Association Leaders

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

I read an article on this subject in Association’s Now recently that was very interesting. Successful Boards have solid Board member recruitment and mentoring efforts in place constantly, not just once a year. Do you have a Board Development Committee that goes beyond recruitment? Share them here.

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Candid

MARCH 19, 2025

For Womens History Month, weve curated a list of articles highlighting the progress women in the nonprofit sector have made, the gaps they still face, and how theyre working to dismantle barriers. The growing role of women in the nonprofit sector The great restructure: Gender inequity culture in the nonprofit sector.

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Wild Apricot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

From member and volunteer recruitment, to refreshing your website or communications – we''ve got you covered with helpful guides, articles and blog posts. Here''s a round-up of resources to help with fall membership planning. membership events Volunteers'

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Thinking different about member retention + recruitment. The following original article was first published online on September 13, 2016 by John Wiley & Sons and then appeared on page 6 of the October 2016 edition of The Membership Management Report, a monthly journal published by Wiley for the association industry.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 17, 2025

Here’s a quote from the article to think about today: A fundamental paradox at the core of human life is that we are highly social and made better in every way by being around people… And yet over and over, we have opportunities to connect that we dont take, or even actively reject, and it is a terrible mistake. Team messaging.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 27, 2010

Blog posts and articles on Fundraising, Leadership, and Membership topped the active topics at AssociationJam.org this month, in terms of the numbers of submissions, views and reader votes, while the Volunteers, Technology, and Social Media came in almost as strong. read more ). read more ).

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Ewald Consulting

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Your members and volunteers are the future leaders of your organization, so it is important to approach recruitment thoughtfully. Be open : An article written for Forbes recommends you allow yourself to be open to different types of leaders than you are used to. The post How to Recruit New Leaders appeared first on Ewald Consulting.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 4, 2017

There have been some interesting articles and blogs posted in recent weeks with great ideas for engaging members in learning, curating online content to ensure relevancy, and ensuring your organization has a strategically digital mindset. Using Digital Credentials to Close the Skills Gap.

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Portage Group

JULY 6, 2020

This edition of the Pulse provides an updated look at the financial viability of associations as well as what associations are doing to engage and recruit members in our “new normal”. Volume 6 of the TPG Pulse for Associations is the second article based on responses from 311 Canadian associations from June 3-11. READ NOW.

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Optimist Consulting

JUNE 29, 2016

Attractively lays out the stories: The coloured blocks for articles are attractive and help define the space for stories and navigate the reader through the e-newsletter. Producing a non-member version of an e-newsletter has often been a very successful recruitment tool for membership organisations I have worked for.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Enjoy compelling future-focused learning and discussion about this article. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. The ROI of Words: How to Write Website Copy That Will Drive Member Renewal and Recruitment. Fri 10/9 at 2 p.m. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

One of the questions I get asked a lot is: “How much should I be willing to invest to recruit a member?” For example, let’s say you invest $1000 on a recruitment campaign and bring in five new members. Hopefully, at least a few of those five people you recruited will renew for years two, three, four, and beyond.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 7, 2014

I came across an article recently that was making the case for the undeniable value of the age old new member packet for today’s association. However, I will agree with one premise of the article – engaged members is the standard all associations should to aspire to. But how about bringing that idea into a modern context?

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WBT Systems

JULY 31, 2018

Every association wants to recruit millennial members, but the cost of membership may exceed a millennial’s budget. Recruitment strategy: help millennials get jobs. In a recent Associations Now article , they referred to their strategy as “priming the pump.” They’ve built content partnerships with recruiters and PR agencies.

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YourMembership

MARCH 8, 2013

The weekly wrap-ups are a great resource to find industry provoking articles, blog posts, upcoming events, fun facts, and provide up-to-date news and tips found throughout the association and workforce space each week. We know that there are key points when recruiting new members to any organization that are crucial to survival.

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YourMembership

JUNE 21, 2012

Yesterday I came across a really motivating article on Harvard Business Review, entitled “Don’t Like Your Job? The thing I loved about this article was that it suggested you do a little analysis and figure out what about your job do you love. This article can help give you some ideas to work on. Don’t Like it?

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Reid All About it

APRIL 29, 2016

You’ll learn how to format news articles and blog posts to increase your click-through rate, ensure your website and email communications are mobile compatible, integrate social media into your website and email communications, and build your email list. Recruitment Jam. Speaker: Joshua Peskay, Vice President, RoundTable Technology.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 29, 2016

You’ll learn how to format news articles and blog posts to increase your click-through rate, ensure your website and email communications are mobile compatible, integrate social media into your website and email communications, and build your email list. Recruitment Jam. Speaker: Joshua Peskay, Vice President, RoundTable Technology.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 3, 2017

As an example of this, back in June 2016 an article in Association Now magazine referenced a study titled “ Member Engagement Study: Aligning Organization Strategy With What Matters Most to Members.” Increased Member Value – members place high value on association education, especially younger members.

