Association Analytics

MARCH 1, 2023

It’s time to get more nuanced – focus on what’s bringing the most value to your members and what level of effort (dollars or team resources) it takes to deliver that revenue. For example, let’s say your association sold two products (Product A and Product B) last year that brought in the same total revenue – $20,000 each.

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Association Analytics

MARCH 13, 2024

Are you taking advantage of this important information, or are you still creating events, products, and activities based on what’s always been done? This blog provides an overview of how to establish your scoring model, establish a team of data champions, and adopt a regular reporting routine so that your association is set up for success.

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Association Leaders

OCTOBER 17, 2011

There is nothing more frustrating than unproductive meetings – they are a waste of everyone’s time – and time is a finite and very valuable resource. Here are some tips I have for making meetings more productive. Let me know if you have any to share.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 30, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Gen Z membership. Professional development is a highly valued employee benefit, according to dozens of research reports, especially by early-career professionals. I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. 1 CAE credit.

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NXUnite

APRIL 2, 2024

For instance, AP News reports that Yield Giving, billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s foundation, announced it would give $640 million to 361 small nonprofits that responded to an open call for applications. To do this, companies often donate to causes aligned with their products and services.

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Higher Logic

MAY 11, 2020

G2, the leading B2B technology review platform, released their Spring 2020 Grid Report, and we are excited to announce that we’ve been named a Leader in Online Community Management for the 4th consecutive quarter. Access the full G2 Spring 2020 Grid® Report below. Why Higher Logic is Ranked as an Online Community Management Leader.

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Delcor

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

One way to monetize creatively is by developing a digital products portfolio for members and customers. What’s in a digital products portfolio? Survey reports. Don’t be afraid to test new digital products, but frame them appropriately—as pilots. Plan Your digital products portfolio. Educational videos.

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Achieve

AUGUST 20, 2021

However, most of what makes for a productive board meeting happens before the meeting is even called to order. . Assign a speaker to each agenda item and notify them, so they can gather the right resources and practice any presentations. Officer and committee reports. budget preparation. prepare data. and review documents.

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NXUnite

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

According to an Independent Sector report , 48.5% As more community needs arise, it’s essential to equip your team with the tools, skills, and resources they need to streamline their roles and avoid burnout. Ensure that you’re directing your resources to the right areas by sending out a survey to your staff members upfront.

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Association Success

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

To work is to use resources - time, talent, expertise, energy, or a combination thereof - to create a new output. What makes work productive is when our effort has transformed resources into new output of value. Firefighters observe that they have been productive when they successfully extinguish a fire. five times.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 25, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. TopClass LMS highlights findings from MGI’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report that they think will interest association education teams. Oprah Winfrey Online programs.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The manual compiling of data, lists, and reports was not professionally challenging, and we longed for better work-life balance. How many more products and services could I have helped deliver to the industry we served? On the flip-side, we also often fantasized about winning the lottery.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 19, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Chapter relations gathering. In Nimble AMS’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy.

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GrowthZone

MARCH 19, 2019

Tweet An Annual Report isn’t just for your association’s Board of Directors.; Here are six steps for writing an effective association annual report: Define the Audience. What do you want to accomplish with the report? Tell readers what they can expect to learn about your association from the annual report. How did we do?

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

Older models tended to be AMS-centric, leading to siloed data, static reports, and that trapped feeling. 9: Your Data Is Not Readily Available Challenge : You need to put a report together by the end of the week, but the person who has access to the data you need is out on vacation for the week. Sound familiar?

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I would love to live Like a river flows, Carried by the surprise Of its own unfolding. I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. Distraction is an occupational hazard for all of us. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 13, 2023

According to the latest Community Brands Association Trends Research , 53% of association professionals report that enhancing the member experience is their most important business objective. While only 24% of professionals report investing in personalization technology, 34% say they plan on investing in the future.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Request re career section on association website. Association Adviser’s annual Association Benchmarking Report begins with an interesting look at association communication challenges and trends over the past 12 years Naylor has published this report.

