Membership governance is a key challenge for membership organisations. 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 membership governance professionals and share your questions and ideas. Our commitment is to increase your efficiency as well as enhancing your 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 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 governance roles.

MemberWise Launches new C-Suite Executive & Director Group

2020-02-07T09:48:59+00:00Wednesday, 12 June, 2019|Categories: Membership Strategy, Membership Leadership & Governance, MemberWise|Tags: , , , |

Introduction The MemberWise Network is pleased to announce the launch of a dedicated new online professional networking group exclusively for Directors and C-Suite Executives working for the largest and most influential membership organisations and associations in the UK. The group is free to join and is launched in response to [...]

Membership Body Manifestos & Priorities: We need to get these sorted. Now!

2024-05-23T09:36:23+01:00Thursday, 23 May, 2019|Categories: MemberWise, Member Value, Membership Leadership & Governance, Membership Strategy|Tags: , , , , , , |

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 [...]

Bringing Technology to Annual Meetings for Membership Bodies and Associations

2023-11-09T10:15:48+00:00Tuesday, 12 March, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Membership Leadership & Governance|

By Guest Blogger: Peter Fowler, Managing Director, UK Lumi The annual meeting is a crucial part of any organisation’s interactions with its members, giving them an opportunity to hear how the organisation is doing and discuss its future plans and prospects. Yet there is a feeling that for many associations, the annual meeting is [...]

Changes to the Law on Trustee Disqualifications: Action Needed Now!

2021-06-11T13:48:47+01:00Tuesday, 24 July, 2018|Categories: Membership Leadership & Governance, MemberWise|Tags: |

Guest Blogger: Susie Kay (The Professionalism Group & MemberWise Ambassador (Governance) Another important deadline is imminent.  Changes to the law on trustee automatic disqualifications will come into force on 1st August 2018. Charities have less than two weeks until the disqualification provision of The Charities (Protection and Social Investments) Act 2016 takes effect. Since the [...]

Top Tips For Engaging Members & Managing Elections

2020-10-29T09:42:29+00:00Tuesday, 10 July, 2018|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Membership Leadership & Governance|

By Guest Blogger: Alex Lonie Electoral Reform Services As leaders of membership organisations, you are focused on growing your membership and engaging members. Of course, the two goals go hand-in-hand as you are unlikely to succeed with the growth agenda if you do not engage with members effectively. You will want to maximise engagement at [...]

Rabbit Holes and Deadlines

2020-10-29T09:40:12+00:00Thursday, 19 April, 2018|Categories: Membership Leadership & Governance, MemberWise|Tags: |

By Susie Kay MemberWise Ambassador (Governance) The Professionalism Group   Working with several new clients over the last couple of months has reminded me of an issue I tend to go on about at length.  How long will an organisation put up with its known internal difficulties before it comes to the conclusion that it [...]

Networking Value in a Nutshell: The Governance Surgery

2020-10-29T09:39:57+00:00Thursday, 29 March, 2018|Categories: Membership Leadership & Governance, MemberWise|Tags: |

By Susie Kay MemberWise Ambassador (Governance) The Professionalism Group   With only a few weeks to go before this year’s Membership Excellence 2018 conference (http://membershipexcellence.com), this is probably the best time to talk about the value of networking.  But what is that value and where is its relevance to the issues surrounding governance for membership [...]

5 Practical Steps to Make Sure You Don’t Become the Next Headline Story

2020-10-29T09:39:31+00:00Monday, 12 March, 2018|Categories: Membership Leadership & Governance, MemberWise|Tags: |

Author: Susie Kay Organisation: The Professionalism Group Role: Governance Ambassador     As a member of the Institute of Directors, it has been painful to watch the unfolding story of their governance problems being played out in public over the past week.  The daily revelations of claim and counter-claim, suspensions and resignations, demonstrate once again [...]

We Are All Responsible For Our Own Behaviour

2020-10-29T09:22:48+00:00Sunday, 14 February, 2016|Categories: Membership Leadership & Governance, MemberWise|Tags: |

Author: Susie Kay, MD of The Professionalism Group and a MemberWise Ambassador. Choosing a consultant from the sector makes a lot of sense. In a recent article The Guardian printed a lurid piece in their Voluntary Sector Network, as part of their ‘Confessions of a charity professional’ series, supposedly written by an individual who told [...]

Digital channel shift strategy and elections

2020-02-19T10:13:45+00:00Sunday, 10 January, 2016|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Membership Leadership & Governance|Tags: , |

Author: Luke Ashby, Digital Consultant at Electoral Reform Services (ERS) Digital by default is the UK Government’s 18-point design service standard, which is moving government transactional services online, wherever possible. This concept is not restricted to central and local government. Most, if not all, organisations will be aware of channel shift, and of the benefits [...]

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