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Reading Time: 4 minutes Written by: Erin Lemons Do you have a five- or ten-year plan for your career? What about milestones you want to achieve in your personal life? If so, these plans likely influence your decisions and help you make consistent progress toward your goals. Your association is no different. To innovate, grow, and offer more value to your members , you must make a comprehensive plan for the future.
The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) has boomed in the past few years across industriesand associations are no exception. In a matter of months, the number of association executives using AI grew from 8% to 58%. Todays professionals have diverse learning needs that traditional learning models simply cant meet. As your members increasingly seek personalized… The post 5 Reasons AI Is The Future of Association Learning first appeared on AMR Management Services.
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Introduction Are you looking to transform your continuing education program in 2025? Look no further than the latest Learning and Development (L&D) strategies to direct your organization to a successful future. In 2025, your continuing education program will face increasing pressure to cultivate adaptive, tech-savvy, and emotionally intelligent content for your learners.
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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries across the globe, and associations are no exception. As members expect more personalized and meaningful interactions, AI offers a transformative solution to customize engagement at scale. For associations, leveraging AI is not merely advantageousits essential for remaining relevant in todays fast-evolving digital landscape.
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On The A100 Podcast , I sat down with David Jackson, executive officer of ASPET, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of open access publishing. Jackson shares how ASPET is preparing for the 2025 mandates, including launching their new journal, ASPET Discovery, and partnering with Elsevier to enhance publishing practices. We also explore how ASPET is adopting an author-centric approach to increase accessibility and support early-career researchers, while addressing critical concerns aroun
Imagine your next new member saying, Im going read every single email you send me and act on itIMMEDIATELY! Not only that, because they are reading every email, they also read each new article and research report. They attend the onboarding event and each webinar, and they become the most well-informed member youve ever had. (By the way, this article is NOT about email; keep reading, and Ill explain the big strategic Ah Ha in a minute.
In this weeks Association Insights video , I share smart strategies to engage your members and extend your associations reach. Start by connecting them to the message help them understand its relevance to their lives or industry. Make participation simple with clear, actionable steps, like sharing a post or signing a petition. Equip members with tools like templates and talking points to ensure consistent, effective communication.
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The 2024 A100 CommImpact Awards honor associations raising the bar in communications and engagement. This years winners achieved excellence across categories like Advocacy, Media Relations, Content Strategy, Thought Leadership, Member Engagement, Event Promotion, Internal Communications and Public Awareness. From innovative campaigns to impactful storytelling, these associations transform how they connect with members, influence change and advance their missions.
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.
To help you strategize for the New Year, weve consolidated our top list of NetForum resources from 2024. Read our blog to prepare for 2025. The best of NetForum AMS in 2024 appeared first on NetForum Association Management Software.
The Association Adviser Podcast wraps up Season 2 with a powerful conversation featuring Jay Karen, CEO of the National Golf Course Owners Association. As a leader in the $103 billion golf industry, Jay shares his expertise on leveraging foresight to drive success in a rapidly changing world.
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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!
Its that time of year againsure its the holidays, but more importantly, its the snow season. And with snow comes snow removal contracts. As a homeowner in a wintry state, you have probably experienced snow-related confusion in the past. In an HOA especially, it can be difficult to sort out how snow removal is handled and who to go to when hiccups inevitably occur.
Associations dont often plan for an executives sudden departure, but its worth thinking ahead. A nonprofit financial pro explains the steps. Uncertainty is draining on an organization, never more so than when the uncertainty is around the chief executive. A leaders abrupt departure can throw a wrench in an associations best-laid plans, but most organizations are ill-prepared for it: According to one study, less than half of nonprofits have a written succession plan.
Does your Data Drive Results Its an ancient saying – a marketing department is only as good as the data in its CRM. Okay, it might not be THAT old, or that profound, but its absolutely on-point, especially as we approach the end of the year. Marketing departments are busy evaluating previous campaigns and finalizing plans to deliver on next years goals, neither of which they can do without well-managed and clean data!
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The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season saw 18 tropical events , including 11 hurricanes. In the United States, Helene and Milton stand out among the most significant, with damages in the billions. It will take the affected communities years to recover. Hurricane Milton: Implications of repeated storms Milton was the third storm to hit Florida in three months and the second to hit in two weeks.
“Weve got to do something about this! That was the sentiment I heard from a number of my friends in the community association industry in the days and weeks following the tragic collapse of Champlain Towers South on June 24, 2021. For decades wed joked about the regular annoying parts of community association life: pets, parking, and people. Here in the Reserve Study business, a bad day was when we had to recommend a special assessment in one of our reports.
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