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Association Brain Food: 10.27.23

Reid All About it

She also shares the story of another association that partnered with an outside expert to fill in a service (and revenue) gap. We spent last weekend at my niece’s, who lives just down the road from the Intracoastal Waterway, across from uninhabited Masonboro Island in North Carolina. Value proposition. 1 CMP credit.

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How to Get 501(c)(6) Status: Everything You Need to Know  

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For those unfamiliar with this type of nonprofit, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provides a comprehensive resource that sheds light on the concept. Consider the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce , a 501(c)(6) organization in Raleigh, North Carolina. How do organizations qualify for 501(c)(6) status?

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Three Small-Scale Ideas for Free Membership

Associations Now

When you rely on member dues as a significant revenue source, free membership sounds scary. Many associations have experimented and found success with small-scale strategies that balance existing members’ needs with the recruitment potential of a free membership offer. As the old adage goes, “The best things in life are free.”

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Coaches vs. Cancer: Groups’ Fundraising Strategy Eyes New Recruits

Associations Now

Here’s why ACS recruited some of college basketball’s top coaches to their team. In one legendary example, the late Jim Valvano, who coached the North Carolina State University basketball team to an NCAA championship in 1983 and later died from cancer, said, “Don’t give up. If you don’t know how to dream, you’re dead.”.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.28.20

Reid All About it

MemberSuite suggests taking advantage of this opportunity to rethink your relationship with corporate revenue partners —sponsors and exhibitors—and work with them to find new ways of generating non-dues revenue for your association. This old Coast Guard Light Station is about 30 miles off the Cape Fear coast of North Carolina.

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Three Small-Scale Ideas for Free Membership

Associations Now

When you rely on member dues as a significant revenue source, free membership sounds scary. Many associations have experimented and found success with small-scale strategies that balance existing members’ needs with the recruitment potential of a free membership offer. As the old adage goes, “The best things in life are free.”

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Help Millennials Get Jobs: Offer Online Learning & Career Resources

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Every association wants to recruit millennial members, but the cost of membership may exceed a millennial’s budget. Recruitment strategy: help millennials get jobs. They’ve built content partnerships with recruiters and PR agencies. A job board will attract millennials—and revenue too thanks to the employers who post positions.