Wild Apricot
MARCH 9, 2016
As a nonprofit manager, you’re always searching for free, or inexpensive ways to broaden your reach, attract new members, and collect more donations. One area to consider is your online presence and network.
Higher Logic
MARCH 8, 2016
Are you part of a community making information available and accessible to others? It could be a national association for the healthcare industry, a Reddit group for gaming geeks or even the anonymous pages of Wikipedia. The key: you and a group of people are coming together to be productive and hopefully offer something to whatever at-large community you care about.
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YourMembership
MARCH 7, 2016
Analytics You Don’t Want to Miss. In the highly competitive association world, member data is a vital asset that you should be putting to work. Far too often, we underestimate the value of data we have at our finger tips, and overlook some key reports that make our ROI soar. If you are using a Membership Management Software (MMS) system, you have tools at your disposal that can help turn the tide in your membership efforts, and it can really come down to something as simple as running the correc
Socious
MARCH 10, 2016
Congratulations! You’re now in charge of an online community. Assuming you have already introduced yourself to your community and filled out your new profile, including uploading some cute picture.
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Wild Apricot
MARCH 11, 2016
Barry Altland, author recently held an expert webinar with Wild Apricot titled, “How to Build an Amazing Volunteer Recruitment Strategy.” The webinar participants asked Barry many questions about recruitment and volunteering. Read on to see Barry's insights.
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Mariner
MARCH 11, 2016
Looking back through my emails, I found this piece posted in the Baltimore Business Journal - 5 questions to ask before taking on a volunteer commitment. It’s a response to a question posed by a CEO who was trying to. encourage his leadership team to volunteer for their professional. associations as a way to build the brand. The CEO was getting some. push-back from his team who felt volunteering is often a waste of time. and of no true value.
Socious
MARCH 11, 2016
Every week we aim to make your life easier by compiling the best community management articles from around the web right here on our blog. This week, our favorite articles focus on providing our readers with tips for online community management.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 9, 2016
You run a small, nonprofit or membership-based organization and you’re looking for inexpensive ways to gain new members. Have you thought of advertising on Facebook?
Higher Logic
MARCH 10, 2016
More often than not, we’re bombarded with unhelpful, annoying ads. But it doesn’t need to be that way. Sometimes ads are so on-point -- targeted directly at you -- that they’re actually helpful. They’ve finally hit their target audience, which makes everyone happy -- advertisers make money because they sold you a product, and you’ve solved a problem by making a purchase.
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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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Potomac Core
MARCH 7, 2016
Can Disruptive Advocacy Strategies unlock industry growth and cost saving opportunities for your members in a slow growth economy? While the possibility of a recession seems unlikely this year, growth remains a challenge for many industries. According to the Conference Board , U.S. growth in 2016 is forecast at 2.0% while Global growth is forecast slightly higher at 2.5%.
Virtual
MARCH 8, 2016
If you’re planning an association meeting or conference any time soon, you’ll want to be on the lookout for “room block pirates.” These are housing companies that call your participants pretending to be affiliated with your group to try to get them to book a room outside of your room block. Unfortunately, one of our tech nology association clients fell prey to such a room block piracy scam recently.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 8, 2016
Learn all about how to make your own Membership Funnel to bring in new leads and convert them at this year's Membership Growth Online Summit.
Higher Logic
MARCH 9, 2016
Engagement -- it’s that golden word everyone talks about and one important sign of a healthy community. Part of creating member engagement -- discussions, content creation, connections -- is removing all the barriers you can. For optimal engagement, it’s important that there’s as little friction as possible, which isn’t as hard as you’d think. Beyond being a buzzword and a broad concept, engagement does actually affect your community’s bottom line.
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Eric Lanke
MARCH 7, 2016
This week I'm off to my association's Annual Conference. Two days of Board and leadership meetings, followed by two days of presentations, networking and facilitating deeper engagement with my members. I was only partly joking with a friend last night when I said this is the week where I earn my annual salary. And in that conversation with my friend (who, coincidentally, also has a conference of his own to attend this week and presentations to give) we fell to discussing public speaking and the
Idea Architects
MARCH 8, 2016
The invitation was extended, and she accepted. And when she offered her previously unspoken opinion, the entire conversation temporarily shifted. Some echoed her sentiments, building on them from their own perspectives. Others gently probed to learn more. In the end, the insight she shared produced a new action item for the group. How did this happen?
Smooth The Path
MARCH 6, 2016
Our choice of word really does matter. Words profoundly impact our mindset which impacts our work, attitude, productivity, mood and relationships. Consider these two statements – “I’m a failure” verses… “This project I worked on failed” We need to start noticing when we fall into the word trap. This is especially important for association executives because our organizations have so much history and that history really colors our thinking.
Vanguard Tech
MARCH 9, 2016
It's hard for associations to hear. What don't you do by committee? That's what you're about. Getting people in the organization to get together and make decisions for the future good of the membership.
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Robert M Barnes
MARCH 8, 2016
Associations Forum is the ‘association’ for associations in Australia. I have enjoyed a close working relationship with them for a decade now and most recently had the opportunity to sponsor and speak at the 2016 CEO & Chair Symposium.
Associations Now
MARCH 9, 2016
When former President Ronald Reagan announced he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease in 1994, his wife—former first lady Nancy Reagan—used her voice and political influence to bring research of the disease to the forefront. In the wake of her death, the Alzheimer’s Association honored Nancy Reagan for her work on the issue. When Nancy Reagan died on Sunday , the American public lost more than an iconic first lady and a powerful counterpart to former President Ronald Reagan.
Smooth The Path
MARCH 10, 2016
Here’s an unpopular view: association staff should focus most on those members who value the association the most. For-profit companies do detailed, almost scientific, segmentation studies. They know the customers or consumers who get the most value from their products and services and they lean heavily into this group. They talk with them, they learn their problems, goals and habits.
Association Adviser
MARCH 11, 2016
Wendy Weiser, WJ Weiser and Associates. For small- and medium-sized associations, taking on new projects or initiatives often means taking on more work than your staff can reasonably handle. When that happens, a few options quickly come to mind: Ask your staff to put in more hours. Ask your volunteers for help. Hire another full-time staff member. With the first two options, your association saves money, but your staff and/or volunteers run the risk of burnout.
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.
Idea Architects
MARCH 11, 2016
A recurring frustration with online communities is when people start new discussion threads for a question or conversation when one already exists. Doing so takes up valuable space on the main web page of discussions, as well as in the limited "attention space" of community members. Actively moderated communities sometimes merge duplicate threads, but this seems to be more the exception than the rule.
Associations Now
MARCH 7, 2016
The release of the latest Airport Service Quality awards, announced recently by Airports Council International, shows that U.S. airports have a lot of improving to do to catch up with their international neighbors. Depending on where you’re headed, the classiest part of your next business trip might be the airport. Frequent fliers, take note: Airports Council International (ACI) announced last week the 2015 winners of its annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards.
Smooth The Path
MARCH 8, 2016
Consider what the methodology is best at doing. Match your business goals, your project’s goals, your members’ goals with the right member research methodology. Related posts: Why Survey Monkey is dangerous. Beware of one question surveys for associations. Why no member survey may be better than one member survey. The post Before You Go To Your Go-To Member Insight Methodology appeared first on Smooth The Path.
Association Adviser
MARCH 8, 2016
Before your association sends its next member newsletter or email announcement, ask yourself: when was the last time you updated your email list? The post Clean Up Your (Email) Act appeared first on. For more about this topic, click on the headline.
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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