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5 Bad Membership Management Software Habits You Need to Break

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Keeping the data in your membership management software clean and correct can offer multiple benefits to your organization: You’ll spend less time finding the data you need. It’s a terrible member experience , and it gets your membership reports off track. Entering data without rules, guidelines, or guidance.

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3 scary things that might be hiding in your member data

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Failure to protect your member data can make your organization non-compliant with data security and privacy laws and guidelines. You can avoid these issues by using the right membership management software, which will support your cybersecurity efforts and help you to enforce data security and privacy best practices.

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How to Create the Perfect Membership Agreement

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Rules may include: Age Requirements Location Limitations Requirements for Maintain Good Standing Rules Regarding Complaints Generally speaking, rules outline the privileges of membership and describe how those privileges may be taken advantage of. They are the guidelines under which an organization operates.

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Guide to Running a Successful Membership Committee

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Clarify Your Committee’s Member Role Because the role of a membership committee member can be so encompassing, their duties may seem to be boundless. This is why it is important to clarify the membership committee responsibilities. It is important that the membership committee members are on, and stay on, the same page.

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6 data security and privacy tips for associations and unions

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Keeping your organization’s data safe and complying with data privacy laws and guidelines are big challenges when your data is scattered in multiple systems. Putting in place a centralized system to collect and manage your member data will make data security and privacy easier.

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Moderating Forums: a Training Video

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The first of three training videos produced to guide the volunteer moderators who helped run the British Columbia Library Association's 2009 Teen Reading Club, Moderating Forums is jam-packed with down-to-earth advice and guidelines for creating, nurturing and moderating a successful online community. read more ).

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Building a Membership Website That Works: 7 Steps

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As you’re building and testing your website, aim to: Reduce load speed Include ample white space to allow for easy skimming of information Incorporate simple navigation It always helps to have someone unfamiliar with your organization click through your membership website to offer feedback on any glitches or confusion they encounter while doing so.