Association Adviser
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
In the dynamic landscape of today’s associations, technology plays a pivotal role in driving innovation, efficiency, and member engagement. As we navigate the digital era, cutting-edge technologies continue to shape the way associations operate and interact with their members.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Strategic plans can help guide associations toward future achievements and developments. It’s also possible to give the plan a specific focus if your association wants to change make changes to a major area. Here’s a look at the positive membership changes the Indiana State Bar Association has seen since creating and implementing a strategic plan focused on member value.
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.orgSource
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Every great team needs a playbook—a blueprint that outlines the rules you live by and your strategies for peak performance. At.orgSource we call that collection of wisdom our Association 4.0 framework. It is the product of ongoing research to prepare our clients for success in digital markets. Many of the characteristics we identified are the same skills that entrepreneurs use to grow start-up ventures.
Achurch
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
As organizational leaders, some of the most critical decisions you make involves the technology that your association or nonprofit uses. A good AMS, LMS or even the right engagement platform could make all the difference when it comes to increasing your organization’s productivity and effectiveness, and to serving your members. Yes, technology helps your employees accomplish more, in less time.
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
As association mergers and acquisition activity continue to increase, it’s important for association professionals to understand the ins and outs of a successful M&A. One expert shares how ensuring a good cultural fit can help associations ensure a smooth transition and provide greater value and impact to members and the organization. Associations have seen an increase in mergers and acquisitions in recent years.
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Sidecar
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Explore the balance between harnessing generative AI's potential and safeguarding member privacy in associations. Learn about creating ethical AI guidelines and policies, the importance of data protection, and investing in staff education to navigate AI's unique challenges responsibly. The post Generative AI and Trust: Steering Associations Towards Ethical Innovation appeared first on Sidecar.
Disciple Media
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Building a membership site enables you to create a digital home for your community, where members can truly thrive. It is a place where like-minded people can come together and support one another to achieve their goals. Whether you are a coach, creator or business, starting a membership site can transform how you engage with your audience and create a recurring revenue stream.
Wild Apricot
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Nonprofit fiscal sponsorship supports emerging projects and organizations. Explore three different models and learn how to become a fiscal sponsor!
Elevating Engagement
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
24 AMAZING questions were asked during the last Member Engagement Lab , and we didn’t have time to answer them all, so I will start answering them here! By the way, if you couldn’t make the first Lab, no worries, join us for the next one. Robin asked a question that I bet is on many people’s minds: We use Zoom a lot. What is the workaround for the chat, when people who join late can’t access all the chat history from before they joined?
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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
Reid All About it
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Employers’ job market. TopClass LMS suggests putting a new spin on your membership and education marketing. In this employers’ job market, it’s tougher for members, customers and prospects to find a better position. Make them aware (or remind them) of the positive impact association membership and education can have on their careers.
WBT Systems
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Over the past year, the job market has changed. No longer a job hunters’ market, it now favors employers.
NXUnite
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
The NXUnite Community Platform: Your Hub for Mission-Driven Networking and Learning Introduction: We are thrilled to announce the launch of the NXUnite Community Platform! This dedicated space is designed exclusively for mission-driven professionals from nonprofits, associations, schools, faith-based organizations, healthcare institutions, and the vendors that serve them.
Candid
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
On January 31, the Eleventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals began hearing oral arguments in a case that holds significant implications for U.S. philanthropy and the nonprofit sector. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last June against race-conscious admissions in higher education, we were concerned that the decision could lead to further limitations on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts across the sector.
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.
Event Industry News
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Provision Events have been delivering premium and immersive brand experiences worldwide since 2004. Sustainability plays a crucial role in their design and production capabilities, proudly pioneering more environmentally friendly operations through Provision Green, as they look to take action and inspire change in the events industry.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
“What should I post on social media?” is one of the top questions nonprofit marketers ask. To help answer that question and to see if it lines up with best practices, we asked nonprofit communicators to tell us how often you share different types of content on social media. Here are the results found in our 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report : 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report Highlights: 46% of survey takers said they share news or upcoming events most of the time with the sa
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals hopes the new department will expand membership and improve its suite of services. The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP) has launched a new department focused on innovation, dedicated to leveraging member insights and AI to develop tools to better serve its audience.