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Membership Marketing

OCTOBER 2, 2018

These are some of the questions that Marketing General Incorporated (MGI) asked association professionals, in conjunction with our client the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA), for the 2018 Association Innovation Benchmarking Report. Other key findings from this year’s report include: The way associations define innovation.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 25, 2024

Since its creation in the early 2000s, the Salesforce AppExchange has become a go-to resource for countless organizations. Nimble AMS is user friendly and offers our organization the ability to gather and report more data than ever before. The report capabilities of the system have been outstanding and incredibly useful to us.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

No one looks forward to preparing an expense report, an often complex and time-consuming but necessary workplace chore. When it comes to filing expense reports for your association business travel, are you a sidestapper or a martyr? Guarding against expense report errors or outright fraud is a perennial headache for organizations.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Since webinars are winding down, this will be the last Association Brain Food for the year. Bill Sheehan at Multiview explains the basics of creating valuable industry reports. I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

A new report from the consumer advocacy group Kids In Danger notes that, while deaths and injuries from recalled products are down, the methods for sharing information on recalls appear to be lacking. Are product recalls keeping up with the times? They don’t use all their resources. ” Social Recalls Lacking.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

DECEMBER 18, 2023

From common area maintenance to financial management to events production, association managers are responsible for a gamut of duties. To streamline operations, community managers are embracing artificial intelligence (AI).

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Association Analytics

JULY 20, 2021

While usage is a great data point to evaluate your product’s success, there’s so much more to consider when weighing the options to build an in-house solution or use an off-the-shelf product. Can a commercial product provide the tools you need? Creating your unique product requires a dedicated team with the appropriate skills.

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NXUnite

MARCH 22, 2024

This typically includes online registration, attendee badging and check-in, and gathering reporting data. There are primarily two types of event management software: Specialized Single-Purpose Tools Some software products are single-purpose tools, meaning they are very good at doing one thing or one event.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 1, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Education programs. Hannah Carvalho at Associations Now recaps a report from Forj that surveyed association members to better understand the expectations they have for their associations and how well their associations are living up to them.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 24, 2020

Here at Higher Logic, we’re passionate about lifelong learning and dedicated to providing resources to drive our customers’ to achieve their goals. To support our customers on this journey, let’s explore the latest and greatest ways to strengthen your knowledge and get the most from our products and resources.

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Mizz Information

JUNE 12, 2019

Because I’m me–the person who has spent literally the past decade obsessing about the intersection of online communities and associations–I couldn’t help but read the Community Roundtable’s 10th Annual State of Community Management report through an association lens. Oh, and helps organizations adapt and change.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 5, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection time. A post with curated resources is right up my alley, so I’m happy to highlight this one from Amith Nagarajan at Sidecar. He shares five resources for getting up to speed and staying informed about AI. Predictions for 2024.

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NXUnite

MARCH 25, 2024

A foundational tool for keeping organized finances is the nonprofit chart of accounts (COA), which is a resource that records your organization’s financial activity. This way, you’d be able to see that record 4200 refers to the revenue collected from product fundraisers specifically, rather than a lump amount of all fundraising revenue.

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.orgSource

APRIL 1, 2024

Harvard Business Review Analytic Services recently released a report that illustrates the gap between knowing and doing. Data management platforms are constantly improving their user-friendliness, flexibility, and reporting capacity. Entrepreneur, Social Media Today, Adweek, and Adage are a few of the resources on my radar.

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Reid All About it

MAY 21, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product centric. Presenter: Michelle Brien, VP of marketing and product strategy, WBT Systems. Spring Cleaning: 5 Reports to Run In Your Membership Database Now. Niche conferences.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Because I’m away most of next week at the Non-Dues-A-Palooza conference, Association Brain Food isn’t publishing next Friday, September 8. MGI’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is ready for download. AI pulse survey.

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Aptify

JULY 27, 2023

Aptify now leverages Nucleus data analytics for advanced reports, dashboards, and engagement scoring capabilities. Customers can choose to add additional, customized Nucleus reports and dashboards to fit their unique needs and goals.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

What’s the difference between analytics and reporting? First: Reporting vs. Analytics. Reports share information on what has already happened in your business in an organized, straightforward format. You need reports to help run your business. It’s a bit of a mindset shift from reporting, but an important shift to make.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association management. This Guild report on online community trends put together by Michelle Goodall focuses on brands, but many of the trends pertain to associations and their communities too. Online communities. Online communities, again.

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