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4 ways for your staff to volunteer virtually

Association Success

Going from an office of 30 to an office of one can really make a dent in the staff camaraderie. Teams that used to lunch together now Zoom together, and it’s not at all the same thing. Due to COVID-19, many employees and employers are still working remotely, staring into the void and having conversations with their pets. . Well, maybe not quite that bad because the freedom and flexibility that comes with remote working cannot be ignored — but it can be quite lonely.

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12 Donation Website Templates + Examples to Inspire You

Wild Apricot

If you're looking to create or update your nonprofit's donation website, check out these templates from Wild Apricot + examples to get you inspired.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.21.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Diversity benchmarking. Association Success is running a survey to benchmark diversity in the association industry. This ten-minute survey will help all of us get a better, bigger picture of just how equitable the association industry is for everyone in it.

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8 Tips for Attending a Virtual Conference

Blue Sky eLearn

At this point, you may have attended a virtual conference, and you’ve probably attended a webinar or two. While organizations are getting creative with their online events you can still probably expect to be sitting in front of your computer watching sessions for multiple hours a day. Here are some tips to make sure you’re ready to attend and get your money’s and education’s worth!

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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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Membership Renewal Strategy: The Top 6 Reasons Your Members Don’t Renew

Higher Logic

The post Membership Renewal Strategy: The Top 6 Reasons Your Members Don’t Renew appeared first on Higher Logic. Marketing General’s 2020 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report reveals fascinating statistics on why members don’t renew their association membership. Find out to improve member retention by addressing these preventable issues.

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Our Takeaway from ASAE Annual: An Increasing Demand for Data Insights

Association Analytics

Last week our team had the opportunity to attend the ASAE Annual virtual conference. As a key sponsor of the event, we spoke with many association teams at our virtual booth to learn how they are adapting and responding to changes in the market.

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Why a members-only model might be holding your association back

Association Success

Picture this: It’s Friday night, and you’re walking home through a city. Your commute takes you past a high brick wall with ivy spilling over the top. You can’t see beyond the wall, but you can hear the sounds of a dinner party taking place in the garden beyond. There’s laughter, glasses clinking, and the sizzle of a grill. You can easily picture what’s happening—but without an invitation, you can’t join the fun. .

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How Two Associations Created Career Pathways for Their Members & Market

WBT Systems

How Two Associations Created Career Pathways for Their Members & Market. Read more about How Two Associations Created Career Pathways for Their Members & Market.

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How to attract new members in a budget-conscious world

Nimble AMS

What can you do to recruit new members when money is tight? Attracting new members to your association is always a top priority. Even in normal times, it takes continued, focused effort. But, what do you do in unusual times like these, when many people have become more budget-conscious? Here are six effective ways to get past the price barrier and encourage more members to join your association: Offer budget-friendly payment options.

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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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Disrupting Biases: Uncovering How Privileges Manifest in Associations

Association Adviser

Identifying and avoiding unconscious bias is hard and complicated, but it's time to start doing the work. The post Disrupting Biases: Uncovering How Privileges Manifest in Associations appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Why your association needs storytelling

Association Success

The pandemic has changed the way businesses and associations operate. No more in-person events. No more face-to-face meetings. . But in the absence of face-to-face meetings, in the absence of that irreplaceable one-on-one time, you can develop something essential to your association’s success: Your story. Who are you? What does your association do? It’s not just a matter of a simple, declarative sentence.

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It was a conference networking reception and I had already had one glass of wine…

AssociationChat

You don’t always recognize when you are sabotaging your own future. Conversations happen every day. All over the world, at your workplace, in your home. We think about them. Complain about those that have happened. Obsess over those discussions that may never happen at all. Write notes to ourselves about the perfect thing to say the next time a certain topic comes up at a key moment.

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Let’s Get Physical at Your Next Virtual Conference

Membersuite

Think beyond the usual online experience for your next virtual conference. Add these four elements to provide a real-life feel and spark good memories.?

