9 Ways to Gain the Trust of Members and Customers
WBT Systems
JANUARY 20, 2020
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WBT Systems
JANUARY 20, 2020
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Multiview
JANUARY 23, 2020
Regardless of the brand, genre or philanthropy, all associations seem to have the same common-denominator conversations when discussing the goals… The post Does Your Association Approach Member Engagement Tactfully? appeared first on MultiView.
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YourMembership
JANUARY 20, 2020
Even your members need reminders every now and then. Here are five communications you should be sending them. If you’re like many people, you have some sort of system to make sure you don’t forget the important things in your day. You might use sticky notes. Maybe you have online calendar reminders. You may have. The post 5 email reminders your association should be sending appeared first on YourMembership.
Associations Now
JANUARY 23, 2020
Attendees take time away from the office and spend money to attend your events. Are you doing everything you can to make them feel appreciated? Five ideas for setting the bar high. Earlier this week I came across an article posted on Harvard Business Review (HBR) about small things employers and managers can do to make their employees feel appreciated.
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Struggling to get members to open or engage with your emails? You're not alone. Our free Best Practices for Email Marketing guide offers practical tips to strengthen your email strategy and improve engagement. Inside, you'll learn how to: Write subject lines that increase open rates Build scannable, mobile-friendly designs Choose send times that fit your audience Personalize content with Smart Newsletter Use Message Report data to refine strategy This guide helps associations and chambers create
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 20, 2020
In-kind donations can help you grow your fundraising, stretch your resources, and build your community. But how do you get in-kind donations? In this guide, I'll show you how to solicit, record, acknowledge, and report these gifts.
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YourMembership
JANUARY 23, 2020
Did you know that 80% of Millennials are interested in relevant job opportunities based on their current certifications? Wouldn’t it be great if you could easily provide your members with both? Providing your members with continuing education courses and job openings in one view will not only give them an unparalleled experience, but also increase.
Association Adviser
JANUARY 22, 2020
Associations should use digital and print communication to maximize reach. Both are important to showcase the association as a prime source for industry news. The post Long Live Print: The Enduring, Original Communication Method appeared first on Association Adviser.
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 21, 2020
Interested in using the power of social media in your fundraising but unsure of where to start? We’ve outlined 6 tips to make the platforms work for you.
GrowthZone
JANUARY 23, 2020
For associations, catching the interest of the Under-30 professional crowd can seem daunting, if not impossible. For young professionals, association membership matters. A lot. But convincing this generation of the power of association membership is tough. Today’s organizations are innovative, technologically savvy, and offer an incomparable list of member benefits.
Speaker: Sean Yoder
Nonprofits are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate financial accountability while continuing to expand their impact. Traditional budgeting models often fall short, reinforcing silos, limiting flexibility, and stalling growth. Enter collaborative budgeting: a dynamic, team-driven process that enables smarter resource allocation and builds financial resilience at scale.
Associations Now
JANUARY 21, 2020
To cultivate its pipeline of future leaders, the National Automatic Merchandising Association evolved its Emerging Leaders Network to ensure that it provides high-quality engagement opportunities and a seat at the leadership table. Is your association’s emerging leaders’ group going strong, or is it on life support? If it’s a small group of members who repeatedly sign up for the same roles and responsibilities, it’s not as valuable as it could be, says Eric Dell, the National Automatic Merchandi
Association Adviser
JANUARY 24, 2020
Customizing your career center's content meets members' needs for different info at each career stage. Here are some content ideas by employment level. The post Engage Members More with These Career Center Content Ideas by Employment Level appeared first on Association Adviser.
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 22, 2020
LinkedIn for nonprofits isn't just for connecting with professionals in your field, it's also a great platform that you can use to advance your mission and grow your fundraising. Learn how LinkedIn can help your organization in this guide.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 24, 2020
Scottish Event Campus has added assistive technology called Recite Me to its websites to allow everyone to discover events and book tickets online with ease. The Scottish Event Campus (SEC) features the SEC Centre, five interconnected exhibition and meeting spaces, the iconic 3,000-seat SEC Armadillo and the SSE Hydro – a 13,000 capacity concert, sporting and special events arena.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Community Engagement
There’s more than one way to end the year with impact—and we’re letting you decide the direction. In this "choose your own adventure" community-led webinar, attendees will vote in real time to pick one of three year-end event strategies to explore in depth: Volunteer Appreciation Events 🧡 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Campaigns 🌈 Mission/Program Celebrations 🎉 Once the path is chosen, we’ll dive into a step-by-step engagement workflow plan tailored to that format, showing how
Associations Now
JANUARY 22, 2020
The Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association’s annual event has taken on a new type of importance in recent years. Here’s how the day has evolved over the past four decades. In a world where keyboards and smartphones have taken over, handwriting doesn’t always get a fair shake with the public. But National Handwriting Day, an annual event put on by the Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association (WIMA) for more than 40 years, stands as a respite from the perfect typography and crisp layout
Smooth The Path
JANUARY 21, 2020
Not all members are the right members for everything your association does. You may be thinking, that is right, we have a new-to-the-profession academy, and that is not suitable for long-time members. Or we have a small business group that large business owners would not enjoy. Or we have the academics forum, which is not oriented for our industry members.
