Resources For Associations

Our goal is to make your life a little easier. Here, you’ll find awesome resources created just for associations with components (chapters, sections, states, and affiliates). 

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Test-Drive Your Next Member Recruitment Campaign
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Test-Drive Your Next Member Recruitment Campaign
Digital marketing tools make it easier to test out a member recruitment campaign in real time. AOA pilots several marketing tactics with chapters.
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A Call to End Best Practices For Chapters?
By Peggy Hoffman
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A Call to End Best Practices For Chapters?
We are fond of replacing "best" with "effective". Maybe though we need to go another step. Could we provide a tool using why or how?
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2019 State of Community Management: What Now?
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2019 State of Community Management: What Now?
The 2019 State of Community Management report reveals that communities are transforming organizations in fascinating (and profitable) ways.
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When Is It Time to Close a Chapter?
By Guest Author
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When Is It Time to Close a Chapter?
The decision to close a chapter can be extremely difficult to make. Associations should consider these key indicators when deciding to close a chapter.
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Chapters Could Be Replaced by Special Interest Groups
By Guest Author
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Chapters Could Be Replaced by Special Interest Groups
As technology becomes better at removing the distance between people globally, will more chapters morph into special interest groups?
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Keep Your Member Directory Cyber-Safe
By Guest Author
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Keep Your Member Directory Cyber-Safe
Email and telephone “spoofing” scams, which mimic a legitimate person or business, are on the rise. Often these attacks target online member directories.
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Membership Hack: Chapter Microsites
By Guest Author
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Membership Hack: Chapter Microsites
The Institute of Management Accountants uses microsites that chapter volunteers manage to drive online member engagement.
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Chapters & Membership Growth: Yes, They Go Together
By Peggy Hoffman
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Chapters & Membership Growth: Yes, They Go Together
Chapters can play a key role in membership and revenue growth for your association: reach new audiences, provide community, and nail retention.
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Membership Hack: Virtual Chapters
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Membership Hack: Virtual Chapters
Chapters don’t always have to be about serving members in the same local community or state. At NIGP virtual chapters connect members globally.
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Guides & Templates

Searching for the next association guide, workbook, or template? Get access to a wealth of resources created exclusively for associations with chapters, sections, state, and affiliates.

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Non-Dues Revenue
Non-Dues Revenue

GrowthZone assembled the top ten ways to increase your association’s non-dues revenue using technology you probably already have.

2018 CEX Workbook
2018 CEX Workbook

The 2018 Association Component Exchange (CEX) workbook is your guide to experiencing the speakers, sessions, takeaways, and more from our 2018 conference.

Chapter Banking
Chapter Banking

Discover the advantages of chapter banking in your association and see how this transformative technology can benefit your chapters.

Boost Association Membership
Boost Association Membership

To help, we’ve compiled a list of the top 50 ways your association can boost its membership, acquire new members, improve the sign-up process, and retain members.

Current State of Chapters
Current State of Chapters

The current state of chapters has been examined in order to best understand the underlying problems and needs of chapter-based associations.

Member Loyalty Study
Member Loyalty Study

What’s driving member retention? Where do different segments of members fall within the loyalty spectrum? How do members like to consume content?

Billhighway Association Solution
Billhighway Association Solution

We solve inherent operational and data complexities that impact component-based associations by unifying data systems, simplifying administrative processes.

Association Annual Survey
Association Annual Survey

The 2018 Annual Association Trends Survey respondents shared details on everything from mobile payments to operating budgets.

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