Association Analytics

APRIL 1, 2024

In their last year as students, the association shared content about the certification program, offering opportunities for these students to take the course even though they could not certify. One opportunity IAEE uses for observation is a series of small group discussions called Community Buzz Hours.

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Data Strategy Associations Survey 210

.orgSource

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Isolation taught us the value of the relationships and the technology that sustained our communities. The goals were to talk about the great things that restaurants do in their communities. And, that value was shared throughout their respective communities. Seek Lasting Value Of course, there are all kinds of partnerships.

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Milwaukee Wisconsin Collaboration Associations 221

Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It was true even before the pandemic, but now—with nearly every aspect of our lives moved online in some way—the expectations of what a mission-driven organization can and must do to connect and engage with its community have changed. Personalization to drive community participation. Removing barriers to community engagement.

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Build Community Experiment Las Vegas 70

.orgSource

MARCH 4, 2024

Even if your association is trapped in a sea of competition, you can change course and sail toward possibility. The platform removes burdensome activities, provides an ongoing learning and assessment process, and continues to offer the public a reliable marker of trust. Jennifer shared the organization’s ongoing research process.

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Strategy Marketing Detroit Associations 221

.orgSource

APRIL 29, 2024

Current uses range from member intelligence and hyper-personalization, transcription, notetaking, reporting and analytics, creating images, generating ideas, forecasting, and other strategic activities. Of course not. Used wisely, it can help us steer the course in a prosperous and successful way. It can make humanity better. “As

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

By using analytics, they realize that most of their online course engagement happens in the evenings. Instead of just stating, “Using analytics, we can boost membership by 10%,” frame it as, “Imagine a world where 10% more people actively champion the environment, all because we understood their needs better.

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Analytics Analysis ROI Associations 169

Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A number or “score” is assigned to a member based on how they interact with your association, e.g., attend meetings, take classes, participate in your community, volunteer, read your content. For example, most associations find members don’t volunteer or donate before they have seen value from other activities like courses or publications.

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Aggregator Associations Activities Active 169

The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It usually gets sent to every donor in your donor file (or at least, every donor that has been active over the past several years) and normally gets sent out around the same time each year (the time of year differs by nonprofit, but once you pick a time of year, you normally stick with it).

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Mail Fundraising Database Summary 321

Forum One

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

It was true even before the pandemic, but now—with nearly every aspect of our lives moved online in some way—the expectations of what a mission-driven organization can and must do to connect and engage with its community have changed. Personalization to drive community participation. Removing barriers to community engagement.

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Build Community Experiment Las Vegas 46

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 9, 2021

It’s an ideal community to connect co-workers, influencers, donors, and corporate sponsors. Since then it has grown from 106 million active monthly users to 310 million active monthly users. Content that focuses on thought leadership, rather than inspirational storytelling, best serves the tone of the LinkedIn community.

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Linkedin Practice Social Media Sponsor 363

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 10, 2022

It’s a social network that requires a lot of time and content, but more importantly, a social media manager who enjoys being active on Twitter and understands Twitter’s extensive toolset. It’s a community that takes a while to understand and adapt to. Related Webinar: Social Media Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Twitter Practice Social Media Nonprofit 355

Association Analytics

AUGUST 15, 2022

And while it’s great for specific uses in day-to-day operations like transactional, process renewals or course payments, it can’t help you answer complex questions (see our previous blog, Your AMS Wasn’t Designed for That ). Which courses might lead to additional sales and which ones are dead ends? What products should we sunset?

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Analytics Associations Demographics Picture 169

Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

For anyone who designs, owns, manages or administers a WordPress site, the importance of the “community” that surrounds the wildly popular content management system cannot be understated. That said, the one-person-show introverts out there might find it a little daunting to just dive into the online community and start making friends.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with every fundraising program, event, campaign, and activity so you can tell others (sustainers, major gifts, events, direct mail, giving circles, etc.). Join online fundraising communities and ask lots of questions and monitor for great ideas. Take free or paid classes, courses, or webinars to learn how to fundraise.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 2, 2024

There are plenty of online and in-person courses. It’s a fun and enlightening activity that puts self-awareness at the top of the agenda. Hire Relationship Builders Of course, the easiest way to promote EI in your organization is to hire people who already have these skills. But how do you identify those “hidden” talents?

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Bloomerang

JUNE 11, 2021

Lindsay Simonds will decode the top five most impactful ways people contribute to communities. By understanding core motivations, intentions, perspectives reflected in this webinar, you will be able to build a stronger case for support, increase the impact you have, and gain strategies for creating and preserving community.

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People Community Video Podcast 76

.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

An expert on branding startups, executive leadership, governance, and more, Allison has deep roots in the association community. million community members have been reached with information, skills, and services. It also supports members through activities that inspire them to excel in their careers and personal lives.”

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International Conversation Issue Leadership 221

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The next question, of course, is how? Persona #1—Community Stakeholders. These are the people who are actively and increasingly contributing to your organization. Persona #3—Community Acquaintance. Robert Friend is a seasoned executive in the nonprofit community and a solutions specialist with Eventgroove.

