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How to Find Out What Your Members Want from Your Association

Higher Logic

The post How to Find Out What Your Members Want from Your Association appeared first on Higher Logic. Successfully giving your members what they want isn’t about luck. It’s about paying attention over time, and sometimes coming right out and asking them what they want. The post How to Find Out What Your Members Want from Your Association appeared first on Higher Logic.

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How to Reevaluate the Member Experience in 2022

Membersuite

The pandemic affected industries and professionals differently, but most of your members probably experienced big changes at work and home. Routines, needs, interests, and even values changed as people rethought what was most important in life, what they want to get out of their career, and how they want to spend their time. Associations watched their members grappling with the new reality and made some discoveries of their own: Connection and community became more important to members, especial

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How associations are managing the hybrid workplace

PROPEL

This timely post from McKinsey was just published: The uptick in remote and hybrid work is causing organizations to rethink how they use their office space. More than 50 percent of respondents to our recent survey noted they are optimizing their real-estate portfolios or have already done so. At the top of their list are flexible desk arrangements and early lease termination.

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Learning By Doing

Spark Consulting

I recently had the opportunity to participate in the January 2022 Association Insights In Old Town (ASAE login required) virtual educational session, Better Engage Your Members and Attendees to Solve Association Problems , led by Better Meetings ‘s Lee Gimpel. It was one of the best educational sessions I’ve attended in some time. Lee crafted an effective and highly interactive session that showed rather than told us how to craft a session that would actually get people working wit

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How to Increase Membership Renewal

Dive deep into essential elements that drive member retention. Learn why members may hesitate to renew. Discover actionable techniques to encourage their return and foster lasting engagement. Uncover reasons members choose not to renew. Learn effective tactics to elevate member engagement and communication. Explore methods to encourage member renewal and active participation in your association Download now to take charge of your membership retention strategy!

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7 Emerging Trends Shaping the Future of Work, Careers and Professional Development

WBT Systems

“Making predictions is hard, not only because the future is hard to see, but also because the present is hard to grasp,” said Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.14.22

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. CAE survey. Calling all CAEs! Please take five minutes to participate in the “Why I Sat for the CAE” survey. The researcher hopes to identify what most motivates association professionals to sit for the CAE exam and the relationship between those motivations and demographic variables.

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The Best of Wild Apricot 2021

Wild Apricot

Looking for some inspiration for the new year? Look no further than Wild Apricot’s best blogs of 2021! Covering hot topics and top-of-mind pain points, these blogs are full of new ideas and tools to help you accomplish your organization’s.

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Now is the Time for Community

Higher Logic

The post Now is the Time for Community appeared first on Higher Logic. The post Now is the Time for Community appeared first on Higher Logic.

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New Year, New You: How to (Finally) Make Analytics a Priority – 1/19/22

Association Analytics

The post New Year, New You: How to (Finally) Make Analytics a Priority – 1/19/22 appeared first on Association Analytics.

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How to Create a Winning Event Marketing Strategy

Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

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How to get started with artificial intelligence and predictive analytics for your association

Nimble AMS

Artificial intelligence and predictive analytics have a lot to offer associations. . Here are some tips on how to get started with them for your organization. We also have a 20 minute deep-dive webinar on the topic you can register for here. If you read this blog, you’ve probably come across articles about artificial intelligence and predictive analytics for associations.

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How Do We Stay Healthy & Happy in this Profession?

Smooth The Path

A famous piece of advice for new moms is, “you can’t take care of someone else without taking care of yourself first,” which is untrue. It is possible (probable, in fact) to take care of someone else and sacrifice yourself in the process. Look at the professions which care for others. Nurses have higher rates of obesity than the general population.

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Smart Sourcing Puts the World of IT Talent Within Reach

.orgSource

If you recently discovered that your IT bench is missing some important players, you are not alone. As increasing numbers of organizations move toward digital transformation or to strengthen data security, there is a shortage of talent to take them where they need to go. Outsourcing, once a stopgap solution, has become smart sourcing, and […].