HighRoad Solution
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
There are a lot of terms thrown around when it comes to identifying the right data to sync from one system to another. Requirements gathering, requirements capturing, requirements elicitation. They’re all different ways of saying that the same thing— "let's identify the data that's going to move our association in the right direction. " In the end, it’s about digging deep on what your organization needs to grow, sustain, or change and following that trail to the end of the data line.
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!
Event Industry News
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Davis Trackhire is set to radically improve the UK trackway industry by introducing the first remote drive trucks. Davis Trackhire, a leading provider of temporary roadway (trackway) in the UK, have announced the addition of two new, industry pioneering trucks, to their fleet.
Candid
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Amid the racial reckoning of 2020 and the inequities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. philanthropic sector overall responded with a heightened commitment to racial equity. This shift was marked by commitments of increased funding, greater flexibility in grantmaking practices, and a focus on social and economic systems transformation. Based on Candid data processed as of October 2023, approximately 78,133 grants valued at $16.8 billion have been awarded to advance racial equity sinc
Achieve
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Getting in touch with supporters is critical to your nonprofit’s success, whether you’re promoting an upcoming fundraising campaign or need volunteers for a community program. However, your audience is digitally bombarded with requests all day long, and by the time they see your content, they might ignore it altogether simply because they’re fatigued.
Nexus Marketing
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
The synergy between Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is invaluable, especially for demand generation. Here are the top 4 ways we recommend integrating campaigns: Quarterly Insights Sharing The collaboration begins with the quarterly sharing of PPC data. This initiative involves gathering insights from PPC campaigns to identify the most impactful keywords – those with a high return on ad spend (ROAS) or significant expenditure.
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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
Event Industry News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
As I reflect on the trajectory of the events industry, I can’t help but feel a twinge of frustration. Despite the leaps and bounds made in various other communication sectors with the integration of technology, the events industry seems to be lagging behind.
Sidecar
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Associations can benefit greatly from owning, unifying, and enriching their data. Find out how they can do this using common data platforms and artificial intelligence. The post How Associations Can Use Owned Data and AI To Drive Membership And Growth appeared first on Sidecar.
Multiview
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
On Feb. 1, 2024, Gmail and Yahoo announced major changes to their email platforms that will require bulk email senders to authenticate their email addresses, make it easy for recipients to unsubscribe from email lists, and stay under certain spam thresholds. These changes aim to combat fraudulent emails, reduce spam, and give users more control over their inboxes.
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
As a disruptive technology, generative AI has few peers. But old-fashioned planning can help you address it. Sometimes it seems to be in the nature of CEOs to catastrophize: A PwC survey released last month found that a growing percentage of CEOs fear their organizations won’t survive the next decade, thanks in part to concerns about generative AI. Forty-five percent of CEOs expressed that worry in the new survey, compared to 38 percent the year before.
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Is messy, outdated, or duplicate data making it harder to track engagement, revenue, and performance? Poor data quality can slow your organization down and prevent you from making informed decisions. With The Dirty Data Guide , you'll discover: Practical steps to clean your data and maintain accuracy over time. A checklist to help your team implement data hygiene best practices.
Event Industry News
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the largest global meeting and event industry organization with over 12,000 members, announces the agenda and programming for its upcoming annual European Meetings and Events Conference (EMEC) taking place 3-5 March, 2024 in Luxembourg.
Sidecar
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
In this episode of Sidecar Sync, host Mallory explores the intersection of AI, e-commerce, and human connection with Sharon Gai, a renowned expert in culture fluidity, e-commerce, AI, and digital transformation. The conversation delves into how AI is shaping e-commerce through personalization, the importance of reskilling for the AI era, and the delicate balance between […] The post [Sidecar Sync Podcast Episode 16]: An Interview with Sharon Gai appeared first on Sidecar.
Effective Database
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Benefits downstream are difficult to implement In my 25 years of consulting, one of the biggest challenges I've seen organizations face is implementing a process change that is initially "difficult" but has significant downstream benefits (i.e., hard now, but beneficial later).
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