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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. Once a task has been assigned, give them ownership and support.

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Give Young Members a Greater Leadership Voice

Associations Now

To cultivate its pipeline of future leaders, the National Automatic Merchandising Association evolved its Emerging Leaders Network to ensure that it provides high-quality engagement opportunities and a seat at the leadership table. But successfully engaging young people in the leadership pipeline depends on at least one common element. “I

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Association Brain Food: 10.27.23

Reid All About it

Nate Silver talking about the troubling journalistic standards lately at the NY Times, Washington Post, BBC, AP, and other legacy media outlets) You never grow old at the table Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout. (Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review ) It’s easy to screw up on breaking news.

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Association Brain Food: 4.28.23

Reid All About it

Member recruitment. Impexium suggests member recruitment strategies that will successfully drive your marketing efforts in this very different marketplace. Online communities are extremely popular with younger audiences—the toughest ones to recruit and retain. Frankly, we’re smarter about it now. Online community. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Brain Food: 2.23.24

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Hear about the benefits of a Chapter Ambassador Program, how to recruit Ambassador members, the steps needed to launch the program, how to leverage this as a member benefit, and the overall value proposition. Location: Washington DC. Explore the inner lives of leaders and leadership. Location: Washington DC. 1 CAE credit.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.29.19

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. – AWTC End-of-Year Reception (Washington DC). Location: Washington DC. When you recruit members, you’re inviting them to your organization’s “party.” Organizer: ASAE Greater Washington / National Capital Community. Location: Washington DC and online. Join AWTC for our biggest event of the year.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.5.18

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Chapter Roundtable in Washington DC. Location: Washington DC. – Association Palooza VI (Washington DC). Location: Washington DC. Maximizing Association Revenue in a Flat Dues Environment (Washington DC & webinar). Locations: Washington DC and online. More info/register. Host: EventMobi.

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