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How Technology’s Past and Present Will Affect Future Member Experiences

Higher Logic

The post How Technology’s Past and Present Will Affect Future Member Experiences appeared first on Higher Logic. A recent episode of the Member Engagement Show podcast featured a discussion on how technology, or the lack of it, shapes the member experiences associations provide. There’s also a fascinating look into the future! . The post How Technology’s Past and Present Will Affect Future Member Experiences appeared first on Higher Logic.

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Six steps to plan and host a member engagement workshop

Nimble AMS

Member scoring is a crucial topic for organizations because providing superior member experience drives all associations. Unfortunately, the topic of member engagement strategy can also be overwhelming. Your association might just be getting started with member scoring. Or perhaps you’re looking for tips to create a unique member engagement formula. .

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4: Five Ways NOT to Brainstorm

Spark Consulting

The 4th most popular blog post on the all-time top ten list is an unexpected entry: Five Ways NOT to Brainstorm. Written almost exactly eight years ago, it was intended to be funny and a little silly – mostly. I had read a couple of articles in Fast Company and the New Yorker about the perhaps counter-intuitive reality that brainstorming is rarely productive, which I found ironic.

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How to Do Content Marketing With Limited Resources

Association Adviser

A recent study from Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs showed that 67% of B2B marketers say their team was asked to do more with the same resources in the last year. When the pressure is higher and the budget isn’t, it’s easy to feel like we don’t have enough time, budget or people to do all the things we want to do, or to pursue all the exciting new tactics and platforms we’re hearing about.

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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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What Your Learners Are Really Buying

WBT Systems

Seth Godin has a way of crystallizing the complexity of human behavior in one or two pithy sentences. This pronouncement of his got me thinking about how we market and sell educational products.

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Association Brain Food: 9.30.22

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Education marketing/sales. Seth Godin said, “People do not buy goods and services. They buy relations, stories, and magic.” WBT Systems examines what learners are really buying and explains how to apply what Godin’s describing to the way you market and sell your association’s educational programs.

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The Next Definition of The Board’s Duty of Foresight

Association Adviser

With the arrival of T20s Day 1000, our community enters a transitional space within which boards, their staff partners, and other contributors must determine together how they will guide their organizations through the rest of this turbulent decade. The “discontinuous next,” i.e., the conditions of radical uncertainty, volatility, and risk unleashed by the pandemic and intensified by its still unfolding consequences, will not dissipate with the end of 2022, as I once thought it might.

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The EventPro Advantage: Powerful, Customisable Software backed by Unmatched Service

Event Industry News

We are very proud that EventPro Software is a finalist at the 2022 Event Tech Awards under the category Best Venue Booking Solution! We know that it’s challenging for event professionals to choose the right event tech solution when there are so many options clamouring for attention. However, there are four factors that form the “EventPro Advantage”, which we believe lifts us above the crowd.

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How Associations Can Leverage the Power of Artificial Intelligence – 9/27/22

Association Analytics

The post How Associations Can Leverage the Power of Artificial Intelligence – 9/27/22 appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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 data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

Candid

Chances are you’re aware of how the COVID pandemic—and accompanying shortages, shutdowns, layoffs, and resignations—has wreaked havoc on supply and demand for everything from toilet paper to lumber to used cars. Unfortunately, social sector data has also been impacted. Staff working long hours responding to multiple crises have little time and energy for data collection and dissemination.

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Five tech solutions to prepare your software environment for 2023

Nimble AMS

Is your association technologically prepared for 2023? Perhaps you’ve noticed a growing divide between your staff and their ability to leverage your current tech stack. Investing in innovative software solutions will help to modernize your employee work culture , streamlining crucial staff processes and alleviating inefficiencies. Modern software is also key to enhancing the member experience, boosting retention, and attracting new members.

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Sustainability experts call for 100% renewable energy at venues

Event Industry News

On 7th September 2022, Hire Space ran their ‘Venue Talk’ event at London town house 41 Portland Place , which showcased their new hybrid equipment and streamed panelists. One important panel discussion tackled the issues around sustainability within the events industry and gave advice to venues on how they can enhance the sustainability of their spaces and events.

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Your Data Is Talking: What’s It Saying about Your Next Piece of Content? – 10/20/22

Association Analytics

The post Your Data Is Talking: What’s It Saying about Your Next Piece of Content? – 10/20/22 appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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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Email engagement: Four tips to make the most of your campaigns

Candid

Your nonprofit marketing strategy helps acquire new supporters, engage your current support base, and gain traction on priority initiatives. Email is often the backbone of nonprofit marketing strategy. Around 99% of email users check their inboxes on a daily basis, making this one of the most likely messages your supporters see. Let’s walk through four email engagement tips to help you make the most of your campaigns: Personalize and segment email messages.

