Sat.Oct 19, 2019 - Fri.Oct 25, 2019

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Don’t get ghosted by your members

Nimble AMS

Here are five tips to keep your members happy and engaged so they don’t abruptly cut ties with your organization. In modern social lingo, ghosting isn’t about an unwelcome haunting by a sheet-draped apparition. It refers to when a person cuts off all communication with a friend or person they’re dating – with no warning. They ignore text messages and social media contact, and they may even avoid the person in public.

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Association Management Systems (AMS): 5 Software Strategies

Higher Logic

Your association provides your members with many different opportunities to develop as professionals and grow in their careers. But to do this effectively, you need to have a system in place for gathering, organizing, and accessing the member information that provides you with insight into their goals and preferences: an association management system, or an AMS.

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The Basics of LMS Project Management from Kickoff to Close

WBT Systems

The Basics of LMS Project Management from Kickoff to Close. Read more about The Basics of LMS Project Management from Kickoff to Close.

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Lessons for Meeting Pros from “The Great British Baking Show”

Associations Now

The amateur baking competition is known for its tasty creations and likeable personalities. But the TV show also has lessons that can be applied to meeting planning. “On your mark. Get set. Bake.”. Those are six words I look forward to hearing each week because they are said during one my favorite programs, The Great British Baking Show. If you’re unfamiliar, it’s a British TV program where amateur bakers compete against each other.

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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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Time for a Career Center Health Check

Association Adviser

If your online career center needs a little CPR (Career Platform Resuscitation) in user-friendliness and revenue potential, here four areas within which your association should start administering some TLC. The post Time for a Career Center Health Check appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Simple Ways to Revitalize a Member Onboarding Program

Associations Now

The earliest member interactions can lead to long-term member engagement. If your onboarding program needs a shot of energy, consider these small tweaks to make the welcome feel more personal and relevant. Too often associations have a “set it and forget it” mentality when it comes to member onboarding. Maybe you have an automated or drip email campaign or rely on a welcome packet full of information for members.

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Don’t let your small association suffer death by spreadsheets

YourMembership

Managing member data with spreadsheets might have worked when your association was just getting started. But now it will only slow you down. Here are five reasons to move on to a better member management solution. When your small association is getting started, spreadsheets might seem like the easiest way to manage member data. But. The post Don’t let your small association suffer death by spreadsheets appeared first on YourMembership.

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Driving Growth with Hybrid Events

Blue Sky eLearn

Whether it’s due to conflicting schedules, cost, or travel limitations, there are throngs of people who would love to engage with your brand at an event, but simply cannot attend. However, if show organizers and event marketers hope to expand their event and their brand to new audiences, they still need other ways to reach these people. What is a hybrid event?

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11 Powerful Online Directory Software Options You Can Try Today

Wild Apricot

Want to start an online directory? Launch your site today with one of these easy-to-use directory software options.

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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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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.25.19

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Jessica Klein at Fast Company reviews the latest research on freelancing. Did you know that 35% of the U.S. workforce is now freelancing? Only 45% of the freelancers participating in the study do “skilled services”—like programming, business consulting, marketing and, ahem, writing.

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Rejuvenate After the Conference

Smooth The Path

Throughout my career, I have been involved in conferences as an exhibitor, sponsor, attendee, volunteer, speaker, and host. No matter the role, conference days are long, but no other role is as demanding as being the conference host. In my association, we were often up at 5 AM and to bed at 1 AM for seven days straight. For big conferences, there are a few months build up with weeks before the meeting often being especially stressful — everyone on staff pitches in to help out with the conference

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Bigger isn’t always better

Association Success

We are a small team at the Greater Kalamazoo Association of Realtors, currently comprised of five full-time employees and 4 remote, flexible or part-time employees. Despite our size, we serve about 1,200 members. As a team, we are doing a lot better at accepting that bigger or more isn’t always better; better is better. . We are customer service people at heart, so we know there is a capacity to what we can do without sacrificing the quality of our service.

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The 3 Best Instagram Strategies For Nonprofits

Wild Apricot

If you’re struggling to get results, or simply starting from scratch, I’m going to show you the three best Instagram strategies for nonprofits I’ve seen get more likes and followers.

