Association Success

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Remind them how much it costs to recruit a new member versus retain one. Evaluate new member experiences after the fact to keep improving the process. Manage their expectations by making it clear it’s going to be a long-term program. Know what your ROI is on your new member engagement program and keep those metrics front and center.

Member Engagement

Reid All About it

JANUARY 17, 2025

Their 4-step process for planning and managing an awards program will help you map out a plan for success. Find out which common tools you may already have to help automate some of the process. Hear about common pitfalls in the data cleanup process and how to avoid them. Anti-social. Save $50 with promo code BRAINFOOD.

Education

Wild Apricot

JUNE 18, 2025

Since many non-profits and membership organizations struggle to recruit volunteers, we’ve created a guide on How to Recruit Volunteers from Start to Finish to pair with our checklist below. The most successful recruitment campaigns will include more than just posting on social media or sending an email out to your supporters.

Recruiting

Ewald in Practice

APRIL 28, 2025

By offering a variety of membership options, your association can better meet its recruitment goals and appeal to a broader audience. In 2024, we introduced a direct payment link for dues — so members didn’t have to login and manually complete the renewal process.

Committee

AssociationChat

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Beyond immediate financial penalties, the reputational damage and loss of member trust could have long-lasting implications for membership retention and recruitment. What is our process for evaluating the cybersecurity practices of potential partners or vendors before integration?

Leadership

Ungated

MAY 8, 2025

Conference sessions on strategic planning, recruiting board members, and civility in associations were among the topics on the agenda. Community members will oversee the plan development process, set key performance indicators, monitor plan implementation, and report on the plan’s development and achievements, Fulkerson adds.

Education

Membership Marketing

JUNE 24, 2025

The decision process on when to raise dues varies. 18 percent are actively using AI (up from 11 percent in 2024) · 13 percent are in the process of implementation (up from 7 percent) These are just a few of the insights from the full 80-page report. Trade associations led the way, with 59 percent increasing their dues rates.

Report

Associations Now

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Michael Gellman Gellman says organizations can simplify the process by dedicating their attention to three key areas: risk management, continuity, and reputation. In larger organizations, that may mean having a plan to reassign those duties to an executive staff person like a COO; at smaller ones, the treasurer on the board may be recruited.

Committee

Reid All About it

MAY 9, 2025

Recruiting awards judges. OpenWater shares proven strategies for recruiting judges for an association awards program , even if members say theyre too busy. Discover a few straightforward yet powerful strategic processes you can apply right away or implement with your team. Limited resources. Association influencers.

Certificate

Ewald Consulting

JULY 10, 2025

By offering a variety of membership options, your association can better meet its recruitment goals and appeal to a broader audience. In 2024, we introduced a direct payment link for dues — so members didn’t have to login and manually complete the renewal process.

Committee

NXUnite

JANUARY 8, 2025

To power your operations, you need to recruit and retain a strong team of staff and volunteers. With an LMS, your nonprofit can: Design a structured onboarding process. To better equip your board members to fulfill their fiduciary, legal, and ethical duties, your nonprofit can use an LMS to: Set up a consistent orientation process.

Learning Management System

Protech

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

To limit how many times you have to undergo this process, focus on finding a membership management solution that will last for years to come. Ask sales representatives about the process for adding new capabilities or integrating with third-party platforms. Walk through these features and explain their purpose.

Membership Management

Reid All About it

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Their guide covers the RFP planning process, necessary components of an RFP, factors to keep in mind when selecting an AMS partner, and advice from some of the most experienced AMS selection consultants in the association community. More info/register. More info/register. Host: Association Women Technology Champions Tue 12/10 at 12 p.m.

Content

Candid

MARCH 27, 2025

Following the matchmaking process, DG and Accountability Lab hope to provide support through the transition, including safeguarding organizational and program infrastructure, data, and intellectual assets. These resources are stop-gap measures, however; more innovation is needed to transition the subsector into a new era.

Cost

Associations Now

AUGUST 1, 2025

Employees, members, attendees, and other stakeholders can feel excluded by your associations programs and processes. Building around an inclusion mindset can help. Employees and members tend to have common needs, and most leaders are savvy enough to maintain the key supports, products, and services that assist them.

Committee

.orgSource

JUNE 24, 2025

Scenario planning is a strategic process where associations anticipate multiple possible futures. What emerging trends in workforce dynamics could affect recruitment and retention? But how exactly can scenario planning benefit your association, and where should you start? What is Scenario Planning?

Revenue

CMA Solutions

DECEMBER 23, 2024

A strong onboarding process helps new members feel welcomed and sets them up for success. So, fostering a strong community is key to member recruitment and retention. Here are nine engagement strategies that can create a meaningful and lasting impact. A tech association could host monthly virtual meetups.

How To

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Hear about the latest industry trends on strategies, engagement tactics, membership growth secrets, and cross-generational insights, including the top three tactics your peers are using to recruit new members, the #1 method to win back lapsed members, and the impact of a formal member engagement plan. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

Arlington

Reid All About it

APRIL 4, 2025

Member recruitment. YourMembership describes 13 tactics used by small-staff associations to attract and recruit new members. OpenWater describes how to give award winners more publicity by sharing their stories and lessons learned beyond your awards gala audience. The entire list seems pretty essential to me. AI tools course.

