2022

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6 Group Fundraising Ideas to Energize Your Donor Base

Wild Apricot

As a nonprofit, finding ways to continually engage your donors can be challenging. We face a bit of a paradox today—between online fundraising, events, social media, virtual offerings and other outlets, there are more ways than ever to connect.

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The Great Resignation: Ensuring Continuity for Your Members

Higher Logic

The post The Great Resignation: Ensuring Continuity for Your Members appeared first on Higher Logic. Wondering how to keep the member experience continuous during the Great Resignation? Check out the highlights from our podcast conversation with Josh Slyman. The post The Great Resignation: Ensuring Continuity for Your Members appeared first on Higher Logic.

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5 Recommendations in Honor of Healthy by Association Milestone Anniversary

Aaron Wolowiec

As I reflect on the past five years of Healthy by Association and plan for the year ahead, following are five ways each of us can easily integrate more intentional health and wellness practices into our personal and professional lives.

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How the Association of Change Management Professionals Launched a New Online Community

Higher Logic

The post How the Association of Change Management Professionals Launched a New Online Community appeared first on Higher Logic. Introducing a new online space for member engagement represents a big change. How did the staff at the Association of Change Management Professionals pull it off? The post How the Association of Change Management Professionals Launched a New Online Community appeared first on Higher Logic.

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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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The 2023 Outlook for Non-Dues Revenue

WBT Systems

After nearly three years of pandemic and economic uncertainty, what has your association learned? Are you doing anything differently? Have you stopped doing anything? What are you better at now?

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The Big Shift—A Conversation About the Impact of Change

.orgSource

The Association 4.0 Podcast allows me to do something I love. I’m able to exchange ideas and opinions with the savviest leaders in the industry. Recently, Jacqualine Price Osafo, MBA, CAE, and I had a wide-ranging conversation about the need to shift and the impact of change. The adjustments we made to manage uncertain circumstances […]. The post The Big Shift—A Conversation About the Impact of Change appeared first on.orgSource.

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Three benefits of developing thought leadership content at your association

Nimble AMS

If you’re looking to make a difference at your association, thought leadership is crucial. A study conducted by Edelman and Linkedin reported 65% of those surveyed said thought leadership content improved their perception of an organization. Well-researched and thoughtfully written content has the power to build association credibility, organization brand awareness, and even attract new members. .

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10 Steps to Choosing Your Association’s Next AMS

Membersuite

Imagine, it’s your second day on the job when the CEO asks you to find a new AMS for the association. I mean, really, they couldn’t have mentioned that in the interview? You wouldn’t believe how often I’ve seen this happen to association staff who usually don’t know the first thing about selecting an AMS and don’t have the budget (or the inkling) to hire a consultant. 10 Steps to Choosing Your Next AMS.

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The one-in-one-out rule: What associations can learn from minimalism and decluttering

Association Adviser

I received my Certified Association Executive (CAE®) designation in the summer of 2015 and within 24 months I had also given away/donated/tossed over 70 per cent of my possessions. The process of building my leadership and management skills, while simultaneously shrinking my stuff, helped me zero in on how lessons from the process of decluttering and living a more minimal life could be applied by association executives to enhance the value they bring to their organizations, and the value that, i

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The Staffing Solutions Playbook for Associations

44 low-cost and free ideas to reduce employee turnover and improve morale. Employee turnover is disruptive, costs money, and impacts morale. But it’s preventable — or at least manageable — when you have a game plan. Read the Staffing Solutions Playbook for Associations, and you’ll learn: 21 ideas to boost morale and improve retention 12 key perks of time off, awards, recognition, and praise 11 strategies to keep new and existing employees involved and informed, and why this is fundamental to the

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[GUEST BLOG] Your Chamber Has More Potential Than You Realize, Part 1

GrowthZone

by Frank Kenny. Let me share a quick story with you. When I was interviewing for the Executive Director job at my chamber, an influential board member took me aside and said, “Look, we’re just a small, poor chamber and we cannot afford to pay you what you’re worth and you’d be better off just finding another job.”. This was hard for me to hear because I loved my community and really wanted to work for my local Chamber of Commerce so I could help businesspeople and help the area

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6 Tips to Create Fundraising Videos That Drive Donations

Wild Apricot

Fundraising videos build your case for support, providing viewers with an in-depth look at your organization and inspiring them to take action. It’s no surprise, then, that 57% of people who watch fundraising videos go on to make a donation.

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Member Experience: Associations’ New Blueprint for Engagement

Smooth The Path

Professional family. Intellectual home. These are some of the terms engaged members use to describe their feelings about their favorite association. Over the years, I conducted 33 research studies on behalf of professional and industry associations, personally chatting with over 473 members. One epiphany from these conversations is how much members not just think but also feel about their membership.

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Benefits of Professional Accountability Groups

Aaron Wolowiec

Accountability Groups are becoming common practice - they can serve lots of different functions and mean lots of different things to different people. They are any group of like professionals who want to provide support for, provide personal and professional growth opportunities for, and build relationships with others in their field. Read on for the benefits of these groups.

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5 Habits of Growth-Oriented Associations

We’ve identified the five defining characteristics of future-focused associations. Adopting these traits allows your organization to chart a course for long-term growth and success. Find out: Why some organizations are more adept at navigating and overcoming challenges facing all associations. The success formula for thriving associations, including a behind-the-scenes peek at some flourishing organizations.

