Higher Logic
JULY 13, 2021
The post Integrate for Success: 3 Sweet Results of AMS Integrations appeared first on Higher Logic. Why integrate? If your association management software (AMS) can talk to the engagement tools in your tech stack, you can power a much more personalized experience for your members. The post Integrate for Success: 3 Sweet Results of AMS Integrations appeared first on Higher Logic.
AssociationChat
JULY 10, 2021
I want to share my absolute favorite tip to give associations on negotiating with sponsors. Copyright Mackenzie Freemire/app.deathtothestockphoto.com. “Yes, if.”. When a sponsor asks if they can get a lower price, don’t say no. That can come across as confrontational, although I do recommend clear boundaries of the price that matches the value you provide.
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Nimble AMS
JULY 14, 2021
At one point, artificial intelligence (AI) sounded like something from a science fiction novel. But today, it’s changing the way we interact with organizations in our everyday lives. Leading companies like Amazon and Netflix use AI and predictive analytics technology to connect with consumers and provide the highly personalized experiences we’ve all come to expect.
Wild Apricot
JULY 16, 2021
Do you have a group of new volunteers starting at your organization? If so, you only have one chance to make a good first impression and welcome them into your community — it all starts with a great volunteer onboarding process. Read on to find.
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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.
WBT Systems
JULY 12, 2021
How Subscriptions and Corporate Learning Portals Helped the Alliance Quintuple Online Education Revenue. Read more about How Subscriptions and Corporate Learning Portals Helped the Alliance Quintuple Online Education Revenue.
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Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 16, 2021
Jeff Cobb helps individuals and organizations leverage the power of learning to navigate change, drive innovation, and shape a brighter future.
Reid All About it
JULY 16, 2021
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Online education revenue. WBT Systems recapped a recent Non-Dues-A-Palooza webinar where Will Hold, the CEO of the National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research, described how his association quintupled their online education revenue by offering subscriptions, corporate learning portals and learning paths focused on job roles.
Membersuite
JULY 16, 2021
Every association management software (AMS) company loves to demonstrate how their AMS meets an association’s requirements. The association staff on the project team care about these functions and features, but most of their co-workers only care about one thing: reports. Reports provide the information you and your colleagues need to better understand your members, customers, and prospects.
.orgSource
JULY 13, 2021
These comments from McDonald’s CEO, Chris Kempczinski to New York Times journalist David Gelles describing how the pandemic would change the company’s business resonated with me on a couple of levels. “We had to pivot to basically being an entirely drive-through, delivery, and curbside pickup business, and I think that’s going to still be an […].
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
Aaron Wolowiec
JULY 13, 2021
Building an inclusive, open, and diverse event is crucial in keeping your audience engaged. Here are some of the top and best practices you can follow to do just that!
AssociationChat
JULY 12, 2021
Have you noticed? Community has become a hot topic. This is especially true for folks who realized during the pandemic that if you rely on in-person ANYTHING to create a connection between people and your organization, you have a pretty big Achilles heel just waiting for its own poison arrow. “Digital placemaking and IRL community” are the order of the day.
Ungrated
JULY 15, 2021
The 2021 Atlantic hurricane season officially began five weeks ago and has already recorded five named storms. Forecasters predicted this season would be more active than most, and recently revised original predictions from an anticipated 17 named storms to 20. With months still to go, community association board members and managers can take several actions to ensure the community is prepared for a natural disaster. .
MemberClicks
JULY 15, 2021
Building a nonprofit membership program from the ground-up can seem daunting. But m embership program s are one of the best way s for nonprofits to create reliable revenue stream s — and stronger relationships with their supporters.
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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.
AMG
JULY 13, 2021
Essential Summer Maintenance Tips for Your Home The summer temperatures can take a toll on your home. Every season homeowners should have a maintenance list for the home. Here is a list of summer to-do items. Inspect Your Home's Exterior It was a long winter, and it’s time to inspect your home’s exterior for things that could put it at risk in the future.
Association Adviser
JULY 15, 2021
Lloyd Brown explains how he leads his communications teams by example and how he continues to develop himself as an association communications leader. The post Leading by Example: Lloyd Brown, American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials appeared first on Association Adviser.
