Site Visits Made Easy: Event Planning Tips for a Better Attendee Experience
As an event planner, getting to visit the site of my next event in-person is one of the most helpful keys to pulling off a great meeting. Not only are site visits an opportunity to step into the attendee’s shoes,
8 Things Every Association Must Understand Now
It is difficult to be a leader during a global pandemic. There is a lot of information to process and a new decision to be made every day. Your association
Crisis Communications: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Information is changing every day as the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold. Association members – whether they’re individuals or businesses and organizations – are looking for a trusted source they
Leadership Through Crisis: Guiding Members Through COVID-19
COVID-19 has created a crisis in public health, the economy, social connection and more in a way most Americans haven’t witnessed in their lifetimes. It’s possibly more important now than
7 Effective Strategies to Improve Volunteer Management
Volunteers offer professional societies the equivalent of thousands, if not millions of dollars of skilled labor for free every year. A solid volunteer management strategy can harness this passion for
Set Up for Success: Making the Most of Your Volunteers
Provide opportunities for different skills and engagement levels to take advantage of all your potential volunteers, and make sure all your goals are quality goals. Volunteer forces are the competitive
Recruiting and Motivating Volunteers: Tips for Creating a Successful Volunteer Program
We know we need volunteers to accomplish the goals of the association, but having a productive volunteer program is rarely its own goal. That’s especially dangerous as recruitment must be
Volunteers: Driving Association Success
The number of volunteers you have and how active they are establishes the bounds of what your organization can accomplish. But volunteering isn’t a member obligation – it’s a member
How Accessible is your Association’s Meeting?
Start creating a culture of respect and inclusivity at your meetings and events by asking the right accessibility questions of your venue, staff and participants. The buzzword of the moment
3 Tips to Serve Multiple Member Types
As industries evolve, so do the associations that serve and represent them. As association managers, we must grow alongside them while staying rooted in our primary mission. This can be
Are Your Member Benefits Worth the Price Members Pay?
Want to increase your membership levels? Before you put together your next membership marketing campaign, evaluate your member benefits to make sure you’re offering what your prospects want. When a