Member value is a key membership sector goal. So we have provided a dedicated space on the website that pulls together all related content.

The Memberwise Network is the UK’s leading community for those working in membership. Because of this, we create fantastic best practice guidance. We love helping you do your job well. We run conferences and events in London every year to do just that. Join the Network and you can access all our resources. You can also join our online community, Connect. This will give you the opportunity to meet other member value professionals and share your questions and ideas. Our commitment is to increase your efficiency as well as enhancing your member value proposition. We will help you improve your membership retention and engagement rates. Best practice content is generated by the community so it is timely, current, targeted and robust.

So what makes the Network different? Our members tell us it is because we have created a thriving international community. A community that is fully inclusive. We include membership professionals, sector experts, influencers, thought leaders and providers. Although we take our work seriously, we know how to have fun at the same time! We support over 6,500 individuals working in over 2,500 organisations. Many of which are member value roles.

Recruitment Isn’t Going Away: Making the Most of Your Job Board

2021-01-12T12:34:57+00:00Monday, 27 April, 2020|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member Value|Tags: |

The Membership and Association sector is currently seeing a large number of professionals furloughed, particularly those conducting administrative and event focused roles.   Some sectors (particularly those enabling digital transformation) that many of you represent/support are seeing a boom period, whilst other sectors are being highly impacted e.g. the aviation and hospitality industries. The [...]

The NAS – staying relevant after 100 years

2020-04-20T14:54:47+01:00Monday, 20 April, 2020|Categories: Member Value|Tags: |

Last year the NAS (National Association of Shopfitters and Interior Contractors) celebrated its centenary, with a fantastic year full of celebration and reflection. However, our priority now is focusing on the future, ensuring the association is as relevant as possible to those working in the shopfitting, fit out and interior contracting industry today. We [...]

Delivering Effective Membership Tiers Without the Tears

2020-04-16T17:11:01+01:00Thursday, 16 April, 2020|Categories: MemberWise, Member Engagement & Retention, Member Value, Membership Finance, Membership Strategy|Tags: , , , |

Over the past decade I have seen a wide range of membership bodies move away from the traditional ‘one size fits all’ membership offering to a more tiered membership offering.  To be clear I am not talking about a categorized (Associate, Member or Fellow) or a more personalised approach, but different tiers linked to [...]

Why Membership Value is Paramount Now

2021-01-12T12:39:49+00:00Tuesday, 14 April, 2020|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member Value|Tags: |

  By Guest Blogger: Emma Burley, Marketing Director CJ Association Management For the first time since 2016, member value has outranked member engagement as the sector’s main goal/challenge (prior to 2016 it was new member acquisition). It has taken a global pandemic for this shift to occur. Now is the time to go the extra [...]

Our next Annual Conference MEMX 2020 on How Membership Changes the World

2020-02-14T11:10:13+00:00Tuesday, 28 January, 2020|Categories: MemberWise, Member CPD/Learning, Member Engagement & Retention, Member Value, Membership Leadership & Governance, Membership Strategy, New Member Acquisition/Recruitment|Tags: , , , , , , |

By Kerrie Fuller Associate Director of Engagement MemberWise Network There is a concern that membership is a dying concept in the 21st century. The younger generation are proving a stubborn audience to engage and we are all becoming ‘on demand’ consumers; able to purchase products and services that meet our needs as and when we [...]

Is ‘Membership’ as a concept is dying out? We think not.

2020-02-14T11:10:44+00:00Tuesday, 14 January, 2020|Categories: MemberWise, Member CPD/Learning, Member Engagement & Retention, Member Value, Membership Leadership & Governance, Membership Strategy|Tags: , , , , , |

There is a theory that membership as a concept is dying out, to be replaced with purchasing on demand. That the younger generation do not see the value in 'joining' an organisation. So how can membership as a sector survive these challenges? By evolving into a more innovative and enthused force for good. In fact, [...]

Influence 100 List Launched (4th Quarter) & 20 Official Plaques Awarded

2020-02-07T09:31:22+00:00Monday, 11 November, 2019|Categories: Membership Strategy, Member Value, MemberWise|Tags: , , |

The MemberWise Network is pleased to launch the Influence 100 List (Largest UK Membership Bodies) fourth quarter update (2019). In celebration we presented 20 membership bodies with Official Recognition Plaques at Digital Excellence 2019. Congratulations to the following membership bodies that have risen up the rankings via exceptional new member acquisition work over the past [...]

Students’ Unions: What can we learn from them?

2020-02-07T09:33:15+00:00Thursday, 7 November, 2019|Categories: MemberWise, Member Engagement & Retention, Member Value, Membership Strategy|Tags: , , , , , |

By Kerrie Fuller Associate Director of Engagement MemberWise Network As part of our series of articles on key segments of the Membership Sector, in this article we focus on Students’ Unions (SU). There are over 600 students’ unions in the UK, the first being created in 1884 at Edinburgh University. Their role is to lobby, [...]

Making Corporate Membership Personal

2020-04-08T10:32:22+01:00Thursday, 10 October, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member Value|

By Guest Blogger: Melissa Wiggins, Head of Client Strategy NetXtra   With increasing member engagement still being one of the top three challenges faced by the sector, those working in corporate membership have further obstacles to overcome in connecting with their audience. Organisations providing corporate memberships are commonly faced with more complex communication challenges, which [...]

A Royal Charter: A Unique Opportunity to Outwardly Display You Are ‘Gold Standard’

2020-02-07T09:38:35+00:00Wednesday, 9 October, 2019|Categories: MemberWise, Member Value, Membership Leadership & Governance, Membership Strategy|Tags: , , , , |

- By Richard Gott - Membership Sector Influencer & Thought Leader   Since Royal Charters were first granted in 1231 over 1,000 have been granted, which include professional bodies, universities, schools, charities and theatres. There are approximately 400 active Chartered bodies and this year The Worshipful Company of Chartered Architects and the Academy of Medical [...]

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