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Top tips for effective association fundraising

Nimble AMS

Fundraising can be a powerful way to drive non-dues revenue for your association. . Here’s how fundraising can help your association and what best practices you can use to raise funds more effectively. Non-dues revenue plays a big role in ensuring your association’s ability to grow and thrive. It supplements membership dues revenue and allows you to continue providing great member value. .

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Why Associations Need an Association-Focused Mobile App (And Not Just For Events) (Part 1 of 2)

Association Adviser

Most people are turning to their smartphones first before any desktop or laptop website. So what does this behavior mean for an association’s engagement strategy? This means associations should consider developing their own mobile app that more holistically and permanently represents the association and its members in order to stay engaged – in the most […].

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Become the Most Interesting Person in the Room: Your Association’s In-House Futurist

WBT Systems

No one can predict the future, not even the nice fortune-teller you visit on the way to the beach. A world full of humans with freewill can upset even the rosiest of predictions.

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Why You Should Share a Member Spotlight (+ Sample Questions and Examples)

Wild Apricot

Your members are the heart and soul of your membership organization — everything you do is for them and thanks to them! You already provide your members with amazing benefits , fun events, educational resources, and a community of like-minded.

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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How to Get the Most Out of the 2022 ASAE MM&C Conference

Higher Logic

The post How to Get the Most Out of the 2022 ASAE MM&C Conference appeared first on Higher Logic. Find out how to make the out of your time at ASAE MMCC (plus, tips on how to ask to go)! The post How to Get the Most Out of the 2022 ASAE MM&C Conference appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Why your association should be using an AMS built on a CRM

Nimble AMS

An association management software (AMS) system built on a customer relationship management (CRM) platform offers associations unmatched functionality. . Read on to learn more about the unique advantages of using Nimble AMS, built on the Salesforce CRM platform, for your association. These days, many large membership-based organizations are choosing to use an association management software (AMS) system built on an enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.

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Sparking Innovation in the Hybrid Workplace

Achurch

Let’s dispel an innovation myth. Here’s one: innovation suffers if you can’t get everyone together in the office. The perception that innovation only happens when people are in the same room (i.e., working synchronously) at the same time is just that—a perception. It’s one based on the “that’s the way we’ve always done it” principle. It’s a misperception, not a fact.

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How the Public Affairs Council Doubled Engagement During Member Onboarding

Higher Logic

The post How the Public Affairs Council Doubled Engagement During Member Onboarding appeared first on Higher Logic. Find out how the Public Affairs Council re-created their member onboarding process and saved time, all while doubling engagement. The post How the Public Affairs Council Doubled Engagement During Member Onboarding appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Does Your MSP Really Provide CIO Services?

Delcor

In the association space, it’s common for organizations to face a complicated set of IT challenges—a tight budget, a small staff, unique business processes that often require multiple systems, and an ever-evolving set of technologies. As a technology consulting firm specializing in the association and nonprofit space, DelCor has a lot of experience working with mission-driven organizations that strive tirelessly to overcome these challenges.

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The Power of Community: Why a Branded Community is a Must-Have for Every Association

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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Go Small to Deliver Big Results: A Look at Microcredentials

Leading Learning

image by Annabel_P from Pixabay. by Ashish Rangnekar of BenchPrep. Microcredentials offer a way for learning businesses to deliver big results not despite their size but because of their size. The microcredentialing opportunity is being proven out. Universities are partnering with online platforms to provide on-demand, flexible microcredentials. Coursera offers Specializations , and edX markets MicroMasters.

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Unlocking Doors to Keep Members Happy and Wanting to Renew

Association Adviser

Your association cannot thrive without key components. And some might suggest that your most important component is your members. Members support your mission, drive networking events, increase social media engagement, provide revenue streams, and, above, all trust you as the ultimate resource for their industry. It’s important that, as an association, you keep your members […].

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Marketing Movers & Shakers: Meet Andrea Huggins

Higher Logic

The post Marketing Movers & Shakers: Meet Andrea Huggins appeared first on Higher Logic. This spring, we’re celebrating six Marketing Movers and Shakers in the association marketing space. Next up, meet Andrea Huggins! The post Marketing Movers & Shakers: Meet Andrea Huggins appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Gratitude for the nursing industry

Aptify

Do you know what nursing associations do? They advocate for public health issues, educate and support our nurses, fight for better patient care, and more. National Nurses Week is this week (May 6 – 12). Here at Aptify, it got us thinking about all that the nursing industry has gone through in the last couple of years. It’s been in the public spotlight and has had increased demands placed on them. .

