Association Now Leadership

MAY 15, 2022

Meetings were upended and the makeup of membership changed, but an association’s governing documents haven’t always adapted to that new reality. But it’s also an opportunity for an association to take a serious look at what is and isn’t working about its structure and to take the temperature of its membership.

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Forbes Leadership

MARCH 22, 2023

In this intimate conversation, we will hear from the largest non-profit, nonpartisan membership organization about the promises of this powerful demographic and the ways we can all benefit from their effect on the global economy.

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Association Now Workplace

AUGUST 24, 2023

Leslie Whittet Chief Membership Experience Officer, RIMS Director of digital strategy. I think it’s critical for associations to see partnerships as a strategic initiative just as we do membership, finance, marketing, etc. Everything we do is digital, and while we still do traditional marketing (e.g.,

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Association Now Workplace

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Chief Membership Officer, American Guild of Organists. Senior Director, Membership, American Corporate Counsel. VP of Membership and Marketing, Medical Society of the State of New York. Elizabeth George. Provide members of our profession with the opportunity to connect, engage, educate, and innovate. Kerri McGovern.

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Forbes Leadership

JANUARY 24, 2023

President Erdogan warned Sweden should not expect Turkiye's support for its NATO membership after allowing a protest that involved a copy of the Quran to be burned near the Turkish Embassy in Stockholm. Ankara's decision has more to do with her relations with Washington and Moscow than Stockholm.

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BetterUp

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Ping-pong tables and gym memberships are cool, but they mean nothing if you only provide them to check a box — or in lieu of investments in wellbeing.

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Association Now Leadership

JUNE 18, 2023

Before the pandemic, members in its regional chapters began to self-select into affinity groups, such as grant managers, according to Membership and Community Engagement Director Sara Sanders. So we got a cadre of volunteers—it ended up being 44—who met with our program and our membership teams.”

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2022

But the right constraints can actually help them get more value from their membership. Poorly designed programs can frustrate customers.

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Association Now Leadership

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

What does your membership look like? Can the board do more to have membership reflect the larger population? If you want your board to reflect the membership and the membership to reflect the population, you have to start capturing data on members,” she said. Is the board reflective of it?

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Forbes Leadership

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

announced Thursday that it is acquiring Web3 membership community Meta Angels, signaling a possible shift towards consolidation among NFT projects and brands. Randi Zuckerberg’s recently formed company Assemble Stream, Inc., They will join HUG, a platform for creators, under the Assemble umbrella.

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Chief Executive

MARCH 8, 2023

A few key points to think about: The size of the enterprises being run by peers in your group will directly impact your ROI in membership—in both time and money. Vistage membership includes a local, monthly group meeting plus an individual solo meeting with your group coach.

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Association Now Leadership

JANUARY 17, 2024

Given components’ different needs, CEC began offering introductory and advanced breakout sessions for topics like board operations, communications, marketing, and membership. For example, they might want to discuss promo codes with the membership team or publishing issues with the publications team.”

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Forbes Leadership

AUGUST 19, 2022

Launch House is an exclusive membership community focused on connecting and supporting top entrepreneurs.

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Association Now Leadership

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Membership, Marketing, and Sales Consultant, Scott Oser Associates. VP of Governance and Membership, American Society of Addiction Medicine. Scott Oser. I plan to be more consistent with my meditation practice and to do a better job of focusing on the positive. My goal is to make time to self-reflect.

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Forbes Leadership

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

I recently spoke to Dror Gurevich, Founder and CEO of Velocity Network Foundation®, a non-profit membership organization that aims to empower individuals to gain agency over their verifiable education and career information and build the Internet of Careers®, about the current privacy landscape i.

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Association Now Leadership

JUNE 14, 2022

. “What we’re seeing with [associations] is they’re starting to mirror that change in society of wanting to have the conversations, wanting to have more open spaces, but not always knowing how to do it,” says Ashly Stewart, senior marketing manager at Personify, which develops membership management solutions for associations.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Some have modernized it by opening up membership to “allies” An example is male members in the female-oriented ERG being invited to join. It sets out the objectives, membership criteria, leadership roles, funding provisions, and the process for establishing new groups. Others organize outside of the workplace.

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Association Now Leadership

DECEMBER 18, 2022

The National Kitchen and Bath Association sidestepped familiar membership and events models to attract global attention, promoting its position as a trusted broker in the industry. The membership model is literally a foreign concept in many countries. We’re not trying to go over there and tell everybody what to do.

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Association Now Leadership

JANUARY 9, 2024

Selection of recipients is handled by the ALA’s public programs office, with input from staff from other departments with expertise in accessibility, as well as peer reviewers from membership. We’re trying to emulate the disability justice model, whose credo is ‘nothing about us without us.’

