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What’s In It For Me? 5 Life-Changing Benefits of Volunteering

Higher Logic

“I would love to volunteer…but I just don’t have the time!” Sound familiar? Life is busy, no doubt. But isn’t it funny how you can hear someone say this, and then in the very next breath they’ll ask you if you’re caught up on the 10-hour Netflix series they just binge-watched? (Okay, I’m guilty too.) In a perfect world, we would all have the time and energy to volunteer our help to the causes in our community that we care most about (be it animal care, homelessness, continuing education, you nam

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Does Your Association Have the CIO Mindset?

Delcor

You never know where mayhem lurks in your association or nonprofit. On the surface, everything seems like business as usual. The IT department is busy keeping the network up and running. However, dig deeper and you can see problems looming. When it comes to technology, everyone does their own thing. Rather than dealing with IT, employees prefer to go out on their own to acquire the tools they need.

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The 3-Step Playbook to SEO Keyword Research

Wild Apricot

Start getting your nonprofit to #1 in Google with advice from digital marketing expert Farhad Chikhiwala.

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Professional Learning Communities Educate, Connect & Empower Members

WBT Systems

Professional Learning Communities Educate, Connect & Empower Members. Read more about Professional Learning Communities Educate, Connect & Empower Members.

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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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8 Award-Winning Success Stories from Super Forum 2018

Higher Logic

Every Super Forum, we present our Floyd Awards to recognize our customers for their outstanding work in community. This year, we’re extra excited to include awards for success in online community and marketing automation. We’re sharing these winning customers’ stories because A) they’re great, and B) everyone can learn from what they’ve done well. Congrats to our 2018 winners!

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8 Virtual Meeting Etiquette Essentials for In-Person Participants

Wild Apricot

Has your organization been struggling with engaging virtual participants? These virtual meeting etiquette tips from meeting expert Nancy Settle-Murphy will help.

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Membership Q&A: Tiered Benefits

Spark Consulting

D o members respond well to “tiered” membership plans? Generally, yes, with an important caveat. There must be meaningful differences in member behavior patterns. If all your members pretty much behave the same and use your benefits the same, there’s nothing around which to differentiate tiers. Or if you don’t have enough benefits to allow for it, you really can’t create tiers.

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Your Association’s Future: Generation Z

Blue Sky eLearn

For years we’ve been talking about Millennials. How they are different from previous generations. How to market to them. How to keep them – as employees, members, customers. While Millennials are still as important as ever, we can’t overlook the up and coming generation – Generation Z. How does Generation Z differ from Millennials? According to Inc.com , here are some of the main differences: 1.

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Winners announced for the Event Technology Awards 2018

Event Industry News

East London’s Troxy hosted the 6 th Event Technology Awards, welcoming event professionals from around the globe to an exciting evening of food and celebration. A new addition to the 2018 ceremony was the Outstanding Contribution to Event Technology award, which was presented to Cvent founder Reggie Aggarwal. Highlights of the evening included word of mouth sales platform Verve taking home the gong for Best Festival Technology for the fourth year in a row.

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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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Infographic: 3 Steps to Setting Up Your New Member App

Wild Apricot

This infographic will show you the 3 easy steps to getting your members started using the Wild Apricot for Members App, and helping them stay engaged even on the go.

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Why It’s Time to Move Millennials Into Leadership

Associations Now

The generation isn’t as thick with job-hoppers as the stereotype suggests, but a new study signals increasing impatience. Current leaders will need to do more to keep them around. At this point, we should have collectively shaken off our millennial anxiety. Organizations recognize that younger workers aren’t just selfie-happy, narcissistic, promote-me-yesterday kids with an overblown sense of entitlement, but a generation that’s questioning which hierarchies are and aren’t meaningful to them.

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Your Association’s Future: Generation Z

Blue Sky eLearn

For years we’ve been talking about Millennials. How they are different from previous generations. How to market to them. How to keep them – as employees, members, customers. While Millennials are still as important as ever, we can’t overlook the up and coming generation – Generation Z. How does Generation Z differ from Millennials? According to Inc.com , here are some of the main differences: 1.

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How to Select the Best Landing Page Software for Your Association

HighRoad Solution

All of your association’s goals depend on getting people to take action. You need new members to apply. You need current members to renew. You need people to attend your events. You need members to buy products or sign up for classes. You need advocates in your industry to mobilize for change. Smart associations know this doesn’t happen by chance, or by simply blasting members with emails.

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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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Event Technology Buyer’s Guide

Event Industry News

Welcome to the 2019 edition of the Event Tech Buyer’s Guide, your comprehensive resource for learning what the latest trends are in this diverse industry. The growth of Event Tech Live has undoubtedly paralleled the expansion of the event tech industry, allowing it to flourish and develop its own identity and community. This year’s buyer’s guide reflects the way previous ‘new’ entries have blossomed into go-to suppliers.

