Association Success

APRIL 1, 2019

In his book The Open Garden Organization: A Blueprint for Associations in the Digital Age , Amith Nagarajan aims to create a movement that modernizes the philosophies and practices of associations to drive progress forward within their organizations, and change the way people outside the industry views it. It is a question of willingness.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 14, 2021

For well over a year, we’ve consulted with dozens of associations on their go/no-go event strategies. The two major variables that impacted 2020 revenue were the dates of your event and whether you have an expo with a conference or a conference with an expo. Revenue for anchor exhibitors cannot be recognized until that happens.

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ISAE

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Growing Your Association’s Non-Dues Revenue: The Basics The idea that all or most of your association’s revenue should come from membership dues is an outdated, inaccurate assumption. According to ASAE, dues made up only 30% of total revenue for professional associations in 2016, a steep drop from 95.7% Let’s get started!

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APRIL 19, 2024

In Nimble AMS’ AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, one an introduction to AI for associations and one on developing an AI strategy. Consultant/founder wisdom. Dean West shares lessons from his 25 years of leading Association Laboratory. More info/register.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Greg Pollack at Association Analytics recommends three useful strategies to elevate your association’s impact in the new year. I searched for a recipe on Eat Your Books , a cookbook index site. Leave with tools you can use today to build a strategy that best fits your organization. Data, AI and value propositions. 1 CAE credit.

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JUNE 14, 2024

Fíonta shares eleven effective marketing strategies for boosting event attendance. In Nimble’s AI success kit, you get four resources: two 30-minute webinar recordings about AI for associations and two white papers, an introduction to AI for associations and a guide to developing an AI strategy. Non-dues revenue.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Carolyn Shomali of Professionals for Association Revenue explains what associations can learn about audience engagement from the most popular podcasts today. Blue ocean strategy. by William Deresiewicz, Salmagundi A reading guide for grownups who don’t read: librarians’ secrets for getting into books. | 1 CAE credit.

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JUNE 25, 2021

– Revenue Success from Scratch: One Association’s Story. Michelle Brien, VP of Marketing and Product Strategy for TopClass LMS by WBT Systems. Even with the right budgets and resources to fund a hybrid event strategy, many organizers feel unsure where to start. Host: Professionals for Association Revenue.

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OCTOBER 4, 2024

Focus on values shared by different segments instead—which is also the advice offered by David Allison in his book about Valuegraphics. Content strategy. Jimmy Daly at Superpath explains why you need a documented content marketing strategy , how to assess whether your strategy is working, and what solutions to put in place if it’s not.

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JUNE 30, 2023

WBT Systems provides strategies for offering professional development as an employee retention tool. Non-dues revenue partners. Hear about the benefits of corporate partnerships, how to identify potential partners, and strategies for building and maintaining successful partnerships. More info/register. More info/register.

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NXUnite

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Books Elevate Nonprofit explains that books can impart a wealth of knowledge and inspire your organization’s fundraising strategy. They are an invaluable resource to learn new strategies and practices and glean insights from the past. Once a book is published, it could take months or years for new editions to come out.

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Association Success

JANUARY 14, 2019

How is your association committing to a competitive education strategy? Presently, a large majority of associations do not have an education strategy. In her book, Tracy King talks about how workforce disruptions, new technologies, and tight budgets place enormous pressure on professional association continuing education teams.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 22, 2017

In several instances, several Association CEO’s are utilizing radical transformation strategies to increase their relevance to the members and the industries they serve. Do Association’s need Radical Transformation Strategies to remain relevant enough to keep their members engaged over the longer term? What’s different today?

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Smooth The Path

MAY 23, 2019

This exercise could lead to some very positive strategies for the organization overall. Each year they purchase the benchmarking survey and a book or two from the bookstore. At a hypothetical $1,400 to $5,800 in revenues a year, engaging new members looks like an investment with a huge ROI. Related: Free membership can be risky.

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JUNE 23, 2023

The resulting benchmark report shares key trends, benchmarks within six marketing categories (research/analytics, branding/strategy, marketing/SEO, UX design/content, technology and team dynamics)—with breakout benchmarks for associations, and recommendations for increasing your association’s marketing effectiveness. 1 CAE credit.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Billhighway discusses the causes of leadership succession issues and offers strategies for preventing volunteer burnout , a big problem for chapters. Host: Forj Speaker: Amanda Lea Kaiser, keynote speaker and author of Elevating Engagement: Uncommon Strategies for Creating a Thriving Member Community Fri 1/26 at 4 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

She also shares the story of another association that partnered with an outside expert to fill in a service (and revenue) gap. Host: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNP, principal and founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Guests: Daniel Elacqua and Gwen Garrison, authors of the book, Unleashing the Power of BI Tue 10/31 at 11 a.m. – Value proposition.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

West Virginia inmates will be charged by the minute to read e-books on tablets. Learn why events are such an important part of a holistic marketing strategy and how they are uniquely capable of delivering incredible returns when integrated as part of a multi-channel marketing strategy. Seriously, ugh. Ciaramella, Reason ).

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Association Success

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

If you’ve ever picked up a copy of one of Verne Harnish’s books, you know the Entrepreneur’s Organization founder puts serious stock in habit development. . And while you can look to his books for a step-by-step guide to the ones that’ll make your organization grow, there’s one habit that supersedes them all: Reading. .

