Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Many of our organizations, in an attempt to be all things to all people (or due to the temptation of all that tasty, tasty non-dues revenue), have larded up our membership “benefits” with so much tangential crap that our members can’t focus on the stuff that will actually help them achieve their goals and fix their problems.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Conference/event evaluations. Education revenue. D2L describes the four factors to consider when developing a revenue strategy for your association’s education programs and five models for monetizing those programs. Do you use the same event evaluation questions year and year? Do you use all the data you collect? 1 CAE credit.

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Blue Sky eLearn

APRIL 20, 2020

O pport unity for new and increased digital revenue streams still lies ahead even if your face-to-face meeting is cancelled or is smaller in attendance. . Taking Your Face-to-Face Conference Virtual. You can decide to turn your face-to-face conference into a series of webinars throughout the year. Virtual Events .

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APRIL 18, 2025

Lead Marvels helps you make a case for a new revenue stream at your associationsponsored content. They explain how five associations addressed common challenges and objections to sponsored content and how they use it to generate revenue and member engagement. Again, are you offering and promoting this aspect of membership?

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 17, 2019

As you strategize for the future, consider a few add-on tools to help you amplify the impact of your online community and strengthen your ability to meet the personalized needs of your members while driving association revenue, among other business objectives like recruitment and advocacy. Strategic content delivery. Event app.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

This isnt just a conference; its a celebration of legacy and a roadmap to the future of purpose-driven work. This isnt just a conference; its a celebration of legacy and a roadmap to the future of purpose-driven work. Learn about strategies for leveraging non-dues revenue opportunities strategically. More info/register.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 17, 2024

For many associations, their #1 revenue driver and member benefit is their annual conference. With events being such an important part of the member experien.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MARCH 3, 2020

Whether a virtual conference is driven by the current virus COVID-19 virus, financial considerations, member outreach, or beneficial global dialogue, the fundamental process for planning and implementation remains the same. These five success factors outline important steps to creating a successful virtual conference.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

In general, members were certainly shifting to more online products and services, such as virtual conferences or online classes. These may have not been a big revenue generator for you, but they provided a much needed connection for your members and delivered value to them. This can increase membership which will increase revenue.

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

On the trade association side, revenue or staff size can be vital in how you treat a member organization. That a conference doesn’t have to be cookie-cutter, there can be sessions that draw everyone in. Anyway, sometimes it’s fun to hang out with the old guy at the conference, why shouldn’t we be seated next to each other?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

If you’re an association professional who is responsible for business development, exhibitor sales, non-dues revenue programs, or any other revenue growth roles outside of membership sales, please complete this survey , which should take less than ten minutes of your time. AMS selection. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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MAY 22, 2020

Virtual conference complaints—and solutions. We’ve had a few months now of quickly planned virtual conferences and learning events. WBT Systems has been tuning in—they describe ten attendee complaints about virtual conferences and provide suggestions to resolve them. Virtual conference success stories. Here’s another one.

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Membersuite

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The importance of revenue diversification was made painfully obvious during the pandemic. Associations that relied too heavily on one revenue source, like the annual meeting or membership dues, had a tough time. Revenue diversification is an essential strategy for achieving the financial stability needed to drive your mission forward.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 11, 2019

What if you could provide your members with networking opportunities and useful information on the content discussed at your annual conference or industry event, long after it has ended? Want to learn more about how to drive registrations, increase event engagement, and boost revenue?

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Taking a strategic approach to driving non-dues revenue might seem challenging. Read on for proven techniques and technolog ies that will help you boost your non-dues revenue in no time. . Driving non-dues revenue is critically important to your association’s long-term success. Strategies for driving non-dues revenue.

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JULY 31, 2020

Planning virtual conferences. Lisa Block at Velvet Chainsaw Consulting suggests a list of questions to consider—about business model, meaningful engagement and content development—when planning a virtual conference. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. 1 CMP credit.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Future conference attendance. A new report from Bruce Rosenthal Associates, HPN, and Ricochet Advice, The Conference Roadmap to Recovery , presents survey responses from 8,525 association members on their likelihood to attend conferences in 2021. Hybrid conferences. Educational coaches. Guest: Sandy Weiss.

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JULY 17, 2020

Meetings Today talked to event planners about revenue diversification, in-person vs. virtual attendee engagement, and managing your mindset. The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology shared some of their sponsorship plans for an upcoming virtual conference on Collaborate (sorry, ASAE members only). Good question.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

WBT Systems explains how virtual conference session recordings can serve as a launchpad for an association’s online learning portfolio. Many members are struggling financially because they’ve been laid off, had their budget cut, or suffered revenue losses. by Adrian Segar, Conferences That Work, part 1 and part 2 ).