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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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Vending Machine Group’s New Plan: More Healthy Offerings

Associations Now

The National Automatic Merchandising Association is bringing together its members in an industry-wide effort to increase the share of healthy snacks in vending machines by 40 percent. The knock on vending machines, long story short, has always been that it’s hard to find anything healthy in them. But this week, the National Automatic Merchandising Association, which represents the vending industry, announced a new initiative to give consumers more healthy choices.

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What is Association Management Software (AMS), and Does My Association Need It?

Association Adviser

A primer on what association management software is, and the top reasons why associations should consider using an AMS platform. The post What is Association Management Software (AMS), and Does My Association Need It? appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Why your association needs an operating system

Association Success

When most of us hear the phrase “operating system,” what first comes to mind is likely something your phone did while you were sleeping. You woke up in the morning, sleepily reached a hand over to silence a buzzing alarm clock and realized that things looked a little different. . At first, you might feel a little uncomfortable. Maybe a font was updated, or an icon looks different or is located in a different place.

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How to Grow Your Nonprofit’s Instagram Following

Wild Apricot

If you're planning on starting a nonprofit Instagram and aren't sure where to begin, Lilach Bullock, social media expert, has you covered.

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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 to Prevent Fraud at Your Association

Associations Now

The American Horse Council thought it had a trusted employee, but it really had a thief. A look at its story, as well as tips to stop fraud at your association. No association wants to believe employees might steal from them, but it happens. The American Horse Council learned this the hard way, when an employee secretly siphoned almost $650,000 from the group.

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Adding Snap, Crackle & Pop to Chapter Events

Mariner Management

Way too often we hear the lament “we can’t get anyone to our chapter events. Everyone’s too busy.” I’ll counter with, yes, people are busy, however event attendance is strong. ASAE’s 2017 Decision to Attend study confirms this. In fact, 43% of GEN Y Millennials reported they are attending more workshops, seminars, conventions and exhibitions.

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Identifying opportunities to automate

Association Success

When we start talking about automation or artificial intelligence, people often recoil a little. That might stem from a fear of change, or a belief that it will bring drastic change and completely disrupt the way we work. But if we pay close attention, it becomes evident how automation is already impacting various areas in our personal and professional lives.

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Team Building with Diversity

SOS Association

By Laura Taylor. SOS Account Executive. About Laura. Diversity helps build strong and effective work teams. When we think about diversity, there is often a tendency to focus on gender, age, and race. While it is certainly important and crucial to be diverse in those areas, there are other areas to consider in which to be diverse. How we work, learn, communicate, and cooperate with others all have certain levels of diversity to them.

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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 an Association Helped Put Craft Beer in the Smithsonian

Associations Now

The Brewers Association funded a wide-reaching initiative to bring the story of craft beer to the National Museum of American History. A new exhibit opens this week. If your association (along with the field it represents) has a lot of history, you might want to give a museum a call to help preserve it for posterity. Just ask the Brewers Association.

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2019 Chapter Benchmarking Report

Mariner Management

Mariner Management in collaboration with Billhighway and researcher Kevin Whorton, Whorton Marketing & Research , launched this second edition of the chapter benchmarking study in late 2018. The survey was designed to gather industry data about association chapter programs. We also wanted to fuel the dialogue on what makes an effective chapter—and an effective chapter/association relationship.

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Understanding your Community Growth Pattern

Disciple Media

An understanding of the growth pattern will enable you to plan and strategize. Not every community grows at the same pace, some will always be slow burns – especially those with limited specialist appeal and few resources. Others expand rapidly achieving tens of thousands of members in the first month. Setting realistic targets and understanding community growth patterns is vital to managing stakeholder expectations.

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Team Building with Diversity

SOS Association

By Laura Taylor. SOS Account Executive. About Laura. Diversity helps build strong and effective work teams. When we think about diversity, there is often a tendency to focus on gender, age, and race. While it is certainly important and crucial to be diverse in those areas, there are other areas to consider in which to be diverse. How we work, learn, communicate, and cooperate with others all have certain levels of diversity to them.

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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!