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3 Ways to Improve Membership Acquisition at Your Association

Higher Logic

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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The Treadmill Effect: Digital Transformation and the Challenges of Keeping Up

Associations Now

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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The Role of Associations in the Educational Landscape

Association Success

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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The Benefits of an AI-Powered eNewsletter 

Association Adviser

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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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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Preparing your association for trending technology: system integration

Nimble AMS

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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48 Free Nonprofit Webinars for August 2019

Wild Apricot

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

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7 Creative Ways to Promote LMS Engagement

Blue Sky eLearn

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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Which Educational Delivery Method Is Best for Your New Program?

WBT Systems

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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Join?YourMembership?at ASAE Annual Meeting for a walk in the park?

YourMembership

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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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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The Top 15 Free and Inexpensive Volunteer Management Software Solutions For Any Organization

Wild Apricot

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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Association Brain Food Weekly: 8.2.19

Reid All About it

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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Top Ten Reasons to Select CM Services as your AMC

Association Leaders

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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I Keep Coming Back to Culture Patterns

Jamie Notter

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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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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July Update: 8 Super Easy Tech Tools to Grow Your Membership

Wild Apricot

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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Which Educational Delivery Method Is Best for Your New Program?

WBT Systems

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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Developing an Educated Workforce with Technical Colleges

Eric Lanke

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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AI and Email: A Match Made in Heaven?

Associations Now

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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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 Use the #1 Ranked Member Tracking System (With Step-by-Step Tutorial)

Wild Apricot

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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Star Live is born

Event Industry News

An exciting new name has joined the live marketing and event world. It was announced today that four of the industry’s most respected and innovative businesses have merged to become Star Live, a full-service live event and brand experience partner. . Mobile Promotions, BluePeg, Star Events and Beautiful Minds become a single entity rebranding under the Star Live banner.

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August Holiday Post Ideas for Association Social Media

GrowthZone

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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#ASAE19 Game Changer: Lessons to Take Your Association to Its Peak

Associations Now

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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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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Why I’m Sticking with Optimism

Association Adviser

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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Event Tech Spotlight: Lineup Ninja

Event Industry News

Company name: Lineup Ninja Founded: 21 st April 2017 Web address: www.lineup.ninja. About: Lineup Ninja is an online platform that saves event managers time and helps them avoid mistakes when managing content for their events. It streamlines the whole process from call for papers to publishing the agenda. Bringing submissions and agenda tools together allows important details like speaker availability, AV requests and track preferences to be captured up front, planned for, and reflected in the

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SURGE Growth Speakers Wanted

Association Success

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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Three Ways for Marketing Teams to Improve Content Strategy

Associations Now

Marketing departments need a content strategy that aligns with the association’s mission, engages members, and allows for repurposing across multiple channels. Hear More Mandy Moody will be speaking about how associations can strategically use and reuse content during her Learning Lab at the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Columbus on Tuesday, August 13, at 9 a.m.

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Turn Messy Data into a Strategic Asset with This Essential Guide

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.

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“I’m Newly Responsible for My Association’s Online Career Center. Now What?”

Association Adviser

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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New venue announced for the London Christmas Party Show 2020

Event Industry News

Story Events has announced, that the 7 th edition of the London Christmas Party Show (12 th -13 th May 2020) will be taking place at Haberdashers Hall in the city of London. After a successful two years at Plaisterers’ Hall, the move is due to a need for increased space. Clare McAndrew, show director at Story Events, commented, “Plaisterers’ Hall has served us well over the past couple of years but we are now in a position where we need slightly more room for content as well as creating a more s

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Transitioning to a Remote Workplace – An Association’s Perspective

Achurch

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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