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.
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.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
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 […].
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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
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!
Blue Avocado
JULY 12, 2021
“We nonprofits often put a great deal of time and effort into our annual reports, especially compared with how briefly most recipients will look at them,” begins the Blue Avocado article, The Secret to a High Impact Annual Report. “Rather than slave and anguish over the parts almost no one will read anyway,” the author […]. The post Still Publishing Donor Names?
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 13, 2021
Someone recently told me that while they appreciate all the diverse professional development topics that we and others offer on nonprofit communications and marketing, the fact that there is so much of it and so many things to learn also contributes to her sense of imposter syndrome. I get it! There really is so much variation in this work, and things are changing constantly.
Ungated
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. .
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.
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.
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.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 12, 2021
We’ve been able to re-start our Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator blog series with three new submissions from readers like you! Nicole Gustafson. Veronica Brown. Emily Wills. But it’s your turn now! What goes on in a typical day in your life as a nonprofit communicator? Do you check work email as soon as you get up? Do you grab a coffee on the commute?
Ungated
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
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!
Event Industry News
JULY 13, 2021
If you are thinking of live streaming your event or creating videos for streaming, there are a few things to consider before starting. Experience and expertise go a long way when it comes to maximising results. For 27 years, Mediamaker have been making creative content for communicators and marketeers in both the live and digital channels. We understand those channels, the audiences and how to reach them, providing the proven talent and expertise needed to integrate digital, live, video and stre
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.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 16, 2021
The Corner Grille. Atlanta, GA. Happy Friday! Ready for the the most helpful articles, posts, tips, and more from around the world of nonprofit marketing and fundraising? This week we have all kinds of social media news and tips, cybersecurity insights, what to do if you get laid off, and more. It’s time for Mixed Links… New to social media?
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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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
Event Industry News
JULY 15, 2021
Jack Shannon is CEO and co-founder at California-based experiential growth marketing platform Recess. Launched in 2010, Recess is tech designed to marry brands with perfect match live events and venues efficiently – without all the searching/emailing and calling. Crucially, there are 100s of brands and agencies signed up, so Recess is a balanced equation.
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.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 15, 2021
One of the last conversations the most recent cohort of the Communications Director Mentoring Program had was around how you prepare for an extended leave (or exit) when you are a nonprofit communications director. This is something all of us should be doing because you should be able to take a planned vacation or go on extended family leave, for example, without everything screeching to a halt or you having to answer the phone and email while you are away.
Sequence Consulting
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?
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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.
Event Industry News
JULY 14, 2021
The Meetings Industry Association (mia) has announced it will be publishing guidance for the sector following confirmation that business meetings and events can resume in England from 19 July. . Jane Longhurst, chief executive of the mia, said: “While it is hugely positive news that business meetings and events can resume in England from next Monday, we know the sector will be keen to implement everything it possibly can to reassure risk adverse bookers and safeguard customers and employees.
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 […].
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
JULY 14, 2021
At Nonprofit Marketing Guide, we’ve been training, coaching, and researching nonprofit communications directors and teams for more than 15 years. In that time, we’ve learned A LOT about the stages that nonprofits and their communications staff go through as they establish, implement, and grow robust marketing and communications programs. Join us TOMORROW for a FREE webinar as we share with you what we’ve learned about what we call the Five Levels of Communications Effectiveness: Beginner: You ar
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