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Event Committees: 5 Types and Their Duties

Eplys

We’ve all heard the old phrase “two heads are better than one”! And it still rings true today. Planning a large conference or company event is a huge task to take on and will almost always need more than one person planning. So, how do you manage it in an organized way? Introducing….committees. Committees are appointed for a specific function and can help your daunting task list become more segmented and task-specific.

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3 Quick Tips for Writing Emails That Get Read

MemberClicks

You likely spend a lot of time drafting and sending emails. So naturally, you want people to read them, and not only that, but take some kind of action.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.31.20

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Economic outlook for associations. Please consider participating in Marketing General Inc.’s (MGI) second annual Association Economic Outlook survey. The results will help our community better understand how associations are adapting to change and preparing for the future.

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Church Membership: Why You Should Set It Up Today

Wild Apricot

Now is the time to get set up with church membership! We go over everything you need to know, including the benefits for members of your congregation and your team.

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How to Create a Community Your Members Can't Get Enough Of

Here’s Your Blueprint for Year-Round Member Engagement. Are you ready to transform your association into a thriving, 365-day community? Download GrowthZone’s ebook, How to Create a Community Your Members Can’t Get Enough Of , and learn strategies for leveling out the peaks and valleys of member engagement. This guide provides actionable strategies to create consistent networking opportunities, deliver value-packed content, and foster connections that your members won’t want to miss.

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Is There a Need for Professionals to Become “Virtual Certified” in Your Industry?

WBT Systems

Is There a Need for Professionals to Become “Virtual Certified” in Your Industry? Read more about Is There a Need for Professionals to Become “Virtual Certified” in Your Industry?

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How the Romance Writers of America responded to racism accusations — and what associations can learn from them

Association Success

It started with a tweet. Next, came a rather public revamp of policies and initiatives intended to make the Romance Writers of America more diverse and inclusive. In the tweet last August, romance writer Courtney Milan called a fellow romance author’s book an “(expletive) racist mess.” What followed was a formal ethics complaint by that author, Kathryn Lynn Davis, and publisher Suzan Tisdale.

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July Update: New Membership Report is Finally Here

Wild Apricot

While it's impossible to predict the future, we can still prepare for what's to come with a solid strategy and plan. This month, we’ve announced the new membership report feature along with other resources to help your organization remain sustainable.

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Model the Change You Want in Your Association

Smooth The Path

Do you have a change that you would like to see in your chapter or association? Perhaps you would like new members to feel more welcomed? Or you know that members would have a better experience if staff were more accessible? Or the tone used in member messaging needs to get warmer. Perhaps you’ve talked to your colleagues and agreed upon a change, but later, you notice no one is doing what they said they would do.

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Attract and Retain Members Better through Your Online Career Center

Association Adviser

Here are 5 ways to identify potential new members while reinforcing membership benefits through your online career center. The post Attract and Retain Members Better through Your Online Career Center appeared first on Association Adviser.

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How To Build an Exceptional Member Experience | Weds, Dec 11th, 3PM EDT

Speaker: Jessica Bonney from VICA and Jeff Horne from Wicket

What does delivering an exceptional member experience mean in today's world? With the right insights, tools, and strategies, you can identify what truly matters to your members, drive meaningful engagement at scale, and continue to meet the ever-evolving needs of your members. Join association experts Jessica Bonney from VICA and Jeff Horne from Wicket who will share practical insights on how to build an exceptional member-driven experience by gaining a deeper understanding of your members and d

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Missed “Rooting out Racism?” Watch it here

Association Success

Yesterday we proudly launched a new workshop titled “Rooting out Racism: How to get started at your organization,” led by Dialogue on Race Louisiana CEO Maxine Crump. . As an introductory workshop about how to identify the racist policies, bylaws and practices at your association that passively and actively allow inequities to continue, this conversation was a starting point for those unsure of where to begin.

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How Political Action Committee Software Can Help You Grow and Manage your PAC

Wild Apricot

Want to raise more money and save more time for the campaigns that matter? Here's how political action committee software can help you!

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Culture, Budgeting & the Bottom Line

Virtual

In this 5 Minutes With Andy, we are joined by Terry Lowney our COO and CFO. Terry has been with Virtual for over 17 years and she shares her experiences. Terry explains the importance of a value based culture and how they are more than words on a plaque. She advises on company "health", daily tasks, meetings at her level and the importance between culture and the bottom line.

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Finding a Community as a Remote Worker: The Growth of Pop-Up Groups

Association Adviser

Before 2020, the Virtual Association Network & Associations Catalyzing Entrepreneurship pop-up groups were connecting remote association professionals with resources and wisdom. The post Finding a Community as a Remote Worker: The Growth of Pop-Up Groups appeared first on Association Adviser.

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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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3 Committees to Consider Forming in 2020

MemberClicks

Every organization has a unique structure in terms of staff, board of directors, committees, task forces, etc. And what works well for one association or chamber may not work well for another.

