Someone signed up to become a new member of your organization. That is terrific news! It is now time to welcome this new member, to make an amazing impression and guide them on their way to becoming a participating, engaged and involved member of your association. There are few ways to welcome new members to your organization, the most common one being via email. Here are some tips and tricks on what to include in a great welcome email: A Personalized Subject Line Personalizing your email to n...

As your member-based organization grows, the work necessary to manage your membership grows as well. Keeping your members happy and engaged will require more work, on top of the work needed to obtain more members. The more work needs to be done, the more time is needed to accomplish all the required tasks. If your organization is not using Membership Management Software, all the work required to manage your membership can become quite cumbersome. This is because as your organization grows, you’l...

If you’ve recently been working remotely, then chances are you are familiar with the video conferencing platform Zoom. Teleworking arrangements have been made across many businesses, organizations and even schools with many of them adopting Zoom as their video conferencing platform of choice. Zoom has quickly become a vital tool for millions of people to communicate during this time of stay-at-home orders and social distancing. Zoom-Bombing Unfortunately, the world is succumbing to a new type of...

Unless you are a Martian, or are on a space odyssey, you should be aware of the global crisis we are facing due to the Coronavirus. Throughout the whole world, governments and health organizations are taking unprecedented measures to fight and mitigate the impact of the virus. Stay-at-home orders have been implemented. Multiple businesses aren’t able to function properly. Some have even shut down all operations. The economy has taken a hit, and more and more people are in self-isolation. Amidst ...