Association Success

AUGUST 21, 2020

Going from an office of 30 to an office of one can really make a dent in the staff camaraderie. Teams that used to lunch together now Zoom together, and it’s not at all the same thing. Due to COVID-19, many employees and employers are still working remotely, staring into the void and having conversations with their pets. . Well, maybe not quite that bad because the freedom and flexibility that comes with remote working cannot be ignored — but it can be quite lonely.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 20, 2020

If you're looking to create or update your nonprofit's donation website, check out these templates from Wild Apricot + examples to get you inspired.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 21, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Diversity benchmarking. Association Success is running a survey to benchmark diversity in the association industry. This ten-minute survey will help all of us get a better, bigger picture of just how equitable the association industry is for everyone in it.

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Blue Sky eLearn

AUGUST 19, 2020

At this point, you may have attended a virtual conference, and you’ve probably attended a webinar or two. While organizations are getting creative with their online events you can still probably expect to be sitting in front of your computer watching sessions for multiple hours a day. Here are some tips to make sure you’re ready to attend and get your money’s and education’s worth!

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 20, 2020

The post Membership Renewal Strategy: The Top 6 Reasons Your Members Don’t Renew appeared first on Higher Logic. Marketing General’s 2020 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report reveals fascinating statistics on why members don’t renew their association membership. Find out to improve member retention by addressing these preventable issues.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 19, 2020

Last week our team had the opportunity to attend the ASAE Annual virtual conference. As a key sponsor of the event, we spoke with many association teams at our virtual booth to learn how they are adapting and responding to changes in the market.

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Association Success

AUGUST 17, 2020

Picture this: It’s Friday night, and you’re walking home through a city. Your commute takes you past a high brick wall with ivy spilling over the top. You can’t see beyond the wall, but you can hear the sounds of a dinner party taking place in the garden beyond. There’s laughter, glasses clinking, and the sizzle of a grill. You can easily picture what’s happening—but without an invitation, you can’t join the fun. .

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WBT Systems

AUGUST 17, 2020

How Two Associations Created Career Pathways for Their Members & Market. Read more about How Two Associations Created Career Pathways for Their Members & Market.

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AvidXchange: Association Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

The way an association management companies pay bills has a big impact on overall business, because it impacts more than just their business. Timing, security and visibility into payment status matter just as much to the association boards they manage and the suppliers they’re paying. So, if you’re a management company evaluating solutions to streamline your AP process, it’s important to consider how the potential options would address the needs of your other key stakeholders.

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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.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 20, 2020

What can you do to recruit new members when money is tight? Attracting new members to your association is always a top priority. Even in normal times, it takes continued, focused effort. But, what do you do in unusual times like these, when many people have become more budget-conscious? Here are six effective ways to get past the price barrier and encourage more members to join your association: Offer budget-friendly payment options.

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Association Success

AUGUST 18, 2020

The pandemic has changed the way businesses and associations operate. No more in-person events. No more face-to-face meetings. . But in the absence of face-to-face meetings, in the absence of that irreplaceable one-on-one time, you can develop something essential to your association’s success: Your story. Who are you? What does your association do? It’s not just a matter of a simple, declarative sentence.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 19, 2020

Identifying and avoiding unconscious bias is hard and complicated, but it's time to start doing the work. The post Disrupting Biases: Uncovering How Privileges Manifest in Associations appeared first on Association Adviser.

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AssociationChat

AUGUST 21, 2020

You don’t always recognize when you are sabotaging your own future. Conversations happen every day. All over the world, at your workplace, in your home. We think about them. Complain about those that have happened. Obsess over those discussions that may never happen at all. Write notes to ourselves about the perfect thing to say the next time a certain topic comes up at a key moment.

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Membersuite

AUGUST 19, 2020

Think beyond the usual online experience for your next virtual conference. Add these four elements to provide a real-life feel and spark good memories.?

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 20, 2020

Many organizations pretended that employees’ family lives are entirely separate from their work lives. Until recently, the majority of working parents perpetuated this myth by keeping their family life requirements nearly invisible to their employer. This Spring, the lines between home and work started to blur, as almost everyone got comfortable with toddlers Zoom-bombing executive meetings.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 21, 2020

Association Adviser sat down with Stephen J. Caldeira, incoming Chair of the ASAE Board of Directors, for a chat during the 2020 ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo. The post Q&A: Stephen J. Caldeira, 2020-2021 Chair, ASAE Board of Directors appeared first on Association Adviser.

