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Sigh, another self-improvement project—almost complete. They explain why you’re having a tough time recruiting volunteers and how you can enhance the value of the volunteering experience. The seven biggest mistakes in membership recruitment. Despite my penchant for learning, I was shocked to discover I had a fixed mindset.
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Our goal remains the same: to work together as vendors and consultants to help associations achieve better outcomes with their technology projects. . – Ven-Con DC (Washington DC) Join us prior to AMSFest to continue the conversation we started at past Ven-Con events. Location: Washington DC. Wed 11/20 at 10 a.m. More info/register.
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Participants receive complimentary access to a customizable dashboard allowing you to view the data and download a unique report to guide you, your staff and volunteer leadership. McKinley Advisors describes how they helped the Infectious Diseases Society of America by starting at the top with governance and leadership development.
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Project success stories. Sherry Budziak of.orgSource recaps accomplishments and lessons learned by the association execs and tech partners who shared their project stories at Solutions Day. Member recruitment. To attract young members , you must recruit in ways that make sense to them. . – 1 CAE credit. . 1 CAE credit.
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The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Got a writing project ? I usually work with association industry partners on blog posts, case studies, and other content marketing pieces , but am open to learning about other interesting projects outside that scope. More info/register. Elliott Co.,
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