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Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!—A Hybrid Model of Association Management

.orgSource

Hybrid is not just for meetings anymore. The need to adapt to a changing environment has given creative legs to business thinking. We’re mixing, matching, and collaborating in remarkable new ways. Association CEOs and management firms are one example of a pairing that hasn’t always been viewed as a great date. However, when the chemistry […]. The post Have Your Cake and Eat It Too!

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Why Should I Hire an Intern Right Now?

Association Adviser

From maintaining employee retention and a healthy company culture to ensuring employee satisfaction and levels of productivity, the COVID-19 pandemic altered the way many organizations operate their business. At a more micro view, employers who transitioned from managing staff in person to having a team of remote and/or hybrid workers have faced, and continue to […].

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Five New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth Kanter

Sand Dollar Beach, Big Sur. Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning. Our family has several New Year’s rituals, including a nature hike. This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. (Pictured above). Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other thin

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10 Ways to Invest More Time in Your Personal and Professional Growth This Year

WBT Systems

We’re close to entering the third year of the pandemic. Although we’re all getting used to living with uncertainty, it takes a toll.

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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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Event Garde Celebrates 10 Years of Client Success

Aaron Wolowiec

In December 2011, with the goal of planning large association conferences for multiple concurrent clients, I launched Event Garde. In honor of these 10 years, we looked under the hood at just a few of the numbers to help illuminate just how far we’ve come and the mark we’ve left on the association industry (so far).

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Introduce Feedback Loops to Your Hybrid/Remote Manager Training

Achurch

If you’re not a fan of annual performance reviews, you’re in good company. In fact, Gallup researchers found that 14% of people and only 8% of managers feel inspired by performance reviews. The problem? Annual performance reviews are delivered long after yearly goals are set and much of the work toward those goals is done. The feedback is no longer timely, useful, or meaningful.

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What artificial intelligence and predictive analytics can do for your association

Nimble AMS

You’ve heard about artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, but do you know how they can help your association? . Here are six practical examples of how AI and predictive analytics technologies can help your organization work smarter and faster. I recently wrote about why 2022 is the year to get started with artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics for your association.

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The 2022 Learning Business Landscape

Leading Learning

Year end is a natural time to pause for reflection. And that’s just what we did in a recent Leading Learning Webinar focus on the learning business landscape. In this article, we recap some key points from that session. You can also watch the recording of that Webinar below. Our wish is that the points below provide fodder for your own reflection—that powerful engine of learning—and equip you to make educated guesses and craft hypotheses about what the learning business landscape of 2022 may loo

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More New Year Preparation

Smooth The Path

As I talked about in Tuesday’s post , turning the calendar to a year (new budget year, birthday, holiday, or any other significant milestone, for that matter) are great times to reflect and make some commitments for the future. Here are the thought-starters that I am playing with this year: What would you like to learn in 2022? What new skill will serve you in the future?

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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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High standards: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac update requirements to secure loans in condos

Ungrated

Condominiums and housing cooperatives must meet updated structural safety requirements to secure loans for mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The government-sponsored enterprises released new guidance in late 2021 after the partial collapse of Champlain Tower South in Surfside, Fla., in June, generated concerns about aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance.

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The C-Suite’s Role in Culture

PROPEL

In general, I think conventional wisdom overstates the importance of the top of the organization when it comes to designing and managing culture (just Google “culture starts at the top” to get that perspective). The truth is, culture exists at every level of the organization, and it is shaped and given life through everyone’s behavior.

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How will you improve in 2022?

AssociationChat

What’s the single most important thing you could do to improve the quality of your life this year? This week’s question asks you about how you can improve your quality of life. As we start out a new year, many of us have looked at how we can revamp our routines or recommit to habits that will help us improve our lives in some way. Sometimes with so many goals and habits, it is hard to zero in on the one thing that might most improve our quality of life.

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How Are You Welcoming 2022?

Smooth The Path

The end of one year and the beginning of another is a time to start new. The slate figuratively wipes clean. New possibilities are before us. This week is a great time to position ourselves to think, learn, and grow throughout the year ahead. Many professionals take some time to mark this event with reflection and planning. In case you are looking for a new year-end contemplative process, here are some that I’ve observed: One colleague writes a year-in-review of personal and professional h

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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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How to Become Data-Driven

Association TRENDS

Today, associations require a greater degree of agility and adaptability than ever before. To achieve that, they need to rely on data as an integral part of decision making. New tools are transforming the way associations use data by enabling non-technical users to understand and use data in their jobs every day. Easy and direct access to relevant information empowers your users —and enables your whole organization to become data-driven.

