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Auto Renewals: Planning for Success
Moving to auto renewal can be as easy as clicking an option in your association management software and setting up the messages designed to lead members through the renewal process or as complicated as trying to sell the concept to volunteer leaders reluctant to...
Using Auto Renewals to Enhance Retention
What do health clubs, iTunes, Dropbox, Xbox and Netflix have in common? All require members to participate in monthly billing or auto renewal programs. And all are benefiting as a result. Author and association consultant Seth Kahan recently hosted a summit on...
Video: Keep Your Organization Relevant with Research and Strategy
I’m especially excited about this month’s interview since I’m a 25-year member of this organization. (Yes, I joined in kindergarten.) Stacy Tetschner, CAE, FASAE, is the CEO of the National Speakers Association and reveals the approach his organization is taking in...
Video: Meet an Association with No Board
Believe it or not, the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT) is an association with no board. It’s an international association governed by a five-member executive committee. If you’re one of the skeptics of a smaller board, take note—and listen to what CEO Stephen Stahr...
Video: Compliance Issues Lead to Home Run for Association
Are your members saddled with compliance issues? If so, the resulting headaches represent an opportunity for you to help members work less stressfully. That’s why the Illinois Bankers Association developed an intuitive website designed to help compliance officers...
Video: Collaborate to Gain Influence
As associations work to gain footing in the “new normal” (i.e. an environment that’s more competitive than ever before), collaboration is one way to increase influence, extend your reach and gain access to additional resources. In this month’s video, David Owsiany,...
Video: Governance Change via Suspension
This month I interview Dr. Robert Meiches, CEO of the Minnesota Medical Association (MMA), about the organization’s decision to suspend its House of Delegates until 2016 so that the organization can pilot a new governance structure focused on developing additional...
The Number of Volunteers Drops
The number of volunteers across the United States was 62.6 million last year, or 25.4 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reportedly recently. The volunteer rate for both men and women (22.2 percent and 28.4 percent) declined for the year ending in September 2013....
Video: The Conversation Every Multi-Level Association Should Be Having
This month, I talked to Dr. Kathleen O'Loughlin, executive director of the American Dental Association. Her organization has started an important conversation about how the local, state and the national association can work together as a team in order to enhance...