People and volunteer management is important. 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 people and volunteers 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. People and volunteer management is what we do.

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 new member acquisition roles.

Recruit Your Membership Superhero Now & Rocket Power 4th Quarter Results

2021-06-11T13:55:15+01:00Monday, 5 August, 2019|Categories: MemberWise, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , , , |

The summer months have traditionally provided membership bodies with ‘time out’ to plan/prepare for member focused activity taking place in September and November. A lot of new staff recruitment related activity tends to grind to a halt and we think this is a MASSIVE opportunity missed particularly if you are looking for a ‘Super Hero’. [...]

Membership Role Job Description Templates

2020-02-14T11:22:01+00:00Tuesday, 11 June, 2019|Categories: MemberWise, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , , , , , , |

The MemberWise Network has published a comprehensive suite of job description templates to help membership organisations and associations better communicate senior stakeholder roles/responsibilities. Below we provide you with clear job/role description templates that your organisation can personalise in order to ensure responsibilities are clearly communicated ‘from the get go’. We have created helpful templates [...]

Free Resource: Suite of Member Facing Job Description Templates

2020-02-14T11:22:41+00:00Monday, 26 November, 2018|Categories: MemberWise, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , , , , , |

It is critical for membership organisations and associations to attract the right candidates for new and existing member facing roles. It is important we: a) Ensure Job Descriptions are clear, concise and accurately communicate the requirements of the role b) Contain a person specification that will effectively communicate the knowledge, experience and capabilities required c) [...]

Women in Leadership Roles: Mentoring Should be Encouraged Earlier

2020-02-14T11:23:26+00:00Friday, 14 July, 2017|Categories: Opinion Piece, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , , , |

Author: Rachel Loke, Committee member of the KCL Women in Dentistry society. As an undergraduate dental student, I feel I am lucky to have had encountered a number of female role models who are in positions of leadership. With statistics estimating that women will make up over 50% of registered GDPs by 2020, it is [...]

Leadership Tips from MemberWise Event

2021-06-11T13:51:29+01:00Sunday, 2 July, 2017|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, People and Volunteer Management|

By Guest Blogger: Rosemary Cooper-Clark, Chief Executive, C C Consulting Ltd   In June, MemberWise and highflyingdivas organised an evening for female leaders in the membership sector, which was kindly hosted by Melanie Stancliffe, Partner at Irwin Mitchell and supported by Abby Wright-Parkes of Optimist Consulting.  Key speakers were Helen Stokes-Lampard, Chair of RCGP and Jane [...]

Working and Meeting in a Secure Digital Workplace

2020-02-19T09:53:55+00:00Tuesday, 7 June, 2016|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , |

Digital workspaces are an essential component of modern businesses. Although digital workspaces are proving increasingly popular and becoming widespread, the continuous testing and release of new features and functions means they can still be considered very much an emerging technology. What are the key considerations you need to make before moving some of your operations [...]

Driving Membership Body Efficiency: The 3 Wins

2020-02-19T10:01:58+00:00Tuesday, 1 March, 2016|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , , , |

The MemberWise ‘Harnessing the Web’ Research Report 2015' highlighted some of the key challenges facing membership organisations and associations as they continue to invest in technology change and integrate digital with back office functions whilst delivering products and services members want, for the lowest possible cost. It’s hardly any wonder that the pace of change [...]

Recruiting e-learning professionals: trends, tips and typical salaries

2020-02-19T10:06:17+00:00Wednesday, 27 January, 2016|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , |

Author: Samantha Johnston, Consultant for TPP Education & Training.  There’s currently a big focus on e-learning and e-assessment in membership bodies. Not only does an online education platform mean that an organisation is more “up to date”, it also directly results in increased revenue and student numbers, as it means that distance learning both nationally and [...]

Avoiding discrimination in recruitment

2020-02-19T10:07:16+00:00Tuesday, 12 January, 2016|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , |

Author: Amy Paxton, Manager & Senior Legal Advisor at Croner It is essential that you get the right candidate as recruitment can be a costly and time-consuming business. There’s also legislation governing discrimination that employers need to be mindful of to avoid future claims of unlawful discrimination. Essentially, to avoid unlawful discrimination claims, employers should [...]

Recruitment Trends in the Membership Sector

2020-02-19T10:08:30+00:00Sunday, 10 January, 2016|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, People and Volunteer Management|Tags: , |

Author: Kristina Preston, Senior Consultant, TPP Education & Training,  at TPP Recruitment, the charity recruitment specialists. Sourcing candidates from outside the sector The big story in the membership sector over the last few years has been the rise of digital and how organisations have had to evolve to meet their members’ changing expectations. Members want [...]

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