Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

We’re often tempted to ask volunteers to call lapsed members – in fact, that can be a stated requirement of serving on a membership committee. Member-to-member (or member-to-prospect) communications can be very effective, IF you can persuade your members to actually make the calls. What would a script look like?

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 6, 2012

Previous posts include: #1: Don't Forget the Fun As always, I encourage you to add your thoughts and comments as we go along. + + + Member Engagement Solution #2: Recruit with a One-to-One Philosophy A personal approach is best when it comes to connecting interested volunteers with the tasks the association needs them to perform.

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 28, 2024

Your membership committee plays a vital role in your association—guiding conversations about key membership benefits, identifying potential member pain points, and strategizing solutions to better support your members. We’re here to help you enhance your membership committee! What is a membership committee?

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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2019

Digital marketing tools make it easier to test out a member recruitment campaign in real time. When it comes to new-member recruitment, a little bit of testing and tinkering can go a long way to a successful outcome. The idea was to have this committee reach out to hot leads and give a little push factor,” Schneider says.

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AMG

JUNE 12, 2023

There are many ways to use the summer months as a time of getting to know residents and recruiting them to help with the HOA board or committee. This is a great time for HOAs to make volunteer opportunities known. People are outdoors and more active. They may hear positive information about the management and consider volunteering.

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Association Leaders

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Successful Boards have solid Board member recruitment and mentoring efforts in place constantly, not just once a year. The article goes on to recommend that associations form a Board Development Committee whose responsibility goes beyond future Board member recruitment. The committee can help to form the culture of the Board.

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Associations Now

MARCH 24, 2017

The New Jersey Society of CPAs recruits volunteers with a business card that removes the barriers to getting involved. The New Jersey Society of CPAs was on a mission to engage members face-to-face and recruit some volunteers at the same time. To do this, NJCPA armed its volunteer relations committee with business cards.

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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! Chapter, committee, or business group meetings. Use microsites for association committees. Consider using recorded content.

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Association Adviser

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Are you at a stalemate when it comes to recruiting and retaining members? Create a contest and challenge members to recruit others to join. For each new recruit, the member’s name goes into a drawing for an iPad. Branch out from the typical places you recruit members. Julie Frey, APR, CPRC. Expand your network.

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Association Leaders

JUNE 26, 2019

The Board of Directors, the Officers, the Committee Chairs, the Chapters (if there are any). Typically these candidates come from the current Board of Directors but may also come from committee chairs or even committee members. At that point the “recruitment” process begins. Committee Chairs. Committee Chairs.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 18, 2021

Membership committees. Is it difficult to find members to serve on your membership committee? MemberSuite discusses the challenges faced by staff in charge of membership committees and suggests ways you can make improvements by revamping (or retiring) your membership committee. A terrific idea to steal! Host: FiscalNote.

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EventMobi: Association Events

JUNE 19, 2024

“So we work with a committee to come up with and brainstorm different ideas to help new members or first-time attendees engage with each other and also get out and enjoy the city that they’re in.” ” -Karen Hill The question is, how do you connect with and recruit volunteers? Plus, it will be a ton of fun!

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Strategy Tips Boston Social Media 257

Spark Consulting

AUGUST 13, 2013

From the new Spark whitepaper, The Mission Driven Volunteer , written with Peggy Hoffman: The current model of volunteering in associations, based on standing committees, is broken, leading to: Difficulty recruiting volunteers. Do-nothing committees. Poorly attended meetings. No new ideas. Volunteer burn out.

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Ungrated

APRIL 18, 2023

Veteran community association leaders say whipping up a plan to recruit, educate, and retain volunteers is essential to volunteer success and is a delicate mix that includes patience, flexibility, solid coaching, and listening skills—plus a dash of strong commitment to community. It’s your responsibility to set them up to be successful.”

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Nimble AMS

JULY 15, 2022

If your organization is looking to recruit new members and retain existing members, you’ll need to invest in your Code of Ethics. Consider adding qualified members (those with law backgrounds or experience with ethical issues, or public policy specialists) to the Code of Ethics Committee or task force so they can serve in a greater capacity.

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Ungrated

APRIL 8, 2021

Board members and committee members play a critical role in making community associations vibrant and attractive places to live. Wilson frequently considers ways to recruit and retain great volunteers in Mesquite and believes some of the same answers and solutions apply to community associations. Match skills with assignments.

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MemberClicks

DECEMBER 27, 2023

There’s a good chance you’ve already benefited from the help of volunteers, but you might still have some questions on how to recruit more to your organization. It can be daunting to recruit and maintain the number of volunteers you need, but we have some tips to help you out below! Why is volunteer recruitment so important?

