Sat.Sep 16, 2017 - Fri.Sep 22, 2017

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How to Say “No” to Nonprofit Board Members

Wild Apricot

If you’re facing a difficult situation where you need to say a firm “no” to a board member, follow these five tips to help you frame the conversation in a constructive, collaborative way.

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9 bells and whistles for your association’s career center solution

YourMembership

The value of your association operating a job board for members and job seekers has long been established. Non-dues revenue for you and access to qualified, relevant candidates for your membership top the list of well-known benefits. And, hence, you may have been operating an online career center for years, and using the same software. The post 9 bells and whistles for your association’s career center solution appeared first on YourMembership.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.22.17

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free professional development and events for the association community… Politicians and pundits need to listen to these two women whose friendship survives their opposing politics. And, if you find yourself judging others because of their politics, you need to watch this TED video too. Hate to be bossy but their message is one that isn’t often heard amidst all the noise.

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3 Reasons Why Online Mentoring Programs Attract New Members

Higher Logic

Question: With regard to your association, what’s keeping you up at night? Answer 1: Not gaining new members. Answer 2: Figuring out how and where to acquire new members. These aren’t hypothetical examples. They are direct quotes from Marketing General’s 2017 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , which lists new member acquisition as one of the top three priorities for associations.

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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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5 Must-Have Nonprofit Digital Marketing Tools

Wild Apricot

Here are the top 5 nonprofit digital marketing tools I’ve seen used most effectively. For each tool, I’ll show you how to use its best features and how much it costs.

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9 Ways to Increase Online Student Engagement

WBT Systems

If you’ve taken a continuing education class, you’ve seen how students fade away over time. People get busy. They have trouble making class and keeping up with coursework. Or, they don’t get the support they need and lose motivation. Online learning presents additional challenges. Online students must have the motivation and discipline to work in isolation.

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Why Data Analytics is Important and How to Budget Accurately

Higher Logic

Your community contains loads of member and customer data. When you analyze it, you gain access to all types of valuable insight: which users are most engaged, what topics they’re most interested in, who is contributing to discussions and the list goes on. That data becomes even more powerful when combined with data from other systems, like an AMS/CRM, email marketing, marketing automation platform or Google Analytics.

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Membership 101: The Importance of Personalization

Spark Consulting

Associations are built on relationships. . Sure, we have boards of directors and bylaws and committee structures and membership structures and org charts and departmental structures and hierarchies and employee manuals and policies and procedures and AMSes and LMSes and CRM systems and CMSes and social media platforms galore, but when it comes down to it, we’re communities of people coming together to accomplish things we either couldn’t do at all, or couldn’t do as easily, alo

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Over 200 Country Clubs Use This #1 Country Club Management Software

Wild Apricot

Over 200 country clubs use Wild Apricot to build a beautiful website and seamlessly handle all their administrative work.

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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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Breaking Down the Walls at Your Next Event

Association Success

Don't let your conference fall flat - here are 6 tips to help you engage and inspire your attendees! We all have been there. We have registered for that conference, rearranged our work and personal schedules, stood in airport lines and managed flight delays – all with eager anticipation for a great two or three days of learning and networking. But something happens.

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The Most Overlooked Must-Haves (and Dos) in an Online Community

Higher Logic

Want some easy to create and implement ideas that will enhance, protect and engage your community? We’ve been in this industry for more than a decade, so we put together a list of what we consider are seven of the most underutilized online community features and processes. By making the most of these, you can save time and cut down pressure on your staff. 7 Overlooked Features and Best Practices for Your Online Community. 1.

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Hurricanes and Asynchronous Communication

Eric Lanke

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma were on everyone's mind these last few weeks. Even if you weren't directly affected by them through mandatory evacuations, storm damage, or the tragic loss of life, the hurricanes were undoubtedly on your mind and they probably impacted the way you did your job. My social media feeds were full of examples of associations pitching in to help storm victims or otherwise changing their marketing and communications strategy to give members in the hurricane affected areas a

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What is Culture Analytics

Jamie Notter

In the context of our work, culture analytics is the science of using workplace culture data to generate meaningful actions that improve organizational results, and it is the heart of what we do at WorkXO. Before we had even created our company, we had already created the Workplace Genome , based on the observation that what’s out there in the marketplace to help companies measure their culture—and DO something about it—is just not good enough.