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Thanks For Playing

JANUARY 24, 2013

People talked about engagement as the key to recruitment, retention, and upselling, whether that means getting members to invest money by buying stuff or invest time by taking volunteer positions. We value getting articles written for free for our magazine, so we give it a high score. People talked about scoring systems. Spot it yet?

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 19, 2020

If you can only focus on either recruitment or retention, it’s more cost-effective and beneficial to focus on the latter. However, that doesn’t mean you forget recruitment efforts altogether! If those members do decide to leave, the time and effort into attracting them is ultimately wasted.

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GrowthZone

MAY 28, 2019

The next era of the association world is dependent on recruitment, engagement, and renewals of young professionals. This article covers two aspects of membership certain to appeal to this generation.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

People talked about engagement as the key to recruitment, retention, and upselling, whether that means getting members to invest money by buying stuff or invest time by taking volunteer positions. We value getting articles written for free for our magazine, so we give it a high score. People talked about scoring systems. Spot it yet?

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 17, 2017

According to ASAE’s Benchmarking in Association Management: Membership and Components Policies and Procedures , the average association invests $20,000 a year on recruitment and $15,000 on retention. It’s cheaper and easier to keep an existing member than to get a new one.

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YourMembership

DECEMBER 30, 2014

I came across an article recently that was making the case for the undeniable value of the age old new member packet for today’s association. We recently held our June webinar entitled Flipping the Membership Equation: Thinking Differently About Membership Recruitment and Retention. In the webinar we discussed the need for […].

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Reid All About it

APRIL 18, 2025

Learn how to repurpose conference content into always-on digital programming, leverage multiple media formats (videos, webinars, podcasts, and articles), and create sponsorship inventory that drives non-dues revenue. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Wed 4/23 at 1 p.m. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Someone shared an article from Pillsbury Law that explains the legal risk and consequences of tying membership to certification. chapters, SIGs and more), effective communications with volunteers and member communities, tech solutions and ideas for powering member communities, and volunteer recruitment and engagement in member communities.

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Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

To get a sense of what your association is missing, take a few minutes to read Jeff’s article and then share it with your staff and board. I had never heard of “backcasting” until reading this article from the American Alliance of Museums. Online learning myths. More info/register. Host: Web Courseworks. Thu 7/30 at 2 p.m.

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GrowthZone

MAY 21, 2019

In an article recently featured in Minnesota Meetings and Events magazine, GrowthZone explored benefits that attract young professional members. This, in turn, increases recruitment and retention numbers. Increase member participation when conducting member surveys. with a simple three-step process. >>

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WBT Systems

JULY 24, 2018

Associations want to know how their membership recruitment, retention, and marketing tactics compare to others so they can improve member growth and engagement. The most effective recruitment techniques, in order: Word-of-mouth recommendations. It’s human nature—the ego at work. Advance their career (17 percent). Email marketing.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

The article also covers Bitcoin, Ethereum, initial coin offerings, and promising use cases. But, you have to read novels or poetry, not articles about blockchain, if you want to get those benefits. Membership Recruitment Tips from the Best Sales People. That’s your weekend reading right there. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 15, 2017

Take plenty of photos and highlight them in slideshows in your online community or an article in your print newsletter to extend post-event engagement. Experienced volunteers may work with new recruits to help them learn the ropes, for example. Want to do even better? Make Them Leaders.

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YourMembership

APRIL 14, 2015

online article: “In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever. Alternatively, a recruiter could search for qualified candidates based on the courses they’ve taken. It has a clear finish line, so the organization can know when it has achieved the goal; people like to shoot for finish lines.”

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Association Success

OCTOBER 17, 2017

On the (slightly bleaker) flipside, without more public knowledge of the industry, associations will miss out on worthy recruits, and their public voice will grow increasingly quieter. To inspire new recruits to consider how the association world develops communities, helps people, and transforms opportunities.

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WBT Systems

MAY 22, 2018

Use sample programs as a membership recruitment tool. Make sure these member recruiters are familiar with the program content so they can match it to the right person. Extending the personal touch through association ambassadors might make the difference in long-term customer loyalty. Get sponsors involved too.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 17, 2018

We want to recruit new members. One of the activities we engage in to achieve that outcome is placing a promotional article in each week's e-newsletter. As a result, the organization is question quickly finds itself in the "business" of publishing articles. Maybe I need to explain that. What else do you expect us to do?"

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In a 2019 survey of high-tech companies, more than 40% of the respondents said they hire Customer Success Managers , according to an article in the Harvard Business Review. When you recruit members, you’re inviting them to your organization’s “party.” Brad Egeland, Association for Project Management ).

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