Mon.Apr 22, 2024

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2024 Survey Reveals Top Concerns for Associations

GrowthZone

Earlier this year, GrowthZone surveyed 332 associations and other member-based organizations across the U.S. and Canada for insight into the challenges and concerns of today’s association professionals. The results show several interesting trends impacting today’s associations, here are some key findings: Member growth and engagement are primary concerns for most associations, followed by issues related to time management and revenue generation.

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Tips for Recruiting Volunteers and SMEs for Online Education Programs

WBT Systems

Since we’re in National Volunteer Week (April 21-27), it’s a good time to revisit a challenge that keeps coming up in association community discussions.

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Why the Board’s Duty of Foresight Remains a Radical Idea Ten Years Later: Part I

Association Adviser

AUTHOR’S ATTESTATION: This article was written entirely by Jeff De Cagna AIMP FRSA FASAE, a human author, without using generative AI. Association boards have a duty of foresight.

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Super Quick, Cheap, and Easy Collaborative Ideas

Elevating Engagement

Your members want to collaborate more (after all, collaboration is the new association content.) Does that mean you have to buy an online community platform today? Or totally reinvent your conference? Nope! You can invite collaboration with something as simple, cheap, and easy as a single Google Doc. Problem-Solving Collaboration I tried an experiment during the Member Engagement Labs sponsored by Impexium and Billhighway.

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How to Create a Community Your Members Can't Get Enough Of

Here’s Your Blueprint for Year-Round Member Engagement. Are you ready to transform your association into a thriving, 365-day community? Download GrowthZone’s ebook, How to Create a Community Your Members Can’t Get Enough Of , and learn strategies for leveling out the peaks and valleys of member engagement. This guide provides actionable strategies to create consistent networking opportunities, deliver value-packed content, and foster connections that your members won’t want to miss.

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Drones, Robots, and Farmers—Prepare Your Association to Meet Fast-Moving Technology Trends

.orgSource

To make a point about technology and its impact on the future of work, Hugh Lee, Co-Founder of Fusion Productions, told me this story: “Several years ago, we invited some young presenters who were developing cutting edge farming technology to digitalNow. They were using drones to fly over fields and analyze the irrigation and fertilizer required by individual plants and crops.