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Planning with small teams to meet big expectations

Association Success

I’m part of an incredible team, small but nimble, with the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). By working in this environment, it has allowed us to stay constant in our communication, ensure staff flexibility, and reduce the departmental silos inherent in larger organizations. The small dynamic staff has enhanced our ability to work through and turn around resolutions to unforeseen complications and execute last minute additions/changes to projects in a short period of time.

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Three Small-Scale Ideas for Free Membership

Associations Now

When you rely on member dues as a significant revenue source, free membership sounds scary. But you don’t have to go big: Limited free membership offers might provide just the boost you need. As the old adage goes, “The best things in life are free.” And if you’re an association professional, chances are good you’ve debated whether or not to use free membership offers to entice members to join or stay.

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Ideas to Target Members of a Specific Generation

Multiview

Look around. There’s a good chance that you’re looking at a 25-year-old, a 40-year-old and a 60-year-old all in the… The post Ideas to Target Members of a Specific Generation appeared first on MultiView.

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5 Steps to Navigate the Data Tsunami

Association Adviser

How should associations manage (and conquer) the data tsunami their tech platforms create each day? Start by considering the value of various metrics. The post 5 Steps to Navigate the Data Tsunami 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 technology trends to improve your association’s member experience

Nimble AMS

Is keeping up with technology trends on your association’s radar? These three should be on your priority list to ensure a great member experience. As your association grows and evolves, its needs change. Meanwhile, technology advances aren’t standing still for your association. They’re evolving, too. Failing to keep up with technology may cause your organization to fall behind in its ability to deliver a great member experience.

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3 Add-on Tools to Drive Association Revenue + Amplify Member Engagement

Higher Logic

Is your association leveraging technology to its fullest potential? You can elevate the success of your online community and marketing automation activities by integrating solutions that fuel long-term engagement , like data collection, mobile apps, and volunteer management programs. If you know data exists within your online community and marketing automation activities, but you aren’t leveraging it to inform your ability to provide a targeted, valuable member experience, well - it’s as if Char

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Five Ways to Keep Your Association’s Social Media Accounts Safe

Associations Now

With the need for many teams and stakeholders to have access to your social media accounts, it’s important to have strategies to ensure your accounts are managed carefully. Read on for a few tips. When it comes to social media management for brands, two things are generally true: One, it’s important to curate the platform carefully; and two, multiple people may need access to the account.

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The #1 Way to Speed Up Event Check-In: How to Use QR Codes

Wild Apricot

If you find that checking in registrants for your events is a slow and error-prone process, with the new QR code feature you can check in each attendee in under 2 seconds.

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Seven Keys to Running a Successful Meeting

Association Leaders

Meetings are necessary to achieve consensus – especially in associations. We’ve all been in those meetings that were a complete waste of time. Make sure meetings you run are not a waste of time but are productive and help your organization work toward achieving its mission. To do so, we have identified seven keys to running successful, productive meetings: Have an agenda for every meeting Every meeting should have an agenda that identifies all the items to be covered during the meeting.

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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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What You Need to Know About Being an LMS Project Manager

WBT Systems

What You Need to Know About Being an LMS Project Manager. Read more about What You Need to Know About Being an LMS Project Manager.

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Families and Companies

Virtual

“We are family” is the topic of this the ninth episode of Virtual’s podcast “Five Minutes with Andy”. Companies are a lot like families and all families have good times and not-so-good times – and sometimes downright scary times! In the Virtual family we support each other through the tough times and give back to the communities we live in and the causes we care about.

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AMR Meet The Expert Episode 1 - Advocacy

AMR Management Services

. In this episode of Meet the Expert, Meredith Ward, NASCIO's Director of Policy and Research, shares why Advocacy is important to assocations.

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What’s Missing on the Corporate Ladder for Women? The First Rung.

Associations Now

For women, inequities in the leadership pipeline start at lower levels than organizations might expect, according to a new study from McKinsey and LeanIn.org. When it comes to climbing the corporate ladder, the hardest part for many women is stepping onto that first rung. That’s a key finding of the latest Women in the Workplace study by McKinsey & Company and the nonprofit LeanIn.org, which analyzed the human resources practices of more than 300 companies employing more than 13 million peop

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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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Is Your Association Really Deficient?

Smooth The Path

One of my friends finds time to exercise every day even though she has a crazy busy work schedule and two young children. Another friend is vegetarian and eats super healthy. Another friend lives in a 3 million dollar house in a wealthy neighborhood. Another friend loves fashion, and she looks like she just stepped out of a photoshoot even when we go for a hike.

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Families and Companies

Virtual

“We are family” is the topic of this the ninth episode of Virtual’s podcast “Five Minutes with Andy”. Companies are a lot like families and all families have good times and not-so-good times – and sometimes downright scary times! In the Virtual family we support each other through the tough times and give back to the communities we live in and the causes we care about.

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7 Lessons You’ll Learn When Upgrading Your Association Marketing Technology

HighRoad Solution

Rather than reinvent the wheel, you can simply look to other associations and find out about the important lessons they’ve learned during their digital transformation projects.

