Blue Sky eLearn
MARCH 27, 2018
When it comes to recruitment for your association, you have to walk a thin line. You need to actively encourage members to join without driving them away by being too pushy. The trick to striking the right balance? Instead of creating a plan just to promote your program, focus on promoting the value of your program whenever prospective members naturally encounter it.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 29, 2018
Here's April's roundup of free nonprofit webinars.
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YourMembership
MARCH 28, 2018
You should already know building a loyal member base takes time and requires the focus of each person of your team on quality and member service. What turns out to be crucial for boosting engagement and loyalty is the raw data you collect about each of your members. There’s one simple secret to boost member. The post One simple secret to boost member engagement. appeared first on YourMembership.
Higher Logic
MARCH 29, 2018
When you send a marketing email with a weak subject line or awkward copy, the interaction with the recipient ends right there – with your message in the digital trash. Even if you convince someone to open your email, how compelling is your content and the offer? It’s easier said than done in an era where we obsess over “Inbox Zero” and contend with complicated spam filters.
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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.
WBT Systems
MARCH 27, 2018
For many adults, taking a class online is a new learning experience. Even learners with the best intentions can get distracted when they’re supposed to be paying attention. They procrastinate when it’s time to log in and do their classwork. You can anticipate and prevent these issues by implementing these new strategies we found for engaging online students. #1: Train instructors in online learning.
Association Universe brings together the best content for association members and organizers from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
YourMembership
MARCH 29, 2018
No matter the size of your organization, member recruitment is a constant challenge many teams face. If you work on a small team, however, chances are you wear several hats, making it even more difficult to solely focus your attention on one activity. With so much to do, brainstorming fresh ideas for boosting membership can fall to the bottom of the to-do list.
Higher Logic
MARCH 27, 2018
Imagine you’re customizing a product for a client. Managers from different teams work together to determine the requirements, and each team works on the customizations in their area. But when some changes are implemented, it triggers adjustments for other teams. The project’s deadline is extended and the workload increases. This is one of the scenarios Ron Ashkenas wrote about in Harvard Business Review a few years ago.
Wild Apricot
MARCH 29, 2018
Here's a recap of everything we launched in the last four years, plus our plans for the future.
Reid All About it
MARCH 30, 2018
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The team at Velocity Partners has scrutinized the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and come up with seven requirements for Generally Dickish Practice Retirement (what GDPR really means) that you need to start working on right away. Jeffrey Cufaude shares a few simple ways to jumpstart fresh thinking and fresh perspectives because, he says, “We can’t think differently if we’re not exposed t
Speaker: Jessica Bonney from VICA and Jeff Horne from Wicket
What does delivering an exceptional member experience mean in today's world? With the right insights, tools, and strategies, you can identify what truly matters to your members, drive meaningful engagement at scale, and continue to meet the ever-evolving needs of your members. Join association experts Jessica Bonney from VICA and Jeff Horne from Wicket who will share practical insights on how to build an exceptional member-driven experience by gaining a deeper understanding of your members and d
Spark Consulting
MARCH 28, 2018
My Steal Like a Fundraiser: Innovations in Cause-Oriented Fundraising for Associations co-author Sohini Baliga and I recently had the opportunity to talk with some smart people about the information in the whitepaper. Special for those of you who prefer to learn from methods OTHER than reading: Two are videos; one is a podcast. We embrace all types of learners around here!
Aaron Wolowiec
MARCH 28, 2018
But in today’s quickly moving business climate, businesses aren’t spending the amount of time they should on workplace learning, according to a new report published by the 70:20:10 Institute in partnership with Docebo.
Jamie Notter
MARCH 28, 2018
I always enjoyed the film Parenthood , from the late 1980s. Steve Martin played a guy who struggled with being the perfect parent (which is, of course, impossible). But there was a scene where Jason Robards, who played Martin’s father in the movie, gave a great speech about how it never ends. Even though he was an empty-nest grandparent, he was still parenting.
GrowthZone
MARCH 27, 2018
Goal setting isn’t always easy. And achieving goals is even trickier. There are broad goals and short-term goals. Often times a broad goal can be achieved with a series of short-term goals. The key to success is to set a solid foundation from the beginning. Enter the SMART goal process. S = Specific What do I want to accomplish? The goal should be clear and concise.
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Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.
Smooth The Path
MARCH 29, 2018
A meeting planner said to me, “the whole conference experience is decided in the first 10 seconds”. First impressions are critically important to first-time attendees and repeat attendees. Those critical first impressions are made at the registration desk at most conferences. While members are standing in line, when they step up to the counter, as they interact with the person who will provide their badge, our attendees are unconsciously assessing whether the conference is right for them.
Portage Group
MARCH 26, 2018
ATTN Association and Not For Profit Execs we need your feedback. Participate in 2018 CSAE Compensation and Benefits Survey and you'll get a complimentary executive summary of the study. Hurry, survey closes April 4, 2018. [link] .
