Associations Now

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While printed annual reports are a staple at many associations, the American Bankers Association doesn’t use format to communicate with members. For advocacy, our members can expect that we will file comment letters on the important regulatory proposals facing our industry—important work that I’d think of as an input.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 14, 2020

To survive and thrive, associations need to have change management strategies they can count on. . Employees and members need to understand why the proposed change matters, what it will accomplish and how it will strengthen the organization in the long run. Communicate like crazy. Have a clear objective . Download it now.

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Strategy Proposal Communications Course 91

Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2024

Text Request explains how to create an SMS (text) strategy that aligns with your association’s marketing strategy. Katrina Ciccarelli McAfee at Association Analytics shares a three-step strategy for improving new member acquisition. Member recruitment. Staff meetings. More info/register. Host: Fridays@4 Mon 4/15 at 8 a.m.

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Revenue Strategy Price Newsletter 256

Achieve

MAY 15, 2024

Similar to how you would request funds from a corporate sponsor , your parks and recreation organization needs to submit a proposal and wait for approval from the grantmaking organization. Write a grant proposal. Keep your lines of communication open in case they contact you with additional questions or requests for extra materials.

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How To Proposal Guidelines Illinois 52

Associations Now

JULY 19, 2023

But according to Mary Byers, CAE, author, consultant, and CEO coach, approaching your board with a well-defined strategy around innovation can be a good start. Your innovation strategy should be clear and one that can be easily carried over from one board to the next,” she said.

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Achieve

MARCH 18, 2024

Whether it’s an emailed donation appeal, social media post, or old-school flyer on a bulletin board, the best nonprofit communications help your audience relate to and position themselves within your mission’s story. But what about some of your highest-impact communications— grant proposals ? Stories make things real.

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Ungrated

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Reaching out to a service provider, requesting proposals, and contracting for work to be fulfilled may be the initial steps, but it takes effort to build and maintain a strong partnership that benefits the community. 24 at 2 p.m.

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Strategy Proposal Analysis Project 71

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The resulting data will help associations understand the professional development landscape, plan learning strategy, and budget for learning programs. Your contributions will help identify common pitfalls, communication gaps, and processes that challenge the association community. Content strategy. Membership.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Until around 2010, philosophers couldn’t speak to one another, let alone communicate with the public, says Crispin Sartwell at Los Angeles Review of Books. Have a proposal due, but no new ideas? Learn why awareness and nurturing campaigns are critical at year-end and how to simplify and automate your digital advertising strategy.

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MemberClicks

DECEMBER 16, 2023

This knowledge allows you to tailor your proposal to align with their objectives, increasing your chances of success. Creating a Compelling Sponsorship Proposal A great sponsorship proposal is the cornerstone of attracting corporate sponsorships. Detailed information about the event or project needing sponsorship.

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Proposal Tips Communications Case Study 52

Reid All About it

MARCH 8, 2024

In 2024, the data continues to show how the historical assumptions that drove association strategy are less and less valid.” Tech Tuesday Slam Dunk: Successful Strategies to Manage Your IT Project Portfolio Managing your IT project portfolio is like juggling multiple March Madness brackets—requiring skill, precision, and strategic thinking.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

Here are five examples of priorities you might find in your association’s strategic plan, along with key points for how community helps. The engagement data generated by your community can help your membership team determine who is likely to renew and who is at risk. MTI chose online community as a tool for digital transformation.

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Social Media Tools Member Engagement Revenue 254

Reid All About it

APRIL 23, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Member communications. Help yourself and others benchmark member communication efforts and strategies by participating in Association Adviser’s 10th annual Association Communications Benchmarking Survey. 1 CMP credit.

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Associations Now

MARCH 14, 2016

A plan by the Federal Communications Commission to limit the amount of tracking that ISPs can do with their customers’ data was roundly criticized by some groups, though others applauded the agency for following the lead of the Federal Trade Commission, which has successfully dealt with the issue in the past.

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Association Subculture

JANUARY 20, 2011

Association Executives: Provocative Proposals Research Project. I would like to announce the Association Executives: Provocative Proposals for Change project (that link will take you to my website for a complete description). Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings.

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Proposal Project Innovation United States 100

Reid All About it

JUNE 7, 2019

Moonshots might seem unrealistic when first proposed, but that didn’t stop Henry Ford or the Wright brothers. MemberSuite recommends a member-first approach to your association’s email strategy. Get the strategies and tools you need to re-engage and win-back your lapsed members for life. 1 CAE credit. 1 CMP credit. Host: PCMA.

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Proposal eBook Maine Tips 170

Reid All About it

APRIL 16, 2021

Strategies for getting out of a negative thought spiral and into a more productive state of mind. This workshop will arm you with tactical strategies that will help you negotiate and defend your organization in the post-shutdown world. Laura Lewis, Chief Communications Officer, Commercial Real Estate Women Network. Quick hits.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Offering free student membership is just one strategy to attract this group to your organization. In response, the association focused on its communication plan, reaching out to students right before their graduation to encourage them to join the next level of membership. PCMA also holds a global competition for student members.

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Directory Case Study Proposal Industry 92

SCD Group

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Want great proposals? I’ve been on both sides of the “RFP” process: seeking contractors via RFPs and building proposals responding to RFPs. Bottom line: issuing great requests results getting great proposals. Build and issue a very detailed Request for Proposals (RFP) to your finalists. Submit awesome requests.

