Aptify

JULY 23, 2021

A lot is riding on your proposal to the board: staff’s productivity and effectiveness, data security, and usefulness, maybe even your reputation, and definitely your stress level. But making the case to your board that it’s time for new association management software (AMS) requires research and preparation. Change management.

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Proposal Software Tips Membership Management 72

Delcor

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

To a large extent, your fate will be determined by how well you handle one critical part of the project process: requirements analysis (RA). When vendors know exactly what you need, they can provide relevant demonstrations and accurate proposals. The question is this: can you do it yourself, or should you hire an expert? What a relief!

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Analysis Technology Proposal Project 52

Membersuite

MAY 25, 2021

Put together a cost-benefit analysis of implementing a new AMS versus staying with the status quo. This is association management software, not software for one department. Prepare success stories from similar associations so decision-makers can imagine a happy ending to your proposal. 5: Gather Success Stories.

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Software Leadership Project System 170

WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

Skills gap theorists say that formal education isn’t preparing enough candidates for specialized high-skill, high-growth jobs such as data analysis, user experience design and software programming. Many solutions have been proposed to address this disconnect, including expansion of apprenticeships and online continuing education.

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LMS Certificate Library Education 253

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Topics include strategy, requirements, proposals, demos and selection, implementation, and buying in a pandemic. Salesforce and other Association Management Software (AMS) allow organizations to use the critical pieces of data to customize the online journey for members and donors. . More info/register. Host: Personify.

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Utah LMS Conference Tips 370

Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

I love Lead Marvels’ curated list of association podcasts , but it’s missing two of my favorites: Leading Learning from Tagoras and Reboot IT from DelCor Technology Solutions. Impexium describes the steps for creating a request for proposals (RFP) for association management software (AMS). RFP for an AMS.

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Revenue Technology Strategy Education 270

Aptify

APRIL 26, 2022

As you’re interacting with your vendor, you should ask him/her to provide you a cost analysis of the different license types and a comparison of buying them upfront versus adding them later. Make sure that you understand which type of training proposal a membership software that you’re investigating is offering.

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Cost Software System Price 137

Delcor

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

I have attended all of the AMSFest events and have been consistently impressed by the value provided to associations who are researching association management system (AMS) options. Systems an association should have in its ecosystem. Components of a Request for Proposal (RFP). Selection Process. Data Governance.

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AMR Management Services

JANUARY 25, 2012

I was at an event yesterday and spoke with a long-time association and nonprofit professional and volunteer. We got to talking about association management and some of the ways boards of directors choose to spend their time. The board heard a proposal from one contractor and approved the bid within minutes.

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Library Kentucky Association Management Proposal 64

AMR Management Services

MARCH 27, 2012

AMR is charter accredited by the AMC Institute and active in the American Society of Association Executives. Stronger by Association delivered to your inbox. Stronger by Association is a blog for members, volunteers and staff of nonprofit organizations. Association of Medical Illustrators. Lafayette Band Association.

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Kentucky South Carolina Library Proposal 64

GlowGlobally

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

Defining your market potential from a “market analysis” requires: Recognition of global/regional economic, business and industry trends - as well as the implications stemming from these trends to help define broader opportunities & challenges to enter a market. Association Management. All Product Value Is Local.

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Products Marketing Analysis Price 60

AMR Management Services

JULY 6, 2011

To increase awareness and generate funding to support the project, Chesterfield Arts accepted a Drake & Company proposal to add a pinup cause marketing element to the overall “Make Your Mark” project. Stronger by Association is a blog for members, volunteers and staff of nonprofit organizations. Enter Cause Marketing.

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Marketing Project Library Kentucky 64

Fonteva

MARCH 16, 2022

When conducting this retrospective analysis, you may notice recurring themes pop up. It’s crucial that you invest in a solution that can serve your association for years to come, growing as your learning business does. Do your research during the selection process, carefully writing an LMS request for proposal (RFP).

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LMS How To Price Course 52

Off Stage

JULY 5, 2011

Here’s an example: your association has taken a position on a local political initiative—let’s say the county wants to establish a new real estate transfer tax. Read this complimentary two-page, clear analysis!” Make sure you have a statistical analysis component to your page. Financial Management.

Course 40

Course Press Release Analysis Social Media 40

The Hourglass Blog

MARCH 7, 2011

If you ask me, these are either not problems for most associations (#1, 2, 3) or may actually be good things in our environment (#4, 5, 6). Seriously, a desire for personal growth is a good thing in an association Board member, isnt it? But this analysis begs the obvious question. What are the signs of a bad association Board?

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How To millennials Innovation Leadership 40

Associations Now

MARCH 30, 2016

If you don’t take the time to visit your association’s members and observe how they work, you might have an incomplete picture of what they need. Here’s what several association professionals have to say about the value of visiting members.

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South Carolina Survey Texas Examples 40

WBT Systems

JUNE 26, 2018

Ask around for request for proposal (RFP) samples and send one of them to a dozen LMS vendors? Only after a thorough requirements analysis process will you have the information you need to create a really good LMS RFP. Budget : Some associations hesitate to discuss money. Evaluating and scoring proposals.

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LMS How To Sample Proposal 155

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Impexium describes the steps for creating a request for proposals (RFP) for association management software (AMS). Analysis That Moves the Needle For association executives, leveraging the right analyses can make all the difference in achieving strategic objectives and driving operational improvements.

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Certificate DC Education Tips 252

Association Subculture

MARCH 3, 2011

Words Make Worlds - Part 1 - Association Management, Human Ecology and IPOD. For the first time, we can draw upon a theoretical framework to explain how associations emerge (and will continue to do so) in our society. But we need more than a functional analysis to understand associations in depth.

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San Francisco Innovation System Analysis 100

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Host: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNP, principal and founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Guests: Barbara Armentrout, CAE, founder and key principal, BJA Solutions for Associations *All events are online at Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted. Ethics in Association Management How do you recognize when a decision is ethics-based?

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Arlington Los Angeles Atlanta Technology 270

Reid All About it

MARCH 7, 2025

AMS request for proposals (RFP). re:Members (formerly Impexium) describes how to craft a request for proposals that will bring your association the best options for new association management software (AMS).

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Content Certificate Education Member Engagement 264