Wild Apricot
OCTOBER 17, 2016
It costs up to 25 times more to find and convince a new member to join than to keep your current members engaged. Here's a list of actually practical tips to retain your members.
YourMembership
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Yes. you are handing over your association members to the competition. Now, you may not believe me, but it’s true. Associations are handing over their entire membership base to competitors and don’t even know it! That’s because your competition doesn’t look familiar. It’s not another association, non-profit, society or organization. These competitors, […].
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WBT Systems
OCTOBER 18, 2016
There has been much discussion lately about the value of digital badges for both association education and certification programs. Describing the appeal of digital badges, the Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Alliance and Collaboratory ( HASTAC ) says, “ Digital badges are a powerful new tool for identifying and validating the rich array of people’s skills, knowledge, accomplishments, and competencies.
Socious
OCTOBER 19, 2016
I have Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, and Netflix along with subscriptions to several premium cable channels. I watch a lot of TV, and I enjoy it. My mother, on the other hand, thinks I’m crazy. Every time she visits she ends up toggling between systems and exclaiming at how much money I’m spending on different subscriptions that often offer the same shows.
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Higher Logic
OCTOBER 19, 2016
We are so excited for Super Forum - this year it’s November 14 and 15. Since this is our seventh one, we have big things in store -- you won’t want to miss out! Here are just a few things I’m personally excited for: Results Driven theme. This year is all about getting results -- for your team, your organization, and your community members. To achieve those results for everyone, community professionals need to learn how to measure, manage and move the dial.
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Aaron Wolowiec
OCTOBER 18, 2016
If you’ve been following this blog for the past five years (heck….even the past year), you know I’m a communications nut. Seriously. It’s the center of everything I do – from my personal life to my professional life. Without communication, both internally and externally, there’s no content, no strategy. Nothing. But not everyone knows how to communicate, at least not effectively.
Socious
OCTOBER 17, 2016
How long does it take you to get up to speed at a new job? Think about the terminology you have to learn, the names of colleagues that you have to memorize, and the campaigns you need to become familiar with. What about company policies and goals? There may even be a few new skills to learn, too.
Higher Logic
OCTOBER 18, 2016
How do you balance lively conversations with some members’ temptation to bully and troll ? People usually think that it comes down to identity -- if your online identity is connected to your offline identity, you’re less likely to troll, since everything you say or do lives online forever. Often, online identity is framed as an either-or decision -- either it’s completely connected to your “real identity” (including your Facebook page, LinkedIn account and everywhere else) or you’re completely a
Reid All About it
OCTOBER 21, 2016
If you’re looking for a way to contribute to the association community, I’ve got one for you. Tagoras , a consulting and education firm specializing in the market for lifelong learning, invites you to participate in a survey that will help our community better understand how membership organizations use or don’t use social technologies to deliver learning.
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Aaron Wolowiec
OCTOBER 18, 2016
If you’ve been following this blog for the past five years (heck….even the past year), you know I’m a communications nut. Seriously. It’s the center of everything I do – from my personal life to my professional life. Without communication, both internally and externally, there’s no content, no strategy. Nothing. But not everyone knows how to communicate, at least not effectively.
Socious
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Try to count how many websites you visited yesterday. Or even today – just this morning. Do you know? Or have you already lost count?
Mariner
OCTOBER 17, 2016
Providing Micro-volunteering options is more than nice, its a critical if you want to build your organization's volunteer muscle, scout new talent and engage the busy boomer, the elusive Xer and the expressive millennial. Here's one approach to finding the right jobs.
Eric Lanke
OCTOBER 17, 2016
I heard something on a recent video posted on Seth Kahan's visionary leadership website that really resonated with me. When it comes to strategic association Board agendas, it is the job of the staff executive to make sure the Board members themselves are driving the granularity of the discussion. By which, I assume Kahan meant that the Board members have to be the ones who decide what to dig into, and how deep to do the digging.
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Associations Now
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Three years after building a full-scale member-engagement dashboard, one association shares how that effort is paying off, including a new, external iteration it hopes will spur more member activity. As mentioned here a couple weeks ago, in-depth member engagement tracking and scoring is a common goal for many associations, but without a clear playbook , most are still in figuring-it-out mode.
