Sat.Jul 04, 2015 - Fri.Jul 10, 2015

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Free Expert Webinar: Using Facebook to Boost Engagement

Wild Apricot

Have you considered using Facebook groups as a channel for connecting members? In our latest Free Expert Webinar, John Haydon - the author of Facebook Marketing for Dummies - will reveal his best kept tips and tricks for building a thriving online community.

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Come Chat about Member Engagement

Spark Consulting

Are associations taking a backwards approach to member engagement? Associations have always been “about” engagement of course, and in the past several years, we’ve had a renewed focus on engaging our audiences. The thing is, most of us aren’t really doing it well. Could that be because we’ve been thinking about engagement all wrong, focusing on what we want members to do and how we define value?

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5 Ways to Ratchet Your Retention Rates through the Roof – Your Questions Answered

YourMembership

For many associations member retention drives are right around the corner. This is especially true if your membership cycle is by calendar year. But should that concentrated effort be reduced to a once a year initiative? Doesn’t member retention start the moment a member pays their dues? In our recent Thought Leadership webinar 5 Ways to Ratchet Your Retention Rates through the Roof , Mary Byers, CAE, author of Race for Relevance: 5 Radical Changes for Associations and Road to Relevance: 5 Strat

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Selecting and coaching speakers to deliver quality digital presentations

Aaron Wolowiec

This post was originally written by Aaron Wolowiec for the CommPartners blog. When it comes to identifying topics for face-to-face and digital presentations, there are generally two schools of thought: Call for presentations; or. Content curation. In a traditional call for presentations, a general invitation is released to an organization’s key constituents to submit topic ideas for a program.

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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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17 Free Non-profit Webinars For July 2015

Wild Apricot

This summer is a great time to get ahead on your non-profit education. Here's a list of 17 FREE live webinars that offer up a host of learning opportunities.

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The Chapter is "Alright"!

Mariner

Latest from Grammar Girl is question about using "alright" versus "all right." Of course, there is no debate among grammar experts and usage guides alike … “alright” is not all right to use.

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"We're Clearly Doing Things Right.

Eric Lanke

but are we doing the right things?" This is a borrowed quote that one of my Board members said during our recent strategic planning retreat. It was after my presentation on this year's action plan--the one I mentioned in a previous post , where I presented all the things that had gone well for us and a few of the areas in which we have fallen short.

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Advisory Group Conference Call on Welcoming New Members

Wild Apricot

Our conference calls connect you with peers in similar situations, facing similar challenges. It's a place to share ideas, work on strategies & contribute best practices. Next week, we’re getting the group together to talk about “Best Practices for Welcoming New Members”.

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"You Need to Make Your Presentation Interactive"

Idea Architects

Conference planners exhort presenters to include more interactive elements in their sessions. Many remain wary of doing so. If you have a learning and instructional design background you can forget how intimidating adding interactive segments can be to individuals more accustomed to primarily lecture or presentation segments. Having coached a fair number of these wary subject matter experts, I’m sharing advice I offer them (and that I take heed of for my own presentations) in a series of frequen

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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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The Value of Sharing Mistakes

Associations Now

Association leaders can learn plenty from a series of public talks about on-the-job failures. But some ways of opening up about mistakes are better than others. Own your mistakes. Every leader gets told to do that. But would you be willing to own them onstage in front of strangers? How about in front of your members? The latest issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review reports on a recent trend of TED Talk- and Ignite-style events in which entrepreneurs share their shortcomings and failures

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What Is Your Conference ROM?

Velvet Chainsaw

You’ve probably heard of ROI-return on investment. You may have heard of ROE-return on equity (not return on event). Or you may have heard of ROA-return on assets. Successful businesses depend upon ROI, ROE and ROA. So have you heard of ROM-return on mission? It’s critical to moving the mission of your organization forward. So what is your conference’s return on mission?

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Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Online Career Center?

Association Adviser

Whether you’re satisfied with your job or looking for new opportunities, association career centers can be one of the best sources of reliable career information in your industry or profession. The. For more about this topic, click on the headline.

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What Associations Can Learn from Reddit's Volunteer Moderator Revolt

Mizz Information

According to MGI’s 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , more and more associations are tying member retention to private online communities, citing that “for associations reporting more participation in their private social network, 53% report an increase in membership over the past year, compared to 22% whose membership declined.” Not bad, right?

