Sat.Mar 20, 2021 - Fri.Mar 26, 2021

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The Ultimate Guide to Choosing the Best Membership Site Platform

Wild Apricot

Over the last few years, I’ve helped dozens of organizations – from nonprofits, associations and businesses – get set up and running quickly with membership site platforms. In this guide, I’ve condensed all of my experience.

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5 Reasons Your Association’s Dream Team Should Include Third-Party Partners

Association Adviser

Third-party partners can open new opportunities, multiply resources and add knowledge and experience to an association's already stellar team. The post 5 Reasons Your Association’s Dream Team Should Include Third-Party Partners appeared first on Association Adviser.

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3 Expert Strategies & Tips for Increasing Partner Engagement in Your Online Community

Higher Logic

The post 3 Expert Strategies & Tips for Increasing Partner Engagement in Your Online Community appeared first on Higher Logic. Find out how to use your online community to engage your SaaS partners – while getting valuable content you can use to increase customer engagement. The post 3 Expert Strategies & Tips for Increasing Partner Engagement in Your Online Community appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.26.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association innovation. Mary Byers, CAE, CSP, in partnership with Loyalty Research Center, recently released a fascinating environmental scan on association innovation: Association Innovation Scan: The Association Professional’s Guide to Winning with Innovation.

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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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The Top 9 Chamber of Commerce Software Solutions in 2021

Wild Apricot

If administrative work is taking over your organization — things like filling out membership applications by hand, running cheques to the bank, manually processing event registrations, and sorting through a messy Excel directory — Chamber.

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Volunteer SMEs: Your Association Can’t Live Without Them, So How Do You Live More Easily with Them?

WBT Systems

Volunteer SMEs: Your Association Can’t Live Without Them, So How Do You Live More Easily with Them? Read more about Volunteer SMEs: Your Association Can’t Live Without Them, So How Do You Live More Easily with Them?

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Sailing Through the Headwinds: Strategies for Successful Associations

Association Freak

Reading Time: 3 minutes Headwinds evokes the image of sailing into the storm. We imagine wind whipping our faces as we make progress against forces beyond our control. Headwinds is a good word for the market forces facing membership organizations today.

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6 Steps to Increase Board Diversity at Your Nonprofit

Wild Apricot

If you’re concerned about your board’s diversity, you’re not alone. Statistics Canada conducted a survey between December 4, 2020 and January 18, 2021 , surveying over 6,000 nonprofit board members and confirming that lack of diversity.

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Working From Home: How to Avoid Falling into a Rut

Aaron Wolowiec

The coronavirus pandemic affected all aspects of life – including how we work. For many of us, this is the longest time we’ve worked remotely from home in our entire careers. Are you struggling? You’re not alone. We’ve put together some tips to keep up your motivation at home.

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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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Podcast: How to Optimize Membership Management

Association Adviser

Emily Hendershot of Nova Strategies joins us to talk about a simple framework for optimizing your association's membership management operations. The post Podcast: How to Optimize Membership Management appeared first on Association Adviser.

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3 Ways Your Nonprofit Organization Can Market Mission for Growth

Association Freak

Reading Time: 3 minutes Associations are always “mission first” in word and often indeed. Yet many have led less and less with a mission in their efforts to revitalize their membership. Enhancing member value and experience have been the guiding lights for association growth.

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Members Want More Meaning

Smooth The Path

Members are looking for more meaning in their interactions with their associations. They wish for more meaningful: Connections because small talk doesn’t cut it. Programming because if they have to sit through another session about [insert beaten-to-death-superficial-industry-topic-here], they might have to stick a fork in their eyeball. Research because overall industry research doesn’t speak to their particular need, but custom does.

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A Year In Review

Virtual

In this episode of Five Minutes with Andy, Andy Freed discusses Virtual has grown over the last year and learned a lot about about one thing: Appreciation. In this episode of Five Minutes with Andy, Andy Freed discusses Virtual has grown over the last year and learned a lot about about one thing: Appreciation.

