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Don't Leave Your New Members Hanging
Could a single interaction change the way your new members feel about your organization?
Idea Spark #2: How to Reimagine Your Association’s Research Reports
83 pros agree: research reports aren’t engaging. Learn lots of tips to turn them into must-read, interactive content!
Start to Notice What is Anti-Engaging to Be Engaging
Doing things the way they’ve always been done can drive people away before they have a chance to get all the fabulous value, so let’s turn everything that is anti-engaging on its head so that you can attract people in droves.
From Cognitive Shortcuts to Heartfelt Connections
Adult's brains have formed neural pathways that prevent them from engaging easily.
Why Do We Have to Earn Permission?
The permission-based mindset is another strategy to help you engage your members with micro-experiences.
How to Engage Different Personalities
When in doubt, design engagement for introverts. Here are three ideas.
Alternatives to Virtual Onboarding Events
The New Member Engagement Study says virtual onboarding events are crucial to many orientation plans. But they might not work for every member, so here is a pile of alternatives.
How to Out Competition the Competition
How do you engage members when they could also join a large, well-funded association with all the bells and whistles? No worries, you can!
Goodbye Networking, Hello Community-Building
What if we gave networking an upgrade and focused on community building instead?
Early Engagement is Fleeting.
New members and first-time attendees need different strategies before they will engage.
Scaling New Member Engagement - Part 2
More ideas for warmly welcoming each member (especially when you have many members joining at once.)
Scaling New Member Engagement
How do we help each member feel not like they joined with 1,000 other people but like they are the only ones who joined today?
The Secret for Winning Back Your Long-Time Members
Do you see engagement trail off for your long-time members? This is common, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
How to Engage New Members Virtually
More ways to engage one of your most crucial member segments—new members.
Have I ever told you my hat story?
Do you like hats? Well, we wear these two hats every day, and the problem is when we take off one, we forget about the other.
Are People Becoming Too Busy to Engage?
There’s a busyness epidemic, and it is impacting engagement.
We Always Have Permission
You can give yourself, your staff, and your volunteer leaders permission anytime, anywhere.