Ungrated
JULY 13, 2021
Many community association residents have enjoyed cooling off at pools this summer as more boards opened the amenity in 2021 with appropriate COVID-19 restrictions in place. Other communities have elected a cautious approach to their pool season, looking to state laws for guidance or limited liability protection. Only about 9% of the 1,000 CAI members responding to a survey this spring said they would delay opening their pools compared to 30% in 2020, but more than a quarter of respondents were
GrowthZone
JULY 14, 2021
by Frank Kenny. Your chamber or association is probably holding in-person events again, or soon will be. These events will most likely be very well-attended, as people are eager to return to normalcy. You might think that everything is back to the usual engagement-wise, but now is not the time to sit back and relax. Yes, people will turn out in droves for your first few in-person events, at least to see old friends again and reconnect.
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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!
Aptify
JULY 14, 2021
From your members’ viewpoint, the value your organization provides will evolve as they move through their careers. That’s why it’s important to consider how you provide member value through both the entire member journey (from joining through renewal) and each step of your members’ career journey (from student to retiree). With this idea in mind, here’s how to deliver more value at each point along the member journey to drive greater member acquisition, engagement, and retention: Acquisition.
Association Freak
JULY 12, 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutes The online content your nonprofit creates tells a story. It highlights the importance of your work and accomplishments. Done well, it can further your mission by attracting new members and inspiring constituents to action. Now that the pandemic has moved so much of our lives online, your nonprofit’s content strategy is more important than ever. … Continue reading "Want to Up Your Content Game?
CommPartners
JULY 12, 2021
The events industry is at a crossroads. We can see the end of COVID-19, but we can still feel its sting. A return to in-person events has begun. Still, we have to remember: the pandemic isn’t over yet. A growing body of evidence indicates that SARS-CoV-2 will become endemic. In less scientific terms, this means […].
Association TRENDS
JULY 16, 2021
Planning a hybrid event is like planning two events simultaneously! Don’t be surprised by hidden fees or surprise costs. This checklist from Cadmium rounds up what you need to consider to successfully live stream your event, deliver exceptional engagement experiences to your audiences, and take your speaker needs into consideration. Click here to download this resource today!
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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.
Arc 3 Communications
JULY 15, 2021
According to Google Health Vice President, Dr. David Feinberg, MD an estimated 7 percent of Google’s daily searches are health related. This number does not include the recent COVID-19 pandemic which has undoubtedly driven these numbers upward. This makes it imperative that hospitals and healthcare providers have strong, up to date, accurate information on their website.
Association Freak
JULY 12, 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutes The online content your nonprofit creates tells a story. It highlights the importance of your work and accomplishments. Done well, it can further your mission by attracting new members and inspiring constituents to action. Now that the pandemic has moved so much of our lives online, your nonprofit’s content strategy is more important than ever. … Continue reading "Want to Up Your Content Game?
Membership Marketing
JULY 15, 2021
What has been the impact of the pandemic on membership this past year? And how can associations regain a growth trajectory? In my recent interview, we discussed these topics with insights from the 2021 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report and the recently released book, Membership Recruitment: How to Grow RecurringRevenue, Reach New Markets and Advance Your Mission.
Eplys
JULY 14, 2021
As we approach the mid-year point of 2021, COVID is sadly not in the rear-view mirror quite yet. The Events Revenue Summit gave us a glimpse into where event professionals are not only in-terms of generating revenue from their events but how they are developing their approaches for the remainder of 2021 and beyond. A few key themes developed across the 15 sessions, panel discussions and round tables with event professionals, industry colleagues, and partners from organizations and associations b
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.
AMG
JULY 13, 2021
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has issued a “published” opinion (meaning the case is binding authority for similar cases), effectively eliminating an important and effective tool for the collection of delinquent assessments for older condominiums: the “power of sale” foreclosure (“POSF”). Also known as “non-judicial foreclosure,” the POSF essentially utilizes the same legal process as mortgage foreclosures, where a neutral third-party trustee oversees the foreclosure from the commencement o
Leading Learning
JULY 12, 2021
Editorial Note: We’ve written about the importance of learning culture and suggested that fostering a learning culture requires a different perspective on learning and—by extension—what’s needed to support effective learning. It also requires re-thinking significantly how the stakeholders in your learning business interact, the assumptions they bring to the table, and how new perspectives translate into new strategies.
Effective Database
JULY 14, 2021
Eliminate to optimize So much of data management is habit (both good and bad) which is why I love James Clear's Atomic Habits. Implementing better data management habits can help you improve the quality of your data.
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