Associations Now

MARCH 29, 2020

As travel restrictions and social distancing guidelines remain in place, more associations will have to conduct their board meetings virtually. And getting that right will require more of organizations than making sure everybody has a Zoom link. Kill oral subcommittee report-outs. It was, accidentally, a hybrid board event.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 1, 2024

The economy and AI are top concerns for boards in the coming year, according to a new report. The National Association of Corporate Directors’ 2024 Governance Outlook Report , published last month, suggests that board leaders are very eager to follow through on their strategic plans. The good news is a lot of boards are too.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study reports that the first reason members join associations is to network, and the sixth is to socialize. With proper practice, your organization can leverage your virtual community to drive engagement, boost retention, and attract new members. . Keep guidelines relevant.

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NXUnite

MAY 30, 2024

Maybe some lower-price items were highly appealing to large groups of donors, but your big-ticket items got little attention, causing your revenue strategy to fall apart. Start by laying out some guidelines for your procurement process. Step 6: Stay organized as you solicit items. Step 1: Lay out a procurement plan and timeline.

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Disciple Media

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Loyal, long-term members provide stable revenue, valuable feedback, and a robust community presence, making retention a critical strategy for scaling your business. Actionable tips: Regularly track and analyze LTV, churn and retention rates to understand the effectiveness of your retention strategies.

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NXUnite

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Corporate volunteer grants are an excellent way to supercharge your volunteer relationships, kickstart new corporate partnerships, and enhance your fundraising strategy. In no time, you’ll cultivate a lucrative volunteer grant strategy that helps you pursue your mission. What Are Volunteer Grants? Secure more donations.

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Association Leaders

JULY 9, 2019

In our businesses if we don’t establish Strategies, Goals and specific, measurable Objectives we hold ourselves and each other accountable for achieving, we will not achieve our mission. If a goal is falling behind its scheduled deadline, that should be reported and discussed. At each meeting (committee, board, staff, etc.)

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Due to COVID-19, your nonprofit staff members are probably now working from home, you’ve had to pivot fundraising strategies, and your organization’s programming has likely had to adapt to social distancing guidelines. . It’s easy for supporters to stick by an organization when times are good and money is steady.

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Associations Now

JULY 23, 2023

A new report finds that association boards struggle with strategy. That question is at the core of a new report from McKinley Advisors, Next-Level Governance: Leading With Strategic Agility. You need to name the things that are really important to your organization and then proactively find folks who bring that to the table.

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.orgSource

MAY 23, 2023

Reading a report about the bells and whistles in the new website is a lot more interesting to most of us than combing through columns of figures in the audit or IRS form 990. So how do you make the financial report a bingeable presentation? This includes the laws relating to financial reporting and fundraising. Online courses.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

There is, for instance, no easy process for making your organization more diverse and inclusive. A process for decision making, a process for meeting planning, a process for orienting board members. Not every element of running an association operates so simply, however.

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Here’s how to start transforming your member engagement strategy by mobilizing your volunteers. . Are you looking for tips to prepare your member engagement strategy for 2023? Begin planning your member engagement strategy by hitting on these five vital areas with your volunteers : 1. You’re not alone! Learning program.

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

When was the last time you updated your association or membership website’s content strategy? High-quality web content engages current members, helps recruit new ones, and enhances your organization’s brand and reputation. Take inspiration from other organizations. Take inspiration from other organizations.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Integrate Strategy Effective strategy begins with an integrated plan. The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over. Memorialize the relationship guidelines in your operations manual.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 26, 2016

The most powerful reason learning transfer is ineffective, as was revealed during the ATD International Conference & Exposition 2016, is that 90 percent of training is designed without a well-defined strategy that facilitates it. 4) Use instructional strategies that establish relevance. After the training.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 11, 2023

Impexium recommends five strategies for a change management framework. Community Marketing Supports Growth (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it!

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 23, 2020

They also touch on assisting chapters with their digital strategy. He suggests some essentials for your home office gear and virtual meeting strategy. Aaron Wolowiec (Event Garde) and Chris Gloede (Ricochet Advice) recently published a helpful report, The Complete Guide to Virtual Event Creation. The remote work IT bag.

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NXUnite

APRIL 2, 2024

Using the matching gift database , they can research their companies’ guidelines. For instance, AP News reports that Yield Giving, billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s foundation, announced it would give $640 million to 361 small nonprofits that responded to an open call for applications.

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Achurch

JULY 28, 2021

Establish Communication Guidelines. Once you define its purpose, you can establish guidelines to keep communication, collaboration, and information-sharing in the appropriate channel. This strategy helps to prevent silos and redundancies. Every communication and collaboration tool must have a unique purpose. Sharing documents.

