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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Four Ways to Fight Fake Traffic on Your Association’s Site
Fake traffic is growing more sophisticated than ever, and that could be bad news both for your analytics…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Leveraging Data to Diversify Revenue and Meet Member Needs
In a normal year, member dues and in-person events would be the primary revenue sources for many associations.…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Weekly Now: Hotels Find a COVID-19 Niche
Hotels around the country are attracting consumers by playing up their productivity value. Also: An association exec reflects…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Five Unusual Virtual Event Sponsor Benefits That Just Might Save Your Conference
“The sponsors are furious. They feel we’re disorganized and still in search of a plan—and they’re right.” Only…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Are You Ready to Lead in a Hybrid 2021?
COVID-19 disrupted meetings this year. Next year offers a chance to think about how you’ll lead in an…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Texas Social Workers Group Helps Reverse Discriminatory Code of Conduct Change
A surprise change to a section of the Texas social work code of conduct opened the door for…
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How to Update Your Code of Ethics for Today’s Members
A code of ethics that falls out of date can cause major problems during uncertain times. Which elements…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
How One Association Put Together an In-Person Event During COVID
The Fertilizer Institute safely and successfully organized a September face-to-face meeting for 50-plus people in Indianapolis. Here’s a…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
COVID Silver Linings: Living Life
Life effectively ground to a halt eight months ago and we all retreated to our homes, experiencing the…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
New Education Network Lets Members Earn Certification Credits at Universities
The National Association of Corporate Directors’ new education network allows members to earn continuing-education credits from top-tier university…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Could Film Be the Medium for Telling Your Members’ Stories?
The Emergency Nurses Association found creative success with a documentary film about the lives of its members—and was…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
How Organizations Can Help Staff Look After Their Mental Health
As employees face stress from the pandemic, lockdowns, social injustice, and politics, their mental health can suffer. Employers…
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FundraisingArticleOver 5 years old
Five Ways Organizations Are Getting Creative About Fundraising
Much like associations, schools, charities, and political candidates have had to use different tactics to drive fundraising efforts…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Six Ways to Make New-Member Digital Onboarding a Success
Wondering how to show new members the most value during digital onboarding sessions? Here are six tips to…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
The Future of Meetings: Find Out How Specialized Cities Lend Themselves To Specialized Meetings
Given the challenges of face-to-face gatherings, destinations must provide an ideal learning environment that justifies the travel.
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Is Your Association a Digital Co-Creative?
Digital and strategic partnership are hardly novel concepts in associations, but exploiting nontraditional business-innovation avenues will take a…
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Career DevelopmentArticleOver 5 years old
Three Elements of Successful Student Mentoring in Associations
Research shows that mentoring is an important component of career success. Developing effective mentoring relationships can influence career…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Weekly Now: Pizza to the Polls’ 2020 Comeback
A clever election-oriented organization sees a coronavirus-era surge. Also: A pandemic celebrity wedding announcement that puts a focus…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
An Inside Look at How a Marketing Campaign Can Yield More Members
Like many organizations, IPC, the electronics industry’s global trade association, has a membership growth challenge. While the pandemic…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
How Virtual Conferences Create More Opportunities for Earned Media
Before coronavirus, your annual conference was not only an opportunity to physically convene and educate members; it was…
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Conscious InclusionArticleOver 5 years old
How to Lead Your Team Through Election Stress
Politics likely has your teams more keyed up than usual this year. Ignoring it is futile, and potentially…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
The Rise of the Hybrid Meeting
Hybrid conferences, mixing in-person and virtual elements, may be the new normal for 2021 and beyond. They present…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Planning Your Face-to-Face Comeback
Associations were quick to convert their conferences to virtual events when COVID-19 halted in-person meetings. Looking ahead, associations…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Quick Tips for In-Person Events
For event planners hoping to transition to a post-pandemic in-person experience, a few tips to help ease the…
