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Tim Ebner
Tim Ebner is communications director and press secretary at the American Forest & Paper Association in Washington, DC. He is a member of ASAE’s Communication Professionals Advisory Council and a former Associations Now senior editor.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Referral Credits
The Textbook and Academic Authors Association recently debuted a referral program that incentivizes members to recruit prospects in…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Have a Fireside Chat With Your Members at a Chapter Summit
Associations and their chapters are like families: You occasionally need to gather from near and far for face…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Reinforce Members’ Resolutions
The American Nurses Association’s #fitnursefriday social media campaign engages members and keeps them accountable for their New Year's…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
2018 Membership Resolution: Master the Art of Project Management
Association professionals should make it a resolution to use project management tools to deliver better experiences for their…
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Association CEOs Talk 2018 Trends and Disruptions
Change is inevitable, and planning for the future can be tough. We asked a few association CEOs what…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How an Association’s Big Failure Built Member Momentum
The Brewers Association set a lofty goal to raise $213 billion to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev. The crowdfunding campaign…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Welcoming Members: A Switch From Print to Digital
The Ontario Trial Lawyers Association wanted to increase engagement with first-time members but also save time and money…
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Applying an Ethical Pressure Test to IT
When Rhea Steele, CAE, chief operating officer for the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, is faced…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Digital Dashboards
To give members a hands-on experience with data, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association built an interactive digital…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How They Hacked It: Top Membership Tips of 2017
One year in, our Membership Hack column has become your weekly two-minute read for ideas for saving time,…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
#Tech17: Embrace Curiosity-Based Decision Making
ASAE’s Technology Conference & Expo kicked off on Tuesday with NASA’s Adam Steltzner, who says you don’t have…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
When Is It Time to Sunset a Product?
When businesses follow best practices for managing the lifecycle of a product or service, they usually apply a…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Affinity Analysis
The Society for Human Resource Management took a close look at which affinity programs members wanted most. The…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How Digital Usability Makes for Happier Members
You don’t need to be a UX pro to understand the basic tenets of digital usability. By adopting…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Online Charity Auctions
This year, the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading raises funds for its foundation using an online charity…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Running on Empty: When It’s Time To Drop a Product Offering
Associations excel at launching new offerings, but they aren’t nearly as good at letting go when something outlives…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Board Smarts: What’s Missing?
Getting boards to remedy diversity and inclusion blind spots isn't easy. Here's how one organization is doing it.
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Tech Memo: A Pressure Test for Your IT Staff
Learn how you can help your IT staff spot ethical dilemmas.
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Memo: Members’ Choice
Let members decide how benefits are distributed. It's something the American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages is trying…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Rules of Engagement: A Digital Welcome
A welcome e-kit saves time and money while deepening engagement. Learn what the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association included in…
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A Pledge to Support Civility
Many of your members likely use social media to share and connect online, but those same platforms can…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
What Can Artificial Intelligence Do for Your Members?
For membership organizations, one of the primary benefits of artificial intelligence is that it adds a hook to…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Membership Hack: Call for Micro-Volunteers
The National Society of Genetic Counselors uses an online discussion forum to put out a call each time…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Go Deeper with Member Storytelling
Associations can leverage the power of storytelling to unearth history, encourage conversation, and get to know your members…
