Higher Logic

AUGUST 1, 2019

Developing a growth strategy for your association takes time. It takes hours of debating the best methods to use to reach prospective members, and days of content creation and campaign management. It's stressful. And, it could all result in nothing if you don't use effective tactics to drive meaningful growth. A balanced, comprehensive growth strategy will include a mix of focus on both member retention and member acquisition.

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Associations Now

JULY 29, 2019

A recent Gartner report reveals that the biggest perceived risks in tech these days are related to the quickening pace of change. But is the real issue your organization’s inability to find its footing? Associations are facing a lot of risks, but one that isn’t discussed much as it should be is the treadmill effect, or the quickening pace of innovation.

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Association Success

AUGUST 1, 2019

How can associations cater to learners? In the educational landscape, associations have an important role to play in helping learners become job-ready. By learners, I don’t just mean those at the start of their professional careers, but also those at a later stage looking to make a change in career paths. We can find them in our staff, our members, and just about everywhere.

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Association Adviser

JULY 30, 2019

Associations produce valuable content for members, but it's easy for that information to get lost in a crowded inbox. Personalize communications at scale with an AI-powered enewsletter. The post The Benefits of an AI-Powered eNewsletter appeared first on Association Adviser.

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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.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 30, 2019

How integrations with your association management software can improve the member experience. As for-profit companies provide more connected experiences, your members expect the same in more areas of their lives – including their experiences with your association. Here’s how you can start to deliver a more seamless member experience for your members through system integrations.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 30, 2019

Here are all the free nonprofit webinars happening in August 2019 that the internet has to offer.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JULY 30, 2019

When launching a learning management system (LMS) for the first time, organizations need to take into consideration different ways to generate excitement and interest in their new platform. This could mean email blasts and posts on social media to start creating buzz, as well as providing incentives and discounts for early visitors. We see these tactics often, in all aspects of life.

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WBT Systems

JULY 30, 2019

Which Educational Delivery Method Is Best for Your New Program? Read more about Which Educational Delivery Method Is Best for Your New Program?

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YourMembership

AUGUST 2, 2019

Join the?YourMembership?team August 10-13 at the Community Brands?booth #1523?during the?2019 American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Annual Meeting?in Columbus, OH. ASAE Annual Meeting is where?thousands of association professionals and industry partners gather to share new ideas, trends, and best practices. At the ASAE event, association professionals like you secure the future by learning, connecting, and.

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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

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Wild Apricot

JULY 30, 2019

Struggling with managing your volunteers? Here are the top volunteer management software tools — many of which are free! — plus many more resources to make volunteer management and scheduling a breeze.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 2, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The 11 th edition of MGI’s Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is now available for download. I’ve already used data from the report in a few different blog posts so you’re bound to find something in there that will make you go, “Hmm, that’s interesting (useful, surprising, depressing, encouraging).”.

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Association Leaders

JULY 31, 2019

Association Management Companies (AMCs) have been providing value to associations for more than one hundred years. What kind of value do they provide and how do volunteer leaders determine the best model for their association – and if that model is the AMC model, how do volunteer leaders determine which AMC is right for them? These are difficult questions to answer – especially for a volunteer leader who doesn’t have the expertise, time or resources to dedicate to find the right answer.

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Jamie Notter

JULY 31, 2019

I speak on many different topics—generations, Millennials, culture, employee engagement—but in both my recent keynotes and the ones I’m planning for later 2019 and early 2020, I am finding that the topic of culture patterns is what’s tying them all together. I’m working on a talk for October and the client wants a combination of the Millennial topic and the culture topic.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 30, 2019

In this month's newsletter, you'll find your invite to a webinar packed with tech tool tips to save you time, plus an introduction to recurring donations, support FAQs and more.

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WBT Systems

JULY 30, 2019

Which Educational Delivery Method Is Best for Your New Program? Read more about Which Educational Delivery Method Is Best for Your New Program?

