Aaron Wolowiec
JUNE 28, 2021
When it comes to value in pricing, it is not about greed. Many associations think that if they discuss pricing, their members will see them as greedy, especially because we are nonprofit organizations. The reality is that our pricing is directly related to our financial sustainability, and our financial sustainability is what equips us to walk out our mission.
Wild Apricot
JUNE 28, 2021
“We really have to do an annual report this year,” development director Hannah’s boss told her. “Donors want it, our foundation funders are asking why we don’t have one, and everyone else in our service area is doing one.
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Aptify
JULY 1, 2021
Membership recruitment is a never-ending project. Every year, members leave your organization – they retire, change jobs or professions, go out of business, lose their professional development budget, or just leave for unknown reasons. As members go out the back door, you must keep new ones coming in the front. So, what strategies guide your plan for recruiting these new members?
Reid All About it
JULY 2, 2021
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Peer advisory groups. When I worked at NAHB, I always thought the Builder 20 clubs were such a great idea. WBT Systems does too. This week, they discuss peer advisory groups for association members who want to learn from and with each other. They explain how these groups work and why your association may want to consider offering them.
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
Higher Logic
JUNE 29, 2021
The post The Definitive Guide to Online Community Management appeared first on Higher Logic. Want to learn more about online community management or what it takes to be a good community manager? Find out here (and get 7 steps to building your strategy). The post The Definitive Guide to Online Community Management appeared first on Higher Logic.
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WBT Systems
JUNE 28, 2021
Peer Advisory Groups for Association Members Who Want to Learn From and With Each Other. Read more about Peer Advisory Groups for Association Members Who Want to Learn From and With Each Other.
Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 2, 2021
Dr. Michael Tatonetti is a Certified Association Executive and Certified Pricing Professional on a mission to advance associations in their pricing models for financial sustainability. If it has to do with pricing and value for associations, he has the specialized expertise to train your audience.
.orgSource
JUNE 29, 2021
We may have all come on different ships, but we are in the same boat now. Martin Luther King, Jr. The proof that we are citizens of the world, no matter how fiercely we choose to localize, was one of the pandemic’s profound lessons. Technology has created an interdependent global economy. What happens in a […]. The post Diversity Rules the Global Economy, Step Up to Success appeared first on.orgSource.
Association Analytics
JUNE 30, 2021
The post How to Overcome Your Fear of Dirty Data appeared first on Association Analytics.
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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
Spark Consulting
JULY 1, 2021
Maddie and I have a bunch of upcoming free webinars and discussions planned where we’ll be sharing findings and insights from The No BS Guide to Digital Transformation: How Intentional Culture Change Can Propel Associations Forward , and we’d love to see you there: The No BS Guide to Digital Transformation, hosted by PROPEL, with special guest Hugh Seaton, Head of Construction Technology Practice, Cimatri (who will talk about the Construction Specifications Institute case study) Frid
Aaron Wolowiec
JUNE 30, 2021
Mariner Management provides Volunteer, Chapter, Member Community Strategy & Guidance.
Membersuite
JUNE 30, 2021
As we come out on the other side of the pandemic, things aren’t as rosy as we had anticipated. Association colleagues are telling us they’re having a tough time recruiting and retaining volunteers. Volunteer recruitment was already a problem before the pandemic—members were busy. But now they’re also burned out after a year of juggling work, home, and association life, often while dealing with economic pressures.
Blue Avocado
JULY 2, 2021
In May 2020, when Black Lives Matter protests ignited by the murder of George Floyd erupted across the country, many organizations started becoming more aware of the need to challenge racism and to encourage racial equity in their own spaces. At Race Forward, this increased awareness became evident when inquiries about our racial equity training […].
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.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JUNE 30, 2021
A lot of you operate on smaller staffs during the summer, so if you need a spark of inspiration for next month’s editorial calendar, these writing prompts can help. These ideas come from our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts email newsletter. If you would like these ideas sent to your inbox a month in advance, sign up for our Monthly Nonprofit Writing Prompts.
