Reid All About it

JULY 9, 2021

Charlene Li believes you need order to create change —not what you picture when thinking about innovative organizations. She says, “Disruptive organizations create just enough order to allow change to happen smoothly. Find out how conversational email helps improve reply rates, scale outreach, and unlock email’s hidden potential.

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 6, 2018

The results of years of member research show that high-performing professionals tend to move through three stages during their career. They may be new to the workforce, or new to their organization, or new to the profession, or new to an industry. They mentor others in their organization or within their profession or industry.

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In the digital era, associations and other organizations need to be able to move quickly and with agility. These committees are becoming more and more common in for-profit companies, nonprofit organizations, and member associations. An executive board is appointed from within and includes top executives from the organization.

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is great advice but it is awfully hard to do when we don’t know our members’ why. For every action (or inaction) members (and non-members) take there is a why. As established organizations, knowing our member’s why helps us develop and communicate our why.

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Smooth The Path

JULY 31, 2017

While conducting member research new members and long-time members share why they engage with their association (and why they don’t). Because they are ready to switch organizations and they know networking can help them secure a better job faster. Related: How new members are prompted to engage.

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Associations Now

MAY 3, 2019

Your member database is a portal to a lot of information—like, a lot. Which is why, if it’s not organized well, it can be hard to find what you’re looking for or determine what data is even valuable. Audra Hopkins from the Web Scribble blog says to think of your member database like a room full of documents. “If We can’t. “How

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Associations Now

AUGUST 9, 2019

So, how to get around dark social shares? If you’re launching a new website, take a hint from the Healthcare Financial Management Association , says member researcher Amanda Kaiser on Smooth the Path. The Hootsuite blog explains how to make the algorithm work for you. MeetingsNet explains.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 21, 2017

I’m a first-time attendee, and I don’t know how to navigate your conference. These six insights were straight from member research, and I have three more for you. How do I start planning now to help my organization thrive ten years from now? How do I cultivate a high-performing leadership team?

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Associations Now

AUGUST 27, 2018

Also: how to avoid awkwardness when meeting people. Previously, all Google Image search results were grouped together under “google/organic” in Google Analytics Acquisition reports. It will display as “google images” in the Source report and “google images/organic” in the Source/Medium report, says Seiden.

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Completed by member research and association expert Amanda Kaiser, the study also delves into how and why those associations are innovating, as well as why other associations may be struggling. Even the organizations that aren’t consistently innovating seem to recognize its value. Defining Innovation.

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GrowthZone

JUNE 28, 2017

Melynn Sight details how to evaluate your organization’s value proposition message for members. Member needs and your organization’s strengths can change over time. Here’s how to determine if your value proposition needs a refresh, and ideas on how to do it.

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SCD Group

MAY 6, 2014

The other day, an association executive called me about coordinating member research needed after a “failed” strategic planning session. He shared the association’s major issue: a board that doesn’t understand the organization and doesn’t seem to be able to look toward the future. “It They don’t know what all we do.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 24, 2016

Coming out of my own member research, the challenge that comes up nearly universally among members of all associations is the need to influence. Our members are solving tough business problems and need to practice their creative skills AND they need to learn how to help others in their organization be creative as well.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

What is particularly interesting about this year’s conference is the team methodically set about meeting some of members’ biggest challenges. Here are the top challenges we all have and here is what we did about them: New Members Feel Like Outsiders. We’ll hear about how to change a culture and how to set up the right processes.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 23, 2017

Day 1 is the term that Jeff Bezos uses for an organization’s startup and growth phases. He talks about “Day 1 vitality” which I assume he means when organizations are delivering to their customers’ much needed great value. We can change the organization’s strategy. Day 2 is the spiral of decline.

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Associations Now

JUNE 11, 2013

It looks like everyone has found how to make things work. “It It looks like everyone has found how to make things work,” said Erik Schonher, vice president at MGI. Many associations are reevaluating programs and services to determine the most efficient ways to run their organizations and how to best serve their members, Schonher added.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 22, 2016

So, you and your team put a lot of time and effort into creating a meeting that you were sure would drive high attendance numbers given past experiences or even member research. Even worse: You’ve been called to your CEO’s office to update her on how things are going. “Attendance isn’t as projected.”

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Fonteva

AUGUST 15, 2019

An association management software platform is a centralized solution for your organization to handle member registration, events, marketing, and more. Using a constituent relationship management system is important for keeping all your data on your members in one organized place. What is an AMS platform?

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