October, 2020

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Association Management: Online vs. In-person Engagement

Blue Sky eLearn

As an association leader, you know the importance of engaging your members. How you communicate with members and the opportunities you offer directly impact their experience with your organization and the chance that they’ll renew. With a dedicated and comprehensive engagement strategy, your member retention rate is much more likely to increase! However, it’s likely that your more traditional engagements are on pause.

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4 Crucial Tips for Improving Your Association’s Website

Wild Apricot

Your association’s website is the main touchpoint for members and prospects. Make sure it’s providing the right experience with these easy-to-implement strategies.

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Adding Member Value in Time of COVID-19

MemberClicks

This is unchartered territory we’re all in right now — trying to navigate COVID-19 and how it’s not only impacting us, but our key constituents as well. For you, that’s your members.

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Frugal Innovation Practices for Associations with Tight Budgets

WBT Systems

Frugal Innovation Practices for Associations with Tight Budgets. Read more about Frugal Innovation Practices for Associations with Tight Budgets.

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A New Look At Running Grants & Programs: Why Use A System When You Have Excel?

Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.9.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m back in the saddle again—and this photo captures my hiking buddies climbing up a tricky portion of the saddle between Big Spring and Squaw Canyons in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park in Utah—one of my favorite places. Association mojo. At times, it’s a struggle, isn’t it?

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Going Virtual: What We’ve Learned Supporting 2000+ Virtual Events in 6 Months Part I

Blue Sky eLearn

Recently, Blue Sky eLearn’s Senior Sales Director, Lance Simon, sat down with Emilio Alonso-Mendoza, CEO of AG Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, David Ditker, CEO of the Assistive Technology Industry Association, and Dan Streeter, Vice Presid e nt of Learning Strategy and Development at Blue Sky eLearn. . The four sat down to discuss what has been learned hosting virtual events over the past six months.

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The Ultimate Guide to Year-End Giving

Wild Apricot

Follow these steps to make your year-end giving campaign the best yet, as well as getting inspired by three great examples.

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Gardian of the Month: Charlotte Muylaert

Aaron Wolowiec

Charlotte Muylaert, Marketing Leader for Billhighway is our Gardian of the Month.

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How to Get Back Your Association Mojo

WBT Systems

How to Get Back Your Association Mojo. Read more about How to Get Back Your Association Mojo.

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Find New Non-Dues Revenue Streams for Your Organization with This Free Guide

Struggling to generate revenue beyond membership dues? You're not alone. Our free guide, The Ultimate Guide to Non-Dues Revenue for Associations , offers practical strategies to help your organization boost financial health. Inside, you'll explore creative ways to generate income, including: Educational offerings tailored to your audience Event-based revenue opportunities Job boards that drive engagement and income Corporate sponsorship ideas A checklist to evaluate and strengthen your current a

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.30.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Session recordings. Professional development is a must in uncertain times. To remain relevant and employable, you need to keep your skills sharp. But right now—and probably well into 2021—the only way to do that is through online learning. WBT Systems explains how virtual conference session recordings can serve as a launchpad for an association’s online learning portfolio.

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Improving Your Membership Renewal Letters: 6 Tips for Success

Higher Logic

The post Improving Your Membership Renewal Letters: 6 Tips for Success appeared first on Higher Logic. Sitting down to write a membership renewal letter can give you writer’s block – these tips will help. Plus, get ways to create engagement year-round. The post Improving Your Membership Renewal Letters: 6 Tips for Success appeared first on Higher Logic.

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My Writing in September 2020

Jamie Notter

Here's a rundown of the content I put out there last month. I went a little big picture on the blog, addressing some of the tough societal issues we're facing in the U.S. right now, and my Forbes post provides some advice on how management teams can integrate culture into their regular work and meetings. Human Workplaces Blog. Getting Ready for the New Wave of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Work.

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42 Free Nonprofit Webinars for November 2020

Wild Apricot

Here are all the free nonprofit webinars happening in November 2020 that the Internet has to offer.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Heres How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Shifting Your Communications for the Remote Work World

Aaron Wolowiec

Communication misunderstandings are happening more in the current remote work world. Carol Vernon shares how individuals and teams can leverage their communication style preferences to get the best outcomes.