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How Quickly Should You Upgrade Your Software?

Associations Now

When a big upgrade to Windows, iOS, or MacOS comes about, how soon should you pull the trigger on a software update? Generally, you might want to let your IT department make that decision. Here’s why. How aggressive should you be at ensuring that your software gets updated at a regular clip? Perhaps the best way to consider this is in terms of the fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears.

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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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How to Get Members to Do What You Want Them to Do

Smooth The Path

Have you ever noticed that members often do not do what we think they should do? They want to establish a new group on the online community, and then no one participates. They say they want a course but no on registers. We offer them a discount designed to drive sales, but there is no boost. Members do not always do what we think they should be doing.

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Podcast: Storytelling with Tamsen Webster

Association Adviser

Tamsen Webster tells us how weaving your Red Thread™ is about knowing where members are, building THEIR case for joining and staying involved, and creating a sense of pride in being a member of your association and industry. The post Podcast: Storytelling with Tamsen Webster appeared first on Association Adviser.

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7 Lessons You’ll Learn When Upgrading Your Association Marketing Technology

HighRoad Solution

Rather than reinvent the wheel, you can simply look to other associations and find out about the important lessons they’ve learned during their digital transformation projects.

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Context Matters: Why Ads Do Better Next to Quality Content

Associations Now

Advertising in the wrong context can damage a brand’s reputation, and brands are noticing—which provides an opportunity for creators of high-quality content to boost their ad revenue, a new report finds. All the chatter about personalization in recent years may make you wonder whether your digital publication is really made for these times in the eyes of advertisers.

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Unlock the Future of Learning Growth and Retention at Cognition24!

The annual Cognition virtual conference is back on October 16, and this year it’s FREE! You’ll enjoy: Inspiring Keynotes from top learning industry leaders, providing fresh perspectives to help you outperform the competition. Hands-on, Skill-Building Sessions to elevate your growth, retention, and product adoption strategies. Exclusive First Look at the latest innovations from Thought Industries, empowering you with tools to grow faster.

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Want creative solutions? Then get creative about finding them

Association Success

It can be pretty hard to ask for help. . But what if, every time you needed it, you got to ask a room full of the smartest, most creative, eager-to-help friends? . That’s exactly what some organizations are doing through open innovation. . Consider an example laid out by SURGE Growth keynote speaker Safi Bahcall in his bestseller, “ Loonshots ,” which examines and lays out how to create space in your organization to let crazy ideas have a chance to succeed and — just maybe — change the world. .

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Blockchain and Associations: Now What?

ReviewMyAMS

Guest post by Elizabeth Engel, MA, CAE, Chief Strategist, Spark Consulting The main question I’ve gotten since releasing Blockchain for Associations: Separating the Hype from the Promise in April (well, other than specific questions about how the technology works, SOME of which I can answer) is: What do we do now? Association executives want to. Read more.

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AMR Meet The Expert Episode 1 - Advocacy

AMR Management Services

. In this episode of Meet the Expert, Meredith Ward, NASCIO's Director of Policy and Research, shares why Advocacy is important to assocations.

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Utilizing Entertainment to Engage Meeting Attendees

Associations Now

Find a shared experience that reflects your meeting’s values and mission, rather than an activity that simply entertains. Make it easy, make it simple, and most importantly make it fun and memorable. As gamification and social gratification seep into every consumer experience, smart organizations are doubling down on their ability to surprise, delight and entertain their customers whether its gamifying routine tasks like booking a hotel room, offering guests a flute of champagne while waiting to

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Unlock the Secrets to Building Community

Unlock the secrets to building strong communities and sustaining growth with GrowthZone’s “5 Pillars of Community” ebook. In today's digital era, fostering a sense of belonging is more important than ever. GrowthZone’s informative ebook will help you transform your association’s community and discover new opportunities for growth. Explore the importance of personal and virtual communities, the ACHIEVE Model for success, and the key pillars including Direction, Shared Responsibility, Personal Val

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Don’t let ‘perfect’ stand in the way of solving a problem

Association Success

As great as it would be to take the time to really dig deep into the complexities surrounding a problem and all its possible solutions, watching our budgets and the pile-up of other issues is usually enough to force us to act quickly. Actually, it’s not really a matter of the money. In today’s business world, many decisions mean I’ll generally have to go with my gut or seek advice because problems need to be solved quickly , and although solutions aren’t always perfect, they’re good enough to mo

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Completing the puzzle to decode chapter ROI

Mariner Management

Most associations know how much their chapters cost in staff support, rebates/grants, training programs, technology platforms, etc. But few seem to have a good handle on the actual return on that investment. Measuring the return on investment (ROI) of chapters is critically important to understanding the value they bring to an association. Measuring chapter ROI fills in a missing puzzle piece that allows associations to make strategic and operational decisions with great clarity.

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Why Your HOA Needs A Website + 10 Examples to Inspire You

Wild Apricot

Want to remove the manual effort associated with your homeowners' association? Here's how creating an HOA website can help and some great examples for you to follow.