Spark Consulting
JULY 18, 2019
Which is more member-centric? In most cases, an anniversary renewal cycle – that is, I renew at same time as I joined (or renewed) last year – is going to make the most sense to your members. My annual membership starts when I pay, and I get 12 months of service for my dues. A calendar renewal cycle is generally seen as association-centric.
Associations Now
JULY 15, 2019
Sometimes, the most innovative ideas come not from established companies but from people moonlighting with off-hours experiments. Associations are in a position to capture this energy. It’s one thing to have an internal side project that you can work on at the office. It’s another to hustle something into being while off the clock. But the effort can bring big rewards: You never know how powerful one little idea might be.
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Membersuite
JULY 15, 2019
It’s easy to take vendor members for granted. After all, your members are their prospective customers. But, have you considered treating them as a membership segment? Read the post to learn why and how to improve the membership experience of vendors.
Wild Apricot
JULY 19, 2019
Managing your donors doesn't have to be difficult. Explore these 19 donor management software solutions to engage, nurture and give value to your donors!
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
YourMembership
JULY 19, 2019
Does your small association emphasize member retention as much as it should? The recent Community Brands benchmark study on associations with small staffs suggests it may not. Your association likely has some type of membership renewal program to support retention goals. Most member-based organizations do. But, in a recent benchmark study of small associations, Community.
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Eric Lanke
JULY 15, 2019
It's budget time at the association I work for. And what I mean by that is that the budget for our new fiscal year has been approved by our Board of Directors, and now it's time to code all our projected expenses for upload into our accounting system, and to prepare the worksheet by which all our staff members can be sure to submit their expenses to the right codes as their invoices come in throughout the year ahead.
Wild Apricot
JULY 15, 2019
Learn how to get your passionate team off the ground and spreading your mission
YourMembership
JULY 18, 2019
3 strategies for associations to elevate the event experience for your members. Events and conferences are one of the largest sources of non-dues revenue for associations. Learn how to enhance and elevate the event experience for your members. Events and conferences are powerful tools for associations. In fact, in the Community Brands benchmark report on small staff associations, 83 percent of respondents said that events.
Association Adviser
JULY 17, 2019
Sandhu spoke with Association Adviser about the challenges and evolution of the construction industry and how technology will change what and how workers contribute to this vital industry. He explains how MBT plans to grow to meet the needs of Canadian workers for the next 100 years. The post Manitoba Building Trades Constructs a Safe, Sustainable Centennial appeared first on Association Adviser.
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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
GrowthZone
JULY 16, 2019
Does the thought of having to calculate retention, churn, or the cost of acquiring a new member make your head hurt? For many association pros, crunching numbers is (unfortunately) a part of their daily grind. You don’t have to be a math person to use this easy-to-understand calculation to determine retention rates. RETENTION RATE: (the percentage of members retained over a given period of time).
Event Industry News
JULY 17, 2019
Google has suspended Viagogo from advertising after claims touts resell tickets at inflated prices on the site. The search engine says it is working with the Competition and Market Authority (CMA) who is taking Viagogo to court, claiming the secondary ticketing site has not been sufficient in changing its business practices. Last year, senior Google executives received an open letter from the Football Association, UK Music and several MPs, that urged them to remove Viagogo adverts.
Associations Now
JULY 16, 2019
Two new reports indicate that membership growth and retention are holding steady despite global economic uncertainty. And many associations currently seeing membership growth are tapping into the power of innovation and optimism about the future. If someone were to ask me to describe what 2019 feels like in one word, I might say “anxiety.”. The fact is we are living in uncertain times, with constant change and volatility underpinning everything from our political climate to economic conditions—a
Association Success
JULY 16, 2019
How can mid-careerists create their own opportunities when resources in associations are lacking? When you get to a stage in your career where you are too seasoned to get much value out of young professional content, but you’re not quite on the CEO track, then you’ve probably reached your mid-career. Or rather the “messy middle” that associations aren’t too sure how to address, and that professionals find difficult to navigate.
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.
GrowthZone
JULY 18, 2019
Keeping fun ice-breaker questions on-hand is always a good idea. Whether it’s a staff meeting or a networking event, loosening up the attendees leads to a more laid-back environment. Check out these 31 ice-breaker ideas: What is your most-used emoji? Who was your childhood actor/actress crush? If you were a wrestler, what would be your entrance theme song?
Event Industry News
JULY 15, 2019
GES, a global full-service provider for live events, has awarded a talented design graduate a full-time job as part of the New Designers competition. Held at the London Design Centre, New Designers celebrates the future of design, with 3,000 graduate designers presenting their work during the two-week long exhibition. As sponsors of the exhibit and events prize, GES has offered one lucky winner, Anika Chowdhury, a junior designer position in its studio in Sheffield which is the epicentre of the
Associations Now
JULY 15, 2019
A recent email benchmarking guide from Campaign Monitor notes that, based on the average, the best day to send that email is Thursday—but numbers vary wildly by industry and may not make sense for your readers. When should you send an email anyway, and what metric matters more than any other? Those are complicated questions, with lots of variables. But a recent report from Campaign Monitor has some useful answers—including for nonprofits.