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Knowing when to fold ’em

Mizz Information

I just want to say one thing off the bat: I am horrible at saying goodbye. So horrible, in fact, that I mostly just don’t do them–I ghost, I avoid, I say I’m not saying goodbye yet…then just let the clock tick down until the opportunity has passed. I write a note instead of showing up in person. I just deny and figure never say never–what might feel like a goodbye may well not actually be goodbye so why waste emotion/breath on something you may not have needed to do

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The Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Customer Learning

Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’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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Expand the capabilities of your slim marketing team and budget

HighRoad Solution

Associations, non-profits, and societies tend to find themselves in the perfect storm of resource-deprivation and program decentralization. This equates to small marketing teams with lean operating budgets working as in-house agencies to a suite of program managers. The fall-out from this often comes down to inefficacy, lack of focus, and inevitable burnout among team members.

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The ROI of Smarter AMS: The Member Experience

GrowthZone

A powerful AMS helps your organization streamline its internal processes so that your leadership and staff can focus on the member experience. Engaged members will renew their contracts and recruit colleagues who help your organization grow and support your mission. When you invest in a smarter AMS, you will strengthen the member experience. By giving your members the tools to grow their organization, they will in turn help you progress your own mission.

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Greatest Hits from 2021

Smooth The Path

Every year I look for the patterns in the most read posts because I’m curious about what topics, formats, or stories you like best. While I was pulling the metrics, I thought I’d share the recap of the most popular posts from last year with you. The Future of Associations Is Experiences. Members might join for the value, but they stay because of the experiences.

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Legal changes: New mandates for HOAs in California

Ungrated

Community associations in California must follow new mandates for election procedures, communication preferences, disbursement of funds, insurance requirements, and compliance with rental restrictions after several laws bringing changes to association operations became effective Jan. 1. AB 502 and SB 432 amend requirements for association elections.

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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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4 Financial Reports Vital for Nonprofit Accounting

Achieve

Very few people enter the nonprofit sector to put together financial reports. Those working at nonprofits likely started doing so because they want to make a difference in their communities. However, nonprofit accounting is essential to effective operations at the organization. . Just like. for-profits. , how nonprofit organizations manage their finances will dictate the organization’s operational success.

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Enable Your Team to Go Faster

PROPEL

In organizations, we tend to think that speed is primarily out of our control. There are only so many hours in a day and what usually slows us down is the time we spend waiting on OTHER people to turn things around for us. But we tend to overlook opportunities to change the things that ARE in our control that could unlock speed. In our Growth Mindset course, there is an entire unit focused on.

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Association Professional Development as a Revenue Diversification Strategy

Ewald Consulting

The way associations are making money is changing. Here’s why you need to keep up with those changes… Traditionally, many associations rely on revenue from at least one major conference or event each year. And maybe that cut it in 2019, but post-pandemic? Not a chance. With pandemic restrictions and a cautious business environment, the prospect of hosting large scale in-person events is uncertain.

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Special New Year Offer: Free Membership Recruitment eBook

Membership Marketing

Here is an opportunity that I wanted to share with you. For the next five days, January 11 through the 15th, y ou can download a free copy of my eBook, Membership Recruitment: How to Grow Recurring Revenue, Reach New Markets, and Advance Your Mission. The eBook usually sells for $9.95, but I wanted to share a copy with you. Using this link , you can download a copy on your Kindle or use the Kindle for PC app.

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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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Data Management Strategy

Effective Database

Data Management Strategy Do you know what your data management strategy is? If you have one written down, congratulations! If you don't, well I have news for you: that IS your data strategy. You have a data strategy, whether you know it or not. It's your choice as to whether it was created actively or passively.

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Gardian of the Month: Dilhara Muthukuda

Aaron Wolowiec

Dilhara Muthukuda is our Gardian of the Month. Find out her strategy for helping someone learn a difficult topic, how she thinks that mentorship aids in knowledge transfer and a resource she can't live without.

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What’s the Latest in Facebook Ads for 2022?

Beekeeper Group

While we as communicators value the benefits of detailed ad targeting, there are negative outcomes that have played out over the years, leading to Meta/Facebook’s recent decision to limit targeting in the four core categories below: Sta rting January 19, 2022 we will remove Detailed Targeting options that relate to topics people may perceive as sensitive, such as options referencing causes, organizations, or public figures that relate to health, race or ethnicity, political affiliation, re

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Association Professional Development as a Revenue Diversification Strategy

Ewald Consulting

The post Association Professional Development as a Revenue Diversification Strategy appeared first on Ewald Consulting.

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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!