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Why The Great Resignation Is a Great Opportunity for Your Association

WBT Systems

Why The Great Resignation Is a Great Opportunity for Your Association. Read more about Why The Great Resignation Is a Great Opportunity for Your Association.

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Engagement: What About Scoring?

Spark Consulting

Back before Maddie and I launched The No BS Guide to Digital Transformation , I had been writing a brief series on member engagement, inspired by serving on a virtual panel on engagement, organized by Mary Byers, for the Veterinary Medical Association. We had talked about things like engagement lessons for the pandemic and who is doing engagement well.

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How to Communicate Price Increases

Aaron Wolowiec

How do you raise the price of a virtual event when you did a free event or a very low cost event last year? Here are three key things that you need to include when communicating a price change, especially within the context of raising the price of a virtual event when you did one for free or low cost in the past year.

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How to Use Data to Support Your Strategic Goals

Association Analytics

The post How to Use Data to Support Your Strategic Goals appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.3.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Women in technology. Association Women Technology Champions (AWTC) invites you to nominate one, two or three women whom you believe should be recognized for their contributions to the advancement of technology in associations. Please don’t dawdle because nominations close this coming Monday (9/6).

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Conference Organizers: What Is Your Duty of Care?

Velvet Chainsaw

Just when we thought we were turning the corner on a rise in Covid cases, we are hearing about short-term cancellations of conventions once again as the Delta variant causes cases to rise. Several conventions that occurred in June and July resulted in a number of positive COVID tests, including breakthrough cases among fully vaccinated participants.

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9/8/21 – How to Use Data to Support Your Strategic Goals

Association Analytics

The post 9/8/21 – How to Use Data to Support Your Strategic Goals appeared first on Association Analytics.

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Matt Gerst Joins Internet Association As Vice President And Associate General Counsel

InternetAssociation

I’ve seen Matt in action over the years and know him to be a master of building consensus across member companies on important policy positions.” SNOWDEN. Washington, DC – Internet Association (IA) announced today that Matt Gerst has joined as Vice President, Legal and Policy Affairs and Associate General Counsel. His experience and expertise adds firepower to IA’s team of legal and policy experts.

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8 Engaging Membership Drive Ideas for Associations

MemberClicks

Let’s face it: even the best of the best go through membership lulls. Your association, chamber of commerce, or membership organization’s regular recruitment efforts can only bring in so much. But that doesn’t mean you’re out of options: it might mean it’s time to plan a membership drive.

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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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Costly concerns: Addressing long-term maintenance and repair

Ungrated

Contributed by Tyler P. Berding, Esq. The condo collapse in Surfside, Fla., has forced community association residents, board members, and managers to reevaluate long-term maintenance and repair, yet even before the tragedy, the concern for the longevity of essential components has been rising in recent years. Many community associations conduct regular reserve studies or use other means of projecting the cost of long-term maintenance and repair.

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The Best Webinars of 2021 So Far

Eplys

One thing that can be said about the Great Covid-19 Lockdown is there has been no shortage of webinars to attend. From how-to’s to top tips, there has been plenty of content to keep us busy as we navigate a chaotic and confusing landscape and adapt to the ever-changing “new normal.”.

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Leveling Up Your Volunteer Recruitment Strategy: 5 Tips

Achieve

Nonprofits and community service organizations often rely on volunteers’ hard work and generosity to get their important work done. In fact, volunteers make up the majority of many nonprofits' workforce and are absolutely critical to their daily operation and goals. With such a critical role, it is important to find committed and motivated volunteers who will be able to help an organization meet its goals. .

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Defining Your Association's Mission, Vision and Values

MemberClicks

In the association space, it often seems like the words “mission statement,” “vision statement,” and “values statement” are thrown around without much context on how they differ from one another. You know that each of these statements represent your organization in some way, but maybe not their exact purpose. We believe it’s important to define these qualities about your association — to provide value to your members and let your board to know what you stand for as a whole - and isn’t that the g

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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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3 Steps to a Great Brand Strategy

Association Freak

Reading Time: 3 minutes Think fast: What is your brand strategy? It is not just a mission or vision. A brand strategy is how your organization shows up in the world, and how you want existing and potential members to see and feel about you. It is a promise about who you will be to them, and a promise … Continue reading "3 Steps to a Great Brand Strategy".