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Association Reserves

MAY 28, 2024

A HOA reserve study not only identifies these components and their life cycles but also lays out a financial strategy to create a reserve fund for inevitable repairs and replacements, ensuring the association’s fiscal and physical health is maintained. The Funding Plan : Based on the analysis, the study proposes a detailed funding plan.

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ISAE

JUNE 5, 2024

A member of your marketing team suggests focusing your strategy on Instagram as that’s the platform where you typically see the most engagement. However, another team member proposes leveraging several social media platforms, your website, and direct mail to increase touchpoints with your target audience.

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Marketing How To Tampa Indianapolis 52

Reid All About it

MARCH 10, 2023

Dean West at Association Laboratory wonders if he’s lazy, stupid or resilient (I’m not saying) and shares lessons about resilience that can guide your association’s strategy decisions. Hear strategies for addressing challenges you might face in your public affairs program and how to get more bang for your lobbying buck.

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Committee Education Software Technology 195

NXUnite

APRIL 2, 2024

Then, you can align your communication strategy with each company’s goals and interests to secure financial support. Communicate their values Donating to nonprofits demonstrates a company’s commitment to specific social, environmental, or ethical issues, reinforcing its core values to consumers, employees, and stakeholders.

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Resources Examples Products Guidelines 130

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

6% have no formal, documented strategy for their virtual conference. Instead, when you hear crickets, he suggests you ask board members to use specific language—he shares several examples—to express their stance on an issue or proposal. Many associations have plans to revisit or implement a Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy.

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Revenue Survey Leadership Education 195

Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

This leads to better communication, and over time, a more organized set up so you won’t be overwhelmed by where to go for the data you need in the moment. You can learn more about taxonomy in this blog post or watch this on-demand webinar that discusses the topic as part of an overall content strategy.

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Team Report Course Proposal 319

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Board strategy. Learn about re-permission campaigns, how to design a multi-touch customer experience, and re-permission strategies to help drive opt-ins and keep consent records updated. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Revenue Las Vegas Marketing Leadership 322

Reid All About it

AUGUST 18, 2023

Charles Darwin was a geologist when he proposed the theory of evolution. Chief Communications Officer/Owner, CQbd Wed 8/23 at 1 p.m. – Artificial Intelligence for Associations According to Community Brands research, only 17% of professional associations plan on adopting AI in the future. Host: UST Education Speaker: Jay S.

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.orgCommunity

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The same kind of communications nightmare happens when you don’t impose order on your content. A thoughtful content strategy ensures that the message you deliver will be one that makes people listen. A comprehensive content strategy positions your association as the voice that breaks through the noise. The chair lost control.

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Content Strategy Marketing Proposal 40

Eric Lanke

APRIL 24, 2017

In our process, this is a major pivot point for the organization, when we bring one operational plan to a close, and revise or refresh the strategy agenda around which the next operational plan will be built. Check out these previous posts on our Strategy Agenda and our Operational Plan. Not sure what I mean by those terms? Here's one.

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Proposal Strategy Communications Process 100

Reid All About it

MARCH 3, 2017

I definitely agree with the #1 blogging tip: create a content strategy. A content strategy doesn’t have to be a complicated project. I’ve seen strategies of only a few lines that can keep people focused on goals, audiences and audience’s needs. Facilitator: David Harrison, founder, Harrison Communications. Host: 4Good.

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millennials Recruiting Recruitment Revenue 150

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 17, 2021

This strategy allows sponsors to meet their marketing goals while contributing valuable information and education to your members and market. The post explains how this tool can help organizations, especially those with hybrid and remote teams, build understanding and trust, and improve communication and collaboration. Sponsorship.

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Proposal Project Austin Certificate 195

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

WBT Systems proposes a different doable solution: host your in-person conference first and your virtual conference later. Host: Community By Association. Presenter: Dani Weinstein, Community Builder, Strategist and Advisor. Building Your 2021 Communications Plan. Or will they? Chapter bright spots. Tue 11/10 at 1 p.m.

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Learning Management System Education Communications Technology 285

Associations Now

MARCH 25, 2020

They say communicating well with sponsors will help associations maintain good relationships that will weather this storm. The first thing we see is a great need for every association—and I don’t care if your event is in April or in August—to communicate with your partners ,” said Dan Kowitz, co-convener of PPN. “You

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How To Proposal Communications Leadership 132

Reid All About it

APRIL 24, 2020

And the crisis has generated a tremendous opportunity to experiment with new strategies and get rid of things that have not provided value for many years.”. The strategy is to reimagine the usual in-person agenda, energize participants differently, and use the tools to cultivate what the internet is best for – co-creation. Host: ASAE.

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North Carolina Survey Strategy Conference 243

Eric Lanke

JUNE 25, 2018

First, we reviewed a prioritization proposal for the indicators in each of our two megatrend areas. Once we understand what the early indicators are, once we agree on the things that can help create the future we're looking for, then we can talk about the strategies and tactics that our association can employ to help those indicators along.

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Review Proposal Strategy Industry 100

Potomac Core

OCTOBER 30, 2018

As Associations ponder their future strategies, the message is clear: Members hire industry advocacy and promotion. As part of the organization’s broader Industry promotion strategy, the organization recently released customer survey research and also produced the video, “We Are the Cold Chain”.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 4, 2022

Learn strategies for developing assessments that are both valid (they measure the right knowledge, skills, competencies) and reliable (they are consistent in that measurement) to provide stakeholders with actionable, defensible results for informed decision-making. Are you brand new to testing and assessments? Wed 3/9 at 11 a.m. –

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