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Is podcasting right for your association?

Higher Logic

The post Is podcasting right for your association? appeared first on Higher Logic. How can audio – which has been around for as long as humans have been communicating – be seen as something “new”? A recent episode of our podcast, The Member Engagement Show, explores the power. The post Is podcasting right for your association? appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Tips for Hiring Lifelong Learners for Association Positions

WBT Systems

In a competitive talent marketplace, jobseekers can be pickier about where they want to work. But you have to be pickier too. Think about your association’s future.

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How Zoom Has Become a Tool for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

PROPEL

Zoom has emerged as the shining star of the pandemic, keeping businesses, well, in business and allowing employees to keep working from home. Which can also have downsides – see our post about Zoom fatigue – but here’s another thing for you to think about – the unexpected effect of Zoom as a tool for diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Give Joy!

.orgSource

“True happiness comes from the joy of deeds well done, the zest of creating new things.” Antione de Saint Exupery. If you’re looking for the perfect holiday gift for a colleague, consider joy. Most of us don’t begin the workday expecting anything joyful. In fact, according to Gallup about 85 percent of people in the global workplace are either not engaged or disengaged.

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How to Design a Seamless & Personalized Digital Donor Journey

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio

The average nonprofit uses five or more different software platforms to create their donor’s journey, making the experience clunky and disjointed. If you want to design a magical online giving experience for donors, making their journey as seamless as possible is key. In this webinar with expert Tim Sarrantonio, you’ll learn the fundamental steps to create an immersive and personalized online giving experience for your donors.

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7 Design Considerations for Your Conference Hub

Velvet Chainsaw

The Promenade, a hub experience at PCMA’s Convening Leaders 2022, in Las Vegas. High-tech user conferences like Dreamforce and Microsoft Ignite have been designing innovative hub spaces to engage and nurture their top customers for years. While some of the elements in these areas can be costly to implement, they don’t have to break the budget.

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How to Promote the Value of Credentials to Individuals & Employers

Membersuite

As the cost of a college degree rises and the perception of its value falls, credentialing programs are receiving a lot of positive press. Because they are only awarded upon proof of mastering competencies, credentials are valuable for those individuals who want to flaunt their skills as well as for those companies looking to hire them. Many of MemberSuite’s customers, which I’ve been fortunate to work with to implement their credentialing needs in the last six years, knew the importance and val

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Membership Value Just Changed Right Before Your Eyes

Association Adviser

The pandemic changed many things about life for associations, and maybe a critical piece that’s been overlooked, amongst the event cancelations and revenue shortfalls, has been membership engagement. Cathi Hight, President of the Hight Performance Group, who recently spoke at the Texas Society of Association Executives New Ideas conference, says that COVID was a “black swan” event, altering what is valued and how members prefer to interact.

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3 Critical Priorities for Association CIOs in 2022

ReviewMyAMS

Guest post by Fonteva Consult any published list of concerns, challenges, and/or priorities for CIOs in 2022, and certain themes emerge quickly and repeatedly. While these may be broken down further into any number of categories and some may even be overlapping, there are three central areas of focus that all association CIOs should be prioritizing today: 1.

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Virtual Training, Real Results: Exploring the Potential of VR in the Workplace

Speaker: John Blackmon - CTO, CAIO ELB Learning

Did you know that (VR) training is becoming more of a mainstream strategy in the eLearning Industry? This learning modality has changed dramatically over the past 2 years, and several organizations have proven it has better results than traditional eLearning - but why and is it worth it? Join John Blackmon, CTO and Chief AI Officer of ELB Learning, and creator of CenarioVR and Lectora, for an honest look at data points and common myths — including needing a camera to get started or a headset to

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Why Your Organization Needs an Online Member Directory

Wild Apricot

Does trying to connect your organization’s members feel a little bit like herding cats? Then an online member directory is just what you need! One of the number one members’ benefits you can offer is the opportunity to network and connect.

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Introduce Feedback Loops to Your Hybrid/Remote Manager Training

Achurch

If you’re not a fan of annual performance reviews, you’re in good company. In fact, Gallup researchers found that 14% of people and only 8% of managers feel inspired by performance reviews. The problem? Annual performance reviews are delivered long after yearly goals are set and much of the work toward those goals is done. The feedback is no longer timely, useful, or meaningful.

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Redesigning Association Meetings for Attendees Fundamentally Changed by the Pandemic

Aaron Wolowiec

Due to the pandemic, it should be no surprise that our business-as-usual, pre-pandemic meetings are going to miss the mark. Following is an overview of just some of the ways our attendees are different, why it matters, and the tangible design edits you might consider for your upcoming meetings and events to better meet these new and evolving needs and expectations.

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ISO 27001 Certification: Spot the Real Thing

Higher Logic

The post ISO 27001 Certification: Spot the Real Thing appeared first on Higher Logic. In SaaS, ISO 27001 certification (International Organization for Standardization) is paramount. Here at Higher Logic, security measures are a component of our day-to-day tasks and span everything we do. Our ISO 27001 Certification is something. The post ISO 27001 Certification: Spot the Real Thing appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.