Revenue

MemberClicks

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In an association setting, content marketing is the process of producing information and resources that resonate with both current and prospective members. Allocate Resources: Plan who will create each piece of content and set deadlines to keep the process on track.

Content

ISAE

JUNE 30, 2025

Beyond the changing trends driving technology, food and beverage, registration processes, and event structure, planners are juggling the social trends that often are the hitch pin to connecting attendees with their association and each other. It’s a cyclical process: organizations must evolve to engage … and engage to evolve.

Tips

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Learn about identifying key metrics, streamlining data collection processes, and converting raw data into actionable insights that guide strategic decisions. Learn how to find and recruit diverse candidates, set clear expectations, and develop a transition plan. 1 CAE credit. . – More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

Revenue

Ewald in Practice

JULY 17, 2025

By offering a variety of membership options, your association can better meet its recruitment goals and appeal to a broader audience. In 2024, we introduced a direct payment link for dues — so members didn’t have to login and manually complete the renewal process.

Education

Candid

APRIL 2, 2025

For nearly 20 years, our team at On-Ramps has been helping nonprofit organizations recruit mid- to senior-level leaders. At the same time, AI is changing how job seekers find and apply for positions and how hiring managers process applications. We talk to both hiring managers and job seekers all day, every day.

Tips

Candid

MARCH 19, 2025

This article lists questions to consider in areas such as hiring and recruitment processes, leadership equity, benefits, and transparency in promotions and pay scales. Even nonprofits working for womens rights should ask themselves: Does gender inequity persist in our organizational culture?

Boston

Membership Marketing

APRIL 21, 2025

She served as marketing director at a trade association and shared her frustration with getting approval for a membership recruitment program. Much like its application in process improvement, this structured approach to planning, testing, and refining efforts encourages action while lowering risk through incremental phases and learning.

Marketing

Reid All About it

JANUARY 10, 2025

Brain Food readers can earn up to 10 CAE credits by attending Chris Gloedes popular Association Member Growth Certificate Course.Over 1,000 association execs have finished the course after learning how to conduct research, develop relevant benefits, establish member content gates, evolve recruitment and retention campaigns, and grow membership.

Case Study

Blue Avocado

APRIL 8, 2025

This is assuming that you have a current and updated board-nomination process. My experience has shown that two factors rise above the rest: Having good, clear policies and procedures for board activities (everything from recruiting/onboarding to handling a complaint against the executive director) and; An attitude of abundance.

Strategy

MemberClicks

APRIL 22, 2025

In trade and professional associations,trial membershipsoften serve as a recruitment tool. The Pros of Trial Memberships Trial membershipscan be a powerful recruitment tool when done right. Make upgrading easy, with a clear call to action and a simple payment process. Some trials are fully open, while others are invite-only.

Resources

Reid All About it

JUNE 6, 2025

1,400+ association execs have completed this course and learned how to conduct research, develop relevant benefits, establish member content gates, improve recruitment and retention campaigns, and grow membership. But while AI can streamline processes and enhance efficiency, it’s no replacement for the human touch. Mon 6/9 at 8 a.m.

Revenue

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

If youre in the AMS selection process, you need this list from Ellipsis Partners of questions that will ferret out the dark secrets and strange loopholes in even the most advanced systems. Hear about practical AI solutions you can start using immediately, with a focus on tools designed to streamline marketing processes and drive efficiency.

Chicago

Reid All About it

JUNE 20, 2025

1,400+ association execs have completed this course and learned how to conduct research, develop relevant benefits, establish member content gates, improve recruitment and retention campaigns, and grow membership. Earn 10 CAE credits at Association Academy’s popular Association Member Growth Certificate Course. 1 CAE credit. . 1 CMP credit.

DC

Reid All About it

JULY 18, 2025

Pay special attention to integration, the “quality of [your] data pipelines, thoughtful workflow design, and clearly defined processes. Before implementing AI tools, Holly Rice, CAE suggests doing foundational work first if you want to “fully harness AI’s promise as it matures.” Gen Z careers.

Los Angeles

Event Industry News

MAY 27, 2025

Following a successful recruitment process, Swansea Building Society Arena today announces that Matt Blackhouse has been appointed as the arenas new Venue Director, and will assume the position from Monday 2 June 2025.

Recruiting

Wild Apricot

JULY 29, 2025

Whether your goal is attracting new donors, recruiting volunteers or educating your community, your website should work hard for you. Did you know it takes a tenth of a second for the human brain to process visual information? Your website users will expect the donation process to be just as smooth and seamless.

Social Media

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Volunteer leader recruitment. Billhighway describes nine strategies for recruiting chapter leaders that reduce the stress of leadership roles, offer more fulfilling volunteer experiences, and rejuvenate your chapters. But, long ago, I made a hideous (but delicious) Halloween meatloaf hand for dinner—and had a lot of fun in the process.

Arlington

Reid All About it

MAY 30, 2025

Member recruitment. YourMembership describes 13 tactics used by small-staff associations to attract and recruit new members. Power Dynamics: Mastering Negotiation Skills Hear about a practical approach and process to negotiate for what you want in work and life. The entire list seems pretty essential to me. Cognitive risk.

Innovation