For members, associations are a place where members can contribute, grow, and thrive, making them a community to many. Since being a part of a community is largely about being a part of something greater than oneself, building a community where association members gain a sense of belonging and [...]
One of the biggest factors and key indicators of an association’s health is member satisfaction. Member satisfaction is vital to an association’s health for a few reasons. Happy members are more likely to renew their memberships, provide positive word of mouth to potential members and provide higher engagement and [...]
It’s been said many times that connections are the things that hold people together. In the world of association leadership, the same concept applies. Having a comfortable culture of networking in your association is vital to allow your association to broaden its knowledge and gain a sense of community [...]
In the world of association management, setting goals is one of the most effective ways to motivate and engage members while also creating fulfillment and alignment. In Association management, setting and achieving goals is exclusively a team effort therefore, goal setting becomes a collaborative act. This guide aims to [...]
When managing an association, communication is one of, if not the most important components of ensuring engagement with your members. Since email has become arguably the most important form of communication today, guaranteeing your emails are opened and read by your members is imperative for sound communication within your [...]
One of the biggest indicators of an association’s health and longevity is their member renewal rate. A member renewal rate is the measurement of the number of members over a given period, usually during a fiscal or calendar year. A high renewal rate demonstrates members are engaged and your [...]
Association management has two primary areas of accounting that are highly important: financial and managerial accounting. It is important that association leaders must be familiar with both. Most association accounting tasks fall into one of the two categories, and although the two disciplines have a lot in common, they [...]
For any association, your accounting department plays a vital role in your day-to-day operations. Accountants provide insights into the policy and governance of associations and work to ensure the association’s mission, vision, and regulations are met. When there is a lack of internal control systems, inefficiencies can arise in [...]
As the world continues to alter its response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the way in which associations operate has changed tremendously. Throughout the various changes, one thing has remained the same, the emergence of and importance of the virtual workplace. Seeing as many organizations are choosing to transfer [...]
