article thumbnail

Three Ways to Grow Membership With Mission

Association Freak

We often reduce the mission to believing that “what’s in it for me” is the only key to nonprofit marketing success in membership messaging. Guided by research, many organizations have sought to imitate for-profit marketers. Market your mission, then act on it. Rightly so. Appeal to Self-Directed Consumers.

article thumbnail

Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.17.20

Reid All About it

Tony Rossell, Marketing General, Inc. ). At the farmers market, some of the farms bring in a pickup truck with a bed full of corn. How to Go Virtual (While Still Creating an Engaging Experience). Find out how to design for virtual-first experiences, satisfy the desire to network, and keep your members engaged.

Montana 341
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Association Brain Food Weekly: 4.2.21

Reid All About it

MemberSuite tackles one of the most perplexing questions about the future of conferences: how to provide an integrated experience at a hybrid conference —and why you should. . Mike Murray, Content Marketing Institute ). Think Portugal meets Louisiana. Hybrid conferences. Educational coaches. Quick hits. Stan Garfield ).

Revenue 335
article thumbnail

Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.24.20

Reid All About it

Associations have a role to play in the training, credentialing and lifelong learning market, but few have taken advantage of those opportunities. It’s “a planning method that helps people and organizations figure out how to create their preferred future.” – Rooting Out Racism: How to Get Started at Your Association.

Montana 259
article thumbnail

La. Restaurant Group, Health Department Team Up to Offer Healthy Menu Options

Associations Now

Through an initiative to help people eat healthier, Louisiana restaurants can be recognized as “WellSpots” with nutritious items on their menus. Louisiana is known for good food—but not necessarily food that’s good for you. Harris explained, “When a restaurant says no, they are limiting their market capacity.

article thumbnail

Association Brain Food Weekly: 3.27.20

Reid All About it

WBT Systems provides ideas for helping members deal with the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis , including recession-focused information, resources, and benefits as well as guidance on pricing and marketing. Billhighway explains how to help chapter leaders with virtual governance and volunteering. Fri 3/27 at 12 p.m.

article thumbnail

Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

Association Adviser

What our members tend to have in common is that they’re strong entrepreneurial personalities who work in a very challenging market. . Long story short, AGC hired me at age 24 to run a chapter in Louisiana. I was pretty up to speed when I got back to the Louisiana chapter office for my first job. Fast forward to today.

Georgia 113