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Give a Taste: Let Prospects & Members Sample Online Education

WBT Systems

Instead, you let them sample online education so they can experience it for themselves. Your free sample will do the selling for you. Ask any wine or beer salesperson how many people walk away with a bottle of wine or a six-pack of craft beer after enjoying a few samples at a store tasting. 4 types of sample e-learning programs.

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5 Ways to Revamp Your Membership Committee

Membersuite

After reading this post, you can decide if your membership committee members are spending their time and talent in the best way and, if not, you can propose some changes. At the state and local level, membership committee members are often relied upon to recruit members, help onboard new members, and follow up with lapsed members.

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Luggage Tags and Breath Mints: How MSAE Refreshed Itself As Associations North

Association Adviser

AA: Ho w does it help your association recruit and retain more members? AK: RFPs and proposals were sent to five branding firms we felt could meet our needs. After evaluation, conversations and revision of proposed elements, Mercury Creative Group’s proposal was accepted and approved by our board of directors.

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Eric Lanke: Every Organization Needs Two Values Statements

Eric Lanke

Rather than inspire people, unrealistic targets depress morale, especially if the leader proposing them seems out of touch with practical realities. Here's a link to a PDF offering a sample of what we did: [link] Reply Delete Eric Lanke April 2, 2012 8:35 PM Thanks for sharing, Jeffrey. Provocative Proposals for Change.

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When Members Vote on Dues

Associations Now

Scott Woodhead, CAE, director of member relations, says the association puts its proposed dues increases to a member vote every two years. The proposed change this year, for instance, will move superintendent dues from $365 to $375 and assistant superintendent dues from $185 to $190—bumps of just $10 and $5. but not anything else.”

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Successfully Embracing Change is a Team Effort

Association Adviser

JS: We needed to recruit more members; membership growth hadn’t been addressed in a significant way in some time. The changes I was proposing were quick ones that gave NBOA some early successes and that aligned with our strategy and plan at the time, so the board was supportive. NBOA didn’t have a lot of money.

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Successfully Embracing Change is a Team Effort

Association Adviser

JS: We needed to recruit more members; membership growth hadn’t been addressed in a significant way in some time. The changes I was proposing were quick ones that gave NBOA some early successes and that aligned with our strategy and plan at the time, so the board was supportive. NBOA didn’t have a lot of money.

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