Best practices in membership management has dominated our news feeds for years. But there’s a change in the air, and associations with certification programs (and more importantly their constituents) are leading the charge.
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Authentic Member Engagement Starts with Feedback
Associations across the board, with few exceptions, are faced with decreasing membership and revenue. Their members are disengaged and there’s evidence of that in their renewals and conference attendance. First-year members are the most likely to open and click on an...
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5 Security Tips For Your Organization Accepting Online Payments
Community Brands brings you this information from our partner, BluePay, which offers fast, easy and secure payment processing solutions to fit every organization’s needs. Whether a nonprofit or association, BluePay is the all-in-one credit card processing...
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Bridging The Gap Between Member Expectations and Association Technology
Your association members have a heightened level of expectation for flexibility, convenience, and personalization in everything they do. But, association experiences are struggling keeping up with these growing member expectations.
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The AMS/LMS Integration Blueprint to Create Efficiency
This post originally appeared on #Onward, the blog of YourMembership, another member of the Community Brands family. Whether your association is working on an integration of your LMS and AMS, or don’t know where to start, here are the ins and outs to the...
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5 Things Great Associations Do Every Day
Let me admit something right off the bat: Despite the title of this article, great associations may not actually do everything in this article every single day. But the truth is, at the very least, they’re likely considering them every day. After working for nearly a...
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GDPR: The What and Why Behind The EU Legislation
Is GDPR a four-letter acronym at your association? Short for General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR is legislation passed by the European Union (EU) Parliament to protect the personal data of EU residents. Scheduled to go into effect next month, GDPR...
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Take the Plunge to a Member-Focused Content Strategy
Associations struggle to communicate their value to members. However, when used correctly, content can play a key role in reinforcing the value of an organization to its members
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What’s Driving Member Loyalty?
The new Member Loyalty Study provides applicable insights and new perspectives to driving member retention, classifying member loyalty, and targeting members with relative and effective content.
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Membership Practices of Association with High Retention Rates
Do you ever wonder how your association’s membership practices stack up against others? Maybe you don’t because you know that every association is unique given the profession or industry it serves and its size, budget, location, culture, along with a host of other...
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