A variety of legal friction points can arise in parent-chapter relationships, including standards for affiliation; resistance to dues increases; views on the chapters' role in the parent's governance; competition for conference speakers, sponsorship dollars, and donors; and differing policy positions.
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Billhighway has built a library full of articles, webinars, templates, and more created exclusively for associations with components (chapters, sections, states, and affiliates).
What does paying National dues do for me? What if chapters are actually your lifeline to your association’s future existence? Cynthia examines and reimagines the value a national association offers individual members – and the role chapters could play in the future.
Do you find communication to be a big obstacle for your chapter-based association? Chapter collaboration is key in improving the relationship and communication. You’ll hear from the Former VP of Membership & Chapter Relations at FEI, on how to improve collaboration in your organization.
We explored the challenges that get in the way of tracking and driving chapter ROI and how the right data can be your best friend.
If volunteer turnover, burnout or challenges are part of your association’s daily life, we’re hear to tell you, there is a better way! Walk through the common causes of volunteer challenges along with tactics and strategies to help counteract and get ahead of them in the future.
CoSN walks us through how leveraging components can see great increases in chapter revenue, member retention, chapter acquisition and more. Understanding your chapter roles in relation to the Parent is important when communicating and reporting. Find the solution to effective communication strategies.
A new study on association innovation from Marketing General suggests that there’s a distinct line separating associations that are innovative from those that aren’t. Is there some middle ground here? One paragraph in Marketing General’s new survey of innovation in the association space really stands out.
A chapter dashboard helps associations and their components track their success by reporting information in a manner that is easy to read and digest. Relationships between national organizations and their components are most effective when the two are supporting each other.
This webinar explores the challenges that get in the way of tracking and driving chapter ROI and how the right data can be your best friend. In this webinar, we explored the challenges that get in the way of tracking and driving chapter ROI and how the right data can be your best friend.
For associations working with regional chapters, figuring out how to effectively manage and support local leadership can be tricky. read how the National Strength and Conditioning Association made to build a better working relationship with its state and regional volunteer network—and reap better results.