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Eight years ago, on September 5, 2011, I made my first post on this blog. I called it " Recipes for Innovation ," and in it, I talked about several things that were heavy on my mind at the time, including my then soon-to-be-ending first foray into blogging, The Hourglass Blog. MORE
We recently had our morning “pep rally” meeting during which we share ideas and challenges we are facing and this particular day we discussed the use of video in prospect communications. MORE
As a leading Association Management Company (AMC) we are often asked by prospective association client partners and volunteer leaders of associations, “What is the key to making an association successful?”. They, understandably, want a ‘silver bullet’ or ‘easy button’ answer – something they can easily implement to make their association successful. . The answer is easy. Unfortunately, the implementation is complicated. The key to association success can be found in one word – Members. . MORE
No, I’m not going to get into which white-label platform you should use – for that, we have ReviewMyCommunity. Take one step back: white-label or public ? That is, the publicly-available, commercial platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, and their ilk). This is a tough one. The advantage – and it’s a BIG one – of using a public platform is that your members are already there. They already know how to access the site. They already have an account. MORE
IStock/Credit:xpoint. Here are three ideas on how to deal with “free riders” – the prospects who stay just close enough to the association to participate but never pull the trigger on joining. We’re paralyzed with our response. They often tell us how much they “like” us, “support” us, etc. MORE
This past week one of my staff members retired from working for our association. She has been with the organization for just over 30 years. At the celebratory lunch we threw in her honor I asked her how many former Executive Directors of the association she had worked with. MORE
Many customer success teams are short on time and understaffed. Maybe you’re even a team of one. In an ideal world, every account would get the same amount of time, but that’s not always possible. MORE
Instagram is an untapped resource for nonprofits when used correctly. Find out how to use instagram to your advantage with this ultimate guide MORE
Simple yet effective tips to help you hold efficient board meetings now and into the coming year. Do you sometimes feel like you’re living in a world of meeting overload? I know I do. And it’s safe to say that your board members feel the same way. MORE
How auto-renewal of individual and company memberships can increase loyalty and retention. Member loyalty. It’s always on the minds of associations. How can you recruit, engage, and, most importantly, retain members? Here’s one way. MORE
As you review your news and social media feed today, you may see many disgruntled people upset that they lost a week of productivity personally or professionally from the ripples of Dorian. Others are grateful the storm has passed. MORE
Selling Education to Nonmembers, a Market Segment with Huge Potential. Read more about Selling Education to Nonmembers, a Market Segment with Huge Potential MORE
Your association website is powerful but can lack the humanity that best sells your association. How can you bring more head and heart to your website? The post The Anatomy of an Association Website appeared first on Association Adviser. MORE
Is Make a Difference Day on your association’s radar? It should be! It’s a day when people across the U.S. volunteer or provide some kind of service for their community or those in need. This unofficial holiday is celebrated the fourth Saturday of October (this year it’s October 26). Not sure what your association can. The post How will your association join in on Make a Difference Day? appeared first on YourMembership. Industry News & Trends Event Management MORE
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How a great mobile experience boosts member engagement. MORE
Recruiting volunteers doesn't have to be difficult. Create your own recruitment process and engage your volunteers with tips from this amazing guide MORE
Many other student organizations have already automated their administrative work with student organization software, maybe it's time you did too MORE
CreditNicoElNino.jpg. With sponsorship dollars down and withering vendor enthusiasm for legacy sponsorships (i.e. The coffee break), a different approach to revenue growth is desperately needed. MORE
IStock_Credit_alphaspirit. If you’re a reader of the great publication CEO Update or a subscriber to that service which I highly recommend, you may have seen an article a few weeks ago about how the Natural Products Association filed for bankruptcy. MORE
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is cool again , says Buffalo News reporter Colin Dabkowski. Almost half their visitors are 18 to 34 years old, while the average at other art museums is 55 to 65. MORE
Is your association’s website doing all it can to recruit new members and deliver a great online experience? No matter how small your organization may be, it may be time for a new site design. Your association works hard to recruit, engage, and retain members. But with a small staff, it can be easy to. The post Attract and engage members with a modern website design appeared first on YourMembership. Membership & Marketing Mobile Member Engagement Mobile Design MORE
