Spark Consulting

MAY 5, 2014

How one association unbundled some of its benefits and packaged them around “clusters of behavior” in its member engagement data. Prior to November 2013, NICSA asked its 170 member companies to join into one of 18 different member categories.

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Associations Now

JULY 30, 2014

The annual Small Membership Survey Report [PDF], by Toronto-based software company Wild Apricot, identified the same top three priorities reported in last year’s survey: Small-membership organizations are most concerned about increasing membership, increasing member engagement, and demonstrating member value. percent versus 11.5

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Think 365-day-a-year engagement for your events—whether they’re live, virtual or hybrid. Many associations lack member communication plans that are fully integrated. Most associations agree non-dues revenue is essential, but our research shows very few ask advertisers and sponsors for their input. What surprised us most in 2013?

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Associations Live

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

60 members joined MSAE for our first-ever Networking Group Day on 1/31. It was a great way to kick off 2013, showcase and participate in MSAE's six networking groups, connect with members and share ideas. Membership Networking Group Increasing Dues and Revenue Streams Affinity programs / partnerships.

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Tom Morrison

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It''s December 2013 and every association is about to embark on a new year. A year in which we want our associations to go to a new level, membership to increase, more members engage in our programs and a vibrant board who is thinking futuristic with great ideas and innovation at the forefront. Well now they can.

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Tom Morrison

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

All of the above are pieces to a new revenue model called, “Repurpose, Repackage, Reuse,” to selling knowledge to your members. By repurposing, repackaging and reusing content, it has enhanced our member engagement and increased our revenue per member from $1,500 in 2006 to $2,200 in 2013.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Three years after building a full-scale member-engagement dashboard, one association shares how that effort is paying off, including a new, external iteration it hopes will spur more member activity. Case in point: the International Association of Plastics Distribution, which we profiled here at Associations Now in 2013.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 7, 2013

The best and brightest in association thought leaders shared their bold ideas on association membership at ASAE’s 2013 Annual Meeting. Attendees at ASAE’s 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo are heading home today after three days of learning and knowledge exchange. But not every problem is an engagement problem, he said.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 24, 2014

An article posted on TheUmlaut.com in March 2013 discussed how binge learning is online education’s “killer app.” Imagine if associations could be this “personal tutor” to their members through their online-learning module. And if so, how could this change the online learning and education space?

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Associations Now

JANUARY 20, 2015

A recent report from a nonprofit software maker suggests that associations are going to become increasingly customer-driven, not just member-driven. Does the road to increased revenue run through technology offerings? The idea of expanding the conversation beyond member engagement to customer engagement.

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Mizz Information

APRIL 20, 2015

And sorry but LinkedIn as the home for an association’s online member community? Just as I felt it was a bad idea for myriad reasons back in 2012 , and more reasons in 2013 , yet MORE reasons in 2014.and How many associations sell or rent various lists as a source of non-dues revenue? That’s one of my obsessions.

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Associations Now

APRIL 30, 2014

How one association unbundled some of its benefits and packaged them around “clusters of behavior” in its member engagement data. Prior to November 2013, NICSA asked its 170 member companies to join into one of 18 different member categories.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 27, 2018

Since becoming Director, Membership for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2013, Mike Skiados, CAE has enjoyed a 98 percent member retention rate. Skiados credits ASHA’s successful member engagement and retention levels with a focused strategy of engaging members from day one of their membership.

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