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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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Shari Pash Webinar: Engaging The Disengaged Member

GrowthZone

We all have those members who make their annual payment, but they rarely utilize your organization in any other way. These are the members who are most concerning and can impact retention and value. Join Membership Expert and guest presenter, Shari Pash of Strategic Solutions for Growth, on Tuesday, September 26 as she leads the webinar: Engaging the Disengaged Member.

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Stop Missing the Mark on Member Needs

Smooth The Path

We only have so many seconds in each day that we can devote to work. Which means to get ahead we need to peel off as many of those seconds as we can to focus on the next thing. Do you know what the next thing is? Are you trying to decide between many competing priorities? Here are some ways to think about focusing in on the next thing your association should do.

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How to Get a Better Yield From Your RFP Process

Associations Now

If finding a good partner or vendor feels like finding a needle in a haystack, maybe your RFP process needs a reboot. Here are a few tips for finding the perfect fit for your association’s needs. Associations are always on the hunt for partners and vendors, and traditionally one of the ways they find them is by sending out a RFP. “This is a personal observation from 40 years in association work and consulting since 1991,” said Cate Bower, FASAE, CAE, founding partner emeritus at Cygnet Strategy,

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Breaking the Mold of Waiting to Be Told

Idea Architects

In a blog post entitled "The relentless search for 'tell me what to do'" guru Seth Godin writes: If you've ever hired or managed or taught, you know the feeling. People are just begging to be told what to do. There are a lot of reasons for this, but I think the biggest one is: "If you tell me what to do, the responsibility for the outcome is yours, not mine.

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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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A Simple Social Media Tip for Association Pros

GrowthZone

When it comes to spending time marketing your association on social media channels, it’s easy to “save it for another day.” After all, association pros are always on the run and their time is at a premium. Download “Social Media Survival” for. 30 great post ideas for associations. However, social media cannot be an afterthought because it’s critical to keep social media at the forefront of your association’s marketing strategy.

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Time to Retire Your Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsorship Levels

Velvet Chainsaw

The most effective sponsorships are all about the attendee — the fan, the sponsor’s target market. If they don’t win over the attendee, the sponsorship may not be sustainable. The same could be said for the naming of your sponsorship levels. It’s time to reimagine the precious metal sponsorship categories — and unless you’re the International Association of Gems, it’s also time to retire Diamond, Ruby, Emerald and Sapphire levels, too.

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Use Attendee Expertise to Deliver an Exceptional Meeting Experience

Associations Now

Associations that don’t have the staff bandwidth or knowledge to deliver exceptional conference experiences are asking attendees to help them out. Whether or not you play a direct role in planning and executing your association’s conferences and events, you know the goal is to ensure that your attendees have an exceptional experience. And there are a number of factors that could go into that, including the quality of food and beverage, speakers, networking activities, education sessions, and eve

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Rethinking Traditional Membership Models

Association Success

Join Sharon Kneebone, CAE, IOM; Addy Kujawa, CAE; and Cecilia Sepp, CAE for a paradigm-smashing discussion about the professional society membership model and its future. In addition to having experience as CEOs, all of our panelists have been membership directors and/or component relations professionals. This session will probe the notion of membership models to consider the relationship between membership dues and the value your association offers its members.

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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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Want Better Results? Know Your Story

Membersuite

Analytics tell you more about your association than static reports ever could. The richer story it tells empowers your organization to adapt, evolve, and make progress toward your most ambitious goals.

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When Contemplating Conference Growth, Think Next Audiences Which Includes Next Gen

Velvet Chainsaw

Too often when we think about conference growth or sustainability, we assume it means attracting next gen customers. We pinpoint a specific generation, usually Millennials. Then we discuss how to plan, program and market to that specific age group. Eventually our planning discussions turn to generational differences. Those conversations can quickly digress into personal pet peeve complaints about each generation.

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Is Now the Right Time to Add a Student Membership Category?

Associations Now

Getting students involved as members can leave a lasting impression after they graduate. But some association membership pros say it’s important to ask a few questions before launching or reconfiguring your student membership category. With the school year now in full swing, I wanted to turn some attention to a subset of membership that associations probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about—student members.

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The Trials and Tribulations of Non-Dues Revenue

Association Success

The topic of ‘non-dues revenue’ is raising some interesting questions within the association space, and provoking some more fundamental concerns about the nature and mission of our organizations. There are those who are skeptical, or even fearful, of non-dues revenue attempts, seeing them as cash grabs that are in conflict with the aims and values of their association.

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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.