.orgSource

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

During a recent Association 4.0 Garth Jordan, CEO of the American Animal Hospital Association , talked about how that attitude aligns with the Board’s relationship with the executive director and the staff. “We’re We’re a board of eight. After we identify our strategy together.

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.orgSource

JUNE 5, 2023

Summers, CAE, a guest on the Association 4.0 Zonta International, where Allison served as Executive Director* and Chief Staff Executive, was honored with the 2021 ASAE Summit Award for the UNFPA-UNICEFF Global Program to End Child Marriage. Leaders who work on a global playing field can help you see in a new perspective.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 13, 2022

Soon Gen Z and Millennials will dominate most of the job force, impacting the future of work as we know it. To stay relevant as an association, you must purposefully seek to attract younger members by better understanding their motivations. Here are five member benefits early careerists will seek at any association: ? ? .

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.orgSource

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

When Kevin Ordonez, my business partner, and I wrote our Association 4.0 Despite the novelty, we were interviewing some of the most forward-thinking leaders in our community. We sensed their frustration at the rest of the industry’s reluctance to welcome this new concept. We nailed it! Today, the idea is more mainstream.

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.orgSource

MAY 29, 2023

The following numbers reveal that progress in the association community is not as rapid as we would hope. In 2023— Twenty percent of association boards are made up of women. Association for Talent Development (ATD) State of the Association Profession report. ATD State of the Association Profession report.

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.orgSource

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

An ear-to-ear grin lights your face and you answer, “What is an association?”—That Mission, vision, and values are a fundamental trio in the association playbook. Groups spend hours crafting these statements; so, we think of them as foundational. Values How we interact with each other has a direct impact on revenue and growth.

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Nimble AMS

APRIL 11, 2024

Volunteers are an important part of your association! You likely leverage your association management software (AMS) to manage, recruit, retain, and engage your member volunteers. Additionally, members who leverage online community platforms report a stronger sense of community. Do we offer enough training opportunities?

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.orgSource

MARCH 14, 2023

Nancy MacRae, MS, CEO of the Emergency Nurses Association and Kristine Hillmer, MBA, CAE, and President and CEO of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association , are leaders who guided their members through the rubble toward solid ground. We were committed to finding answers and correctly reporting information.

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Association Analytics

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

According to Marketing General Incorporated’s 2021 Marketing Benchmarking Report, 50% of associations surveyed believe lack of engagement is the top reason members didn’t renew. Because engagement is critical to retaining members, many associations are using a member engagement score to track and build loyalty.

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Association TV

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Do you find yourself constantly worrying about how your association is going to pay for the videos you need to engage and inform your members? Now your well-programmed video is earning you revenue from: Sponsors who paid to appear in your video (that’s non-dues revenue). 4,000 production costs. 3,000 sponsorship 1.

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.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

They are wise stewards of our resources and visionaries who identify strategies for future growth. They are contrarians lost in the weeds who impede our progress. Most association CEOs would say that, from time to time, all three of the above are apt descriptions. a thorn in the side? inconsequential? Set Expectations.

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The MatrixFiles

AUGUST 27, 2021

After the first couple of hours of viewing, there was a break, during which we could grab coffee and hang out in the hallway. For lunch, there were numerous stations for picking up lunch, which was plated but served by staff. We then had to eat back in the big room, socially distanced. Can we really go back to all in person?

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Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

We simply aren’t going to be successful if donors don’t have faith in us. They must have full confidence that we and the organizations we serve are going to do what we say we’re going to do and fulfill their philanthropic intent. Personal gifts : We often work with donors of substantial wealth. “De

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Association Analytics

JULY 27, 2021

We often hear from associations that they have limited capacity and/or time to produce content, which is why it’s so important to know exactly what content resonates with your members. If you don’t have a taxonomy in place, we suggest you implement one that is association-wide. Take action with your data.

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sgEngage

OCTOBER 12, 2023

For the sixth consecutive year, Blackbaud K–12 school websites have been honored in the annual WebAwards , a prestigious competition hosted by the Web Marketing Association. Charles Preparatory School is an all-boys college preparatory Catholic high school serving the Diocese of Columbus, Ohio.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

that serve the homeless population. Candid made it easy for us to search for nonprofits that serve the homeless and have tax statements on file. Then we used a random number generator to select which of those records would be pulled into our nonprofit mission statement studies’ sample. . We also downloaded their IRS Form 990s?from

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Nucleus

AUGUST 17, 2021

When association leaders and staff want to gather information and opinions from their members, often the first idea is to conduct a member survey. If you remember the story of the boy who cried wolf, then you understand your members’ reaction: “Another ‘important’ survey? What question are we trying to answer? PUHLEEZE. ”

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Association TV

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Do you find yourself constantly worrying about how your association is going to pay for the videos you need to engage and inform your members? Our short video serves as a great little guidebook on the different ways videos can be monetized. Unlock profitable content strategy and avoid being cold, like this guy.

