Association Navigator

AUGUST 15, 2016

The question of association value comes up over and over again. Business leaders frequently ask their representative on an association board or committee to justify the expense of their association participation. Participation can be expensive.

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CMA Solutions

DECEMBER 23, 2024

These spaces foster a supportive, connected community, ensuring members feel valued and engaged year after year. Involve them in committees, advisory boards or task forces where they can contribute to key decisions, like event planning or refining membership benefits. Give your members a seat at the table.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 29, 2023

Choose a modern AMS to invest in innovative reporting with user-friendly dashboards for your entire organization, including key stakeholders like your board and essential committee members. Does your association value technology and data-literacy? Become a data-driven organization.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2017

When Velvet Chainsaw Consulting conducted speaker research with 120 associations with research and consulting company Tagoras Inc. Associations value member input. Conference committees should be leveraged to identify the pressing problems to solve or opportunities to seize for the conference’s target market.

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Smooth The Path

MAY 22, 2018

If you know you’ve got some long-time members who are disengaging you can test a few engagement tactics: Help them give back – try to pair them up with the volunteer opportunity that suits them best from speaking to mentoring, bag stuffing to manning registration, or committee to working group participation.

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 21, 2021

What if you could wrap your members in a big, cozy virtual hug during every virtual event? What if you could set the stage for a member and attendee culture that was curious, generous, and kind? What if you could enable thousands of meaningful connections all online?

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SCD Group

JULY 1, 2013

That includes board chairs who don’t, can’t or won’t start the board (or committee meeting) on time. Your board members will appreciate that your association values their time. association leaders association board meetings SCD Group association executives association volunteers ASAE'

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Understanding preferred learning modalities helps your association deliver education and training in formats that are most accessible and engaging for your members, increasing participation and satisfaction. Why do you volunteer/participate on a committee? Plus, it takes the pressure off your membership organizations staff.

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Associations Now

MAY 21, 2014

Eric Lanke, CAE, CEO of the National Fluid Power Association, noticed this problem in a discussion of association professionals last year and shared his observations on his blog : One consistent thing I’ve noticed is that when it comes to member engagement, we all seem to be talking about several different things. …

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Associations Now

APRIL 24, 2013

It’s a catch-all for just about any kind of interaction or involvement (two terms that normal people would be more apt to use) on the part of an association member. A member volunteers for a committee? Heck, ASAE has published a book with 199 different ways a member could be engaged. Engagement. Member posts a discussion comment?

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Smooth The Path

JANUARY 28, 2021

Maybe a decade or two ago, a research paper concluded that public speaking was perceived as one the scariest endeavors. Do you remember that finding? Some public speakers master the fear of speaking, but you might be interested to know that not all their professional fears evaporate.

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Smooth The Path

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

While the word “networking” strikes fear into many people’s hearts, the act of networking achieves a lot of good. Members say networking helps them: Get the funding they need for world-changing projects. Reignite their passion for their professional choices. Solve problems that make people’s lives better.

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