--- title: "Tech Tools to Help You Keep Your Association Resolutions" id: "12266" type: "post" slug: "tech-tools-to-help-you-keep-your-association-resolutions" published_at: "2016-01-04T00:00:00+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-15T02:50:37+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/01/04/tech-tools-to-help-you-keep-your-association-resolutions/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2016/01/04/tech-tools-to-help-you-keep-your-association-resolutions.md" excerpt: "It’s that time of the year again when we make personal commitments to start the new year off right by losing weight, stopping smoking, and finally getting organized. While most of us focus on personal goals for New Year’s resolutions,..." taxonomy_category: - "Membership" taxonomy_post_tag: - "ASAEcenter" - "AssociationsNow" - "Member Engagement" - "Membership" - "Social Media Platforms" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Director" - "Manager" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Tech Tools to Help You Keep Your Association Resolutions It’s that time of the year again when we make personal commitments to start the new year off right by losing weight, stopping smoking, and finally getting organized. While most of us focus on personal goals for New Year’s resolutions, we can apply the same goal-setting activities to work. This year while you’re renewing your gym membership, try taking your resolutions to an organizational level to improve your relationships with your members, finally create that association scrapbook to capture your history, and help your team achieve “Inbox Zero.” Here are four smart association resolutions that you can accomplish in 2016 with a little help from technology: ### Cut Down on Time-Wasting Emails Wouldn’t it be wonderful if 2016 could be the year of [Inbox Zero (opens in a new tab)](http://www.43folders.com/izero) —not just for you but for the whole staff? Everyone’s tired of overstuffed inboxes filled with spam, unnecessary CCs, and just plain clutter. A new trend in email assassination is the reinvigoration of the chat box. [Slack (opens in a new tab)](https://slack.com/) , a tiny box that lets teams communicate without long email strings, can drastically cut down on interoffice email because team members can pop off a question to the right person in a jiffy without adding another email to the box. Building off the popularity of Slack, Office 2016 created Groups inside Outlook, letting officemates share notes, get quick answers, schedule meetings, and more. Another email management technique that can help your team is to introduce everyone to [Unroll.me (opens in a new tab)](https://www.unroll.me/) . This service works with your cloud-based email systems to hunt down automatic notifications, newsletter subscriptions, sale notifications, and other not-quite-spam emails. Once Unroll.me finds them, your team members can either unsubscribe with a click or choose to receive the emails together in one digest. ### Capture Your Association History Your association’s anniversary is rapidly approaching, and the board wants you to tell its story. After you find volunteers to write different parts, organize the steps with a project management tool such as [Trello (opens in a new tab)](https://trello.com/) or [Basecamp (opens in a new tab)](https://basecamp.com/) . The systems will keep everyone on track with deadlines and tasks without your constant emails. You can set up [Google Drive (opens in a new tab)](https://www.google.com/drive/) or [Dropbox (opens in a new tab)](https://www.dropbox.com/) folders and documents to collect the submissions and organize the info. Hire a freelancer from [Upwork (opens in a new tab)](https://www.upwork.com/) to assemble the parts, then run a book-cover design contest on [99designs (opens in a new tab)](http://99designs.com/) . Finally, pre-sell the book on [Kickstarter (opens in a new tab)](https://www.kickstarter.com/) to generate money and get members excited about the project! ### Get a Better Picture of Member Demographics Big data has arrived, and chances are your association is capturing more facts and figures about your members than ever before. Instead of stockpiling the information, transform it into graphic illustrations that you can share with your members, leadership, and sponsors. Try the [Easel.ly (opens in a new tab)](http://www.easel.ly/) and [Infogr.am (opens in a new tab)](https://infogr.am/) sites for infographic templates that help you visually illustrate the increase in event attendance or the trends in nondues revenue. When you transform the data into easily understandable charts and graphs, you can communicate your points more quickly and prompt faster action on important trends. Bonus site: For a quick look at the geographical diversity of your database, paste your addresses into [Batch Geo (opens in a new tab)](https://batchgeo.com/) to see where your most active centers are (or aren’t). ### Show Your Appreciation This year, make it a part of your association’s culture to show your volunteers, sponsors, exhibitors, and members how much they mean to you. Encourage your staff to download apps such as [Postagram (opens in a new tab)](https://sincerely.com/postagram) and [Felt (opens in a new tab)](https://feltapp.com/) , which let you send pictures from your phone as real, hold-in-your-hand mail. You can take a picture of the volunteers as they stuff bags for the convention, and with just a few clicks you can upload the addresses, add a note, and have a card or postcard waiting for your helpers when they return from their trip. [Beth Ziesenis](https://associationsnow.com/author/beth-ziesenis/) Beth Ziesenis is Your Nerdy Best Friend. As author of several books on technology including Nerd Know-How: The 27+ Best Apps for Work … & How to Use 'Em, Beth travels the country talking to organizations about free and bargain technology. Check out her blog at www.yournerdybestfriend.com. 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