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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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Pour Another One: Ice Bucket Challenge is Returning Soon

Associations Now

The ALS Association is helping to bring back the popular viral event later this month. It could be another windfall for the association’s fight against the disease. But that doesn’t mean the association plans to overdo it with the marketing campaign. Your buckets have been sitting lonely and dry for way too long. Perhaps another round of the Ice Bucket Challenge might be in order?

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Ten Ways Conference Professionals Can Gain Credibility And Increase Their Strategic Value

Velvet Chainsaw

Are you looking to gain credibility? Do you want to climb the career ladder? Do you want to be seen by your executives as a leader who can add strategic value? Sure you do. And if you’re like most, you want to do this now. You don’t want to wait 10-20 years before people respect you. The Credibility Equation. Leadership and catalyst guru Brad Lomenick has identified a theory for credibility: C = T x (E+E).

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End of an Era: What Does It Mean for Associations?

SCD Group

Various association professionals have been commenting and discussing on whether millennials and Generation Z will impact the future of associations. One “side” talks about the huge possible impact from two totally different groups (Millennials & Gen Z),while the other “side” states that people – no matter what generation – need associations. As a college junior, I participated in an “field trip” of Chicago that included stopping at the Chicago Board of Trade.

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The Benefits of Using Data to Bring Mindfulness to Your Work

Beth Kanter

Never in a million years did I ever think I would use data and mindfulness in the same sentence. For the past two months, I’ve been wearing a rock in a bra, a device called Spire. You think of it as a fitbit for stress developed by the Calming Technology Lab at Stanford University. You wear it in your bra or clip it to your waist, and it measures your breath.

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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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Groups Call For Greater Inclusion of Females in Medical Research

Associations Now

The Society for Women’s Health Research and the Endocrine Society are briefing Congress this week on the importance of including more women and minorities in biomedical research. Two groups with an interest in medical research are hoping to change the way biomedical studies are conducted. This week the Society for Women’s Health Research and the Endocrine Society are cosponsoring a Congressional briefing to advocate for the need to include more females in clinical and preclinical studies.

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Your Rigid Thinking May Block Conference Improvements

Velvet Chainsaw

Did you learn how to ride a bicycle as a kid? We often say, “Well, it’s just like riding a bicycle. Once you learn how, you’ll never forget.”. But what if you had to forget everything you learned about riding a bicycle? What if you had to unlearn and start over? Could you learn, unlearn and relearn how to ride a bicycle? Your Cognitive Bias Equals Rigid Thinking.

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Navigating the Social Media Landscape with Corey Perlman of eBoot Camp Inc.

Association Mavens

[link]. In this Association Maven’s episode, Josh Studzinski interviews Corey Perlman on how to use social media to create an impact at your association. We go through social media pitfalls, how to determine success, and a look forward at how social media will look in the next couple years. About Corey Perlman. Corey Perlman is a speaker, consultant, and nationally-recognized social media expert.

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HOW TO USE TWITTER 4 BUSINESS

Slice-Works

© Thinkstock. I once heard someone compare the conversation on Twitter to that of a cocktail party—short interactions meant to make a quick impression. Where’s the value in that? There may be more than meets the eye. Consider some of these facts gathered by a recent survey released by Edison Research. The full study of over 1,700 respondents is 49 pages of information, graphs and data.

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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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Make the Dynamics of Member Influence Work for You

Associations Now

Social-network research shows just a few influential members of a large group can take a new idea and make it seem like everyone’s talking about it. Here’s why that matters for associations. When you look at your membership, all may not be what it seems. If the importance of identifying influencers within your association’s community weren’t already clear, it should be now.

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Conference Cloning: Principles Not Practices

Velvet Chainsaw

Many of us do it. We seek the next great idea. We read lists of tips and tricks in search of one unique takeaway we can try at our event. We observe what other conferences are doing. We turn to the experts and others who have had success and ask them how they did it. We complain if an expert doesn’t tell us how to do something so we can copy them.

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Associations Are More Powerful Than You Think!

Tom Morrison

There are many in the world of associations who are preaching against the world of associations. They are claiming that associations don't work, they are out of touch, people don't want to pay dues and the membership model doesn't work. They couldn't be farther from the truth. The association model is the STRONGEST model for assimilating people for a cause.

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Happy Independence Day!

SCD Group

Happy July 4th everyone! Remember as you enjoy!

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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.