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GrowthZone is excited to welcome back Holly Duckworth, author of Ctrl+Alt+Believe: Reboot Your Association For Success, as she shares stories and strategies to help you: Evaluate the beliefs that are controlling and holding back your membership organization. Expand your ability to embrace and implement alternate solutions. Attract and inspire the right staff and volunteers from the heart.

Authors Mary Byers & Harrison Coerver joined GrowthZone to talk about the realities facing today’s associations and chambers. They shared practical approaches for leading and managing membership organizations to prosper.

This is a bad day with technology: You can’t find a file you need. You delete a file you need. You can’t open a file you need. You forget the password to get to a file you need. The file you need is on a website that won’t load. This is a good day with technology: Your Nerdy Best Friend teaches you ten-minute fixes for these issues and more! Author Beth Z is a technology therapist with solutions to some of life’s most frustrating tech problems. This session highlights the top technological frustrations you share with other[…]

Every association needs a clear, well-written mission statement to capture, in a few succinct sentences, the essence of its goals and the philosophies underlying them, as well as the steps necessary to succeed. Read our ebook with 5 steps for writing an effective association mission statement to create a mission statement that’s uniquely yours.

44 low-cost (and free) ideas to reduce employee turnover and improve morale. Employee dissatisfaction and turnover have a major impact on associations. Losing good employees is disruptive, costs money, and impacts morale. But it’s preventable — or at least manageable — when you have a game plan. Download The Staffing Solutions Playbook, it’s packed with 44 low-cost (and no-cost) proven ideas to reduce employee turnover and improve morale. Get the Playbook, and you’ll learn: 21 ideas to boost morale and improve retention 12 key[…]

Frank Kenny joins us to dig into the 2023 Chamber Industry Survey Results and ideas, recommendations, and tips related to what your chamber peers had to say about: Challenges/Concerns/Worries Reinstatement Strategies Non-Dues Revenue Sources And a LOT more! Recent Blog Posts from Frank Kenny: Why Didn’t You Tell Me? A Better Way to Reach Your Audience Your Chamber Has More Potential Than You Realize, Part 1 Your Chamber Has More Potential Than You Realize, Part 2

Medical & healthcare association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s survey. Get the 2023 survey results report to see how your association compares: Challenges/Concerns/Worries Reinstatement Strategies Non-Dues Revenue Sources Renewal Rates, and More! This information-rich report also provides links to helpful (and free!) resources for association professionals.

Chamber of commerce professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s 9th annual survey. Get the 2023 survey results report to see how your chamber compares: Challenges/Concerns/Worries Reinstatement Strategies Non-Dues Revenue Sources Renewal Rates, and More! This information-rich report also provides links to helpful (and free!) resources for chamber professionals.

Association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s 9th annual survey. Get the 2023 survey results report to see how your association compares: Challenges/Concerns/Worries Reinstatement Strategies Non-Dues Revenue Sources Renewal Rates, and More! This information-rich report also provides links to helpful (and free!) resources for association professionals.

Wrap up the year with strong outcomes and start the new year with an intentional membership focus. In this virtual training, we discuss five areas to focus on as the year comes to a close and you prepare for the year ahead. Learn trends impacting: member engagement; member growth; as well as measurements, outcomes, and sustainability. View presentation slides (.pdf) More On-Demand Webinars with Shari Pash:

It’s time to move away from networking to building networks. The pandemic changed the landscape — the need to connect is still there, but the expectations have shifted. Watch as member development expert Cathi Hight explores: Networking 4.0 and the shift away from traditional networking events. How you can revamp programming to meet members’ diverse needs and expectations. Strategies to help members “network on purpose,” stop chasing unicorns, and build relationship assets. Resources:[…]

You’ve joined LinkedIn, how are you using it to leverage member and business relationships? Join membership industry coach and trainer, Shari Pash as she logs into LinkedIn and walks you through how to use this powerful tool to your advantage!