Sat.Feb 17, 2024 - Fri.Feb 23, 2024

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Create a Winning New Member Strategy in 3 Easy Steps

Association Analytics

It’s no secret that growing membership is hard. When you’re working with limited resources it can be a struggle to both get new people in the door and then keep them there once you do. Not surprisingly, a 2020 report from Wild Apricot showed that 68% of organizations have difficulty growing membership. What’s slowing these association’s down? Besides facing competition from free online sources of continuing education and mentorship, it can also be a challenge for associations to communicate thei

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Human Resources for Nonprofits 

Wild Apricot

Learn the key responsibilities of HR in nonprofits including staffing, compensation, benefits, training, culture, and employee relations. Discover best practices for nonprofit human resource management.

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Does Your Association Have the Best Job Board Software?

YM Careers

How do you know if you’re using the best job board software to power your association’s online career center? Here’s what to look for. The post Does Your Association Have the Best Job Board Software? appeared first on YM Careers by Community Brands.

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How Association Management Companies Enhance Your Volunteer-Led Organization’s Efficiency and Impact

SBI

Volunteer-led associations play a vital role in bringing like-minded individuals together and fostering a sense of community. However, managing a volunteer-driven organization comes with its own set of challenges. From website management and email marketing to event planning, bookkeeping, and governance, hiring SBI Association Management to tackle these crucial aspects will allow your association to thrive and make a more significant impact.

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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Got Potential Volunteers Who Are Afraid to Step Up?

Elevating Engagement

Not so long ago, I joined a board. Before being voted on, the board members interviewed me, and I secretly (maybe not so secretly) interviewed them right back. “How long do you usually spend on your board duties during the average week and month?” I asked. Four hours a week was the reply. Their clocks must have been slow because while I was on that board, most of us were logging 20-ish hours per week, so I have a lot of empathy for this week’s question (empathy for staff and volunteers.

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HOA Reserve Funding: Real-Life Lessons from 3 Associations

Association Reserves

When managing a homeowners association, reserve funding decisions made by the HOA board have a profound impact on the community’s financial health and quality of life. By examining the REAL experiences of three different communities, we can put into practice valuable lessons from their reserve fund wins and fails. Which HOA are you? The Struggling HOA A large, age-restricted master-planned community with over 2,000 homes faced significant challenges due to inconsistent reserve funding deci

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5 Practices for Improving Concurrent Sessions

Velvet Chainsaw

Conference organizers know that the “main course” of their education offering and value proposition is in the concurrent education sessions. These learning experiences are primarily guided and selected by committee members who have little to no training or experience in adult learning principles. This model can be very risky. What happens in those rooms will make or break their overall satisfaction and future decisions to attend.

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HOA Reserve Fund Tips: The Expert’s Strategy to Avoid Quicksand

Association Reserves

Navigating the complex terrain of HOA reserve funds can sometimes feel like evading quicksand. “Reserves quicksand” can trap any HOA board, except the most prepared. Are you leading your community association to financial instability, deferred maintenance, and depreciating property values? To safeguard your community’s health and future, it’s crucial to understand the 7 types of reserves quicksand, how to identify them, recover from their grip, and avoid them altogether.

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Shift from Transactions to Relationships with Learning Subscriptions

WBT Systems

When a speaker’s topic gets the audience excited, the conversation in the chat box flows by too quickly to read.

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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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How the Kiwanis Club of Woodland Boosted Their Membership with WildApricot – Case Study

Wild Apricot

WildApricot has proven to be a transformative tool for the Kiwanis Club of Woodland, empowering the team to build a stronger online presence, streamline financial transactions, and greatly enhance communication.

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Case Study: Editing Services Add Polish to APCO Technical Reports

Association Adviser

APCO has engaged the copyediting services of Naylor Association Solutions since 2021 to provide a detailed review of all reports before they are presented as final to agencies. The reports average between 150 and 200 pages, and copyediting services are typically completed and delivered within two weeks.

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JLL continues support for Oddballs Rally, raising £100,000 for charity over 8 years

Event Industry News

JLL, a leading Technical Production Partner Company, is proud to announce its continued support for the Oddballs Rally, an annual event dedicated to raising funds for various charitable organisations.

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Black women and gender-expansive nonprofit leaders: Combating the absence of trust 

Candid

A group of concerned nonprofit leaders in the Washington, D.C. area have been discussing a disconcerting trend: Black women and Black gender-expansive nonprofit leaders are leaving their positions, some exiting the nonprofit sector altogether. Those conversations led to the Washington Area Women’s Foundation ’s (WAWF) report Thrive As They Lead: Advancing the Infrastructure to Support Black Women Leaders in the D.C.

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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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Can Nonprofits Sell Products? Here’s What You Should Know

Wild Apricot

The post Can Nonprofits Sell Products? Here’s What You Should Know appeared first on WildApricot.