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Donor Effective Fundraising Map 301

Qgiv

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Spring fundraisers are a great way to bring your community together while gaining support for your cause. You can recruit volunteers from your community to bring in different homemade goods and sell them. Scavenger hunt Scavenger hunts are fun family activities that can really excite your supporters!

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Ideas Fundraising Celebrate Hosting 95

Nimble AMS

JUNE 4, 2022

According to the Community Brands Association Trends Study , industry training opportunities are the second most valuable membership benefit, with 50% of association members favoring professional development options. Try including live webinars, webcasts of live events, recommended courses, and videos. . Here’s how: .

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Associations Goal Technology Analytics 121

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 20, 2023

What do you do to continue to support your organization in its efforts to make a difference in your community and in the world? If community engagement and growing your membership are bigger priorities over near-term fundraising, focus on bringing people together for something that’s fun and can include friends. 2) Brainstorm.

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Fundraising Nonprofit Ideas Virtual 352

The Nerdy NonProfit

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Technical aspects such as web accessibility and mobile-friendliness are crucial for an effective course. And, you’ll likely need a learning management system to handle course delivery. Write a course that targets what the learner needs. Let’s say you’re creating courses for Valerie (or any other volunteer you can visualize).

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 21, 2011

The conversation in this month’s chat focused on these questions: What are the best mechanisms for connecting online & offline communities? How much communication with your online community is too much? Are you looking for some new ideas to get conversation started with your community? from @ BonnieKoenig.

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Community Conversation Offline Local 123

Amy Sample Ward

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Today’s Community Builder chat focused on examples and best practices for connecting on and offline community activities, events, and organizing. The Community Organizers Handbook available as a public resource, you can certainly refer there for information/feedback/best practices on offline organizing: [link].

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Candid

APRIL 29, 2021

We’re pleased to announce today’s launch of a new, free course for grantmakers, “Funding Smarter: Using Candid Tools to Inform and Share Your Foundation’s Work.” To give you a taste of the course, we’ve included a clip below on how to use Foundation Maps to identify potential grantees. streamline your due-diligence practices.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 25, 2022

In your communications with non-members, recap their activity with your organization and promote relevant opportunities based on their previous engagement. . TECH TIP: Attract new members by integrating Nimble AMS with YM Careers , Community Brands software designed to foster your members' careers and maximize revenue.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 14, 2014

92nd Street Y , a New York City-based nonprofit community and cultural center, is launching a free MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) called How to Change the World through Wesleyan University and Coursera. The launch date of the MOOC is Monday, January 20, 2014.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Virtual and hybrid tournaments —where play is spread across multiple days and/or multiple courses and scores are submitted through a mobile scoring app to an overall leaderboard—can ensure that events go off safely and successfully. 2) Have a Backup Plan. 3) Use an Event Website. 6) Live-Score the Tournament. 8) Focus on Golf & the Cause.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 6, 2011

Technology and Community: Strategic Options for Movement Building. How many people hear that word and think it is just as generic as the word community? For this conversation, and those to have over the course of the next two days together at least, let’s work from the place that a movement is larger than coalitions.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Hosting a donor appreciation event to celebrate your community of supporters. Plan for annual giving In addition to cultivating donor relationships year-round, you should also plan activities to solicit annual gifts throughout the year. Use these insights to inform your nonprofit’s year-round fundraising activities.

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Ideas Fundraising Linkedin Grant 105

Candid

MARCH 6, 2024

This strategic pivot meant that we had to make the difficult choice to stop actively seeking programmatic support that had, until that point, made up a chunk of our contributed revenue. While Candid’s pivot paid off, there is, of course, a risk in making such a move.

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Association Analytics

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Step 1: Build the top of your funnel SImply put, building the top of the funnel means participating in activities designed to create awareness about your association. Ask them to sign up for a new learning course? In this blog, we outline how you can use the same framework to improve new member acquisition at your association.

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Create Strategy Associations Registration 169

Connection Cafe

APRIL 6, 2020

Virtual instructor-led courses – sign-up for a scheduled course with the ability to ask questions. When you have a portfolio management meeting on the calendar, it will drive ongoing attention and activity. Schedule time on your calendar monthly for training so it doesn’t drop to the bottom of the priority list again!

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Online community. Having an online community platform is crucial for boosting innovative inroads with your members. The Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study found that the first reason members join an association is to network, and the sixth is to socialize. User-friendly community management. Automation.

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Organization Associations Retention Tech 100

sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Update Assigned Tasks One major pitfall to avoid during periods of staff turnover at your grantmaking organization is leaving ongoing activities or requests assigned to people who no longer work there. Action items not assigned to an active team member can lead to phone calls, meetings, and other crucial tasks not being completed.

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Qgiv

DECEMBER 7, 2021

You do important work in your community. Whether you’re actively promoting recurring gifts or just want donors to have that option, it’s important to enable and promote recurring gifts on your form. Community Youth Program did an awesome job facilitating an online auction event. Enable recurring gifts and giving plans.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 10, 2022

According to the Community Brands Association Trends Study, members in their mid and late career identified industry information as their top priority. Get active on social media. TECH TIP: Expand your reach by b e ing a thought leader in your association’s virtual community. Increase organization awareness. Learn more.

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Associations Leadership Content Benefit 181