Membership is a huge subject area. So we have provided a dedicated space on the website that pulls together all related content from the Memberwise Team.

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 international membership 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 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 international.

Supporting Professional Development from lockdown

2020-04-21T13:58:45+01:00Tuesday, 21 April, 2020|Categories: MemberWise|

For all of us, life as we know it has changed beyond all recognition in a matter of days and weeks. Coronavirus has changed daily life for everyone in the UK. We have all been making adjustments to our professional and personal lives. Changes that, for many of us, would have been unthinkable just [...]

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 [...]

MemberWise Launches dedicated Coronavirus Hub

2020-04-20T15:04:32+01:00Tuesday, 14 April, 2020|Categories: MemberWise|

Due to the current Coronavirus situation we have compiled a comprehensive programme of help and support to optimise your membership focused activity. It is our firm belief that your members will judge your current actions after this current crisis is over, so we recommend providing related/immediate help and support (in order to avoid [...]

Annual General Meetings & Coronavirus – Suggested Approaches

2020-04-06T09:31:19+01:00Monday, 6 April, 2020|Categories: Membership Leadership & Governance, MemberWise|

During the current challenging period it is important for us to deliver effective governance. An important topic is the delivery of Annual General Meetings (AGMs) over the coming weeks/months. Many membership bodies and associations will have their Annual General Meeting scheduled for the coming weeks. Normally, liabilities would arise in cancelling or postponing [...]

MEMX2020 Update: Conference to be moved to 8th October 2020

2020-03-23T12:44:17+00:00Monday, 23 March, 2020|Categories: MemberWise|Tags: |

      With less than two months to go until MEMX2020, and the escalating situation with the coronavirus, we will not be able to hold the conference in May. To avoid as much uncertainty as possible, and in the interests of everyone's well-being, we are therefore moving MEMX2020 to October 8th. Everything will be the [...]

Your Membership Organisation and the Coronavirus

2020-04-05T01:03:20+01:00Monday, 23 March, 2020|Categories: MemberWise|

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) we have created the following suggested steps that you and your membership body may wish to take. Information updated: 5th April 2020 (10:00am) What is it? It is caused by a member of the coronavirus family that has never been encountered before. Like other coronaviruses, it has come from [...]

MEMX 2020 – Early Bird Offer Ends (Tuesday 30th June 2020)

2020-03-27T17:46:25+00:00Thursday, 27 February, 2020|Categories: MemberWise|

Our popular annual membership focused conference will take place on 8th October 2020 at the Novotel London West hotel and this year we will welcome circa 800 delegates/stakeholders. Our Early Bird Offer (save 20%) ends at 5pm on Tuesday 30th June The Membership Excellence 2020 Official Theme this year will be: [...]

Helping you to find the right supplier – MemberWise Recognised Supplier programme relaunched

2020-02-14T11:13:13+00:00Wednesday, 12 February, 2020|Categories: MemberWise|

Written by: Richard Gott, MemberWise Network Chair   The MemberWise Recognised Supplier programme has been helping leading membership bodies meet great sector suppliers since 2008. In response to demand we relaunch this great service with some exciting new changes/developments. We list 3 key changes below. 1) A new MemberWise Recognised Supplier Badge – The MemberWise [...]

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, [...]

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