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Protech Announces SSO Integration with Web Scribble

Protech

COLUMBIA, Md. – July 29, 2020 – Protech Associates, Inc. (Protech), provider of the first and leading cloud association managemen t solution powered by Microsoft Dynamics 365 , announces a single-sign on (SSO) integration with Web Scribble. The unified login will bring together the powerful capabilities of Protech’s association management software and Web Scribble’s job board technology to better serve associations and their members. .

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Culture, Budgeting & the Bottom Line

Virtual

In this 5 Minutes With Andy, we are joined by Terry Lowney our COO and CFO. Terry has been with Virtual for over 17 years and she shares her experiences. Terry explains the importance of a value based culture and how they are more than words on a plaque. She advises on company "health", daily tasks, meetings at her level and the importance between culture and the bottom line.

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Healthy Pets, Healthy Careers: Christine Shupe, CAE, Veterinary Hospital Managers Association

Association Adviser

While most association professionals scrambled to flip their workspaces from in-office to remote in a matter of days this past spring, Christine Shupe, CAE has been managing associations and staff remotely – and making it look easy – since 2003. As the executive director of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association (VHMA) since 1998, Christine works […].

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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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Making your digital image picture perfect

Association Success

Just as looking in the mirror reflects your physical appearance, your digital image is a reflection of your personal brand. The manner in which you appear online, whether via video, social media presence, or even Slack message is telling a story about who you are and how you’re showing up in the world. The problem is, just like that new patch of gray hair, you might not like what you see.

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Associations are Leaving Data on the Table

Smooth The Path

Associations can eavesdrop like never before, and this is a great thing! Back in the old days of in-person meetings, member conversations helped only the members having the conversations. But, now we have digital access to the record of many of their conversations. Not only do their conversations help them, but these conversations can also help us help them because these conversations are untapped rich qualitative member data.

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Beware of sneaky, hidden costs in your next association management system

Nimble AMS

If the price seems too good to be true, it probably is. Here’s how to avoid surprise fees that can be lurking below the surface. Determining how much your next association management software (AMS) system will cost you can be a tricky thing. There are many factors that determine how much you will pay for an AMS. Many of the costs are predictable if you know what to look for.

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AMS Fest: Socially Distant Edition

Breezio

Breezio is proud to be a part of such an innovative virtual event that safely fosters engagement between association leaders across the country. How is AMS Fest doing this? Powered by VirBELA, conference guests have the opportunity to interact in a virtual world by attending online meeting spaces, trading notes with colleagues, testing the newest industry technologies, and much more!

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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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How diverse is the association industry?

Association Success

As American media this summer turned much of its attention toward the social inequities brought on by systemic and institutionalized racism, we at AssociationSuccess.org made a commitment to do our own reflecting and to consider how we can be part of the solution to bring forth a better world for everyone in it. We’ve taken a few steps since then, including internal discussions about representation on our blog and social media.

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LMS Matchmaker: Deal Breaker Edition

Association TRENDS

According to the Community Brands Member Education and Career Development Report, 85% of members want organizations to provide continuing education opportunities. However, implementing a learning program with a corresponding learning management system (LMS) can pose quite a challenge for associations. Your organization should be a source of information, tools, and resources for your members.

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A Peek at MemberClicks’ Product Development Process

MemberClicks

In order to continue empowering member-based organizations to thrive through refreshing technology and a heart for service (MemberClicks’ mission!), we take a very methodical approach to how we develop each of our membership solutions. Did you know that you can submit feedback directly through your MemberClicks product? That’s where it all begins. If you’ve ever submitted a suggestion and are wondering what happens next (or haven’t but are now wondering), this behind-the-scenes peek is for you!

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Build A Code of Ethics

SOS Association

By Laura Taylor. SOS Account Executive. About Laura. We all do our best to live by moral standards, be good examples to youth, and carry those same principles forward at work. The Associations with whom we work all have mission statements. Do they also have a code of ethics, core ethical standards, or guiding principles that assist them in conducting business professionally, legally, and ethically?

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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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Association pros are improving themselves: Find out how in the Friday 5

Association Success

Starting with what associations can learn from the Romance Writers of America’s response to allegations of racism, and ending with a podcast on essentialism, this week’s Friday 5 is all about how to become a better professional. Every Friday, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our weekly newsletters to keep up with what’s trending. This week, you’re focusing on becoming a better version of you.

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Don’t Forget Your Speakers!

Effective Database

Don’t Forget Your Speakers! A phenomenon I've noticed over the years is that my clients will manage speaker data outside of the primary AMS. Often this data is managed in spreadsheets or in a third-party event registration system. And too often, this data never makes its way back into the primary AMS. The key data point, that a … Don’t Forget Your Speakers!

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Spreading joy: How associations are lifting community spirit in the pandemic

Ungrated

Despite the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, outreach has increased in community associations across the U.S., even as neighbors maintain physical distance from each other. Many have stepped up to develop innovative ways to raise community spirit , including virtual activities and socially distanced events. Having to keep apart made get-togethers look a bit different at WindyBush Homeowners Association in Langhorne, Pa., but neighbors have enjoyed each other’s company just the

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