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Exemplary service: CAI recognizes industry professionals and homeowner leaders

Ungrated

CAI celebrated the achievements of volunteers at the 2021 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW, in Las Vegas. From left to right: Jessica Towles, CMCA, AMS, PCAM, CAI president-elect; Ursula K. Burgess, Esq., immediate past president; Dawn M. Bauman, CAE, CAI’s senior vice president of government and public affairs and recipient of the 2021 President’s Award; James H.

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Needed: New Ways to Recognize/Reward Volunteers

Mariner Management

We’re knee-deep in interviews with volunteers from a cross-section of associations as part of a number of volunteer strategy projects. There’s still lots of passion. There is also less time, less patience with volunteering that doesn’t move needles, and a sense of a lack of reward for effort. On one project, we had a task force tackle that last piece.

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Zoom Cameras On or Off?

Beth Kanter

Cameras off does not mean meeting participants are disengaged. It helps avoid burnout and improves attention. Before the pandemic, way back In November 2019, a group of academic meeting researchers from several universities, business leaders, and consultants met to review and analyze hundreds of research studies about what makes meetings effective. They published “ Ten Rules Simple Rules for Meaningful Meetings.

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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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3 Steps to a Great Brand Strategy

Association Freak

Reading Time: 3 minutes Think fast: What is your brand strategy? It is not just a mission or vision. A brand strategy is how your organization shows up in the world, and how you want existing and potential members to see and feel about you. It is a promise about who you will be to them, and a promise … Continue reading "3 Steps to a Great Brand Strategy".

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What Unification Means to Us

CommPartners

For years, CommPartners has existed at the intersection of events and education. We’ve offered Virtual and hybrid event services for well over a decade. In 2014, we launched our award-winning learning management system, Elevate. At a glance, these might strike you as two distinct offerings. But they do more than complement one another. To make […].

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Should You Compare HOA Assessments To Other Communities?

HOA Strategies

As a management company, when budget season rolls around every year we get board members asking us, “Can we compare HOA assessments to what other communities are charging?” Not only is this the wrong way to calculate your budget, it is also dangerous for your community’s fiscal health. Here’s why: Monthly assessments are arguably the most troublesome part of running an HOA or condo association.

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Choosing the Best Membership Platform: 10+ Top Solutions

Fonteva

At a time when work, play, and everyday life are being carried out online, it’s more important than ever to choose the right platform for your membership database. After all , while you may not be seeing your members every day, your membership website is the gateway through which they see you. A strong, accessible platform can engage users, increase member retention, improve internal operations, and incentivize associates to encourage their personal network to join your organization’s program.

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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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Your Complete Membership Management Guide for 2021 and Beyond

MemberClicks

When it comes to serving your growing list of members, there’s a lot for you and your staff to keep track of. From purely administrative duties like processing dues to actually engaging one-on-one with members, you know all too well the amount of time and effort that goes into every aspect of managing your membership.

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The future of virtual L&D: Implementing online professional development strategies

MultiBriefs

{summary} Even the most well-educated and experienced professionals in any industry have room to grow. The best team members and leaders never stop looking for new ways to strengthen their skills and gain new talents. However, going back for another degree or attending a conference isn’t always financially feasible and may not work with everyone's schedules.

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What makes you weird?

Effective Database

What makes you weird? When I work with clients on selecting a new association management system, one thing I'm digging for is what makes the association weird. What I mean by that is, what is the association doing that most other associations don't typically do? This is important for a couple of reasons: The weird stuff is usually pretty important … What makes you weird?

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Driving Value by Finding Your Uber

Association Strong

On this week's episode of Association Strong, Dave and Tom are joined by Mark Dorsey, CEO of the Construction Specification Institute. From the ski slopes with the Professional Ski Instructors of American and the American Association of Snowboard Instructors to leading CSI in innovative new ways, Mark challenges association professionals to find your Uber, that thing that puts you ahead of the curve and sets you up for a future of innovation within your organization.

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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.