Your conference strategy should include a plan to inject fresh content or experiences each year as part of an ongoing improvement process. There are a million ways to make these improvement plans. Some work and many don’t. MORE
Are your memberships affordable for millennials and generation Z newcomers? Learn how to price your memberships accordingly using our free research report MORE
When it comes to non-dues sources of revenue, not all are worth the time, energy and effort. MORE
New machine-learning research on leadership is scrutinizing CEOs’ every word and facial expression. But don’t rush to change yourself to please an algorithm. If you’re a CEO, you’re being watched. A little more than you usually are, anyway. MORE
Associations are always trying to do more for their members, but with limited time and money, sometimes the best way to move forward with new projects is to stop doing old ones. Most people talk about having a to-do list. MORE
Ever wonder what time of year nonprofits are doing what types of things? We dug through data of more than 17,000 organizations to discover what the majority are doing throughout the year. nonprofit infographic calendar MORE
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The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’ve referenced the New Member Engagement Study from Kaiser Insights and Dynamic Benchmarking for many of the posts I write for clients, so I’m happy to see they’re preparing to do another one. MORE
We talk a lot about lifelong learning. With many of our clients being professional associations, it would only make sense that lifelong learning is often a topic of conversation. Many people join associations as they can be a great place to find education and training. MORE
Following a highly successful joint presentation on podcasting – Host JP Moery received some great feedback from conference attendees. However, there was one subtle comment that exemplified for JP a big disconnect between the association and vendor communities. MORE
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There are a few things keeping association leaders up at night and one is declining membership numbers with the retirement of Baby Boomers. Host JP Moery knows this is a reality for most organizations. MORE
Moery Company
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
IStock_Credit_alphaspirit. If you’re a reader of the great publication CEO Update or a subscriber to that service which I highly recommend, you may have seen an article a few weeks ago about how the Natural Products Association filed for bankruptcy.
YourMembership Blog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
How a great mobile experience boosts member engagement.
Reid All About it
SEPTEMBER 20, 2019
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’ve referenced the New Member Engagement Study from Kaiser Insights and Dynamic Benchmarking for many of the posts I write for clients, so I’m happy to see they’re preparing to do another one.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Recruiting volunteers doesn't have to be difficult. Create your own recruitment process and engage your volunteers with tips from this amazing guide
Blue Sky eLearn
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
We talk a lot about lifelong learning. With many of our clients being professional associations, it would only make sense that lifelong learning is often a topic of conversation. Many people join associations as they can be a great place to find education and training.
WBT Systems
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
How to Earn and Reward Learner Loyalty. Read more about How to Earn and Reward Learner Loyalty
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YourMembership Blog
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Simple yet effective tips to help you hold efficient board meetings now and into the coming year. Do you sometimes feel like you’re living in a world of meeting overload? I know I do. And it’s safe to say that your board members feel the same way.
Reid All About it
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The Albright-Knox Art Gallery is cool again , says Buffalo News reporter Colin Dabkowski. Almost half their visitors are 18 to 34 years old, while the average at other art museums is 55 to 65.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
Are your memberships affordable for millennials and generation Z newcomers? Learn how to price your memberships accordingly using our free research report
Association Leaders
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
As a leading Association Management Company (AMC) we are often asked by prospective association client partners and volunteer leaders of associations, “What is the key to making an association successful?”. They, understandably, want a ‘silver bullet’ or ‘easy button’ answer – something they can easily implement to make their association successful. . The answer is easy. Unfortunately, the implementation is complicated. The key to association success can be found in one word – Members. .
WBT Systems
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Selling Education to Nonmembers, a Market Segment with Huge Potential. Read more about Selling Education to Nonmembers, a Market Segment with Huge Potential
Moery Company
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
There are a few things keeping association leaders up at night and one is declining membership numbers with the retirement of Baby Boomers. Host JP Moery knows this is a reality for most organizations.
