Higher Logic
MAY 8, 2019
Let me guess – your inbox is overflowing with so much content that you don’t know which way is up, much less which emails are worth your time. What to open? What to ignore? It’s a relatable circumstance for anyone with an email address (and fun fact: active email accounts are expected to hit 5.6 billion by 2019). Keep this in mind when trying to reach your busy members.
Associations Now
MAY 9, 2019
Name badges are a staple of association conferences. Three elements to keep in mind when designing your next attendee badge. Do you remember the first time you wore a name badge? I don’t. But I was reminded a few months back when I was going through some boxes at my parents’ house. This box was full of art projects, report cards, book reports, yearbooks, and so on—mementos of my childhood that my mom had saved.
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CommPartners
MAY 9, 2019
Marketing encompasses everything your association does. Here are some tips to break marketing down into bite-sized pieces.
Wild Apricot
MAY 9, 2019
Crowdfunding for nonprofits might seem intimidating, but many organizations are using it to great success. In this post, I break down the steps your organization needs to take to succeed as well as reviewing 5 common crowdfunding platforms.
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.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
MAY 7, 2019
How to Increase Non-Dues Revenue without Nickel-and-Diming Members. Read more about How to Increase Non-Dues Revenue without Nickel-and-Diming Members.
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Reid All About it
MAY 10, 2019
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “5G, when fully implemented, is poised to be a very big deal, a far bigger transformation in mobile technology than any previous generational shift. Its speed, capacity, and dramatically reduced power consumption and communications response times, or “latency,” will make possible an astonishing range of innovative new products and services.
Wild Apricot
MAY 10, 2019
Here are 7 steps you can take today to make your website more secure and protect your members' data from online criminals. Not a techie? No problem! We show you step-by-step how to do them.
Spark Consulting
MAY 10, 2019
One of the key elements of blockchain networks is the network. This technology is a system-level technology. What that means is that its true power lies in the network effect, in the system. Any one application can have positive (or negative, or both) impacts, but disruptive change will come about as different applications begin to interact with each other.
Higher Logic
MAY 9, 2019
Do you have a Customer Advisory Board (CAB) or customer advisory council? A lot of software companies do. It’s one of those boxes that you check because you know it’s a best practice. But something else that’s common is when companies check the CAB box just to have one, but don’t end up doing much with it (likely because of the workload it takes to manage).
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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
Eric Lanke
MAY 6, 2019
My association is hiring again, and this week I spent a lot of time doing a series of phone interviews. The phone interview has always been a key part of my screening process. If anyone were to ask me, I would have said that I use the phone interview to screen for the skills I'm looking for, and then use the in-person interview to screen for values and cultural fit.
Wild Apricot
MAY 8, 2019
Looking for a new membership site platform? Here are the top ten membership website builders and their features so you can build the best membership website possible.
Spark Consulting
MAY 7, 2019
As you may recall from my previous post on my new whitepaper, Blockchain for Associations: Separating the Hype from the Promise , my co-author Shelly Alcorn and I think that this is the REAL question association execs need to be asking ourselves right now. The tricky part is that now we’re getting into particular professions and industries, which means that the questions, problems, and answers differ.
Association Adviser
MAY 8, 2019
Associations can widen their support for a position by establishing coalitions with other organizations. Here's why coalitions in advocacy are a good idea. The post Keys to Successful Advocacy: The Role and Value of Coalitions appeared first on Association Adviser.
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.
Association Success
MAY 6, 2019
What can you do when your meetings are flatlining? It’s no secret that traditional lecture-style educational sessions are no longer the most effective way to educate. But how do you overhaul outdated learning techniques for interactive and engaging sessions, especially when you’re working on a budget? It starts with lots of pre-planning. Your conference teams, committees, speakers and anybody else who is working on your conference or meetings need to understand that you want to revolutionize the
Wild Apricot
MAY 5, 2019
Here are the top 10 most downloaded WordPress Membership Plugins of all time - free and paid. We’ve made it super easy to pick the right plugin for you by highlighting each one’s most important features.
