About Richard Gott

I am widely recognised as one of the leading membership thought-leaders / specialists in the UK and I chair The MemberWise Network - the largest free professional network for membership and association professionals.

I provide practical help and support to over 8,000 membership bodies looking to increase new member acquisition, improve member retention, enhance member value and optimise member engagement/participation to enable long term sustainable growth.

Throughout my career I have delivered a range of member-facing senior management team roles at a range of high profile membership bodies (including the Royal College of General Practitioners, The Law Society, Royal College of Psychiatrists, British Dental Association, College of Optometrists and Chartered Instititue of Educational Assessors)) and I pride myself on 'walking the talk'.

I regularly speak at national conferences, facilitate membership focused away days/working groups/client days (for organisations including The IET, Royal College of Nursing and Chartered Institute of Credit Management) and provide membership diagnostic consultancy insight/advice to leading membership organisations (including the British Society of Immunology, Institution of Fire Engineers and Royal College of Anaesthetists).

New MemberWise Ambassador for Digital Transformation

2024-08-05T09:11:47+01:00Monday, 5 August, 2024|Categories: MemberWise|

The MemberWise Network is unique as being the only Network led by association and membership professionals. A core part of our team are the MemberWise Ambassadors; a group of practising membership professionals specialising in a specific area that we consider core and crucial to the world of membership such as engagement, recruitment and value. [...]

New MemberWise Ambassador for Finance and Operations

2024-08-01T13:30:54+01:00Thursday, 1 August, 2024|Categories: MemberWise|

The MemberWise Network is unique as being the only Network led by association and membership professionals. A core part of our team are the MemberWise Ambassadors; a group of practising membership professionals specialising in a specific area that we consider core and crucial to the world of membership such as engagement, recruitment and value. [...]

New MemberWise Ambassador for Governance Appointed

2024-08-06T08:50:51+01:00Wednesday, 31 July, 2024|Categories: MemberWise|

The MemberWise Network is unique as being the only Network led by association and membership professionals. A core part of our team are the MemberWise Ambassadors; a group of practising membership professionals specialising in a specific area that we consider core and crucial to the world of membership such as engagement, recruitment and value. [...]

New MemberWise Ambassador for Mentoring Appointed

2024-07-31T16:44:39+01:00Wednesday, 31 July, 2024|Categories: MemberWise|

The MemberWise Network is unique as being the only Network led by association and membership professionals. A core part of our team are the MemberWise Ambassadors; a group of practising membership professionals specialising in a specific area that we consider core and crucial to the world of membership such as engagement, recruitment and value. [...]

New MemberWise Ambassador for Artificial Intelligence Appointed

2024-07-31T13:49:59+01:00Tuesday, 23 July, 2024|Categories: Member Engagement & Retention, MemberWise|

The MemberWise Network is unique as being the only Network led by association and membership professionals. A core part of our team are the MemberWise Ambassadors; a group of practising membership professionals specialising in a specific area that we consider core and crucial to the world of membership such as engagement, recruitment and value. [...]

oomi announced as Official MemberWise Network Partner (2024)

2024-06-27T16:12:01+01:00Thursday, 27 June, 2024|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

We’re pleased to announce that leading sector membership CRM and digital services provider, oomi, has been recognised by the MemberWise Network for their year-round commitment to best practice sharing within the Membership and Association Sector and their alignment with the network. As an Official Partner (2024) oomi demonstrates its firm commitment to enabling membership [...]

Introducing the Refreshed MemberWise Network App

2024-05-29T09:35:44+01:00Wednesday, 29 May, 2024|Categories: MemberWise|

The MemberWise Network has revised and refreshed the MemberWise Network mobile app in partnership with Cantarus, an Official MemberWise Network Partner. The app, originally released in 2019, has undergone a significant upgrade consistent with the expansion of the MemberWise digital estate. Higher Logic community content, now facilitated as a social feed, continues to lead [...]

Could you be our next MemberWise Ambassador? We explore what’s in it for you!

2024-06-18T18:10:47+01:00Thursday, 23 May, 2024|Categories: MemberWise|

The MemberWise Network is the leading free best practice network for membership and association professionals in the UK/EU. This year we embark on an ambitious programme to tool up the sector in response to the current challenging climate. Here is where we start. We wholeheartedly believe that common roles within Membership Organisations and Associations [...]

Membership Body Manifestos & Priorities: An Immediate Action for ALL Membership Bodies

2024-05-23T10:03:09+01:00Thursday, 23 May, 2024|Categories: MemberWise|

Richard Gott Membership Sector Influencer & Thought Leader Following the UK General Election being announced on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 professional bodies and trade associations across the country should now publish their respective manifestos and priorities to ensure they align or call-out key issue/omissions of those published by the next UK government. Not enough [...]

WATTLE announced as Official MemberWise Network Partner (2024)

2024-02-16T19:15:00+00:00Friday, 16 February, 2024|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier|

We’re pleased to announce that leading sector software company, WATTLE, has been recognised by the MemberWise Network for their year-round commitment to best practice sharing within the Membership and Association Sector and their alignment with the network. As an Official Partner (2024) WATTLE demonstrates its firm commitment to enabling membership bodies to drive improved [...]

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