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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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Q&A: Stephen J. Caldeira, 2020-2021 Chair, ASAE Board of Directors

Association Adviser

Association Adviser sat down with Stephen J. Caldeira, incoming Chair of the ASAE Board of Directors, for a chat during the 2020 ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo. The post Q&A: Stephen J. Caldeira, 2020-2021 Chair, ASAE Board of Directors appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Back to School for Associations and Members

Smooth The Path

Many organizations pretended that employees’ family lives are entirely separate from their work lives. Until recently, the majority of working parents perpetuated this myth by keeping their family life requirements nearly invisible to their employer. This Spring, the lines between home and work started to blur, as almost everyone got comfortable with toddlers Zoom-bombing executive meetings.

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2020.09.22 | The New Identity of Event F&B with Guest Tracy Stuckrath

AssociationChat

The New Identity of Event F&B . Tracy Stuckrath. With smaller meetings, limited dine-in, hybrid options, and modified service styles, how can associations design F&B experiences that generate crave-ability for both in-person and online participants? Register for the live interview with expert Tracy Stuckrath taking place on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 2 pm ET.

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How a successful association sets goals

Association Success

Every association needs a road map of goals to get closer to its purpose or mission. But a successful association sets these goals by being crystal clear about expectations and creating ways to monitor progress. You may have heard of the SMART goals. The acronym stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. It’s an easy way to remember the considerations that must go into your goal-setting strategy.

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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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Equipping Your Virtual Workforce

Achurch

So many organizations have patched together a variety of mechanisms in which to equip their staff to work virtually. The good news is that you don’t have to do things haphazardly. You can strategically consider how to optimize your staff’s performance and your business operations for the future through better equipment policies and procedures. While there are currently no national standard policies or practices for equipping virtual teams, there are three models for you to consider for this proc

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Planning a Virtual Fundraising Auction: 7 Core Steps

Achieve

Amid all the challenges and disruptions that 2020 has already thrown our way, tackling a new kind of virtual event might feel like a major undertaking for your nonprofit’s team. However, now is the perfect time to try new strategies to keep your donors engaged while raising support for your mission. Audiences are eager to continue supporting the causes they love in new ways, and virtual fundraising technology has made it easier than ever to update your strategies.

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Forum FWD: AACSB and Protech to Share How BI & Analytics Help Navigate a Changing World

Protech

COLUMBIA, Md. – Aug. 19 , 2020 – In collaboration with Protech Associates, Inc. (Protech) at Association Forum’s Forum FWD virtual even t on August 26 , 2020 , the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) will share how it leveraged business intelligence to help plan for an uncertain future during and beyond the COVID-19 global pandemic. .

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Happy homeowners: Americans overwhelmingly satisfied with community association living

Ungrated

At a time when community matters most, many Americans feel that their community association is the preferred place to call home. For the eighth time in 15 years, residents in homeowners association, condominiums, and housing cooperatives say they’re overwhelmingly satisfied with their communities, according to results from the 2020 Homeowner Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Foundation for Community Association Research.

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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 to build a Facebook group? Take our workshop!

Association Success

When COVID-19 canceled most face-to-face interactions, many organizations began brainstorming how to fill in this engagement gap. . That’s why so many organizations have moved to or doubled down on online communities to connect with their audience. The questions now are how do we successfully run online communities, and is Facebook the best place for them?

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Innovation through Culture Stories at Google

Association Adviser

Innovation is simply finding a better way to do something. Here are 4 ways to encourage innovative thinking from digital marketing consultant Steve Lerch. The post Innovation through Culture Stories at Google appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Associations Did Not Start This Fire

Smooth The Path

The town is reassessing everyone’s homes for tax purposes, and I suspect an algorithm computed that my property’s value doubled in the last two years. Except it hasn’t; it probably increased somewhere between 6 and 12%. After 3 visits, 5 phone calls, and 7 emails, through the most convoluted way possible, I finally learned the only way to fight the tax assessment is to purchase a real estate appraisal.

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Why are so many of us so bad at listening?

AssociationChat

Do I have your attention? Thanks to Danielle MacInnes for sharing their work on Unsplash. Maybe. But probably not. Maybe it’s because it isn’t a skill that is pushed or praised as much as more assertive actions, such as facilitation, but these days it can seem as if good listening ability is lacking in most of our meetings and conversations. Don’t believe me?

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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.