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 21, 2020
Learn how to create and view reports on transactions in AffiniPay (Wild Apricot Payments), to help you present at meetings and maximize your revenue.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 23, 2020
Clients rely on event planners to be organised, efficient and reliable. They look to event personnel to provide calm in their chaos; to create a professional, streamlined occasion that aligns with the brief specified without the need for constant input. An event planner’s skills, experience and reputation should instil the client’s trust, allowing them to focus on their event objectives — be that to enjoy their wedding or impress delegates at a company conference.
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Is your current AMS is creating more problems than it solves? You can lead the change. This eBook shares a customizable letter designed to help you clearly communicate your organization’s challenges, highlight the benefits of a modern system, and make a strong case for exploring a new AMS. Whether it’s outdated reporting, clunky workflows, or member frustration, this resource will help you start the conversation with clarity and position yourself as the advocate your organization needs.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JANUARY 21, 2020
I was recently contacted by Julianne Buck, executive director of the Community Foundation of Grundy County about the Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts I send. She shared a great idea I knew you would want to hear about – especially those of you who deal with board members who aren’t the best at promoting your cause. Let’s hear more from Julianne herself.
Associations Now
JANUARY 22, 2020
The Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association is teaming with law enforcement officials in the state to provide training to store workers to help them recognize the warning signs of human trafficking. The state of Wisconsin has a new set of partners in its fight against human trafficking. This week, the state’s attorney general, Josh Kaul, along with the Wisconsin State Patrol and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, announced a plan to train convenience store
Velvet Chainsaw
JANUARY 21, 2020
The Professional Convention Management Association’s Convening Leaders in San Francisco In early January served as an engaging and energizing way to kick off a new year and a new decade. I’ve been a regular attendee and active volunteer in PCMA for over 25 years and continue to be impressed at their willingness to take risks and incubate innovative ideas.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 23, 2020
By Cory Schmidt, head of marketing, Canto. There’s one thing that unites everyone in the events industry: digital overload! No matter whether you’re in-house, agency or freelance, the volume of files we create, save and share on a monthly basis is vast. If we only needed to access folders on our own devices, or if we worked in small teams that didn’t depend on third-party collaboration, there wouldn’t be a problem.
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Unlock the Power of Historical Data A Data Revolution: Why Your AMS/CRM Needs a Native Data Warehouse Today’s association leaders need more than real-time snapshots—they need the full story. MemberSuite: A Data Revolution reveals how a native data warehouse transforms your AMS into a strategic decision-making engine. In this free eBook, you’ll discover: The difference between a database and a data warehouse—and why it matters How to gain historical visibility into membership, engagement, events,
GrowthZone
JANUARY 21, 2020
In our recent association survey , 52% of respondents said their association’s engagement rates were higher than the year before. 25% of respondents reporting increased engagement attributed the improvement to member communication. In this installment of our blog series, 6 Proven Ways Associations Improved Member Engagement , we explore the different communications tactics used by associations successfully engaging their members.
Associations Now
JANUARY 21, 2020
Andrew Darmohraj, EVP and COO of the American Pet Products Association, shares his strategy for delighting attendees in Orlando. To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. In Orlando, seven planners have exceeded in this realm, setting the bar high for both their peers and the industry.
Association Adviser
JANUARY 20, 2020
Garth Jordan, SVP & chief strategy officer for the Healthcare Financial Management Association, talks with us about planning using human-centered strategy. The post Podcast: Human-Centered Strategy for the Now, Near and Far appeared first on Association Adviser.
Event Industry News
JANUARY 22, 2020
Independently owned brand experience agency, Wonder, is back at the British Educational Training and Technology (Bett) show having created two stands for Google for Education and Canva for Education. Wonder has been collaborating with Google for Education on its Bett exhibition stand for the last seven years, creating one of the most visited stands at the show by bringing Google for Education to life for the 34,000 educators in attendance.
Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business
For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JANUARY 23, 2020
Flickr Creative Commons photo by fotologic. Sometimes, bad things happen to good organizations. Because of this, even the best-run nonprofits need to have a crisis communications plan. A crisis communications plan ensures that you are ready if your organization is ever thrown into a situation when the news is bad — and a slow or ill-informed response can make the situation even worse.
Associations Now
JANUARY 24, 2020
Can your members carry a tune? You’ll find out if you put on a karaoke fundraiser, like the one the Greater Boston Association of Realtors hosts annually. How to hack it? If your members are musically inclined (or even if they aren’t) and you’re looking to host events that are fun, social, and support a worthy a cause, then consider taking a cue from the Greater Boston Association of Realtors.
Association Success
JANUARY 20, 2020
When Robbie Kellman Baxter first released “ The Membership Economy ” in the spring of 2015, her goal was simply to prove a “massive transformation” was happening with and to the way organizations reached their customers. . “This new approach was really relevant and applicable to any number of different kinds of organizations,” she said. . That approach?
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