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Guest post by Peggy Hoffman, FASAE, CAE, Mariner Management

How Do We Break Open a New Channel for Member Engagement?

Hint, it’s your chapter network! Take a look at the 2019 Chapter Benchmarking Report and...Read more

Guest post by Mani Jagadeesan, ShuffleExchange

Integration is a hot topic right now, particularly in the Association world. The significant increase in integrations taking place is largely due to the number of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications that have emerged across industries.

What does "connector" really mean?

As SaaS applications continue to grow, the term "...Read more

Guest post by Sigmund VanDamme, Membership Software Evangelist, Community Brands

When you consider moving to a new association management software (AMS) system for the first time, or changing the one you have, one of the first questions you’re likely to ask is, “How much does it cost?”. The truth is, there isn’t just one answer because the answer depends on multiple factors.

These factors include:...Read more

Guest post by Peggy Hoffman, FASAE, CAE, Mariner Management

More than 50% of associations have reported a disruption in existing member programs or activities. Nearly 40% indicated they don’t see resuming in-person events before 2021. We don’t have any projections on member retention yet however the first two data...Read more

Guest post by Sigmund VanDamme, Membership Software Evangelist, Community Brands

What is the true cost of purchasing, owning, and maintaining an association management software (AMS) system? It’s an important question to ask – especially if your organization is considering a move to a new, enterprise-level AMS system.

You need to understand what you’re getting into before you decide on the AMS that’s...Read more

Guest post by Geoff Williams, Gravitate Solutions

As our association industry, and all industries, to be honest, struggle to deal with the current realities of our world, it is always important to highlight a little good news, wherever it is found. One of the simple things that has helped my family get through the periods of isolation and frustration has been John Krasinski’s “...Read more

Guest post by Aplusify

Your Salesforce Secret - Backlogs

Every organization has a backlog. There is always something that needs to be done, can be improved on or is simply on a wish list. The first step in tackling the ever-growing list of to-dos is to figure out exactly what’s on your backlog. Categorizing them into buckets will help you determine what tools and resources you can access to...Read more

Guest post by Novi AMS

Association Membership Dues Key Points

• Although membership dues are a declining percentage of association revenues, they are still an important way to diversify your income, and dues dollars are tax-exempt in most cases.

• Millennials are taking over the workforce, and their experience with membership is different than generations that have come before them

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Guest post by Mani Jagadeesan, ShuffleExchange

Overall, the significance of integrations increase is due to the number of Software as a Service (SaaS) applications that have emerged across industries. The SaaS market is projected to be a $278 billion market by 2021 according to...Read more

Guest post by Shepherd Smith, Gravitate Solutions

Gravitate attended four association-focused conferences in the last quarter of 2019 – AMSFest , Community Brands Xperience , Higher Logic HUG , and...Read more