Tag Archives: Membership

As technology continues to rapidly evolve, many organizations are finding themselves in need of modernizing their systems to keep up with the times. In an exclusive interview with Texas Library Association’s Executive Director, Shirley Robinson, CAE, she shares her insights on the challenges and benefits of modernizing their AMS.

The power of mentoring, especially post pandemic and during economic uncertainty, is becoming more mainstream than ever before as a method to assist professionals who endure difficult circumstances, gain clarity, and navigate career changes. Mentoring, done well, has the capacity to create lasting impacts on people’s careers and lives.

Onboarding isn’t just something to check off your list. It’s a critical first step in the journey of a new member, hopefully leading to increased engagement, retention, and growth—not to mention increased nondues revenue, as studies have shown that an engaged member can be up to 57% more likely to spend money with your association.

Quality membership data is an ongoing initiative for every organization, and it is not a one-time job.

As part of a 2020-2021 Strategic Initiative set by the Texas Society of Association Executives’ Board of Directors, TSAE conducted a COVID-19 Impact Study on the Texas association and events industry.

By David Wyatt I’LL START WITH the obvious: 2020 and 2021 have brought a new operational mode for associations and for the members you serve. Everyone is operating in crises – and staying relevant is not only a challenge … it is a make-or-break proposition for all associations, industries, organizations and workers. As we have been isolated from one another, ...

Tomorrow’s members want to belong to a tribe that creates communities of mutual interest and drives change.

Developing a new membership model is no easy task, but staying the course has its own risks, especially now.

If you watch the news, you wouldn’t ever know we are on the front end of the largest economic boom in our history which will also lead to the largest wave of new members in our history.

How four Texas-based associations across different sectors rose to the challenge to deliver value and support their members in a challenging 2020.