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50 Ways to Increase Membership for Associations or Nonprofits

MemberClicks

As a leader in your organization, one of your many responsibilities is growth. Sure, that applies to your bottom-line, but it specifically applies to boosting your member base. However, according to a recent Wild Apricot report , 68% of organizations have trouble with bolstering their membership numbers. According to the same research, using multiple outreach tactics can be more effective when it comes to moving the needle on growth.

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Meet The Speaker: Nonprofit Financial Statements with Todd L’Herrou

Achieve

It’s important that your nonprofit board members, executives, and management staff have a solid understanding of your financial statements to successfully plan for the future, build capacity, and prevent loss or fraud. Learn from Todd L’Herrou, Director of Accreditation at Nonprofits First, at our FREE webinar -. Your Guide to Nonprofit Financial Statements.

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Talking Career Resources with Web Scribble

Clowder

Host Alexa Kade sits down with Danielle Valenti Mahoney and Evin O'Shea from the Web Scribble team to chat job boards, the 'Great Resignation,' hiring struggles and more.

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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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Five New Year’s Rituals for Nonprofit Professionals

Beth Kanter

Sand Dollar Beach, Big Sur. Rituals are intentional small, tangible acts done routinely and carry meaning. Our family has several New Year’s rituals, including a nature hike. This year we hiked by the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur. (Pictured above). Rituals can also be used by professionals to boost personal productivity because rituals capitalize on our brains’ ability to direct our behavior on autopilot, allowing us to reach our goals even when we are distracted or preoccupied with other t

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50 Ways to Increase Membership for Associations or Nonprofits

MemberClicks

As a leader in your organization, one of your many responsibilities is growth. Sure, that applies to your bottom-line, but it specifically applies to boosting your member base. However, according to a recent Wild Apricot report , 68% of organizations have trouble with bolstering their membership numbers. According to the same research, using multiple outreach tactics can be more effective when it comes to moving the needle on growth.

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It’s always about trust

Effective Database

It's always about trust When I work with clients on almost any data management project, a very common theme is one of trust. Or more specifically, a lack of trust in the data that's in the primary system.

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Grandfathering of Rental Restrictions in Condos and HOA’s (FL)

Community Associations Network

For many years now, Chapter 718, Florida Statutes has provided that any new rental restrictions approved by the membership of a Condominium as an amendment to the governing documents only apply to those who voted for the amendment or those who obtained title to the unit after the amendment was approved and recorded in the County Public Records.

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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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Improving Annual Subscriber Renewal Rates

Robert Skrob

What’s your renewal rate of your annual subscribers and how do you improve your annual subscriber renewal rate to grow your recurring revenue? While annual subscribers have higher a lifetime value than monthly subscribers, your annual subscriptions require an annual renewal notification process. While many of your subscribers are excited to renew, there are many others who are on the.

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‘Total disregard’: Sherman Park residents are fed up with reckless driving. Here’s how one resident is trying to stop it (WI)

Community Associations Network

Sherman Park resident Jordan Morales said that when he bought a home to accommodate his family of five children, he wanted them to feel safe enough to play in the front yard. Just three years in, however, and he said the idea of them doing that is “terrifying.

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State Legislators Want to Keep Unpaid HOA Fines From Becoming Liens (FL)

Community Associations Network

With the Legislature meeting in Tallahassee in January to kick off the regular session, this week, state Sen. Victor Torres, D-Orlando, and state Rep. Kristen Arrington, D- Kissimmee, filed a proposal “to prevent unpaid HOA fines from becoming liens that could lead to properties being seized” and another bill “which would repeal the ability for HOAs to issue fines.

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Ontario Condominium Act changes make it easier to deal with problematic tenants

Community Associations Network

If your upstairs neighbour wears concrete shoes or smokes constantly, changes to the Ontario Condominium Act now make these issues easier to resolve. The changes to the Ontario Condominium Act, amended this fall, come into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.

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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.