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

If you manage non-dues revenue programs, you’ve got to understand Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT) —or your association will eventually pay the price (taxes plus penalties and interest). Explore innovative strategies to revitalize a nonprofit board, rekindle enthusiasm, and re-engage members in the organization’s cause.

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JUNE 16, 2023

You should also check out Sidecar’s online community dedicated to AI and Amith Nagarajan’s (Blue Cypress/Sidecar) new book, Ascend: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations —I’m reading it now. PCMA is partnering with Gevme on the AI-based Project Spark for the events industry , which is free now, but I can see revenue potential.

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MAY 12, 2023

I’m tired of experiencing FOMO for this one, so I’ve already got my flight booked for Denver. WBT shares seven MOOC business model strategies you should definitely steal. Using uncommon strategies from her book Elevating Engagement , learn how to create an energized and highly motivated membership. Learning business.

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JULY 7, 2023

. – Ascend Author Talk: A Conversation with Amith Nagarajan (Washington DC) Let’s get together to talk about AI for Associations specifically through the lens of Amith Nagarajan’s new book, Ascend: Unlocking the Power of AI for Associations? Host: Professionals for Association Revenue Wed 7/12 at 1 p.m. More info/register.

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MARCH 25, 2022

Check out the new page on my site, Association Brain Food Resources , dedicated to feeding your brain with information from our industry partners about association technology, membership, data management, cybersecurity, non-dues revenue, and more. Book Club: The Art of Gathering. Professional development market potential. Generation N.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Dale Carnegie Non-dues revenue. Seriously consider attending if non-dues revenue is a concern for your association. But when I read her book, Quiet , my entire striving life up to that point made sense. Non-dues revenue partners. How can we design an executable learning strategy? Introverts. CAE credit.

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

My business partner, Kevin Ordonez, and I picked this occasion to launch our second book, Association 4.0: We were thrilled that five of the 24 leaders we interviewed for the book joined us as presenters. He explained that when you make members the priority, issues such as cost and dues revenue take care of themselves.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Board strategy. They also describe how credentialing programs can help your association increase member engagement and revenue. s (MGI) annual membership benchmarking report, so I’ve put this new book by Tony Rossell, MGI’s senior vice president, on my list: How to Grow Recurring Revenue, Reach New Markets, and Achieve Your Mission.

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Delcor

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

These days more than ever, associations are seeking new sources of non-dues revenue to replace the income they used to rely upon from in-person meetings and events. Consider generating revenue by offering corporate partners the opportunity to sponsor: Blog posts and articles. Projection of potential costs and revenue.

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MARCH 17, 2023

Association revenue. Professionals for Association Revenue released their Association Business Development Landscape Survey report. Learn about considerations for your technological infrastructure, ideas for cultivating a flexible work and learning environment, and strategies for supporting members’ and staff’s professional growth.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Presenters: Lowell Aplebaum, CPF, FASAE, CAE, Professional Facilitator CEO & Strategy Catalyst, Vista Cova, LLC. Integrated Strategies for Marketing New Products ( Chatting with Agnes & Cecilia). Presenters: Bill Conforti, SVP of Strategy & Solutions, Association Analytics. More info/register. Host: ASAE.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Fri 8/6 at 12 p.m.* – AI Now for Associations: Strategy: Where Do I Start? Learn the practical steps to create a technology strategy that aligns with your association’s mission and goals, and get a roadmap to take immediate action in support of your association. Why Your Association Needs to Embrace a “Digital First” Strategy.

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.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2024

Relying on outdated patterns of member engagement, employer-based dues payments, and annual meeting revenues is the opposite of a strategy for success. In fact, it’s not a strategy at all. We even wrote two books on this topic. Seven Strategies for Change Excellence still depends on how well you get things done.

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MAY 14, 2021

Last week, in-person social gatherings returned to my calendar, including my first book club dinner in more than a year. Hear three examples of how our customers have addressed this very challenge using practical, cost-effective strategies. Presenters: Bill Conforti, SVP of Strategy & Solutions, Association Analytics.

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

To help associations increase sponsorship revenue, the Partnership Professionals Network and Dynamic Benchmarking are conducting a survey of association sponsors to find out: Why companies sponsor associations. 6% have no formal, documented strategy for their virtual conference. Host: DC Association Professional Book Club.

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Membersuite

JULY 19, 2022

For any conference first-timers, ASAE Annual is where thousands of association professionals and industry partners gather to exchange time, resources, strategies, solutions, and more. The first 20 attendees to book a 15-minute AMS or Event Farm demo at our booth will get a $50 Amazon Gift card delivered to them on the same day.

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.orgSource

JULY 22, 2024

We call this collection of strategies Association 4.0. Membership Growth Rate Retention Rate Demographics Engagement Event Attendance Website Traffic and User Behavior Volunteer Activity Finance Revenue Streams Operating Reserves Leadership and Governance Board Member Engagement. It is our bible for sustaining quality over time.

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

One question that comes up from time to time is whether an association will economically benefit more by pursuing a customer growth strategy instead of membership growth. For the most part, the client data that I have gathered would argue strongly for following a membership strategy. So the customer tenure was 1.2

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