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Joe Rominiecki
Joe Rominiecki is a contributing editor to Associations Now.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Zero In On Your Unengaged Members
One association's key engagement metric answers a simple question: How many members' engagement score is zero?
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
A Major League Member Engagement Metric
Tracking engagement on a per-member basis is valuable, but what could an association learn from an organization-wide engagement…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Do Members Join for Your Mission?
The success of mission-driven companies like Chipotle show how associations can transform their missions from mere marketing slogans…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
When Members Vote on Dues
Associations don't typically grant members voting power on dues increases, but one association that does has found a…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Pros’ Love/Hate Relationship With AMS Systems
An association management software system can be a crucial tool for success in a membership organization—and also a possible…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Delayed Adulthood: The Hidden Root of Your Young-Member Struggles
If you can't seem to attract enough young professionals to your association, maybe it's because there aren't enough…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How Free Membership Access Pays Off
No-fee access for small companies has big impact.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
The Value of the First Reply, and Other Online Community Metrics
A provider of online community software dug into the data for about 250 of its client associations. Here's…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Healthier Association, Higher Membership Performance
How one association cured its ailing membership numbers with a multifront upgrade to its core systems and services.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
You Won’t Believe the ROI on This Member Recruitment Campaign
The International Coach Federation saw LinkedIn as an untapped reservoir of potential members, and a $25K membership campaign…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How Big Is Your Buildup of Past Members?
Even if your association is growing, the churn of recruitment and lapsed members means you likely have more…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Get Them in the Door: Inside a 10-Month Trial Membership Offer
One association has let new members join for free since March 1. Many have joined, but will they…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Online Communities: Just Regular People Behind Those Pixels
Intros, welcomes, recognition: The keys to driving online community engagement are all about people, not technology. One association community manager…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Get in the Habit of Connecting Members
As an association pro, you're in the best position to help members meet each other. Could you make…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Adam Grant: Let Your Givers Grow
Author Adam Grant tells associations to foster a giving culture by rewarding helping and sharing in the workplace…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Food for Thought: Advance Reading for #ASAE14
Heading to the 2014 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition? Get a taste of what’s in store with articles…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Goals: What’s in a Number?
When you set a target for membership growth, is that figure just a nice, fancy number, or is…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Memo: Ready, Aim, Recruıt
How a target built excitement for a membership drive for this association.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How to Break Your Online Community’s Digital Ice
Getting people to interact in an online community isn’t all that different from breaking the ice at a…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
When Free Membership Fits Your Mission
A trade association eliminates dues for its smallest companies, an inclusive effort to boost innovation and safety more…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Do You Carry the Flag for Membership?
One association membership pro shares his ideas for keeping colleagues ever mindful of their impact on the member…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Tiers Put Power of Choice in Members’ Hands
In what looks like a continuing trend, another association plans to offer multiple tiers of benefits and dues…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What If Members Don’t Know What They Need?
Sure, you can ask members what they want, but designing association benefits isn't their job. It's yours, and…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
4 Survey Findings That Illustrate a Big Problem for Associations
One possible solution for associations struggling with membership is rather obvious, but associations seem to be ignoring it.…