YourMembership Blog
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Is Make a Difference Day on your association’s radar? It should be! It’s a day when people across the U.S. volunteer or provide some kind of service for their community or those in need. This unofficial holiday is celebrated the fourth Saturday of October (this year it’s October 26). Not sure what your association can. The post How will your association join in on Make a Difference Day? appeared first on YourMembership. Industry News & Trends Event Management
Spark Consulting
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
No, I’m not going to get into which white-label platform you should use – for that, we have ReviewMyCommunity. Take one step back: white-label or public ? That is, the publicly-available, commercial platforms (LinkedIn, Facebook, and their ilk). This is a tough one. The advantage – and it’s a BIG one – of using a public platform is that your members are already there. They already know how to access the site. They already have an account.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Creating a presentation for your board? Wading into end-of-project paperwork? Or maybe you’re signing up a new crop of volunteers for your non-profit. Whatever the task, odds are that there’s a time-saving Google Docs template to help.
Eric Lanke
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
This past week one of my staff members retired from working for our association. She has been with the organization for just over 30 years. At the celebratory lunch we threw in her honor I asked her how many former Executive Directors of the association she had worked with.
WBT Systems
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
How Your LMS Can Improve New Member Onboarding. Read more about How Your LMS Can Improve New Member Onboarding
Moery Company
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
CreditNicoElNino.jpg. With sponsorship dollars down and withering vendor enthusiasm for legacy sponsorships (i.e. The coffee break), a different approach to revenue growth is desperately needed.
YourMembership Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
Is your association’s website doing all it can to recruit new members and deliver a great online experience? No matter how small your organization may be, it may be time for a new site design. Your association works hard to recruit, engage, and retain members. But with a small staff, it can be easy to. The post Attract and engage members with a modern website design appeared first on YourMembership. Membership & Marketing Mobile Member Engagement Mobile Design
Higher Logic
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
Many customer success teams are short on time and understaffed. Maybe you’re even a team of one. In an ideal world, every account would get the same amount of time, but that’s not always possible.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Instagram is an untapped resource for nonprofits when used correctly. Find out how to use instagram to your advantage with this ultimate guide
Eric Lanke
SEPTEMBER 9, 2019
Eight years ago, on September 5, 2011, I made my first post on this blog. I called it " Recipes for Innovation ," and in it, I talked about several things that were heavy on my mind at the time, including my then soon-to-be-ending first foray into blogging, The Hourglass Blog.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
New machine-learning research on leadership is scrutinizing CEOs’ every word and facial expression. But don’t rush to change yourself to please an algorithm. If you’re a CEO, you’re being watched. A little more than you usually are, anyway.
Moery Company
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
IStock/Credit:xpoint. Here are three ideas on how to deal with “free riders” – the prospects who stay just close enough to the association to participate but never pull the trigger on joining. We’re paralyzed with our response. They often tell us how much they “like” us, “support” us, etc.
Nimble AMS
SEPTEMBER 13, 2019
How auto-renewal of individual and company memberships can increase loyalty and retention. Member loyalty. It’s always on the minds of associations. How can you recruit, engage, and, most importantly, retain members? Here’s one way.
Association Success
SEPTEMBER 5, 2019
When it comes to non-dues sources of revenue, not all are worth the time, energy and effort.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 6, 2019
Many other student organizations have already automated their administrative work with student organization software, maybe it's time you did too
Holly Duckworth
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
As you review your news and social media feed today, you may see many disgruntled people upset that they lost a week of productivity personally or professionally from the ripples of Dorian. Others are grateful the storm has passed.
Associations Now
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
Associations are always trying to do more for their members, but with limited time and money, sometimes the best way to move forward with new projects is to stop doing old ones. Most people talk about having a to-do list.
Moery Company
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
We recently had our morning “pep rally” meeting during which we share ideas and challenges we are facing and this particular day we discussed the use of video in prospect communications.
Association Adviser
SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
Your association website is powerful but can lack the humanity that best sells your association. How can you bring more head and heart to your website? The post The Anatomy of an Association Website appeared first on Association Adviser.
Velvet Chainsaw
SEPTEMBER 10, 2019
Your conference strategy should include a plan to inject fresh content or experiences each year as part of an ongoing improvement process. There are a million ways to make these improvement plans. Some work and many don’t.
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
Ever wonder what time of year nonprofits are doing what types of things? We dug through data of more than 17,000 organizations to discover what the majority are doing throughout the year. nonprofit infographic calendar
Association Success
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
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