Delcor
JULY 16, 2019
Google Tag Manager is a product that has quietly revolutionized how organizations deploy and manage analytics, remarketing, and testing tags across their suite of digital products. If your organization isn't already using Google Tag Manager , here are five reasons why it might help optimize your analytics and remarketing efforts. If you are already using Google Tag Manager, perhaps you'll discover a new method for getting the most from your deployment.
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!
Smooth The Path
JULY 16, 2019
For a long time silos have been talked about as the bane of the business world, because silos throw up barriers to communication. But silos do something else that is perhaps more insidious (or equally as insidious), they can allow one department to set expectations with members that another department fails to deliver on. Sometimes the staff groups doing the selling, marketing, and soliciting feedback are not the same people who are serving the members throughout their membership.
Event Industry News
JULY 15, 2019
A new study by Loughborough University and Imago Venues has revealed the most and least effective ways to network at meetings and conferences. Conversation analysts, Professor Elizabeth Stokoe and Dr Magnus Hamann, observed how people behave and communicate in networking spaces and how their actions were influenced by the environment in which they were and that objects that were around them.
Associations Now
JULY 14, 2019
Use both traditional and unconventional meeting spaces to provide attendees with educational content, networking opportunities & unique experiences. Meeting planners already have the high-stakes task of creating experiences that make attendees return year after year and attendees are raising the challenge by asking for even more. A meeting’s primary objective is building attendee knowledge, but attendees are also tourists, seeking novel experiences that are tied to the uniqueness of the dest
Association Success
JULY 15, 2019
How can you successfully transition into your mid-career while creating opportunities for yourself? I’m at an interesting point in my career journey where I’ve recently transitioned from a young professional to a mid-careerist. What I’ve found is that defining your mid-career, and your career in general, is really up to you. It’s up to you to pave your own path, and the good thing is that you can do anything you want to do, especially in the association landscape.
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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
ReviewMyAMS
JULY 15, 2019
Guest post by Euclid Technology Admittedly, the title of this blog is a bit misleading. The truth is that there’s no such thing as the perfect request for proposal (RFP). Clearly translating all your association’s business processes and needs into a single document is a daunting task that can never be perfected. With that said, we’re here to help you build the best AMS RFP possible!
Event Industry News
JULY 15, 2019
By Nick Gold, incoming president of IASB & managing director at Speakers Corner. Fees and the speaking industry are often a hot topic. We see leaks about how much a certain high-profile person was paid to speak at an event, and the chatter about anticipated fees is often sensationalised in the media. . Recently, I was alerted to a few, somewhat viral, tweets about speaking.
Associations Now
JULY 18, 2019
While some members may see personalization as creepy, if associations do it right, it could turn prospects into attendees and lead to more engaged participants onsite. A few weeks ago, I went down to Miami for some rest and relaxation, and most importantly, beach time. Before we left, the hotel sent us a brief survey that asked a few questions about our interests and preferences.
Association Success
JULY 18, 2019
Creating an innovative organization all starts with a vision. When it comes to becoming a more innovative organization and leveraging today’s technological advancements for the overall betterment of the association and its operations, it all starts with the vision. Just look at how the tech stack comes out of the organization’s vision and their strategic plan.
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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.
Smooth The Path
JULY 18, 2019
For some reason, for a few members, everything related to the association goes wrong for them. Usually, it starts with the member experiencing a rare but big problem. We solve the problem, and then to our horror; they experience another big problem. Then it happens again. Errors, misunderstandings, and glitches continue to compound. You can probably picture a member that has had an experience like this.
Event Industry News
JULY 15, 2019
A record-breaking 195,400 visitors made their way through the gates of the Royal Highland Centre (RHC) recently, as the event venue played host to the largest agricultural show in the country, the Royal Highland Show. . Delivering an estimated £65 million in economic benefit, the four-day event takes over the 180-acre indoor and outdoor events space at the RHC each year in June, attracting visitors from across the globe.
Associations Now
JULY 16, 2019
How the Flag Flew One aspect of the Apollo 11 landing that has vexed watchers and skeptics was the flag, which stood freestanding despite the lack of atmosphere to hold it up. A librarian at UC Santa Barbara, who also manages the North American Vexillological Association’s digital library, knows the answer. Speaking to Phys.org, Annie Platoff explained that the flag used a unique design that was held up lengthwise with a horizontal crossbar.
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