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Boost Sponsorship, Exhibit, and Ad Revenue

Sales often gets a bad rep. Yet, if securing sponsors, advertisers, and exhibitors is part of your role, it’s essential. But what if it didn’t have to feel time-consuming, uncomfortable, or worse—icky? Join us for the 3-part virtual Sales Accelerator Labs , where customer experience and sales expert Carrie McIntyre will show you strategies to make sales easier, more effective, and dare we say, enjoyable!

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Ignoring Your Culture Is Like Driving with Your Eyes Closed

PROPEL

None of us would think it’s okay to close your eyes for a while when you’re driving—we know that would end up badly. Yet most of us are willing to ignore our organizational culture for years on end because we are “too busy.” But culture does not stop evolving just because you’re not looking at it. And, as in the car metaphor, ignoring culture will allow it to evolve in ways that cause tremendous.

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GPS Your Career

AssociationChat

Now is the time to be deliberate and rigorous about what is next and ensure your destination is not a circumstance, but your choice. Over the years many people have asked me for advice on how to raise their profile and improve their chances of career advancement. I’ve worked with them to answer those questions in many ways, but now Gregory Fine, FASAE, CAE , and I have created the program that WE wish had been there for us when we were figuring it all out!

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Virtual Fundraising Ideas for 2022

Raklet

Fundraising is crucial to an organization’s growth, especially for nonprofit organizations and charities. However, coming up with different ways of. The post Virtual Fundraising Ideas for 2022 appeared first on Raklet - Membership Management Software.

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20 Event Ideas for Your Young Professional Members

MemberClicks

Engaging your young professional members (and prospects, even) is tough, especially when it comes to events. Throw the word “networking” out there and people seem to run for the hills. But you know what makes networking a lot less intimidating and a lot more appealing? When there’s an activity to break the ice. (And no, nothing cheesy.) Remember, young professionals want to connect.

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

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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The 3 Foundations of High Impact Organizations

PROPEL

One of the frustrations I hear the most from leaders right now is their inability to focus their energy and efforts on the higher impact activities. They’re always putting out fires and reacting to the latest development. This is not a leadership flaw—they are getting more done than they ever have before—but today’s crazy environment is pushing them to be being reactive, and they end up missing.

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Is a college degree really required?

Effective Database

Is a college degree really required? I saw a job listing last week for an entry-level position at an association, seeking a data manager. From the job description, the position was focused on managing member records and doing some light querying, reporting, and data analysis. The association was seeking someone with one to three years of experience. … Is a college degree really required?

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Member Community Software: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Uses Raklet Member Community Software

Raklet

As one of the largest corporate membership organizations in the United States and serving more than 500 corporate members from. The post Member Community Software: Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Uses Raklet Member Community Software appeared first on Raklet - Membership Management Software.

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Association Brain Food: 5.6.22

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. In-house futurist. Take WBT Systems’ advice: become your association’s unofficial in-house futurist and you’ll be the most interesting person in the room. WBT describes how to become an amateur futurist and what’s in it for you and your association. The future for chapters.

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Unlock the Future of Learning Growth and Retention at Cognition24!

The annual Cognition virtual conference is back on October 16, and this year it’s FREE! You’ll enjoy: Inspiring Keynotes from top learning industry leaders, providing fresh perspectives to help you outperform the competition. Hands-on, Skill-Building Sessions to elevate your growth, retention, and product adoption strategies. Exclusive First Look at the latest innovations from Thought Industries, empowering you with tools to grow faster.

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How to Add a Subscription to an Existing Business

Robert Skrob

? What can this Polar Pop drink from Circle K teach you about subscription success? Click here to watch. Most businesses trying to launch a new subscription program fall into the same trap. For some reason, since the launch of Netflix, many subscription businesses want to emulate them, by delivering everything they sell, for one low price. For the last.

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10 Association Membership Recruitment Ideas for 2022

MemberClicks

Now is a great time to be thinking about new member recruitment for your association. Your future members are likely more primed than ever for that feeling of community that comes from joining an association. But how exactly should you go about recruiting new members? Read on to discover 10 association membership recruitment ideas that have been proven to work.

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One-Size-Does-Not-Fit-All In Education

Multiview

With the belief that all children have the right to equal access to education no matter their race, ethnic background, religion, sex, or socioeconomic status, the public school system was established. Fashioned into eight-hour days, standardized tests, bulky textbooks, and block schedules, this model has been passed down for generations. Unfortunately, hand-me-downs are never an exact fit.