Higher Logic
JULY 20, 2022
The post It’s a Matter of Trust: How to Keep Members Believing in You appeared first on Higher Logic. Our recent guest on the Member Engagement Show podcast, KiKi L’Italien, has thoughts on the value of trust for associations, and how it needs to be cultivated, not just built once. . The post It’s a Matter of Trust: How to Keep Members Believing in You appeared first on Higher Logic.
Nimble AMS
JULY 19, 2022
Is your association staff satisfied in their current roles? Do they feel overworked or stressed? According to a Community Brands Association Trends Study , 78% of professionals reported higher than average workloads. To address this growing concern, 40% of the professionals surveyed planned to invest in modern technology to streamline work processes through automation. .
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Association Adviser
JULY 21, 2022
Reputation has always mattered. Regardless of the industry, a good or bad reputation can make or break organizations of any size. In decades past, it may have taken months or even years for word to get out about a bad reputation, so there was ample time to deal with it. Today, however, word of an […]. The post What is Reputation Management? appeared first on Association Adviser.
Wild Apricot
JULY 19, 2022
Over the years, your nonprofit is bound to grow and change! Nonprofit bylaws help to remove uncertainty from those changes by starting your nonprofit from a solid foundation. But what are bylaws for a nonprofit in the first place? If you’ve never.
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
WBT Systems
JULY 18, 2022
A constant theme pops up in posts and reports about professional development and the workplace—skills. Upskilling, reskilling, skills gaps, skills training, skills-based credentialing.
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Reid All About it
JULY 22, 2022
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Because I’m away next week, I’m not publishing Association Brain Food on Friday, July 29. This edition includes all the free events I could find for the next two weeks. I’ll be back on Friday, August 5. Membership benchmarking. Marketing General Inc. (MGI) released the 14 th edition of their Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report.
Wild Apricot
JULY 22, 2022
Small to medium sized clubs — those run by a handful of part-time staff or volunteers — use club management software as an inexpensive way to automate nearly all of their administrative work so they can get back to what’s important:
Spark Consulting
JULY 18, 2022
Coming in at number 6 in the all-time list of top ten Spark blog posts: Explaining Marketing to a Kid. The original post was inspired by a fun activity the association I was working for at the time created for “take your kid to work” day: a career scavenger hunt. The kids had to find the participating staffers around the building, and each of us had prepared a short activity to help them understand what we did all day.
.orgSource
JULY 19, 2022
We’re all challenged for time. If you wonder why members aren’t more engaged with your association, that’s one big reason. There aren’t enough hours in the day. When you want volunteers to serve on a committee or support an initiative, it’s critical to give them a rewarding return on the investment. A skilled facilitator can […]. The post The Right Facilitation Skills Make Meetings Meaningful appeared first on.orgSource.
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Membersuite
JULY 19, 2022
We are very excited to be exhibiting at this year’s ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Nashville, TN! After an unimaginable two years that challenged us in every way, we’re ecstatic to reconnect face-to-face and are proud that our event engagement company, Event Farm , helped make this possible as ASAE’s event safety partner. For any conference first-timers, ASAE Annual is where thousands of association professionals and industry partners gather to exchange time, resources, strategies, sol
Candid
JULY 20, 2022
Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years.
Event Industry News
JULY 21, 2022
To execute a successful event is an incredibly complex process. We know that. Creating a programme, booking a venue, securing exhibitors – the list goes on. Yet, the success of an event is determined almost exclusively by your attendees: who they are, how engaged they are, and will they be there for the next event you are planning? Building attendance is more than just securing a certain number of people to participate in an event.
Nimble AMS
JULY 22, 2022
Members want more content. As an association, you have an opportunity to develop thought leadership content, building organization awareness, and credibility , while also meeting your members’ content needs. But how should your association organize the way members and non-members receive your content? . According to the Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study , there’s currently a disconnect between how members and association professionals perceive content is being personalized. 53% of
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.
Blue Avocado
JULY 18, 2022
It is not uncommon for nonprofit executives and staff to complain about our boards of directors. How often do we become frustrated with a perceived (or real) lack of interest and/or low engagement from our boards? As employees, we tend to think they are the problem. And in some cases, that may be true. But […]. The post 7 Ideas to Build a Healthy Board Nominating Process appeared first on Blue Avocado.
AMG
JULY 18, 2022
Summer is here. It’s time to welcome longer days and warmer temperatures. With the heat rising, it’s also time to start thinking about ways to keep your house cool and ready for the long, hot days ahead. Follow these tips on how to stay cool in extreme heat, both before summer hits and in the middle of a hot spell. ???????? ?????? ???????? ???? ??????