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How to Become the Corporate Training Partner for Member Companies

WBT Systems

How to Become the Corporate Training Partner for Member Companies. Read more about How to Become the Corporate Training Partner for Member Companies.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.23.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Corporate member training programs. WBT Systems explains how to become the corporate training partner for your member companies. The HR and training staff at your member companies are under duress right now. Many of them don’t have the capability or capacity to design the new training programs they need.

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Want to Grow Non-Dues Revenue? Try a New Email Promotion Strategy

Higher Logic

The post Want to Grow Non-Dues Revenue? Try a New Email Promotion Strategy appeared first on Higher Logic. Adopting a new email promotion strategy can help your association boost revenue from virtual events, webinars, online courses, and other paid opportunities. The post Want to Grow Non-Dues Revenue? Try a New Email Promotion Strategy appeared first on Higher Logic.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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How to increase engagement and inclusivity in your organization

Association Success

Starting with eight ways to increase engagement, and wrapping up with embracing change and failures, this week’s Friday Five shows association professionals are looking into changing their cultures for the better. . Every week, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our newsletters to keep up with what’s trending. How do we come up with this list?

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Don't Write Another Year-End Giving Letter Without These 5 Tips (+Template)

Wild Apricot

Get ready for year-end giving season and craft the perfect communications using these tips, letter template, and examples.

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Revealing the Magic of Health Coaching

Aaron Wolowiec

Maria Ferrante shares her journey from using a health coach to becoming one.

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Virtual Conference Session Recordings: the Launchpad for Your Association’s Online Learning Programs

WBT Systems

Virtual Conference Session Recordings: the Launchpad for Your Association’s Online Learning Programs. Read more about Virtual Conference Session Recordings: the Launchpad for Your Association’s Online Learning Programs.

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2025 Association Survey Results Report

GrowthZone’s 11th annual survey highlights trends, challenges, and strategies shaping the membership industry through insights from U.S. and Canadian association professionals. Get your copy of the 2025 Association Survey Results Report to see how your organization measures up: The biggest challenges associations are facing Membership retention trends and non-renewal insights Strategies for automatic renewals and reinstatements Shifts in member engagement tactics Why members are joining (and sta

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.16.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The state of associations. Cecilia Sepp, CAE, founder of Rogue Tulips, recently released the findings of their September association survey, What’s Next for Associations. Reading survey results is sort of like, for me, peeking into someone’s pantry—you get a sense of their inner workings and thinking.

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7 Best Practices for Online Community Moderation

Higher Logic

The post 7 Best Practices for Online Community Moderation appeared first on Higher Logic. Community moderation is a skill, first and foremost. Take these seven steps to effectively moderate your community. The post 7 Best Practices for Online Community Moderation appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Why your membership organization needs super users

Association Success

Every membership organization has members who go above and beyond. . They’re the people who show up early to every panel, share every social media post and bring something extra to the table. They’re your biggest fans, advocates, and ambassadors. . But as much as you might appreciate your organization’s super users, it’s not always clear how to bring them into your overall strategy. .

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8 GivingTuesday Email Examples that Inspire and Convert

Wild Apricot

GivingTuesday is coming up on December 1, 2020. Get ready to make this your most successful year yet by following best practices from these GivingTuesday email campaigns.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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67 Powerful Coaching Questions to Ask Yourself & Those You Supervise

Aaron Wolowiec

Whether you’re coaching boards, speakers, staff, volunteers or other stakeholders, asking powerful questions helps individuals work through the process of self-discovery and generate their own solutions. It’s not necessary to have all of the answers yourself. Rather, the coach’s role is to act as a collaborative and inquisitive partner, drawing out information and creating greater self-awareness.

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We Have a Match!

Spark Consulting

Update on my fall fundraising for Reading Partners (where I’m both a tutor and a board member): My initial goal was $1000, and, with ten days still to go in the campaign, I’ve raised $1300! To everyone who’s given so far, HUGE thanks. I have a generous donor (who wishes to remain anonymous) who has pledged to match donations up to $1500! I know this fall is a tough time to be asking for money – the pandemic recession has dramatically increased demand on EVERY nonprofit that serves our loca

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Rethinking from Scratch to Better Deliver for Members: Emily Crane, Georgia Motor Trucking Association

Association Adviser

Emily Crane, VP of safety and education for the Georgia Motor Trucking Association, tells us how they're supporting trucking companies this pandemic-influenced year and beyond. The post Rethinking from Scratch to Better Deliver for Members: Emily Crane, Georgia Motor Trucking Association appeared first on Association Adviser.

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