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Benchmarking and its Application to Your Member-based Organization

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Benchmarking and its Application to Your Member-based Organization. January 12th, 2012 | Posted in Member Engagement + Retention , Membership Management , Social Media and Business Trends , YourMembership.com News. Benchmarking helps your members see where they are. member community. Leave a Reply.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

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Launching a chapter network has helped PEN America, a literary organization with almost 100 years of history, recruit new members and reinvent opportunities for member engagement at the local level. The decision comes at a critical time for the organization, which represents writers.

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Great News – America’s Hiring and Associations have a Reason to Celebrate

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In New York City alone, there are 25,000 unfilled middle-skill jobs in the health care sector, a major industry among the association career centers we work with daily. That being said, 75% of your members are likely passive job seekers who aren’t looking, but would move for the right opportunity.

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Associations are the Key to our Nation’s History and Prosperity

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The root of associations can be traced back to organizations and institutions like the church, medieval craft guilds, merchant trade groups and Greek symposiums. was the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, which was formed in 1768 by 20 merchants. The earliest association on record in the U.S.

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Lunchtime Links: This Is Not Your Regular Conference Booth

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Also: how your association can use Instagram to encourage member engagement. The carts, inspired by New York City’ hot dog carts, and the motorized bookstores are part of Penguin’s push to foster a more engaging relationship with the literary community. this summer.

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Game Plan 2014: Seeing Around the Corners

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Year-round, 365-day engagement through technology and social media is one of the biggest trends she has observed. InfoComm International , the audiovisual association, is one organization that does this very well, Stern said. Plotke said it’s all about mobile and engaging the next generation member.

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Watch Out, There’s Some New Competition in the Meetings Space

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More media brands are holding events to create new revenue streams outside of traditional print and digital advertising. Earlier this week I was up in New York City taking some time for my own professional development by attending FOLIO’s MediaNext conference. Why the sudden push? Probably not many.