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YourMembership

MARCH 8, 2013

We know that there are key points when recruiting new members to any organization that are crucial to survival. But focusing only on recruitment can be a big mistake if you are ignoring the qualities, characteristics and attributes that attracted members in the first place. by Megan Rockett. by Jeff Hurt.

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Associations Now

JULY 17, 2017

But that’s not the only thing a recruiter and hiring committee are looking for. So what are recruiters and hiring committees looking for? I’ve heard all of them, and search committees see through them in a New York second,” she says.) A capacity for addressing conflicts head-on, for one.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 9, 2018

The first time attendee gets the unique badge ribbon and the exclusive reception with the board of directors and committee chairs. Growth is a result of two complimentary actions: recruitment and retention. All that rewarding of novelty helps with recruitment. And that’s all fine. Definitely keep doing that.

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MemberClicks

JUNE 6, 2023

So, how do you recruit the right board members? We’ll walk you through the best practices in board member recruitment. Or they might focus on recruiting people who have connections that will help them with fundraising or sponsorships. What are the Characteristics of an Ideal Board Member? They’re not wrong to do so.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

In order to recruit new members, associations need to provide a unique value proposition , something compelling enough that people see value in paying for membership on their own or asking their company to sponsor their membership. The goal: Every year, bringing in new members is likely to be on your association’s list.

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Membersuite

JUNE 30, 2021

Association colleagues are telling us they’re having a tough time recruiting and retaining volunteers. Volunteer recruitment was already a problem before the pandemic—members were busy. Prioritize tasks so your recruitment efforts are focused on the most critical work. Committee service is not for everyone.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 9, 2020

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. Presenters: Dany Bourjolly Smith (moderator), SHRM-SCP, lead consultant, Association CareerHQ Recruitment Concierge Team.

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YourMembership

MARCH 7, 2016

However, it is easy to sometimes lose track on just how much it costs to recruit one new member as opposed to retaining one when renewal time comes around. Volunteered for committees or other leadership opportunities? One of the easiest ways to grow your membership is to not lose your current members. Pretty logical statement, right?

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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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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Cecilia Sepp of Rogue Tulips Consulting takes issue with associations that repeatedly ask the same people to join committees and other groups rather than announcing and offering these opportunities to all members. Staff committee liaison. How many of you received training before taking on a committee liaison role? Microlearning.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 27, 2014

Below are the bonus tips I promised everyone in the session: Membership recruiting is an eternal program, not s series of intermittent campaigns. When contacting prospects or new members, send “from” members of your membership committee. During the presentation, I shared five tips. Have a plan! The same holds true for retention.

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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 committee service, so we give it a high score. People talked about scoring systems. People talked about rewards for engagement.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 18, 2022

Diversity is a vital component to recruiting more volunteers because it strengthens your volunteer program by offering a highly skilled volunteer base. Ensuring your DEI volunteer group is both diverse and inclusive should be a priority as you begin to recruit members to volunteer. Recruit a diverse group of members. ?

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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 committee service, so we give it a high score. People talked about scoring systems. People talked about rewards for engagement.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nominating someone is simple and anonymous: submit their contact info and a sentence about them—the AWTC awards committee takes it from there. Committee management. Have you ever had training to be a committee staff liaison or did it go something like this? Conference/event evaluations. Do you use all the data you collect?

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WBT Systems

MAY 22, 2018

You could ask membership committee or other volunteers to act as teaching assistants/association ambassadors who answer questions about association resources, products, and services. Use sample programs as a membership recruitment tool. Live programs have the social element in their favor. Get sponsors involved too. Volunteers.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 7, 2014

We recently held a webinar called Flipping the Membership Equation: Thinking Different About Member Retention and Recruitment. In the webinar we highlighted the work being done at the Association of Otolaryngology Administrators (AOA) to recruit and retain new members.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 14, 2024

If you are looking to recharge, re-energize, and power up your membership-based organization, one of the best places to start is focusing on and revitalizing your membership committee. If your organization uses membership as a key funding source, every attempt to improve your membership committee and streamline its efforts will pay dividends.

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MemberClicks

MAY 20, 2021

Membership organizations thrive when members get involved. You and your staff can’t do it all, so when members step up to offer their guidance and assistance, the extra hands can be a massive help in advancing your cause.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 5, 2021

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. The ROI of Words: How to Write Website Copy That Will Drive Member Renewal and Recruitment. (must join Fridays@4 first, it’s free). Host: Fridays@4. Presenter: Caroline Francis, Ed.S, Mon 3/8 at 11 a.m. – Wed 3/10 at 11 a.m. –

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