Candid
JULY 1, 2021
Based on our analysis, the answer is, it's (currently) impossible to know —but it’s important to get right. . Last summer , the murder of George Floyd and the global racial justice movement brought issues of racial inequity and injustice to the forefront. Candid ha s been tracking racial equity funding for a decad e , but this recent philanthropy response was staggering.
Ungated
JULY 2, 2021
As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted in several states, many community associations have opened or are planning to open their pools for the summer season. But while residents have been looking forward to sunny days spent by the poolside, nationwide lifeguard shortages may challenge communities’ pool operations. Community associations and municipalities have struggled to hire lifeguards for years, but the pandemic exacerbated the issue.
SBI
JULY 2, 2021
Authored by Marlis Korber. Before I purchased an association management company (AMC) , I owned and ran a pizzeria. In that business, you have your basic ingredients: mozzarella cheese, the dough, the pizza sauce, maybe a little pepperoni. Of course, you offer a lot of extras: sausage, olives, even anchovies. Some pizzerias often more exotic combinations that include pineapple.
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!
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JUNE 29, 2021
Raising awareness and thought leadership are two of twelve nonprofit marketing goals in our Nonprofit Communications Strategic Planning Card Deck (Amazon). They tend to be very popular goals with executives and board members, because they are exciting (“Everyone will know what we do and think we are leading the way!”) but also because, frankly, they are vague.
Candid
JUNE 29, 2021
Every year, Candid conducts the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, asking large U.S. foundations to share information about their philanthropic giving over the last two years as well as their plans for the year ahead. This year, we were especially interested in learning how foundation giving and payout might have shifted in 2020. . Overall, we found that foundations increased their giving in fiscal year (FY) 2020.
Ungated
JULY 1, 2021
Condominium association residents and volunteer board members around the world understandably have questions about the safety of their own communities and are wondering how to protect their buildings after the tragic collapse of Champlain Tower South Condominium Association in Surfside, Fla. CAI is providing information and resources to help concerned residents and board members understand structural integrity, maintenance, and reserves. .
MemberClicks
JUNE 29, 2021
It’s officially summer, and things are heating up over here at MemberClicks!
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Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JUNE 28, 2021
I just saw on Facebook that Nonprofit AF’s Vu Le is taking some time off to recharge and thinks you should too. Kivi is on vacation this week. I just sent an email letting our more engaged subscribers know that we have started our Summer All-Access Pass Sale and got more “out of office” replies than normal. We’re coming up on a big holiday here in the US, so I am hoping a lot of you took that as an opportunity to take off work!
InternetAssociation
JUNE 29, 2021
“The digital economy has become one of the most valuable tools in the toolbox for hiring managers, job seekers, and entrepreneurs alike.” – IA President & CEO K. Dane Snowden. Washington, DC – Today, IA released the June 2021 IA Industry Indicators (3i) Report: U.S. Jobs. The 3i report series uses quantitative and qualitative analysis to explore the present condition of the job market in the United States; IA examines both month-over-month and year-over-year changes, utilizing na
Bonterra
JULY 1, 2021
Salesforce is an incredibly customizable CRM with a vast universe of integrations.
Candid
JULY 2, 2021
The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 billion, $420 million, and $100 million, respectively, over five years in support of efforts to advance gender equality globally. Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.
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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.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 2, 2021
For all of my friends in the US, I hope you have a safe holiday weekend. Before you head out, let’s take a look at the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising. We have website designs, leadership tips, how Google works, what to post on social media and more. It’s time for Mixed Links… Data Axle analyzed 4.5 billion nonprofit emails to uncover best practices for their Nonprofit Email Deliverability Report.
Event Industry News
JUNE 28, 2021
The beginning of June brought with it an important landmark for the live events industry, as Unum Festival in Albania saw the first legal, unrestricted music festival in Europe take place since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. Across five days on the beautiful coast at Shëngjin, thousands of festival-goers were treated to sets from an array of underground house and techno stalwarts – including the likes of Ricardo Villalobos, Sonja Moonear, Raresh, tINI and more.
Association Adviser
JULY 1, 2021
Cloud-based voting systems let associations conduct business and make key decisions regarding governance and operations. Pete Westerhaus explains how. The post A New Model for Association Meetings and Decisions appeared first on Association Adviser.
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