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Kivi and Farra Talk Nonprofit AI, Brand Archetypes and More

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

If you haven’t had a chance to dive into the 2024 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report yet, put in your earbuds and listen to my conversation with Farra Trompeter of Big Duck on the Smart Communications podcast. We focus primarily on AI, brand archetypes, and team structures, but there’s even more in our conversation and in the report itself.

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Impact, a revolutionary new ESG tool for planners, from event:decision

Event Industry News

event:decision, the #1 global partner for event sustainability, has released a new tool for event planners, Impact. Impact assesses, benchmarks and certifies events in a wide-range of environmental, social and governance factors. Impact allows planners to submit responses relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG) elements of specific events.

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Beyond efficiency: A human-first AI adoption strategy

Candid

When we first started researching the use of AI in nonprofit organizations, we described the key benefit of AI as the “dividend of time.” As we wrote in The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in an Age of AI , when used responsibly , AI can help nonprofit staff reduce the countless hours they spend doing labor-intensive and often energy-draining tasks—so they can focus instead on mission-critical work.

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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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Spring into the newest Salesforce product release: Discover Spring ‘24 highlights

Nimble AMS

It might still be snowy or cold outside, but Salesforce is planning great things for the Spring ‘24 product release. Stay on top of the latest Salesforce advancements! Read our blog for the top four Salesforce product releases coming in Spring ‘24 and discover how your organization can leverage these latest featu res. 4 Salesforce Spring ‘24 release highlights Is your association ready for increased efficiency and streamlined processes?

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Mix the Ones and Zeros With Xs and Os—Give IT Some Heart

.orgSource

I’m writing this post on Valentine’s Day. In honor of this warm and fuzzy holiday, I want to encourage you to put Xs and Os in a place where we typically find ones and zeros. The IT Department is the home of logic, analytics, data, and all things factual. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of objectivity. I’ve been arguing for weeding politics and preference out of decision-making for my entire career.

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Leading Event Planner Takes a Top Seat at the Hessian Table

Event Industry News

Liz Taylor, managing director of Liz Taylor Consultancy (LTC) and CEO of award-winning event planners, the Taylor Lynn Corporation (TLC), has been appointed to the board of the fast-growing external catering business, Hessian. Joining the hospitality company behind the successful Chef Lab brand, hospitality consultant and leading professional event planner Liz said: “I am thrilled to be joining Hessian.

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Can Nonprofits Look to the Past to Build the Future?

Blue Avocado

Three ways your CFO can help your nonprofit apply for grants. Most nonprofits strive to include grant funding in their revenue streams but often find that large amounts of know-how (as well as a time commitment from the executive level down to the front line) are needed. Indeed, the grant writing team may not realize that, in particular, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) has much to contribute to the success of the grant application and the administrative processes that follow.

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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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Candid community: Expanding equitable access to nonprofit resources 

Candid

At Candid, we partner with libraries and nonprofit resource centers across the country to provide nonprofit organizations and local communities with free access to Candid’s educational resources, trainings, and products. As part of an effort to expand equitable access to our resources, we have lowered barriers so more organizations and locations can join our network of partners.

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What is a marketing plan & five steps to write one

Freestone

Introduction Do you want to reach more learners with your continuing education program? Perhaps you want to promote an upcoming conference or educational event? If your organization hopes to reach more learners or successfully promote an upcoming event, it might be time to create a marketing plan. With a marketing plan, your organization can strategize how to grow your continuing education program, increase engagement, and attract more learners.

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Marriott Bonvoy 2024 Meetings & Events Outlook

Event Industry News

Julius Robinson, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, U.S. and Canada, Marriott International Non-Traditional Venues: Our teams have received increasing requests for nontraditional venues, outdoor setups and reimagined creative spaces.

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Learn why Spark integration is solid in performance.

HighRoad Solution

Data integrations are our specialty. And while we’d love to say that they’re 100% accurate all of the time, in the end, technology is technology. It’s only as good as the people behind it. When errors come up, most of the time, it isn’t about the technology that is ‘integration’. No, that technology will continue running the same way it was designed to run.

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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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3 Simple Steps to Elevate New Member Engagement

Forj

If your association struggles to engage new members, you're not alone. There are dozens of reasons new members hesitate to participate in an online community, and that makes it tough to settle on a single engagement strategy.

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Heart Group Builds Partnership Around Early Disease Detection

Associations Now

AHA’s initiative builds on research that find that oral-health issues can signal risks for diabetes, stroke, and other ailments. The American Heart Association has launched a partnership with Delta Dental to support early detection of heart disease. Healthy Hearts, Healthy Smiles, an initiative announced last month , leverages the ability of dentists’ offices to notice signs of heart disease; for instance, chronic gum inflammation can be associated with coronary artery disease, stroke, and diabe

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Certified low-carbon events provide huge boost to Net Zero

Event Industry News

Companies and associations looking for practical ways to move forward with their Net Zero (and general sustainability) journeys now have a new route to take for conferences, events, showrooms and training facilities.