Many membership organisations use consultants as a productive way to bring external expertise into the organisation; whether you are temporarily without a specific skill set or need an independent viewpoint. Memberwise is the first choice for advisory services to the sector thanks to our unrivalled knowledge, experience and insight.

Why choose Memberwise?

  • Our associate consultants are considered amongst the safest pair of hands within the Membership and Association Sector; they have worked within senior membership focused leadership roles in the membership sector for decades ‘doing the day job’ across multiple sub sectors. Whether you are a professional body, trade association, sports body, trade union or even a private members club, we have the experience that can help you and your organisation.
  • We have several associate consultants with their own specialisms so we can provide a one-stop-shop for your projects. We can advise on professional standards/ CPD/learning, digital transformation, governance and many other critical areas.
  • Many agencies offer only a limited range of consultancy services such as market research or telephone engagement. Many will automatically sell their own solutions to their clients which also creates a conflict of interest. We have experience of all elements of membership, and we can offer strategic advice as well as operational recommendations.
  • Most of our associate consultants are based in London or the South East so if you need a face to face meeting or training here, we can be there quickly and easily. If you are based elsewhere please ask.
  • We have the UK’s most comprehensive network of membership and association professionals behind us and we can put you in touch with your peers when needed so that you can talk to others going through the same challenges for additional support.

We offer four types of advisory services:

Consultancy – We can advise on projects such as membership scheme creation and evaluation, member benefit reviews, membership recruitment/engagement strategies and plans, member journey mapping, new member acquisition pipeline optimisation, CPD, Regulation and Accreditation.

Facilitation – We can provide an associate consultant to facilitate workshops (e.g. Member Engagement Workshops, Member Value Workshops) Workshops), away days and board/committee meetings.

Training – We can devise tailor made training for membership and non-membership staff in topics such as volunteering, recruitment, retention and engagement.

HR – We can support you while you are looking for membership staff (at all levels) by providing an executive search, sifting CVs, interviewing for membership staff as well as interim membership management.