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Phone Photography: Three Ways I Was Doing It Wrong

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Before becoming the director of communications and marketing at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine , Andrew Mann owned a photo and video studio for more than 20 years in the Caribbean. His staff shot hundreds of thousands of images each year including doing 400 weddings a year (!), portrait sessions, commercial sessions, aerial and underwater, resort and hotel photo shoots, tourism marketing, and more.

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Analysing audience behaviour at physical events – do you have the tech?

Event Industry News

2020 saw a huge acceleration in the demand for digital platforms as part of the event hosting landscape, due to the crushing effect the coronavirus had on physical attendance. Thankfully for most brands, the demand for physical events has, and continues to recover well, post pandemic. We can assume this is, in part, due to interaction with any physical product being extremely hard to replicate in a virtual environment – as one of the 5 senses, touch is a key part of the marketing mix for many r

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Your Data Is Talking: What’s It Saying about Your Next Piece of Content?

Association Analytics

The post Your Data Is Talking: What’s It Saying about Your Next Piece of Content? appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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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14 Non-Dues Revenue Tips for Associations Big and Small

MemberClicks

As a membership organization, member dues are core to your organization’s overall financial success. But they can’t get too high (or you’ll lose members!)—and relying on a single revenue stream is too risky. This is where non-dues revenue comes into play. By generating non-dues revenue, you can: Grow your association’s revenue Avoid implementing higher membership dues Diversify your revenue streams.

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The Secret to Continuous Innovation

Blue Avocado

Article In Brief: The Problem: Nonprofits struggle with innovation despite creativity and a passion for changing the world being part of their make-up. Why it Happens: Nonprofit executives are pressed for time and have limited resources. The Solution: The secret to nonprofit innovation is partnerships built through strategic networking. Everyone wants to innovate, but very […].

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Recovery of business events gains momentum in 2022 Q2

Event Industry News

RFP activity and hotel group room nights showed a significant increase in 2022 Q2, with both indexes reaching over 80% of 2019 levels, according to the 2022 Q2 Global Business Events Barometer released today by the Events Industry Council (EIC), the voice of the global business events industry. According to this research , which monitors the changes within the market relative to pre-pandemic (2019) levels, the RFP activity index increased to 81, equivalent to 81% of 2019 levels.

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How to Capture Fresh Member Profile Data and Make It Actionable

Association Analytics

The post How to Capture Fresh Member Profile Data and Make It Actionable appeared first on Association Analytics.

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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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The Association CEO Guide to Leadership

AssociationChat

The Association CEO’s Guide to Leadership with guest Paul Belford is on deck this Tuesday, September 27th at 2 pm ET! He wrote the Association CEO Handbook. Now, hear what he has to say about the association CEO’s leadership role in today’s environment! . Did you miss last week’s Association Chat with Elena Gerstmann and Rhonda Payne? Find out all about SocialOffset by watching this replay!

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6 Ways To Engage Association Members

CMA Solutions

Associations have always fought the battle for perceived value. Simply put: Do your members receive their money’s worth? That’s the daunting challenge. In recent years, the struggle has become even more difficult. Last year, 62% of surveyed associations either endured a membership decline or remained flat, according to MGI’s 2022 Marketing Membership Benchmarking Report.

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Delivering sustainable events with 1 Wimpole Street

Event Industry News

1 Wimpole Street is one of London’s leading conference and events venues. Located in the heart of London on the corner of 1 Wimpole Street and Henrietta Place, 2 minutes from the hustle and bustle of the famous Oxford Street and Regent Street and nestled between Mayfair and Marylebone. We realise our actions have an impact on the environment around us.

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6 Data Points to Track in Your AMS + Why You Need Them

MemberClicks

If you’re reading this, you’re likely interested in tracking more data points about your members in your association’s membership database. But a random influx of data isn’t necessarily better for your association, and tracking the wrong data points can overwhelm your organization and lead you down a detrimental path. Instead, you want to collect the data points that will help you make the most effective, impactful decisions for your association.

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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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Best No-Code Platforms in 2022

Raklet

No-code platforms reduce the time it takes for your solution to reach the market, making workflow automation quick and simple. The post Best No-Code Platforms in 2022 appeared first on Raklet - Membership Management Software.

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It’s all about managing expectations

Effective Database

It's all about managing expectations I placed an order online on a Friday and the store I was ordering from told me my product would deliver the following Wednesday. I would have preferred to receive the product sooner, but Wednesday it is.

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B2B vs. B2C: tips for fusing consumer and corporate events with maximum impact

Event Industry News

By Elaine Byrne, Project Director, Sledge. When we think of consumer facing events, festivals, immersive pop ups and outdoor experiences are just some of the formats that come to mind. For many, these events become a part of the fabric of their lives. They are cemented in their annual ‘must attend’ calendars, people purchase tickets months in advance, and it’s often these occasions where long lasting memories are made.

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