Looking for Chapter Models in Unlikely Places
Sat, 21 Feb 2015 17:55 ESTYet another call came in to Mariner asking about alternatives to the basic chapter model. Like so many other associations, this one was struggling to keep their chapters...
View ArticleSending Love Out To Volunteers
Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:36 ESTWhen volunteer leaders ask me how can I find more volunteers or how can I get them to do what they promised? My first response is have you shown them the love?We get so mired...
View ArticleVolunteer Coordinator: Chapter Resource
Wed, 12 Nov 2014 23:07 ESTAn important key to your chapter's success is cultivating volunteers and leaders. Perhaps the most important indicator for success is strong, enduring leadership. This is no...
View ArticleDeciphering the Emerging Volunteer Model
Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:01 EDTThe conversation on volunteerism in association is shifting – in an exciting way. The questions about how to engage non-traditional volunteers and those on how rethink the...
View ArticleAsk the Thought Leader (on Volunteerism)
Tue, 30 Sep 2014 08:51 EDTIn this episode of YourMembership.com's "Ask the Thought Leader" we answer questions submitted during our recent webinar "Reimagining the Volunteer Model in Associations" with...
View ArticleLeading Across the Miles
Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:58 EDTIncreasingly our volunteer teams are spread across town, across the state, across the country and even over country borders. It's tough enough to lead a group of volunteers,...
View ArticleLeading a Distributed Team
Sat, 27 Sep 2014 13:55 EDTThe team is spread out across the state or the region or the country - how can you lead the group effectively? This volunteer development presentation examines the must-haves...
View ArticleThe Phoenix Rising
Wed, 02 Jul 2014 17:41 EDTTwo chapters I met recently are struggling. In both cases, the leaderships have kept their collective eyes and heads down over the past couple of years, muscling through the...
View ArticleVolunteers Give ... and keep on giving
Fri, 23 May 2014 16:58 EDTI’ve spent lots of time this week with many different groups of volunteers and close the week with a sense of contentment. It's been brought on by ...read more
View ArticleChapter Performance Dashboard: Right Side up
Sat, 08 Feb 2014 09:59 ESTAs Jack Welch, management guru and former CEO of GE noted, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” We would add an important corollary to his observation: “You manage what...
View ArticleCultivating Association Chapters - Favorite Posts from 2013
Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:38 ESTCultivating chapters is a tough gig but there were great ideas shared throughout 2013 to make the gig a little better. Here are a few that I bookmarked. Enjoy and let me know...
View ArticleDriving Association Components Success with Dashboards
Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:40 ESTHow can you drive association chapter and member communities success? Use a tool from the business community: performance dashboards. Presented at ASAE's Membership, Marketing...
View ArticleWhy the Annual Chapter Performance Evaluation Fails
Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:24 ESTWe’ve been doing a lot of work with associations lately who are asking how to better evaluate their chapters. Most are answering that question with an annual review of some...
View ArticleBuild your Chapter's Value Proposition
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:50 ESTTo grow your chapter, you have to have a solid value proposition. This webinar explores how to identify and then leverage your association's chapter's value proposition.
View ArticleBuilding your Chapter's Member Engagement
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 10:47 ESTMembers who engage renew at higher levels and post higher Net Promoter Scores which predict willingness to promote the association (think member recruitment). This webinar...
View ArticleBuilding Volunteer Muscle in Your Chapter
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 09:59 ESTAssociation chapters need volunteers. That's a given. Getting those volunteers is not so much a given. This webinar walks through how to build volunteer muscle in your chapter.
View ArticleUnderstanding the New Volunteer
Sat, 30 Nov 2013 09:32 ESTThe old model doesn't fit - yet associations are cligging to what they know. Explore the new volunteer model and you find answers to drive member engagement.
View ArticleThe Mission Driven Volunteer
Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:42 EDTImagine this. One of your members has a great idea for a new service your association could provide. It’s innovative, exciting, squarely within your mission, and likely to...
View ArticleBuilding Engagement: ISES DC Follows Members’ Lead
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:06 ESTWe needed a new newsletter editor. The call was answered by an innovative, exciting member … who also happened to be a blogger.read more
View ArticleBuilding Engagement: When Failure Begets Success
Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52 ESTAbout one year ago, the Maryland Recycling Network gingerly began its foray in social media. We followed the best advice we found and marched confidently forward … right into...
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