Eric Lanke
MARCH 26, 2018
Two weeks ago, in Step Three: Writing Snapshots for Each Scenario , I continued a description of a Scenario Planning exercise my Board chair and I decided to conduct at our most recently completed Board meeting. I ended the previous post with a comment that, before moving onto step four of the Scenario Planning process, I had to discuss how the descriptions developed for each of the four possible futures combine together into four different snapshots.
Association Success
MARCH 26, 2018
We are taking submissions for session content for this winter’s SURGE summit! As part of our upcoming virtual conference, SURGE Spring, we are holding a pitch competition. You see, we want to make sure that the sessions we’re holding are deeply in line with what the community is interested in discussing, and what better way to find out than to vote?
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Sales often gets a bad rep. Yet, if securing sponsors, advertisers, and exhibitors is part of your role, it’s essential. But what if it didn’t have to feel time-consuming, uncomfortable, or worse—icky? Join us for the 3-part virtual Sales Accelerator Labs , where customer experience and sales expert Carrie McIntyre will show you strategies to make sales easier, more effective, and dare we say, enjoyable!
Association Adviser
MARCH 26, 2018
Why become a member of an association? This is the golden question asked by so many association executives as they seek to retain and attract new members to their group. And while there are many reasons an individual or company would be attracted to association membership, having access to the most relevant industry information is at the forefront of their minds.
GrowthZone
MARCH 29, 2018
THE CHALLENGE. When Laurie Lourie came on board as Executive Vice President of the York Builders Association, she brought 22 years of association experience and a keen eye for continuous improvement. She knew that a dues-based organization had to have cost-efficient systems in place in order to provide members with valuable programs and services. Laurie identified costly inefficiencies at the association, including separate systems for managing programs, accounting, and member data.
Smooth The Path
MARCH 27, 2018
Up until about a second ago, I thought about virtual reality as a program. Much like Microsoft Word. Virtual reality will be one more tool in the toolbox professionals can use to communicate, teach, connect, and learn. As professionals move to virtual reality and augmented reality associations will jump on board and deliver training and other products through this new medium.
Association Success
MARCH 27, 2018
Minimize no-shows at your next free event with these strategies. So you are planning a free educational event. You’ve developed top notch education, opened registration and before you know it, the event is sold out. Work over, right? Not exactly. There are things you can do now to reduce the number of empty seats on the day of the event. Why should you care about empty seats?
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Ever wonder why brands like Apple, LEGO, and Sephora are going all-in on branded communities? It’s because online community building is the secret sauce to connecting with audiences in ways that ads and emails simply can’t. But here's the best part—it’s not just for big corporations. Associations can create thriving online communities too. GrowthZone’s eBook, "The Power of Community," breaks down exactly why a branded online community can be a game-changer for your association.
Association Adviser
MARCH 27, 2018
This is my second Duty of Foresight column for Association Adviser, and the second in a three-part series I will post in the coming months to explain the duty of foresight for association boards and create a context for future columns. You can find Part I here. In Part II, I will explain the elements of a foresight learning process, as well as how it integrates with the work of governing, and explore how association boards can pursue it with intention to embrace the duty of foresight.
AMR Management Services
MARCH 29, 2018
Cost Savings in the graphics world. Take stock photos that don’t look like stock photos. iPhone cameras have excellent pixel quality – so you can search for stock photos and use the.
Membersuite
MARCH 29, 2018
Apps are not only popular; they're becoming essential for any organization that wishes to truly create engagement with its audience.
Association Success
MARCH 29, 2018
Collaboration with tertiary organizations provides mutual benefits for you and your members. Solving the membership challenge can be a tough nut to crack. Associations must blend together the three-part formula: attract new members with a cutting-edge value proposition; retain existing members through reinforcing your value proposition; and maintain, improve and enhance the value proposition as an organization in the marketplace.
Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg
Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.
Association Adviser
MARCH 29, 2018
In our latest reader poll, we’ve found that associations contract with association management companies for two main reasons: financial help and assistance hosting events. In this casual poll, exactly half of respondents chose “Finances/Accounting” as their reason for contracting with an AMC while the other half chose “Event Planning/Management” as their motivation for working with an AMC.
Idea Architects
MARCH 26, 2018
By the time you're ready to give them a plaque, the volunteers are burnt out. By the time employees qualify for a sabbatical, their creative juices have run dry. By the time enough money is available for a perfect product, the market has moved on to new interests. We know that eating several small meals a day keeps our body's metabolism running more efficiently, yet we still skip breakfast, grab a bite for lunch on the run, and then gorge ourselves at dinner, only to lapse into a post-meal coma.
Beth Kanter
MARCH 30, 2018
Sharing Cities: Activating the Urban Commons is a collection of 137 case studies and policies in 11 categories how self-organized, democratic, and people-powered policies and initiatives can help solve some of the most thorny problems we face around the world in urban areas. The problems include inequality, climate change and fiscal challenges. The book’s case studies offer us hope and inspiration for urban dwellers – that if we put people at the center – not markets, technolog
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