--- title: "Daily Buzz: Nailing Membership Onboarding" id: "43609" type: "post" slug: "daily-buzz-nailing-membership-onboarding" published_at: "2018-08-01T21:11:27+00:00" modified_at: "2018-08-01T21:11:27+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2018/08/01/daily-buzz-nailing-membership-onboarding/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2018/08/01/daily-buzz-nailing-membership-onboarding.md" excerpt: "Membership can’t grow if your onboarding process is ineffective. The MemberClicks blog breaks down what you should be doing to make members stay. Also: learning trends to incorporate today." taxonomy_category: - "Membership" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Data Organization" - "Member Engagement" - "Membership" - "onboarding" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Executive Team" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Daily Buzz: Nailing Membership Onboarding What does the onboarding process in your organization look like? The better the onboarding, the more likely members are to engage in the organization—and the more likely they’ll want to stay. But if you neglect new members’ needs, how can you expect them to get involved enough to want to stick around? Before any onboarding begins, talk to current members about what resources would have been helpful when they joined the organization. Based on their insights, develop an onboarding plan that includes [the MemberClicks blog’s three onboarding musts (opens in a new tab)](http://blog.memberclicks.com/how-to-nail-new-member-onboarding-3-musts?utm_content=75154176&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter) . For example, start with welcoming them—both in word and in physical form. Send a welcome packet with necessary introduction materials they can use as a launchpad into your organization. But don’t let the communication stop there: Keep in touch regularly to build a habit of engagement from the get-go, and introduce them to other members, as these forged connections are likely to be what keeps them involved. ### How Do You Learn? > Embracing New Learning Trends: Are [#Associations (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Associations?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > Lagging Behind Corporations? Not Really. [#assnchat (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assnchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > [https://t.co/yKGEM7eJ3t (opens in a new tab)](https://t.co/yKGEM7eJ3t) > [@Omnipress (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/Omnipress?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — Minding Your Business (@MYBAgency) [August 1, 2018 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/MYBAgency/status/1024688034137235457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) **Because people learn in different ways,** it can be a challenge to figure out the best formats for delivering professional development programs to your members. Although there’s a lot of talk about up-and-coming learning trends, it turns out that many tried-and-true learning tactics that associations lean on are just as popular and effective as ever. From instructor-led trainings to microlearning and gamification, the Omnipress blog highlights the [learning approaches that actually work (opens in a new tab)](https://www.omnipress.com/blog/associations-corporations-taking-similar-approach-latest-training-trends/?utm_campaign=content-promo&utm_content=75144695&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter) . ### Other Links of Note **Lumping together different donor segments alienates all audiences.** It might be more harmful than not segmenting at all, [says the Bloomerang blog (opens in a new tab)](https://bloomerang.co/blog/are-you-seglumping-your-donor-communications/) . **Is your work culture “allergic” to some processes?***Fast Company* outlines [how to boost immunity to increase your organization’s health (opens in a new tab)](https://www.fastcompany.com/90210789/heres-a-remedy-for-everything-your-work-culture-is-allergic-to) . (sculpies/iStock/Getty Images Plus) [Jeff Hsin](https://associationsnow.com/author/jeff-hsin/) [More articles by this author](https://associationsnow.com/author/jeff-hsin/) Tags: [#Data Organization](https://associationsnow.com/tag/data-organization/) [#Member Engagement](https://associationsnow.com/tag/member-engagement/) [#Membership](https://associationsnow.com/tag/membership/) [#onboarding](https://associationsnow.com/tag/onboarding/) **Stay Informed** [Subscribe to our free newsletter](https://associationsnow.com/newsletter/) , *Associations Now Daily News*, to find out what’s happening in the association world every business day. ## You Might Like - [TemplateMembers onlyMember Onboarding ToolkitNovember 5, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/11/05/member-onboarding-toolkit/) - [ArticleThe First 30 Days: Three Essential Touchpoints for New MembersDecember 8, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/12/08/the-first-30-days-three-essential-touchpoints-for-new-members/) - [PodcastAssociations Now Presents: Beyond the Tech Stack: How AI Is Changing the Association PlaybookOctober 29, 2026](https://associationsnow.com/2026/10/29/associations-now-presents-beyond-the-tech-stack-how-ai-is-changing-the-association-playbook/) - [ArticleStart Strong: Five Onboarding Strategies to Set Your New Members Up for SuccessJune 3, 2025](https://associationsnow.com/2025/06/03/start-strong-five-onboarding-strategies-to-set-your-new-members-up-for-success/) ## Comments **Comments are for ASAE members.** [Learn more about comments on this site.](https://associationsnow.com/comments/) [Log in](https://associationsnow.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fassociationsnow.com%2F2018%2F08%2F01%2Fdaily-buzz-nailing-membership-onboarding%2F%23comments) to your member account or [join ASAE](https://my.asaecenter.org/select-a-membership-type/) !