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Chief Executive

MAY 11, 2023

For someone exploring board membership, this may seem to present a challenge. No matter your ultimate goals of board membership, at the outset, give all due consideration to all board and advisory opportunities. They need the help. You understand why the demand for nonprofit board members outpaces supply.

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Vantage Circle

JULY 23, 2020

Typically, the types of rewards can be divided into three main categories- intrinsic versus extrinsic rewards, non-financial versus financial rewards, membership versus performance-based rewards. Gym memberships, parking space, gift cards are a few examples. Membership versus Performance-based Rewards.

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Association Now Workplace

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

You can tailor this approach to your specific role,” Burniske said “If you’re in membership, you can include your association’s top membership benefits on the back. When they’re reviewing business cards after a conference, they’ll have a better chance of remembering what was discussed and what to follow up about.

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Association Now Leadership

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Kelly Froio Membership Coordinator, International Association of Yoga Therapists I’m letting go of the need to respond to every cold email. .” I plan to intentionally evaluate every opportunity.

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Association Now Leadership

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Organizations generally grasp the importance of broadening the pool of volunteer leaders: It creates space for new ideas, makes organizations more representative of their membership, and helps avoid internal toxicity. But there’s also increasing pushback around board diversity, as part of more vocal complaints around DEI initiatives.

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Association Now Workplace

APRIL 26, 2023

For example, a participant may already know what it’s like to work in membership, but you need to bring them up to speed about how to work in your membership department.” “These candidates may already know your audience,” Scott said.

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AIHR

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The policy also needs to define the structure of ERGs, including leadership roles, membership criteria, and meeting frequencies. They cover membership criteria, objectives and goals, mission statements, employment resource group roles and responsibilities, and communication practices. Charters keep the management of ERGs on track.

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Association Now Leadership

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It’s important to tie accomplishments back to bigger goals—not just, ‘You did a good job revamping that newsletter,’ or ‘Membership is up 22 percent.’ Engagement is the number one thing that continues to suffer across all workforces in all environments.

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Association Now Leadership

JULY 20, 2023

Heidi Ellis Senior Director, Membership and Partnership Strategy International Society for Technology in Education The Business of Belonging: How to Make Community Your Competitive Advantage by David Spinks.

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Association Now Leadership

MARCH 22, 2024

According to the report, based on a 2023 survey of professionals from more than 300 associations, most associations expect to see upticks in membership (61 percent), nondues revenue (56 percent), and overall revenue (53 percent) in the coming year. And a majority of associations say that inflation will have no impact on their hiring plans.

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Ed Batista

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Visible, discontinuous developments, such as the initial establishment of a formal team or a change in membership, tend to happen at periodic intervals, but subtle, small-scale adjustments can occur at any time. They constantly evolve to meet the requirements of the business, team members, and other stakeholders. When should it be formalized?

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Association Now Leadership

AUGUST 31, 2022

A staffer who enjoys wearing those many hats may not want that gig as VP of membership. And that can be just as true in associations, where a person who genuinely enjoys wearing those proverbial many hats might feel restricted if they’re “promoted” into a role as VP of membership.

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Zenefits

JANUARY 4, 2023

Types of wellness stipends include a focus on physical wellness: Fitness memberships – employers pay some or all of the cost of gym memberships. These memberships could also include paid access to health coaches or classes focused on yoga or nutrition. This stipend allows employees to have more freedom to work out.

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AIHR

MARCH 10, 2023

I like to think about the employer and employee relationship as different degrees of “membership”. Some employees have a close degree of “membership”. Other individuals have a degree of “membership” that is more distant and requires selective degrees of participation. In the old world, this was called a full-time employee.

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Association Now Leadership

APRIL 23, 2024

We wanted it to be representative of our membership,” Lewis said. “We To address the range of concerns facing the profession, Lewis, NYSBA staff, and the task force chair, Vivian Wesson, brought a diverse range of experiences to the group. “We

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Refresh

MARCH 22, 2023

Others report their company has offered additional healthcare incentives such as gym memberships or mental health resources (24%). Around 3 in 10 say they have increased the amount of paid time off offered to employees (27%).

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Association Now Workplace

DECEMBER 5, 2022

One of the biggest issues many associations face is attracting younger members, something that 24 percent of organizations report as a challenge, according to the latest edition of Marketing General’s Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report [registration required].

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Association Now Leadership

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Associations will have their own goals around a “culture of yes”—standing up new products, changing up the membership model, or tweaking meetings formats to draw new audiences.

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