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Joe Rominiecki
Joe Rominiecki is a contributing editor to Associations Now.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
A Lesson From Museums on Mission and Membership
For visitor-serving organizations like museums and zoos, evidence shows a strong reputation for mission pursuit boosts financial performance.…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Your Members Need Help With Information Overload
Are you helping your members with managing all the information that's thrown at them or just piling on?…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Do You Tell Your Board About Membership?
Membership seems to be low on the list of board-training fundamentals, even though it's a fundamental business model…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Looking Beyond the Membership Numbers
The rise of a third-party online community for doctors could be viewed as a cautionary tale for associations—or,…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Do You Know Your Members’ Engagement Potential?
More engagement equals more renewals, right? Maybe not. The new book The Art of Membership explains that some…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What If Membership Was Front-Page News?
Most decisions to join an association don't end up in the newspaper. But one association whose members are…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What We (and You) Said About Membership in 2013
It's not too late for one last year-in-review blog post, is it? Take a few minutes to explore…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Why Mission Comes Before Membership
One association executive implores associations to restore volunteerism and mission as their primary pursuits and to remember that…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
When a Member Group Wants More Attention
If a niche within your membership feels underserved, you can either adapt to meet its needs or let…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
CEOs’ Tech Challenge: Bringing Order to Chaos
As technology opens new doors for associations, their leaders are faced with new responsibilities to match IT decisions…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Automatic Renewals: Realistic or Too Good to Be True?
Associations appear optimistic that automatic-renewal billing could boost retention rates and reduce workloads, but a variety of hurdles…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
A Staff Culture That Starts With Member Service
At Fitness Australia, "Team Cool" is a nickname for internal staff culture, but its impact is felt by…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Want Your Members’ Opinions on Strategic Decisions? Ask Them.
Facing major strategic decisions about its future, one association shared options with members via in-person meetings, online webinars,…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
#TEAM Cool: Fitness Australia’s Approach to Active Values
How do you turn a positive vibe into a sustained organizational culture? Here’s a look at one association…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Fitness Australia’s Cultural Clarity
How Fitness Australia's performance reviews help drive the organization's culture.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Rules Of Engagement: Post-Career Connection With Retirees
Engage retirees as they begin a new life stage.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Memo: Fully Charged Auto-Renewal
Credit card auto-renewal is on the rise for membership-based organizations.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Nonmember?
We all love our membership models, but maybe too much. Getting better at engaging in nonmember relationships means…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Hiring for the Member-Centric Mindset
Associations need staff who will always put members first, but how do you identify those people to get…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
For the Halloween Industry Association, It’s Halloween All Year Long
Associations are built on annual cycles, but serving the members of an industry focused on a single day…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Save People, Not Associations
A lesson from a conference for journalists offers an important reminder about thriving in the future. In short:…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Member Voice in Merger Talks
In the lead-up to a potential merger, two associations in the horticulture industry kept their members involved every…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Why Context Matters in Understanding Member Behavior
A comparison of engagement behavior in associations shows that members' motivations vary across different industries.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How Micro-Volunteering Builds Association Ownership
A sense of ownership among members is what sets associations apart from other forms of business. Micro-volunteering—if managed…
