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Everything your association needs to know about Generation Z

Nimble AMS

Is your association looking for tips to stay relevant to your younger members? If so, you’ll need to get to know Generation Z. Pew Research defines Gen Z as anyone born after 1996, meaning approximately 68 million Generation Z are living in America. Read our blog for a breakdown of Generation Z and helpful tips to attract young professionals to your association. 7 Gen Z trends your association needs to know How well do you know Generation Z?

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Why Association Leaders Need a Vision

Association Adviser

Republished from Associations Now Associations face an increasingly competitive market for members, attendees, and education. Experts recommend finding a “superpower”—and building a culture that supports it. Time was, the association value proposition was pretty simple: “We’re the only ones who care about you.” If you were a member of a profession, the association serving it […] The post Why Association Leaders Need a Vision appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Blog | 4 Tactics to Help Convert Attendees to Members | Multiview

Multiview

A goal of any association is to grow membership, as it's an integral part of the organization. Members provide a means for the association to have a voice in the industry, allow the association to represent their interests, as well as create policies and standards that help set the agenda for the entire industry. In order for an association to succeed, though, there must be conversion of everyone interested in the organization and this includes the annual conferences.

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The more you know: Salesforce Person Accounts for associations

Nimble AMS

Are you aware of the many benefi t s of Salesforce Person Accounts for your association ? If not, it’s time to discover how Person Accounts can empower your member-based organization. S ome of America’s leading businesses like New York Life, Bank of America, Voya , Philips, Target, and CVS are leveraging Person Accounts to revolutionize reporting.

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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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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

.orgSource

Is your marketing team hanging out at the North Pole while the membership group chills in Antarctica? If these two drivers of engagement are a world apart, it will be challenging to deliver the seamless experience customers expect from their favorite brands. There was a time when associations didn’t think of their members as customers. We saw their loyalty as beyond commercial transactions.

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Are Your Staff Meetings a Culture Problem?

Associations Now

Meeting too often, or meeting virtually, may not be the issue. How and why you meet can reveal how decisions are made, and controlled. If you’re a leader, you’re probably spending too much time in meetings. The pandemic era may have taught associations a few things about how to keep meeting time to a minimum—we’re more alert to Zoom fatigue and concerns about wellness and productivity.

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CEO of Association Management Group Carolinas Challenges Assertion on Fed Will Cover All Deposits

AMG

CEO of Association Management Group Carolinas Challenges Assertion on Fed Will Cover All Deposits Greensboro, NC — In response to an economist making statements at a recent NC-CAI conference that the Federal Reserve has now effectively agreed to cover all deposits, Paul Mengert, the CEO of Association Management Group Carolinas, disagrees. Mengert states, “Claims that the Federal Reserve would be required to cover all deposits are possible but very questionable.

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What Do Your Members Think? 4 Tips for Meeting Expectations as a Board

Ewald in Practice

Associations are built for members, but it is you and your board who are elected to make decisions that improve the member experience. As representatives of the association, you are trusted to make decisions on behalf of members, but do you have to do it completely on your own? Here is how you can be an even better board by reaching out to your member base: Remember, you are an ambassador.

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5 Tips For Leaders To Fight Digital Burnout

The Journal by EXEC

Today, the modern knowledge worker begins their workday long before their morning coffee. By 9 am, they’d already peered into nine work-related emails, sent four replies, and accepted two meeting invites. By the time they arrive at their desk, they will have scrolled through dozens of social media posts and text messages. As many of us now work from home and are constantly glued to a screen, what’s described above is a one-way track to digital burnout: an epidemic that has plagued the post-covid

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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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Free Leadership Training for Volunteers: A Fair Exchange for Their Time

WBT Systems

Despite what your association might be experiencing, volunteerism is strong.

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Engagement Revolution Panel: Transforming Your Association’s Approach to Outshine the Competition – 6/13/23

Association Analytics

The post Engagement Revolution Panel: Transforming Your Association’s Approach to Outshine the Competition – 6/13/23 appeared first on Association Analytics.

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Association Brain Food: 5.19.23

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection. “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” ―William Penn Chapter events. Here’s a conundrum: How can members ever feel like part of their chapter community if they don’t attend chapter events?

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Top 15 Grant Writing Courses + Tips from Experts on Getting Funded

Wild Apricot

Here's our list of the top 15 grant writing courses, including 4 of the best free online grant courses out there. Plus get tips from grant-winning experts!

