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Chapter/Component Relations
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Get Ready to Re-Engage Your Chapters Post-COVID
Across most of the country, states are reopening, and calendars are starting to fill up. Your chapters and…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
A Checklist for an Effective Chapter Affiliation Agreement
Many associations use local chapters to engage members, deliver programs, and explore new growth opportunities. To keep the…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Data: Chapter Closing Time
According to the 2019 Chapter Benchmarking Report from Mariner Management and Billhighway, a sizable majority of respondents whose associations have…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
When Is It Time to Close a Chapter?
The decision to close a chapter is not one that should be taken lightly. After all, it will…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Iraq Cybersecurity Pros Get Their Own Association Chapter
When the global business technology organization ISACA forms an international chapter, which it has done more than 220 times,…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
International Chapters Fuel Global Growth
The Institute of Management Accountants reached an important milestone this year, surpassing 100,000 members due to increasingly strong international growth.…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
How to Prove Chapters Are Worth the Effort
Working long hours, stressed, ready to throw in the towel. Sound familiar? We’ve all been there. Seeking relief,…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
5 Ways to Keep Your Volunteer Pipeline Full
Recruiting volunteers can be tricky, especially when you realize you’ve been asking the same people and are at…
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Meetings / EventsArticleOver 5 years old
Help for a Puerto Rico Chapter After the Storm
As countless organizations and individuals poured out aid for the people of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria last year,…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Helping Chapters Reach Peak Performance
When it comes to volunteering, Michael Rosenberg, senior manager for member engagement at the Special Libraries Association, has…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Turn Chapter Members Into Social Media Influencers
Last spring, when the American Society of Landscape Architects invited each of its 49 chapters to take over…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
A Look Inside a Vibrant Chapter Leadership Program
With 35 chapters spread out from Louisiana to California to Minnesota, the National Speakers Association has dozens of…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Deploy Members When the Media Comes Calling
Spend more than a minute on any social media platform, and you’ll quickly learn that even the smallest…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Follow the Script for High-Performing Component Relations Pros
Pull back the curtain, and you’ll find that associations and Hollywood studios have some similarities. Behind the scenes…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Rethinking Volunteer Pathways for Members
I started volunteering at a young age. My parents were heavily involved in our community, and I saw…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Three Ways to Support Chapter Leaders
An association’s hope for its chapters is that they act as an extension of the organization, helping further…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
The Benefits of a Chapter Training Program
Since chapters play a large role in promoting an association and drawing members at a local level, it's…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How to Cultivate Dynamic National-Component Relationships
Are associations and their components partners, allies, or competitors? Depending on your relationship, it can feel like one,…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Affiliation Agreements: Best Practices for Success
Chapters provide a variety of benefits to their parent organizations. Even with the growing number of virtual communities…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Improve Component Relations With a Chapter Advisory Board
Too many associations and components go about their business without much thought about their relationship, unless they're complaining…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
How to Keep Special Interest Groups Relevant
Special interest groups (SIGs)—also known as professional interest groups or components—are communities within a larger organization, created around…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
Considerations for Creating Virtual Chapters
As technology evolves and professionals are increasingly able to work and connect remotely, association members are also eager…
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Organizational StrategyArticleOver 5 years old
Looking Ahead: What Associations Can Expect for Chapters in 2017
The biggest challenge facing associations with chapter networks is "maintaining relevancy in a time where geographic boundaries are…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
Data: How Chapters Are Structured
Associations are complex organizations made even more so when they have networks of regional or local chapters. Practices…
