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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 [...]

Royal Mail Price Increases Do Not Have To Mean Fewer Mailings

2020-06-17T14:11:17+01:00Wednesday, 12 December, 2018|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member Engagement & Retention|

By Guest Blogger: Julie Ray, Client Services Director Advanced Direct Mail   Royal Mail prices increases come into effect on 2nd January 2019 but it’s not all bad news. Royal Mail offer a range of discounts and incentives and by understanding and applying these discounts and incentives, the 2019 increases can be substantially reduced. Postage [...]

Why you need to offer your members career development opportunities with digital learning

2021-06-11T13:54:32+01:00Thursday, 29 November, 2018|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Member CPD/Learning|

By Guest Blogger: Tracy Capaldi-Drewett, Group Commercial Director MicroLearn The business ecosystem is more volatile than ever with increased competition, the drive for digital transformation and an uncertain political environment. It becomes even more vital that  membership organisations embrace the need for rapid change both in terms of attracting, retaining and bringing value to its [...]

Replacing your CRM/CMS? Steps for success

2020-02-18T13:59:39+00:00Wednesday, 28 November, 2018|Categories: MemberWise Recognised Supplier, Project and Change Management|

By Guest Blogger: Ben Sturt, Managing Director Chrysalis Digital You know you need to modernise your CRM system and your website needs to be refreshed, aligned and integrated but where do you start? As you embark on this journey, you are not alone. Many organisations within this sector and outside are on this path – [...]

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