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A recipe for volunteer success: How to recruit, educate, and retain

Ungrated

Veteran community association leaders say whipping up a plan to recruit, educate, and retain volunteers is essential to volunteer success and is a delicate mix that includes patience, flexibility, solid coaching, and listening skills—plus a dash of strong commitment to community. Blank sheets of paper are volunteer kryptonite.”

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Membership Hack: Recruitment Competition for Chapters

Associations Now

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) is in the final few weeks of its fall membership drive, and last week it upped the ante by announcing cash and prize incentives that will be awarded its top recruiters. For some chapters, the fall membership drive creates an opportunity to engage members in local recruitment events.

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The Cause of Retention Deficit Disorder

Robert Skrob

Just this week a prospective client told me, “When I recruit more new members, it just means I lose more next month.” In June 2019 I delivered a presentation at the famous SAM event at Las Vegas. This is a common symptom of Retention Deficit Disorder. And I’ve got the cure. Continued.

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Winning Achievements: CAI Members Honored for Outstanding Contributions

Ungrated

Tonya Gale, CMCA, AMS, PCAM , was recognized for the second year in a row as Recruiter of the Year. Gale, owner of Epic Association Management in Las Vegas, has been a dedicated CAI advocate since 2011, serving as the CAI Nevada Chapter ‘s membership committee chair, on its board of directors, and as its 2020 president.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.27.20

Reid All About it

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Devin Lewis, CEM, CMP, Director of Regional Sales, Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority Washington DC Office. The ROI of Words: How to Write Website Copy That Will Drive Member Renewal and Recruitment.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.15.21

Reid All About it

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. The ROI of Words: How to Write Website Copy That Will Drive Member Renewal and Recruitment. More info/register. Host: Ed Rigsbee, CAE, president at Rigsbee Research. All times are Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

Presenter: Patti Shock, academic consultant, The International School of Hospitality, and professor emeritus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Strong membership engagement efforts are key as associations have indicated it’s more expensive to recruit new members than to retain their current ones. More info/register.

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