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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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Forj Expands MX Platform: Advanced Community Capabilities

Forj

Acquisition of Mobilize accelerates innovation for community-driven learning Forj has acquired Mobilize, a community engagement technology provider, to expand its Member Experience Platform for associations and professional networks. Building upon its recent merger with Web Courseworks, this investment accelerates Forj’s innovation to reimagine community-driven learning.

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Engagement Revolution Panel: Transforming Your Association’s Approach to Outshine the Competition

Association Analytics

The post Engagement Revolution Panel: Transforming Your Association’s Approach to Outshine the Competition appeared first on Association Analytics.

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Association Management Group’s President, Paul Mengert, Urges Community Associations to Prioritize Directors and Officers Insurance Coverage

AMG

Community associations, including condominium and homeowner associations, should prioritize Directors and Officers (D&O) insurance coverage, according to Paul Mengert, President of Association Management Group (AMG). AMG is one of the leading community association management companies in the Carolinas. “Some mature associations have full insurance programs that do not include D&O insurance coverage,” said Mengert.

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15 Quick & Easy Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits and Clubs

Wild Apricot

Looking for easy fundraising ideas? We've got you covered with 15 easy ideas to maximize return with minimal planning.

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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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AMS Fest: Get the Most Out of Your Experience

Delcor

As we draw closer to this year’s AMS Fest in Chicago, we wanted to share some thoughts that might help you get the most out of your AMS Fest experience. If you’re attending AMS Fest, you’ve likely been considering a change in your technology stack, and you may be wondering just what kind of system is right for you and your business needs. Specifically, you may be wondering about whether you need an association management system (AMS) or an enterprise-level customer relationship management (CRM)

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Understand why Spark is the final piece to the puzzle

HighRoad Solution

You buy a mystery jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces. About 200 are hidden in the couch. 500 are "somewhere" in the basement. And 300 have been chewed to annihilation by your puppy. This is pretty much how it goes when associations run off of disparate data and martech stacks. All clues remain a mystery. All insights into their members, their prospects, and their futures are lost.

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Recreational Immunity in Wisconsin – What You Need to Know

Association Alert

Wis. Stat. 895.52 and the related cases The starting point for recreational immunity is to understand that the purpose of the law is to induce property owners to open their land for recreational use. Therefore, recreational users are to bear the risk of the recreational activity. Held v. Ackerville Snow Club , 2007 WI App 43 , 300 Wis. 2d 498 , 730 N.W.2d 428 , 06-0914.

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Housing Group Hosts Hackathon to Promote Tech Equity

Associations Now

The National Fair Housing Alliance’s initiative is designed to highlight flaws in mortgage lending algorithms and encourage diversity in the technology sector. To better address inequities in the backend technologies in the mortgage lending business, a leading association is hosting an event where participants will brainstorm solutions. The Tech Equity Hackathon , scheduled to take place on June 16-18 in Washington, DC, is the brainchild of the National Fair Housing Alliance, an association of c

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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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Community NOW Day 3: Education sessions motivate and prepare attendees

Ungrated

Day three of the 2023 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW introduced attendees to a variety of education sessions to motivate and prepare. Topics ranged from EV charging strategies, to charting a course post-Surfside, to covering your assets, and more. The three-day conference is the  premier destination for community association board managers, managers, and business partners from around the world  to come together, share ideas, and network.

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AMS vs. CRM: Choosing the Right Fit For Your Association

Delcor

A common question that surfaces when we're working with clients on system selection projects is whether they need an association management system (AMS) or an enterprise-level customer relationship management (CRM) system to serve as a critical element in their business system ecosystem. With the growth of enterprise CRM systems and related applications, some associations are finding enterprise CRM solutions as a viable alternative to an AMS.

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3 tips to improve the CE learner experience with a robust LMS testing engine

Crowd Wisdom

The most recent Community Brands Research found that certifications and credentialing opportunities are among the top three reasons for why members join associations. To attract more learners to your continuing education (CE) program and retain learners year after year, you’ll want to invest in a modern learning management system (LMS) with a robust testing engine.

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Member Information: What You Need and How To Get It

MemberClicks

Having good data about your members is the foundation for most of the work you do. Information is how you shape your association, recruit new members and provide the members you do have with the best experience possible for your association. Not to mention set a road map for your future. In this article, we’re exploring why information about your members matters, what info you should collect, how you can use it and tips for collecting it!

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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.