Memberwise Recognised Suppliers have best practice examples to share. So here we present articles written by commercial suppliers to the membership sector.

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How hard is it for Membership Bodies to administer members’ CPD progress?

2020-10-29T09:41:33+00:00Thursday, 28 March, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member CPD/Learning|

By Guest Blogger: Russell Ward Co-Founder of Meta Capability This article is a continuation from Part 1 published on the Memberwise blog on the 28th February 2019. The illustrated system was created for and with the RIBA. Getting recognition for completing CPD Everyone likes to be recognised for their achievements, especially if they have spent [...]

What do great career resources for members look like?

2020-02-18T13:47:41+00:00Monday, 25 March, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member CPD/Learning|

By Guest Blogger: Matt Craven, Managing Director The CV & Interview Advisors Members of professional bodies are almost always ‘career-minded’ people who are focused on career advancement. It’s often the single reason they joined a professional body in the first place. So why are career development resources a bit of an after-thought across the membership [...]

Data Empowers Member Focused Decision Making

2020-10-29T09:53:32+00:00Thursday, 14 March, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member Data|

By Guest Blogger: Ben Sturt, Managing Director Chrysalis Digital As we know increasing member engagement and potential revenue is what we all strive for …..what if I said it is within your grasp? We have been discussing new CRM/CMS systems and the pitfalls to watch out for during our last few blogs. Therefore, we felt [...]

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 [...]

10 tips for membership renewals

2020-02-18T13:50:45+00:00Friday, 1 March, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Membership Finance|

By Guest Blogger: Ross Poulton, CRM Consultant Upbeat by Professional Advantage Subscription payments are the lifeblood of any membership organisation. Do you have a streamlined end-of-year renewal process? Read on for our top 10 tips for a smooth renewal cycle. 1. What value are you providing, and how much are your members paying? It might [...]

How hard is it for Membership Organisations to administer members’ CPD progress Part 1?

2020-10-29T09:41:33+00:00Thursday, 28 February, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member CPD/Learning|

By Guest Blogger: Russell Ward Co-Founder of Meta Capability  Part 1 of 2 articles. According to MemberWise’s estimations (and they should know as they are at the heart of the membership world) there are over 8,000 membership organisations (MOs) and associations based in the United Kingdom (with memberships of over 1,000 individuals/organisations), and 14 million [...]

Key things to consider for the last mile of your CRM/CMS project

2020-02-18T13:52:51+00:00Tuesday, 5 February, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Project and Change Management|

By Guest Blogger: Ben Sturt, Managing Director Chrysalis Digital During the last few articles we have covered the importance of the initial planning phase, followed by our thoughts on structuring the tender process, and in the most recent article we have discussed of supplier.  The last mile is ensuring project rolls out efficiently and effectively, [...]

Are you making a fully informed choice?

2020-02-18T13:55:09+00:00Tuesday, 22 January, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Project and Change Management|

By Guest Blogger: Ben Sturt, Managing Director Chrysalis Digital In the last two blogs we have discussed the importance of the initial planning phase, followed by a structured tender process – this will all come together to ensure that you make the right decision for your organisation and don’t look back with regret.  As mentioned, [...]

Member engagement? You’re doing it wrong

2020-02-18T13:56:06+00:00Tuesday, 22 January, 2019|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member Engagement & Retention|

By Guest Blogger: Julia Nielsen, Account Manager Guild Having immersed myself in the environment, culture, and understanding of professional membership organisations this year, no word has been used more than 'engagement'. But how are we defining and tracking it, and more importantly, how should we be? I decided to find out. It is a top [...]

Managing the tender process…Plan, Plan, Plan

2020-02-18T13:57:05+00:00Wednesday, 12 December, 2018|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Project and Change Management|

By Guest Blogger: Ben Sturt, Managing Director Chrysalis Digital Leading on from our last article, Replacing your CRM/CMS – steps for success, the next step is to run an impartial and focused tender process.  Below you will find our thoughts and ideas on how to make this a success. As we mentioned previously the Discovery [...]

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