GrowthZone
MAY 9, 2019
Tweet One of our most popular blog posts, An Association Mission Statement, What it is (and isn’t) , touches on the difference between a mission statement and a vision statement. While at first glance, the differences may seem small, the fact is that the two serve very different purposes. The mission statement is about the present, and the vision statement is about the future.
Event Industry News
MAY 8, 2019
Servicerobots.com have released a new robot which provides photo and survey capabilities in one. Eva, the new service robot, is able to move around a venue and locate guests using an advanced facial recognition system. She then asks if guests would like their photo taken, providing lots of fun options, like a magic mirror, to make the photos really memorable.
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!
Associations Now
MAY 6, 2019
A recent study from Edelman and LinkedIn finds that while leaders put a lot of value into good B2B thought leadership and make decisions based on it, sales departments often discount its value. In the association world and beyond, thought leadership is a frequent topic of discussion—thanks in no small part to the perceived impact it can have on an organization’s bottom line.
Wild Apricot
MAY 10, 2019
Over the last few years, I’ve helped dozens of membership organization get set up and running quickly with membership site platforms. I’ve condensed all my experience and their advice to help anyone else looking to quickly choose the best membership site platform for their needs.
Delcor
MAY 10, 2019
Many of us dream of a relaxing vacation on a tropical island with white sand, sparkling blue water, brilliant sun, palm trees, and refreshing tropical drinks. But, being stranded on a deserted island with little hope of rescue—that sounds like a nightmare. In doing technology assessments, I’ve noticed a pattern with some of our less IT-mature clients that reveals a need to be rescued from their deserted IT island.
Event Industry News
MAY 6, 2019
Following my previous article asking ‘ what AV suppliers need to know about your event ’, I was left wondering about the event organiser. I delved back into Blitz AV’s Complete Guide to Audio Visual for Event Planners to find out what event planners need to know about AV. Though most audiences may not appreciate really good audio visual effects, they will definitely notice the bad ones.
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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
Associations Now
MAY 8, 2019
A new report from the Public Affairs Council finds that federal watchdogs are most trusted by congressional staffers, but associations and think tanks top other forms of private-sector advocacy. Even in an era when congressional staffers are hearing a lot of arguments about the issues of the day from all directions, more traditional advocacy voices are still finding room in the conversation.
Wild Apricot
MAY 10, 2019
Learn how you can spend more time out in nature and less time managing your association or organization with Parks and Recreation Management Software.
Smooth The Path
MAY 7, 2019
We see stories about overnight startup successes. We read about organizations that manage to build a massive list of followers in just a few months. Speakers talk about 90% email open rates. And articles tout the five simple steps to get to any goal you want to achieve. Everywhere we see the message that with just a bit of tech savvy guaranteed success is simple, easy, and fast.
Event Industry News
MAY 9, 2019
At a recent roundtable discussion held by the QEII Centre, a conference, events and exhibitions space in Central London, select panellists were invited to discuss issues facing the events industry. From emerging technology, to CSR and sustainability, industry experts examined various issues and deliberated the best ways of driving the industry forward.
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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.
Associations Now
MAY 7, 2019
With brands increasingly dedicated to putting on events to strengthen consumer interest, associations could gain a lot from borrowing some of experiential marketing’s best points. Events over stuff. For companies looking to turn fans into superfans, experiential marketing has become an important tactic to reach desired audiences, as there are opportunities, whether at the events of others or with their own concerts or meetings, to maximize the reach of their messages.
Membersuite
MAY 5, 2019
Want to develop a solid relationship with new members? With an onboarding plan guiding the way, you can help members immediately get value from their membership in a way that works for them, making renewal a breeze.
Association Success
MAY 9, 2019
Culture and process are two sides of the coin that is design thinking. In my work as an educator and facilitator, I like to use techniques from human-centered design, and design thinking in particular. When I introduce design thinking to people, they are really eager to experience all the benefits, especially the teamwork, the very precise problem identification, and of course the often unique and really effective solutions to problems that the process generates.
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