Spark Consulting

JANUARY 21, 2015

Last week, I was teaching the volunteer management course for ASAE’s Association Management Week with the smart and talented Andrea Rutledge (Executive Director of the National Architectural Accrediting Board), and she and I got chatting about membership recruitment. What are you doing to “recruit the whole person”?

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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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Blue Sky eLearn

MARCH 27, 2018

When it comes to recruitment for your association, you have to walk a thin line. Ready to recruit a fresh pool of members for your program? Try saving your big events for once a year and encourage member committees to plan their own smaller events to engage the local member community. The trick to striking the right balance?

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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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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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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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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Collecting data supports your growth strategy by allowing your association to create and track automated recruitment campaigns, as well as activity within specific online communities dedicated to your chapters, committees, and councils.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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AMR Management Services

JANUARY 11, 2013

Here's the wrong way to recruit volunteers: Step One: Post the following announcement: We are looking for volunteers to serve on the XYZ committee. Check out a few tips on how to recruit volunteers the right way from Allen Liff's blog, Focus! Please Join. Step Two: Take all comers.

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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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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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AMG

JANUARY 4, 2023

Recruit Board Members Each HOA manager needs to focus on recruiting and finding people who are interested in community affairs. Planning Committee Events are an integral part of an active community. Put together a committee that will create events that all residents will participate in.

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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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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

When your association’s members are already bogged down with the responsibilities of their own careers, families, and communities, how do you convince them that committee work is worth prioritizing? Advertise when your association committees have openings. If candidates see the committee in action, it becomes less intimidating.

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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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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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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

One association puts its volunteer membership committee to work in calling all new members to welcome them to the association—a rewarding effort for members, volunteers, and the association alike. At the committee level, though, there seems to be no hard and fast rule. So, what’s the right mix? Call to Action.

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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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Ungrated

APRIL 13, 2022

The seasonal nature of communities in warm weather states like Florida narrows the window to recruit volunteers, but robust volunteer programs are still possible. Form volunteer committees. Having committees with specific focus areas brings residents together in a structured manner. Communicate the opportunities.

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AMR Management Services

JANUARY 11, 2013

Here''s the wrong way to recruit volunteers: Step One: Post the following announcement: We are looking for volunteers to serve on the XYZ committee. Please Join. Step Two: Take all comers. Check out.'

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

She holds your professional certification, has presented at some of your events, is a regular contributor to conversation on your white-label social network platform, and served a three-year term on one of your committees. We’ll just recruit more early-career Millennials to make up for it.” What happens next?

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Nimble AMS

MAY 16, 2023

TECH TIP: When you integrate YM Careers with Nimble AMS, you can foster your Gen Z members’ careers and boost recruitment and retention. Consider creating a diverse group of volunteers to lead DEI initiatives at your association, recruiting young professionals to serve on the committee. Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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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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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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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

But regardless of the platform, she recommends knowing where your members (and people friendly to your association’s industry) are, and recruit social media ambassadors to promote their campaign. If you have a committee meeting, put it on their agenda, or on the slide decks of your webinars, in your newsletters.”

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

These learning experiences are primarily guided and selected by committee members who have little to no training or experience in adult learning principles. Partner with a speaker coach or recruit members/staff who have great reviews for their presentation skills to develop and lead a series of webinars. This model can be very risky.

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Associations Now

JULY 23, 2023

There’s similar softness when it comes to committees: Only 28 percent of boards say they set desired strategic outcomes for their committees. The McKinley report includes a host of recommendations about how to start recruiting for mindset. The approach that works best will differ from association to association.

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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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Nimble AMS

JUNE 4, 2022

To gain further perspective on which goals your organization should set, you’ll need to evaluate the type of members you hope to recruit. Involve the member perspective in event planning by creating a committee of member volunteers. How do you determine who is your ideal member? What qualities make for the best member?

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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

MARCH 21, 2023

Some typical responsibilities of the Vice-Chair could be helping onboard new board members, monitoring board training, helping enforce policies or working to recruit new board members. The Vice-Chair also often leads or attends board committee meetings that the Chair is unable to attend. Wondering what you’re getting yourself into?

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