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Higher Logic

MARCH 12, 2020

With coronavirus concerns growing , conferences and in-person events are being cancelled left and right. Zendesk Relate, SXSW, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, SaaStr, Association of University Technology Managers, Facebook F8… the list goes on, from small meetings to huge conferences.

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MAY 15, 2020

Chapters can continue to generate non-dues revenue by partnering with their sponsors in new ways. Billhighway explains how to help chapters leverage their event and content assets to deliver desperately needed revenue to their bottom line and value to sponsors. Virtual conference success story. Virtual conference of the week.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Virtual conference pricing. WBT Systems describes the different factors you need to consider when pricing a virtual conference , and right at the top they say, “Your virtual conference should not be free.”. Virtual conference FOMO.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Virtual conference engagement. Because so many associations are quickly converting their in-person conferences to virtual conferences, WBT Systems shares advice on engaging virtual conference attendees with the right kind of content design, networking ideas, and other extracurricular activities. More info/register.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Do we have approval to book live conferences? Breakout room topics will include asynchronous virtual education, virtual conferences, and Zoom tips. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Conference Organizers Summit (Day 1). What does that mean? 1 CAE credit.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Presenters: Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Held at the ASAE Technology Exploration Conference, the AWTC End-of-Year Reception welcomes all association women technology champions and their supporters. A new episode is posted every Monday by 1 p.m. Mon 12/2 at 5:30 p.m.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 29, 2024

Tie revenue to prediction buckets – finally, we apply the current year’s dues to the prediction categories which gives you the power to set more realistic dues revenue expectations. Do members who attend your conference usually renew? What can you do with membership predictions? What about certain member types?

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Higher Logic

MARCH 19, 2020

Your virtual conference can still be meaningful and engaging for your audience. Put on a Great Virtual Conference with These 6 Strategies. Bring in revenue by involving sponsors creatively. But all that said, you can creatively involve sponsors to still bring in some revenue. Let’s refocus together.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

In 2025, Congress is likely to consider new tax increases on association revenue, such as membership dues, sponsorships, investment income and educational program revenue. Building & Growing User Conferences Join a fluff-free deep dive into creating impactful and memorable user conferences. Tax reform threat.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Associations usually rely on corporate marketing budgets for sponsorship revenue. Learn about the types of technology needed for associations looking to retain, engage or grow membership and revenue programming. Hear how you can use partnerships in three strategic ways beyond events to grow revenues, while better serving your members.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Quick hits before we get to the list of next week’s free education: Association revenue resilience: build a foundation with content pillars. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Count me in. I’m subscribing to magazines again after taking some years off. to 4:45 p.m.

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JULY 24, 2020

Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering , MemberSuite describes the seven essential elements for creating a memorable virtual conference instead of the typical series of webinars with accompanying chat box. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Tue 7/28 at 11 a.m.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conference design. Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic association events. Competing against niche professional organizations, membership and conference revenue has “slowed to a trickle.”

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MatrixG

MARCH 25, 2024

I attend a lot of webinars and conferences about non-dues revenue, including Non Dues-A-Palooza. I realized recently that hardly anyone is talking about AMS (association management system) as a revenue generator ; this makes no sense to me! So why isn’t your AMS part of YOUR association’s non-dues revenue strategy?

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YourMembership

JULY 18, 2019

Events and conferences are one of the largest sources of non-dues revenue for associations. Events and conferences are powerful tools for associations. 3 strategies for associations to elevate the event experience for your members. Learn how to enhance and elevate the event experience for your members.

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JUNE 26, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Inclusive conferences. Barbara Palmer at PCMA Convene lists eight ways conference organizers, sponsors, speakers and attendees can make conferences more racially diverse. Conference and education teams. Virtual conference advice.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 20, 2020

Several weeks ago, when it was first becoming apparent to association executives (and everyone else) that the coronavirus pandemic was, in fact, going to be quite serious, most of the industry discussion seemed to revolve around “Do we REALLY have to cancel our conference? What about our revenue!” Yes, it was appalling.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Making a case for conference attendance. If you want to get approval to attend a conference, Barbara Scofidio at Skift Meetings describes five areas to cover when writing an event justification letter to your boss. More info/register. Host: ClearTone Consulting Wed 2/26 at 12 p.m. More info/register. Host: Yodelpop Wed 2/26 at 1 p.m.

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