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AssociationChat

AUGUST 16, 2020

The New Identity of Event F&B . Tracy Stuckrath. With smaller meetings, limited dine-in, hybrid options, and modified service styles, how can associations design F&B experiences that generate crave-ability for both in-person and online participants? Register for the live interview with expert Tracy Stuckrath taking place on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 2 pm ET.

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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 Success

AUGUST 20, 2020

Every association needs a road map of goals to get closer to its purpose or mission. But a successful association sets these goals by being crystal clear about expectations and creating ways to monitor progress. You may have heard of the SMART goals. The acronym stands for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. It’s an easy way to remember the considerations that must go into your goal-setting strategy.

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Achurch

AUGUST 19, 2020

So many organizations have patched together a variety of mechanisms in which to equip their staff to work virtually. The good news is that you don’t have to do things haphazardly. You can strategically consider how to optimize your staff’s performance and your business operations for the future through better equipment policies and procedures. While there are currently no national standard policies or practices for equipping virtual teams, there are three models for you to consider for this proc

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 20, 2020

Innovation is simply finding a better way to do something. Here are 4 ways to encourage innovative thinking from digital marketing consultant Steve Lerch. The post Innovation through Culture Stories at Google appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Achieve

AUGUST 18, 2020

Amid all the challenges and disruptions that 2020 has already thrown our way, tackling a new kind of virtual event might feel like a major undertaking for your nonprofit’s team. However, now is the perfect time to try new strategies to keep your donors engaged while raising support for your mission. Audiences are eager to continue supporting the causes they love in new ways, and virtual fundraising technology has made it easier than ever to update your strategies.

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Protech

AUGUST 19, 2020

COLUMBIA, Md. – Aug. 19 , 2020 – In collaboration with Protech Associates, Inc. (Protech) at Association Forum’s Forum FWD virtual even t on August 26 , 2020 , the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) will share how it leveraged business intelligence to help plan for an uncertain future during and beyond the COVID-19 global pandemic. .

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Ungrated

AUGUST 19, 2020

At a time when community matters most, many Americans feel that their community association is the preferred place to call home. For the eighth time in 15 years, residents in homeowners association, condominiums, and housing cooperatives say they’re overwhelmingly satisfied with their communities, according to results from the 2020 Homeowner Satisfaction Survey conducted by the Foundation for Community Association Research.

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Association Success

AUGUST 17, 2020

When COVID-19 canceled most face-to-face interactions, many organizations began brainstorming how to fill in this engagement gap. . That’s why so many organizations have moved to or doubled down on online communities to connect with their audience. The questions now are how do we successfully run online communities, and is Facebook the best place for them?

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 18, 2020

The town is reassessing everyone’s homes for tax purposes, and I suspect an algorithm computed that my property’s value doubled in the last two years. Except it hasn’t; it probably increased somewhere between 6 and 12%. After 3 visits, 5 phone calls, and 7 emails, through the most convoluted way possible, I finally learned the only way to fight the tax assessment is to purchase a real estate appraisal.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 18, 2020

A communications plan is essential to setting the right goals, getting buy-in, and getting the budget to achieve everything you need to accomplish. The post Build Your 2021 Communications Plan appeared first on Association Adviser.

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AssociationChat

AUGUST 21, 2020

Do I have your attention? Thanks to Danielle MacInnes for sharing their work on Unsplash. Maybe. But probably not. Maybe it’s because it isn’t a skill that is pushed or praised as much as more assertive actions, such as facilitation, but these days it can seem as if good listening ability is lacking in most of our meetings and conversations. Don’t believe me?

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Association Success

AUGUST 21, 2020

Reorganizing your priorities, the art of storytelling and how one association gained a cult following in just six months — these are the top headlines for association professionals this week. . Every Friday, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our weekly newsletters to keep up with what’s trending. How do we come up with this list? We look at the most-read articles from subscribers to our personalized twice-weekly newsletter.

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