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4 Lessons Association Chapters Can Learn From Craft Breweries

Associations Now

Craft breweries—of which there are more than 7,000 nationally—are becoming a major economic force in many communities, as well as a cultural one. Associations looking to build up a strong chapter system would be smart to take notes. Craft breweries are having a moment, and it’s worth analyzing why that might be. Beyond the beer, of course. Recently, the Brewers Association announced the number of craft breweries nationally had topped 7,000 for the first time , an increase of more than 1,100 from

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Developing Your Conference Story Arc To Activate Participants’ Brains

Velvet Chainsaw

Applying a story arc to the conference can activate participants’ brains. And you want stimulated, motivated engaged brains during your event for sure! A story arc is an extended, continuous storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television series, comic books, video games, films etc. Each episode follows a dramatic arc with the story unfolding over several episodes.

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Using Stories – Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook

GrowthZone

The concept of telling good stories isn’t new. Even Greek philosopher Aristotle, born in 384 B.C., understood the importance of a good story and gave advice on storytelling. Why has it been such a powerful tool for so long? Because stories Inspire people to take action. They activate the imagination and engage emotions. A story activates parts in the brain that can make a listener turn the story into their own experience.

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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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Association for Women in Events announces new membership offering

Event Industry News

The Association for Women in Events (AWE) has announced a new membership model. AWE recognises that expanding its community is pivotal to creating positive change within the events industry. With this model, AWE is making it easier and more accessible for all event professionals to join our community, making it more inclusive than ever before. Two new membership options will now be offered upon joining AWE.

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How to Generate Buzz for a Legacy Event

Associations Now

Even if your annual conference has been successful for the past three or four decades, it could have also lost some of its excitement factor. A few ideas for getting attendees and your staffers buzzing about a longstanding event. When you launch a totally new event, there’s already plenty of buzz baked into it. Attendees don’t know what to expect, so they’re excited to check it out.

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12 Communications Strategies for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

You set goals, like these twelve communications goals for nonprofits , including community engagement, raising awareness of issues, and fundraising. And every day you manage tactical communications channels like email, social media, print marketing, PR and more. But what’s in the middle? What connects that tactical work to the larger goals? The answer is Communications or Marketing Strategies. .

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November Social Media Post Ideas for Associations

GrowthZone

November kicks off one of the busiest times of year for social media. Plan ahead with these holiday and event ideas for your November posts: MONTHLY: Health. National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Diabetes Month. National Epilepsy Awareness Month. National Healthy Skin Month, Cancer Awareness Month. Prematurity Awareness Month. Food. Georgia Pecan Month.

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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 Gate creates new social dining concept in Richmond

Event Industry News

A new social concept has been introduced to Richmond, welcoming relaxed all-day dining to Richmond Hill. Great food and drink, unpretentious and amazing value, The Gate officially opened its doors on November 2 nd and is open for breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner every day. Set opposite Richmond Park’s iconic gates, the restaurant offers light, seasonal and contemporary dining.

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Study: Gender Gap Remains Prevalent at Events

Associations Now

A new report from Bizzabo found that less than a third of event presenters globally were women, with the gender gap most pronounced at technology events. Conference panels often draw a lot of scrutiny due to their lack of diversity, particularly when they feature only male panelists—often referred to as “manels.” A new report from the event technology company Bizzabo underlines this point.

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Use A Conference Story Arc To Shift Your Participants’ Brain Architecture And Strengthen Their Neural Connections

Velvet Chainsaw

We are helpless story junkies says author, journalist, and storyteller Michelle Weldon. We can’t help it. It’s part of our human nature to crave and connect with stories. Your brain on story acts very differently than when your brain is receiving data, facts and information. It changes its structure and releases cortisol and oxytocin–called the human bonding or empathy chemical.

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Things We Should Not Have to Tell Members (But We Do)

Smooth The Path

Sometimes we have to tell people things we do not think we should have to say to them: The vibrant association is dynamic because members like you tell professionals like you all about the association. Your experiences in our industry or profession might be very different than our other members’ experiences. There is a lot of value in your membership, here let me show you.

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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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Immersive Technical Production with George P Johnson

Event Industry News

Mark Bannister, Technical Director at George P Johnson will be presenting his lecture on Immersive AV, Sound and Lighting Technology on Monday 19th November at the University of Westminster. Sound, lighting and audio-visual technologies all contribute to the mood and tone of an event. The combination of these within the constraints of a venue and budget are explored in this session.

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4 Ways to Build Flexibility Around Innovation

Associations Now

Sometimes the root of your organization’s future might come in the form of not only finding the right idea, but finding the right way to sell innovation both inside your organization and to the broader world. A recent experiment in the world of publishing offers a lot of lessons on this front. Did you hear that the book industry recently reinvented the book for the smartphone era?

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Take the 2019 Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey Now

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

It’s our most popular download of the year: The Annual Nonprofit Communications Trends Report. Each year, more than 1,000 nonprofit communicators complete the annual Nonprofit Communications Trends Survey. and now it’s time to look ahead to 2019. The Nonprofit Communications Trends Report is the “go to” source for what’s REALLY happening in the world of nonprofit communications and fundraising.

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