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Tools Communications Guidelines Project 121

Aaron Wolowiec

JULY 26, 2016

The most powerful reason learning transfer is ineffective, as was revealed during the ATD International Conference & Exposition 2016, is that 90 percent of training is designed without a well-defined strategy that facilitates it. 4) Use instructional strategies that establish relevance. After the training.

Organization 100

Organization Case Study Course Analysis 100

Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Member scoring is a crucial topic for organizations because providing superior member experience drives all associations. Unfortunately, the topic of member engagement strategy can also be overwhelming. Wherever your association is in the process, you can always improve your member engagement strategy.

Member Engagement 111

Member Engagement Guidelines Member Experience Process 111

Reid All About it

MAY 13, 2016

What are some guidelines for navigating affinity programs and partnerships? A good report informs and influences action. In this webinar you will learn: reporting best practices, tips for compiling information from multiple data sources, and time-saving techniques to make you look good. Participate live or view the recording.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 23, 2021

Help yourself and others benchmark member communication efforts and strategies by participating in Association Adviser’s 10th annual Association Communications Benchmarking Survey. Participants get the first look at the report in July. Content strategy. Member communications. The survey closes Friday, April 30. Host: ASAE.

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Revenue Strategy Content Education 370

.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

Organizations of all stripes were quick to issue statements confirming their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Association for Talent Development (ATD) State of the Association Profession report. ATD State of the Association Profession report. 2023 SHRM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Workplace Report.

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Committee Leadership Report Guidelines 88

Reid All About it

APRIL 30, 2021

McKinley Advisors describes how environmental factors have impacted the performance and priorities of associations in their survey report, Association Viewpoint: Renewal, Reinvention and Responsibility , conducted in February 2021. Integrated Strategies for Marketing New Products ( Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia). Quick hits.

Education 354

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Reid All About it

MARCH 20, 2020

Virtual strategy meetings. As the new COVID-19 reality descended upon us, Lowell Aplebaum was in Chicago to facilitate a strategy session. He shares useful lessons learned on virtual strategy facilitation. Many organizations are being forced to transition their in-person events into virtual ones. Conference sponsorships.

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.orgSource

MAY 15, 2023

Integrate Strategy There are plenty of incentives for collaboration. Effective strategy begins with an integrated plan. The days when board members holed up in a conference room and mapped the organization’s future based on anecdotal evidence, political expediency, and personal experience should be over.

Marketing 88

Marketing Team Social Media Communications 88

Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

A lack of diversity isn’t an indictment on your organization, but rather a symptom of that implicit bias.”. Norwegian outdoor living concept ‘friluftsliv’ could be a valuable pandemic coping strategy. Fri 9/25 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. Speaker panel diversity.

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Higher Logic

JULY 7, 2016

Are there some qualities that all community managers -- no matter the industry, audience or strategy -- have in common? It doesn’t matter how good your intentions are, if there’s a disconnect between you and your members, or your organization and members, building sustainable engagement will be an uphill battle. Experience moderating.

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Guidelines Tools Examples Survey 136

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 15, 2021

The survey explores how association executives are managing member engagement and retention, achieving operational goals, crafting digital transformation strategies and coping with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Membership strategies. to identify five membership strategies of high-performing associations.

Revenue 195

Revenue Committee Strategy Technology 195

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Tagoras is running a brief survey to determine how organizations offering professional development will focus their time and resources in 2021. It includes questions about the impact of the pandemic on strategy, pricing, etc. – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. A message for the board.

Blended Learning 300

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Fri 9/11 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

People want to receive relevant, customized recommendations from the brands and organizations they’re interested in. People don’t like it when their emails aren’t personalized , because it really is helpful when the organization is sending you relevant content and suggestions. You need to have a strategy for personalization.

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Marketing Guidelines Software Email Marketing 149

Associations Now

APRIL 9, 2020

Email marketing is a fundamental tool for associations and other organizations. Campaign Monitor notes that many organizations, from tech startups to food companies to retailers, have sent messages describing changes to their business operations in response to the crisis. The adjustment can be awkward , and some are struggling with it.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 21, 2023

In the non-profit world, a board of directors is a group of people who have been elected from members of the non-profit to oversee the management and strategy of the organization. A typical board generally has about eight to 14 members, with larger or more complex organizations potentially having an even larger board.

Committee 52

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Aptify

JULY 30, 2021

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. Your reports are likely to be more accurate. Cleaning and organizing your member data is not an easy task, especially for large member-based organizations.

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Membership Management Software System Guidelines 72

Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

It’s “a planning method that helps people and organizations figure out how to create their preferred future.” He says, “Consider the data, and its tremendous value to the organization, before you commit to another [event] platform.”. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management.

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