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.

Introducing the Member Value 2025 Project

2020-02-07T10:09:16+00:00Wednesday, 9 May, 2018|Categories: MemberWise, Member Value, Membership Strategy|Tags: , , , , , |

Author: Richard Gott, Membership Sector Thought Leader & Chair, MemberWise Network   I am pleased to announce the launch of our latest game changer best practice guide - The Member Value 2025 Project - a topic and a year that requires focus now! The Member Value 2025 Project was initiated to help membership organisations and [...]

MemberWise: Building Membership Focused Walls. Eh?

2020-02-07T10:14:42+00:00Tuesday, 8 May, 2018|Categories: MemberWise, Member Engagement & Retention, Member Value, Membership Strategy|Tags: , , , |

At each of our popular membership focused national conferences our Official Illustrator, Caroline Chapple, captures the key themes of the day via 'The Wall'. As our expert keynote speakers present on their insight, knowledge, experience and achievements Caroline draws the emerging themes on a blank canvas. She quite literally 'draws the conference'! Here is the [...]

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 [...]

MemberWise Accredited as Provider of Training Excellence

2020-02-07T10:23:08+00:00Monday, 15 January, 2018|Categories: MemberWise, Member CPD/Learning|Tags: , , |

The MemberWise Network is delighted to announce that it has obtained the Provider of Training Excellence (PTE) accreditation awarded by the Professional Development Consortium.  This formal accreditation highlights and acknowledges the quality and calibre of the training and events programmes that the MemberWise Network delivers. Most importantly it confirms that our content is of a [...]

10 Tips to Keep your Membership Organisation Fighting Fit

2020-02-14T11:19:04+00:00Friday, 27 October, 2017|Categories: MemberWise, Membership Digital Transformation, Membership Strategy|Tags: , , , , |

In this latest guest post, membership sector expert, Richard Gott,  looks at how membership organisations are adapting their offerings to meet the needs of members today, and give 10 practical tips to enable change. If you were able to completely rebuild your membership organisation (and its current systems and processes) from scratch, would it look [...]

Can a ‘Club within a Club’ Inspire Your Association?

2020-02-07T10:25:07+00:00Thursday, 17 August, 2017|Categories: MemberWise, Member Engagement & Retention, Member Value, Membership Strategy, New Member Acquisition/Recruitment|Tags: , , , , , |

It’s not often you’ll see me review a Premier League football club initiative, however I’ve been so impressed with the engagement focused principles behind Manchester City Football Club's (MCFC) new 'The Tunnel Club' I wanted to share them with you. Firstly I need to be clear that I am not a MUFC fan, and secondly [...]

Optimising Online New Member Acquisition: a shop window, shelves and an open door

2020-02-14T11:39:15+00:00Tuesday, 1 August, 2017|Categories: MemberWise, Membership Finance, New Member Acquisition/Recruitment|Tags: , , , , , , |

Author: Rich Gott, Founder of the Memberwise Network In this blog article, we investigate why your website is key to improving new member acquisition. Get in the mind of your prospective online members In an increasingly virtual world many prospective new members will find out about your organisation either by searching for and/or visiting your [...]

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