Event Industry News
JULY 20, 2022
Cvent , a market-leading meetings, events, travel and hospitality technology provider, published the latest instalment of the Cvent Travel Managers Report: Europe Edition , which provides in-depth insights into current corporate travel trends and activity. The report reveals significant levels of optimism amongst corporate travel managers. Three quarters (75%) of respondents expect their organisation’s 2022 travel volume to eclipse 2019 levels, with more than a third (32%) citing they expect vo
PROPEL
JULY 18, 2022
In this episode of the Association Mashup: Conversations at the Intersection of Technology and Culture, Stefanie Keuser, CIO at the American Psychiatric Association, shares her wisdom as a relatively recent hire. We cover how she manages culture from her perspective, the hybrid workplace, her particular interest in cybersecurity, and don’t miss her advice for women technologists in the association.
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!
GrowthZone
JULY 19, 2022
by Frank Kenny. There is a real problem in the chamber industry. It’s conformity. Just about every chamber offers networking events, member promotions, business training, member-to-member discounts, etc. This strategy of duplicating what other chambers offer is safe because it doesn’t get you criticized or laughed at. But it doesn’t help your organization stand out.
Association TRENDS
JULY 22, 2022
Is holding significant cash too much of a good thing? With inflation spiking, decision-makers at associations and nonprofits are under pressure to eke out as much return as possible. Explore the best way to size and invest operating reserves. Click here for a link to this podcast episode and transcript today!
Event Industry News
JULY 20, 2022
6Connex is transforming the events industry with a sophisticated, all-in-one event technology platform that makes it easy to manage and host successful events at scale and in any format. From pre-event registration and promotion to post-event reporting and analytics, 6C technology enables marketers and event planners everywhere to easily create a custom blend of in-person, hybrid, and virtual events that deliver a unique experience to event attendees across the globe.
CMA Solutions
JULY 21, 2022
Imagine walking up to someone’s house unannounced and knocking on the front door. Will they answer or peer through the window and wait for you to go away? Or will they open the door and interact with you? More importantly, will they buy what you’re selling? Welcome to email marketing. It isn’t new and shiny, but it returns $40 for every dollar spent.
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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
Achieve
JULY 21, 2022
Between the dozens of responsibilities that crop up within the course of running a nonprofit organization—from cultivating donors to event planning—filing tax returns probably isn’t at the top of your list of priorities. However, organized and accurate accounting is critical to your nonprofit’s operations because it allows you to uphold your tax-exempt status. .
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 21, 2022
You know you need more help with your nonprofit’s communications work. You always feel rushed and rarely strategic. The workload always grows with little to nothing coming off the list. You can see how you’ll burn out eventually if you aren’t approaching that point already. And yet, it’s often really hard to articulate to people who don’t do communications work for a living why you need help — or why you need “more communications capacity” in the
Event Industry News
JULY 19, 2022
The Report provides two views of a sector continuing to face multiple challenges due to the coronavirus pandemic: data for meetings in the year 2019 are presented in-full, the “last good year” before the crisis, in addition to an analysis of what took place in 2021. The data in this report are drawn from the UIA database, the source of the International Congress Calendar and the Yearbook of International Organizations.
AMG
JULY 21, 2022
New Legislation Protects Homeowner and Condo Associations Rights Imagine no longer being able to collect assessments from property owners to pay for maintenance of a dam. What if your volunteer association board was prohibited from enacting reasonable rules or setting a policy about fencing, setbacks, and architectural changes? Consider the chaos if your community governance documents were suddenly voided.
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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.
Multiview
JULY 21, 2022
To say that customer service is the core value of an association is an understatement — especially for your vendor and member relationships. According to studies, 96% of consumers see customer service as a priority when to begin or continue doing business with a company. And though trade associations and non-profits don’t have direct customers, they do have members and vendors that are relied on for revenue, sponsorships, volunteers and more.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 19, 2022
It’s been a minute since we published a Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator ! Ready to get it going again? Well, we need YOU to make it happen. How would you answer these questions: Do you wake up and exercise or grab a cup of coffee and read the news or something else? Do you work from home now or are you in the office? What do you do on your commute?
Event Industry News
JULY 22, 2022
Brand + experience + marketing firm DAHLIA+Agency announced the start dates for an educational course for event technology companies. The first two-week sprint of Launch Shift Go starts virtually on September 15, 2022. . “In two weeks, we will cover what it normally takes months to years for event-technology firms and new-to-events technology professionals to learn about the categories, competition, buyers, influencers, channels, publications, strategies and tactics needed to decode the complex
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