infographic from GrowthZone AMS, Why Join an Association, and start using it as your go-to recruitment and retention marketing tool. Post it on your website. Use it in sales presentations. Or use it as inspiration to create your own version. Infographics have power. They're a quick read.