Smooth The Path

MAY 21, 2017

These six insights were straight from member research, and I have three more for you. How do I cultivate a high-performing leadership team? Receptions are awkward for most attendees except for a few long-timers. I’m a first-time attendee, and I don’t know how to navigate your conference.

Conference 104

Conference Social Media Leadership Member Research 104

Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 25, 2017

There was one theme running so strongly through each member research project I could not ignore it. It was that members who engaged very early in their membership were more excited about the association than members who reported that “the association just grew on them.”

Member Engagement 79

Member Engagement Industry Survey Member Research 79

Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Not only can super-members help the association excel in this area, this is where their interests lay. They no longer worry as much about personal success and instead think about team success and the success of the industry or profession.

How To 90

How To Industry Member Experience Team 90

Smooth The Path

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

When one of my proposals for member research doesn’t move forward with a perspective client I know that I’m one proposal closer to one that will move forward. Through conflict, or working to resolve conflict, the team can actually form greater bonds. I hear others talk about reframing in their professional lives too.

Proposal 60

Proposal Member Research Tips Team 60

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. I haven’t even mentioned yet all the other new things you will experience.

Conference 60

Conference Innovation Committee Team 60

Fonteva

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

These help you and your team visualize past data and ensure that you’re always moving forward and improving. One of the key ways to recruit members is to meaningfully communicate with high-quality prospects. Ensuring that your members are engaging with each other is crucial for your recruitment and retention strategies.

Member Engagement 98

Member Engagement Tips Recruiting Recruitment 98

Smooth The Path

JULY 26, 2018

We would plan an innovation program that will help the association be nimble and quick, always seeking to solve member’s problems as the profession or industry evolves.

Innovation 74

Innovation Member Insights Member Experience Recruiting 74

Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 2, 2016

At this point we will want to assign a person or a team to vet each incoming idea. Will it solve a key member problem that our members really care about? With our finite resources we can only expect to do so much innovating. The key is to prioritize the best ideas for launch. How likely is this idea to advance our mission?

Innovation 119

Innovation Process Project Products 119

Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

We want to avoid innovation overload and ensure that our resources are directed where they will generate the greatest member value. To that end, we’ve created a Program Assessment Team that evaluates every proposal for a new program or service. But our research is never really done.

Ohio 60

Ohio Innovation millennials Resources 60

Associations Now

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Your intrepid membership blogger returns from two conferences at regional societies of association executives with a roundup of tips and ideas, including great questions for member research and the power of delegating metric measurement to staff. Make membership-metric tracking a team effort. Yes, rates, plural.

Connecticut 40

Connecticut New Jersey New York Member Research 40

SCD Group

AUGUST 16, 2015

Strive 4 Five = Bogus Customer (member) research Are your members or donors in the “survey fatigue” category? The other day, USA Today ran a big “research” story about CEO Compensation with a screaming headline that 9 CEOs paid 800 times more than their workers. Poll/Survey Results: Advocacy or Knowledge for Associations?

California 40

California Survey Analysis Member Research 40

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. Attendance isn’t as projected.” For example, do your events tend to attract federal employees ? What other options do you have to promote attendance?

Boston 40

Boston Project Social Media Communications 40

Reid All About it

JULY 9, 2021

In this session we will explore data hygiene: why it is important for operational and staffing efficiency, how to organize your team and create a data cleanup plan, and discuss some modern approaches to addressing data cleanup using automation. Deborah Smith Cook, strategist and team performance coach . CAE credits. More info/register.

Rhode Island 195

Rhode Island Technology Strategy Member Engagement 195

Smooth The Path

MAY 23, 2017

Another behavior that enables quick decision making is using the phrase “disagree and commit” In essence, team members use this mindset, “I do not agree that this is the right direction. But, you think it is important so I am not going to hold up the project’s progress.

Project 89

Project Conference Strategy Member Engagement 89

Fonteva

AUGUST 15, 2019

From providing membership programs to offering educational courses to hosting unforgettable events, your team works hard to bring people together over a common cause— whether they are colleagues in a particular field or volunteers working together to achieve a shared goal. Start increasing member engagement today!

Association Software 40

Association Software Software Tools System 40

Mizz Information

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

This recent update summarizes what the project team learned from their latest member research; this post goes into why they did it and this helpful guide details how they did it. Gotta love these people for their thoroughness and transparency!

Leadership 63

Leadership Survey Project Examples 63

Mizz Information

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

This recent update summarizes what the project team learned from their latest member research; this post goes into why they did it and this helpful guide details how they did it. Gotta love these people for their thoroughness and transparency!

Leadership 40

Leadership Survey Project Examples 40