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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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Ten Purposeful Provocations for Association Boards: Part I

Association Adviser

In this 2-part series, we explore the practices borne out of purposeful provocations that association boards and chief executives should adopt to thrive. The post Ten Purposeful Provocations for Association Boards: Part I appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Making it Easy: How United Way Drives Worldwide Innovation

Association Freak

Reading Time: 2 minutes Socrates called himself the “midwife of ideas.” Since he himself knew nothing, his work was to help bring out the truths locked up in others. Fine for philosophy, but what about business?

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Simplify Your CME Programs with CourseStage Health LMS

Forj

Thursday, April 22 | 11:30 AM CT. Providing continuing medical education also means reporting about it to various stakeholders— from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to the individual medical boards your association’s members report to. This activity is often time consuming and requires manual processes by you and your members.

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A Year In Review

Virtual

In this episode of Five Minutes with Andy, Andy Freed discusses Virtual has grown over the last year and learned a lot about about one thing: Appreciation. In this episode of Five Minutes with Andy, Andy Freed discusses Virtual has grown over the last year and learned a lot about about one thing: Appreciation.

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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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A Red-Carpet Approach Grows Dynamic Industry Partnerships

.orgSource

You wouldn’t go to the bank for a loan without a fine-tuned business plan or approach a fundraising prospect for a major gift before learning everything you could about their interests. With so much riding on sponsorship revenue, it’s surprising that our industry partners don’t always get the special treatment this important relationship deserves. Rolling […].

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4 Warning Signs of Over-Integration in Your Nonprofit Organization

Association Freak

Reading Time: 2 minutes For well over a decade, “integration” has been the holy grail of marketing. Integration means many things. It means coordinating multiple channels. It means cooperating as teams, agencies, and disciplines.

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IMEX America picks Swapcard

AssociationChat

[ Read full press release ]. Swapcard has partnered with IMEX Group, the premier global organizer for the business events community, to deliver a new portfolio of digital experiences for the global meetings and events industry. As part of the new partnership, Swapcard will serve as the foundation for IMEX America’s new all-in-one, omnichannel digital experience which will run between May and September 2021.

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Who Is the Face of Your Association?

Smooth The Path

In some associations, the executive director/CEO or the board president/chair is considered the face of the organization. In reality, from our members point of view, nearly all staff and perhaps all volunteers are actually the faces of the organization. Every interaction with members leaves an impression. Whether you are in editorial conducting an interview or in IT helping someone login, you are the face of the association.

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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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Lending updates: Federally backed mortgage rules tighten for condos in vacation areas

Ungrated

New requirements from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that went into effect in December and February, respectively, will make it more difficult for condominiums in resort-like communities to secure certain federally backed mortgages, writes The Wall Street Journal. The main focus of the changes is on “condotels,” which the government-controlled companies classify as buildings that have the characteristics of a hospitality entity.

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Less is More: 3 Signs That Your Organization Needs to Start Stopping

Association Freak

Reading Time: 2 minutes There is a saying called Parkinson’s Law: “Work expands to consume the available resources.” Which is to say your entire team will always be busy and your entire budget spent. The question is how do you ever do something new?

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The Keys to Virtual Meeting Pre-Planning and Engagement

Association Adviser

Virtual meeting pre-planning must be intentional to result in a successful experience. Here are the keys to meeting attendees' program and engagement needs. The post The Keys to Virtual Meeting Pre-Planning and Engagement appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Finding the ideal association management software for your large organization

Aptify

Many large associations have a big IT team. They have complex processes that are continually changing, and they need a large IT team to support them. In turn, their IT departments need more control over the functionality in their association management software (AMS) so they can configure it to support those processes. In addition to a full suite of association membership management capabilities, an ideal AMS solution for these types of organizations is one that offers: .

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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!