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Eric Lanke

JULY 29, 2019

I've been invited to speak at an upcoming conference I'm attending on how my association is successfully working to develop a better educated workforce for the industry we represent. I won't be speaking alone, since this is not a challenge that confronts only my industry. I'll be part of small panel of others, each of whom is trying to tackle the problem facing their industry in their own way.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 1, 2019

In order to get to the top of your game or the top of a mountain, you need a few key skills. Everest conqueror Alison Levine advises associations to take risks, adapt, value their team, and lead. Hear More From Alison Levine Alison Levine will speak about how the lessons she learned while climbing mountains relate to challenging situations that association executives face during her Game Changer session at the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition on Monday, August 12, at 4 p.m.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 31, 2019

Learn the ins and outs of this simple member tracking system and get your organization's data organized, searchable, and secure!

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Association Adviser

JULY 30, 2019

Children are the ultimate optimists. They run toward everything and greet the world with a hug. Certainly, their optimism is fueled by the innocence and inexperience of youth, which lacks the knowledge of significance and consequence that comes with age. It is a blissful naivety that allows them to embrace their surroundings without fear of […].

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GrowthZone

JULY 30, 2019

Book Lovers Day, Clown Week, and Picnic Month are just some of the fun August holidays to inspire your posts. Keep your association’s social media feeds active with these 23 ideas for your August social media schedule. Monthly Observances. Family Fun Month. Peach Month. Black Business Month. Eye Exam Month. Water Quality Month. Dog Days of Summer. National Picnic Month.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 2, 2019

AI Goes Both Ways While AI is often thought of in terms of marketing when it comes to email, it’s been widely used in nonmarketing contexts for decades. As Brianna Connelly of Return Path recently explained to BizReport , spam filters and features such as Gmail’s Primary inbox are driven by artificial intelligence to help people better parse their messages.

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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.

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Association Success

JULY 30, 2019

SURGE Growth brings together association professionals this November 6th-8th, 2019. What began as a notion in November 2017 has now confidently become a certainty: that the best, brightest, and boldest ideas come from minds meeting. Along with thousands of association professionals, AssociationSuccess.org saw this thesis in action, and over the past 2 years our free virtual conference has evolved.

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Association Adviser

JULY 31, 2019

Our Online Career Center Glossary is a list of terms commonly associated with the creation and management of online career centers for anyone in charge of maintaining their association's job boards or career portal. The post “I’m Newly Responsible for My Association’s Online Career Center. Now What?” appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Achurch

JULY 29, 2019

Part 3 of 3. If you tuned in to the first two parts of this three part blog series on associations transitioning to a virtual workplace, you’ve already read about why and how The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) has been working to transition to a virtual workplace. In this last segment, two staff members were interviewed and asked to share their perspectives.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 1, 2019

A new report from American Express Meetings & Events says that planners can still deliver an excellent event experience, even if they lack the money or other resources they desire. Think having a smaller budget or fewer resources for an event means that it won’t be as successful? Think again. A new report from American Express Meetings & Events, called “ In-Depth Look at the Event Experience: What Marketing Owners Want ,” dives into how meeting planners can set objectives and desig

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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.

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Association Success

JULY 30, 2019

How can you leverage metrics and data to increase member engagement? There are numerous benefits of digital technology to harness in associations, but today, I want to tell you about metrics and data in membership organizations and how to effectively use them. I think there are three components to this: 1. Clarify who your members are. You need to know what their needs are and how your association meets these needs.

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Association Adviser

JULY 29, 2019

Water is life. Working in the water industry has been a way of life for Michele Grenier, executive director of the Ontario Water Works Association (OWWA) since 2016. Her unique background and longtime involvement with OWWA serves her well as she and the association strive to create an environment of open knowledge exchange that helps […]. The post Water, and Keeping an Association Relevant, is a Way of Life appeared first on Association Adviser.

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ReviewMyAMS

JULY 29, 2019

We are beyond excited about ASAE 2019 in Columbus, OH in a few weeks! Why? Because we get to celebrate YOU! The amazing association community: All 1000+ reviewers, AMS partners, industry supporters and thought leaders that have given time to ReviewMyAMS. We want to THANK YOU for making ReviewMyAMS such a success! So we're offering $1,000! Wait, what?

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