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Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Who has money to give (and what strings are attached)? Corporate foundations — These foundations are associated with a company and will also have a 990 you can review. Now that we have an understanding of who offers grants (and what some of the attached strings mean), let’s move onto our next question. How do I find them?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Below I’ll share what that research involved and what we learned. . Before I dive in, here’s a look at how we approached this research : My colleagues and I randomly chose 200 U.S.-based based nonprofits from Candid that serve the homeless population. For each one, we recorded their mission statement.

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Achieve

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Over the last three months, I’ve had conversations with four associations about their approach to raising money. The conversations usually touch on many of the same points: “We’re an association and are struggling to raise additional funds from our members.”. “We We’re not sure we are relevant anymore. What should we do?

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 13, 2023

When we first conceived of the book, Transforming Disruption to Impact , our goal was to spark conversation about the innovations and adaptations that have been vital to sustaining the power of volunteers despite the many disruptions we have all experienced in recent years. That’s where book groups come in.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As we celebrate the 30 th release of Nimble AMS and a decade of seasonal releases, ‘tis the season to be thankful! And, are we ever. Here’s a highlight reel of some of the staff who have helped build Nimble AMS. . . Nearly a decade working with Associations, in every role possible in Product Management.

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sgEngage

APRIL 4, 2022

Chantal Forster, executive director of the Technology Association of Grantmakers (TAG), discusses the top 3 areas where grantmakers can make the most impact in 2022 and how technology can help them achieve that impact. Topics discussed in this episode: Who are the members of TAG and how do they impact philanthropy? Grant Advisor.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 9, 2022

Chris Johnson , a Real Estate Broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, serves as the President of the chapter’s Associate Board, whose charge is to raise funds for the organization’s work. People think we give away houses!” The Challenge. Having everything in one place really made my life easier,” he says. “I

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The team at Association Analytics often hears questions like, What exactly is data analytics? For example, a report is the weekly number of new members who joined your association. If you have analytics without a plan, it won’t serve your goals. We suggest you create a data task force. Why is it important?

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2023

This is a person who comes to one meeting a year, and doesn’t return the CEO’s phone calls, or leaves a 6 am voicemail in response saying, “Tag, you’re it.” Talking to many such board members over the years, I’ve learned that they often believe their chief contribution is to permit your nonprofit to associate with their name.

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Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

As AI is increasingly used in high-impact ways such as writing and assessing grant proposals, how can we make sure that it is used ethically, minimizing the risk of harm? Similarly, we saw evidence that the model was associating “People of Latin American descent” with “Incarcerated people.”

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ASU Lodestar Center

AUGUST 19, 2014

Hager Associate Professor ASU School of Community Resources and Development If you are a working professional, there’s a good chance that you are (or could be) a member of an association of people in your field. These kinds of nonprofits are called associations because they mainly exist to serve members. posted by Mark A.

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Candid

APRIL 25, 2023

We are alive in what will, no doubt, be considered a pivotal moment for the power of philanthropic giving. At 35 years, EGA is an association of over 200 environmental grantmaking entities and growing. Their mission is simple: EGA promotes just, effective philanthropy for people and the planet.

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Candid

DECEMBER 14, 2023

There’s a sentence that every communications professional at a nonprofit has heard (and if you’re like me, dreads): “We need a toolkit for that launch.” Then we sent the toolkit to our partners…as an attachment…and watched as no one used it. What were we doing wrong? We craft content in our own voice and style.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Welcome to another installment of Thursday Thoughts, a dedicated space for our friends in nonprofit sector leadership to reflect on reports, statistics, and other trends—because when our community shares knowledge, we can all do more good. Victoria Becker, Associate and Maryann Grunseth, Director. Check out our last installment here !

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 15, 2021

More than 4,000 independent software vendor (ISV) partners work with Salesforce.org today, and this award recognizes those who have excelled in serving customers, innovating on the Salesforce platform, and giving back to the community. Take a tour of an association management system built on Salesforce CRM. Save my spot.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

We are excited to announce that Forum One has been recognized as a 2021 Vega Awards winner of 10 awards in eight different categories! The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. Centauri – Website for Associations. The ALS Association. The Vilcek Foundation.

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. We all think we know, but there may be parts of its definition that are new to us. National Philanthropy Day (NPD) was first officially recognized in the U.S. What is philanthropy?

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Forum One

MAY 13, 2022

Honored for her experience helping mission-driven organizations accomplish impact through digital strategy, Molly Mattessich , Forum One’s Managing Director of Project Delivery, has been named to the Women We Admire list of Top 50 Women Leaders of Virginia. It’s wonderful to see Molly’s hard work and dedication recognized.

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M+R

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

A recent article by the Associated Press sheds light on a troubling trend: nonprofit organizations, particularly 501(c)(3)s, are becoming increasingly wary of lobbying and advocacy efforts. We cede power to movements that seek to strip away basic human rights, demolish democracy, and fuel the climate crisis.

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