Socious
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Try to count how many websites you visited yesterday. Or even today – just this morning. Do you know? Or have you already lost count? Half an hour into my day, I’ve usually lost count. Everything I do, from research to keeping up with association and software news, leads me to a different website. Often, the websites I land on are my first, even my only, contact with the organizations behind them.
Smooth The Path
OCTOBER 18, 2016
How do we make sure attendees walk away with ideas they will remember, new ideas they will think about after the conference and ideas they will eventually use? One technique comes from the Engaging Associations Forum held each July in Ottawa, Canada. This conference introduced me to the idea of A-Ha cards. Invite attendees to write their a-ha’s, those ideas that really spark a strong feeling in them, on a card.
Velvet Chainsaw
OCTOBER 20, 2016
Think about the last time you approached a stranger and asked if you could help them? Now ask yourself; Did that person look like me? Robert Putnam , Harvard Political Scientist claims that when most of us are faced with diversity, we retreat and close our doors. As a species we are attracted to sameness and reject otherness. The future success of your conference will depend on changing your culture to be one of inclusiveness.
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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
Associations Now
OCTOBER 18, 2016
A prominent programming community’s aggressive attempt to remake the resume for the modern day is an idea associations should borrow from—liberally. Last week, the technology knowledge base Stack Overflow introduced a provocative idea. It’s one that I think a lot of associations should look very closely at. Stack Overflow, for those who aren’t aware, is best known by programmers as the site you end up at when you have a question about why a piece of code isn’t working , o
Socious
OCTOBER 19, 2016
I have Hulu Plus, Amazon Instant Video, and Netflix along with subscriptions to several premium cable channels. I watch a lot of TV, and I enjoy it. My mother, on the other hand, thinks I’m crazy. Every time she visits she ends up toggling between systems and exclaiming at how much money I’m spending on different subscriptions that often offer the same shows.
Jamie Notter
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Just wanted to make sure that if you've found your way to my blog here that you realize I now do all my blogging over on the WorkXO blog. I'm keeping this blog here because it obviously has all the posts I've written, even back to when it was the "Get Me Jamie Notter" blog, dating back to 2005! But make sure you head over to the Culture Chat blog on WorkXO and stay up to date with my current writing (as well as posts from my partners, Charlie Judy and Maddie Grant!).
Velvet Chainsaw
OCTOBER 19, 2016
Your conference-slip is showing! I once worked for a Texas elected official. I quickly learned to tell her if her slip was showing, she had a run in her pantyhose or she had lipstick on her teeth—especially before she went on stage or met with the public. Well conference professionals, your conference-slip is showing. Your organization’s beliefs—as well as your beliefs—about business, connecting, learning, relationship-building, and today’s society, are showing.
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.
Associations Now
OCTOBER 21, 2016
Could exhibiting costs be keeping smaller companies and startups from your tradeshow? Some thoughts on wooing these exhibitors, who may offer ideas and innovations that your members need to be successful long term. Even though some associations are assessing whether hosting large-scale tradeshows with aisles of booths is the right strategy to serve their members, the traditional expo floor is a staple that is likely to stay around for a while for many organizations.
Socious
OCTOBER 17, 2016
How long does it take you to get up to speed at a new job? Think about the terminology you have to learn, the names of colleagues that you have to memorize, and the campaigns you need to become familiar with. What about company policies and goals? There may even be a few new skills to learn, too. It’s a lot of work and can be challenging to say the least, even for those of us who have been in an industry for years.
Smooth The Path
OCTOBER 16, 2016
Whether we see the glass as half full or the glass as half empty is a habit we have adopted over the course of our lifetime. While habits are entrenched, with some work habits can be malleable. During times of stress we all have a habitual fall back positions: that’s risky. we’re too small to take that on. we have too much to do to add that too.
Membersuite
OCTOBER 17, 2016
If your association is like any other local society for association executives, you love your events. very year, your staff and members alike can’t wait to convene at ASAE’s Annual Meeting & Exposition to share ideas, learn something new and network with like-minds. For many of you, your staff spends countless months preparing for your own annual event, meeting or exposition.
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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