Whether you are putting on a conference or small presentation for your association members and guests, make sure your speakers are interesting, relevant, and prepared. The more prepared your speakers are, the better their speech will be and the more it will benefit your attendees. Use this checklist to ensure both you and your speaker feel confident going into their presentation.
Impact Association Management welcomes the Georgia Library Association
June 28, 2019, Madison, Wisconsin –Impact Association Management (Impact) is excited to announce the signing of the Georgia Library Association (GLA) as their newest client.
“Our team is thrilled to have the Georgia Library Association joining us! We have begun the on-boarding process and can tell this is going to be a great organization to work with. Their Executive Administrators, Ingrid and JoEllen, are eager to support their mission and aid in the success of the association.”, adds Jodi Fisher, CEO, Impact Association Management
About the Georgia Library Association
The Georgia Library Association was founded in 1897 in order to facilitate partnership among Georgia's librarians who often found themselves isolated in their work. It has since become a leader in library innovation and professional librarianship. The organization is dedicated to developing an understanding of the place that libraries should take in advancing the educational, cultural, and economic life of the state. They also believe in promoting the expansion and improvement of library service and fostering activities towards these ends.
Contact:
Jennifer Lautzenheiser
www.gla.georgialibraries.org
About Impact Association Management
Impact Association Management was founded in 2006 by Jodi Fisher, and since then they have successfully supported many Associations in growing and increasing profits and memberships. Now expanded into a robust team, Impact consists of Social Media experts, Non-Profit Administrators and Executive Administrative Assistants with impressive backgrounds in Association support, small business operations and international corporations. Their mission is to provide customized, efficient, and forward-thinking association management services to small and medium sized Associations with a highly skilled, dedicated team of Executive Administrators.
Contact:
Impact Association Management
608.210.3120
www.ImpactAMC.com
Continuing education is something we value strongly at Impact. Wild Apricot’s webinars always prove to be incredibly helpful and informative. Both Jill and JoEllen watched the webinar, “3 New Strategies to Boost Your Member OnBoarding, Engagement, and Retention.”
These two learned that members decide within the first three emails from you whether they will continue reading future emails! This is the primary method of contact between most associations and their members, meaning members NEED to be reading those emails in order to stay up to date and informed.
Maintaining a member’s attention, however, is on you. Wild Apricot offered a plan for your first three emails.
· Let members know that you know what their problem is
· Solve that problem
· And connect them to your Value Trigger Point
A New Member Engagement Study found that onboarding programs increase new member renewal ratees on average by 10%. More so than ever today, people are focused on experiences rather than things. Creating a positive early-on experience for members is crucial!
Every association is lucky to have those few people who are so passionate about the organization that they volunteer for everything! They join the group eager to help in every way they can to keep the association moving in the right direction. You might notice that saying “few people” is not an understatement. An associations can be made up of 50 people or hundreds and it will still have a small amount of people who are willing to volunteer their time.
This can lead to the same handful of people volunteering for the board, committees, or events which can result in volunteer burnout. If you notice that your volunteers are becoming increasingly less enthusiastic, slacking on the job, or more and more negative, you might have a case of volunteer burnout on your hands. Recognizing this burnout is the first step in fixing it. Keep an eye out for when your volunteer’s excitement starts to dwindle.
Once you have noticed that a volunteer is starting to burnout, take a look at their workload and figure out how to divvy it up differently. Pass some responsibilities to those who are looking for more to do. This will allow your volunteer some more free time and a moment to catch their breath.
It is also important to show your appreciation for the volunteers. Feeling valued is often a strong motivator in someone’s work ethic. Showing the group that they are special and emphasizing the difference they are making will raise the morale of the group and keep them chugging along.
Another option to take the load off your volunteers, would be to hire an AMC. AMCs are there to do all of the minuscule things that your volunteers either don’t have time for or simply do not want to do. It allows them to focus on the bigger picture of the association, keeping the mission at the forefront.
Volunteer management can be a challenge, however, it is better to keep a close eye on your volunteers throughout their time with the organization than to run them into the ground.
Impact Association Management welcomes the National Plant Board
June 18, 2019, Madison, Wisconsin –Impact Association Management (Impact) is excited to announce the signing of the National Plant Board (NPB) as their newest client.
“After an extensive search the NPB chose Impact to manage our organization based on their flexibility, use of technology and ability to connect with our culture. The NPB is looking forward to working with Impact to tap into their expertise while keeping us organized and able to quickly respond to our constituents.” shares NPB’s President, Ann Gibbs
“After meeting with the National Plant Board, we hoped that they felt it was as good of a fit as we did and were thrilled to learn they had selected us. We are excited to see how open to change this group is and look forward to helping them become more efficient.”, adds Jodi Fisher, CEO, Impact Association Management
About the National Plant Board
The National Plant Board is a non-profit organization made up of the plant pest regulatory agencies of each of the states as well as the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and Guam. NPB’s mission is to “provide leadership in developing and implementing science-based regulatory policies and plant health programs, enable safeguarded trade and protect the agricultural and natural resources of the United States.”
Contact:
Ann Gibbs
Ann.gibbs@maine.gov
About Impact Association Management
Impact Association Management was founded in 2006 by Jodi Fisher, and since then they have successfully supported many Associations in growing and increasing profits and memberships. Now expanded into a robust team, Impact consists of Social Media experts, Non-Profit Administrators and Executive Administrative Assistants with impressive backgrounds in Association support, small business operations and international corporations. Their mission is to provide customized, efficient, and forward-thinking association management services to small and medium sized Associations with a highly skilled, dedicated team of Executive Administrators.
Contact:
Impact Association Management
608.210.3120
www.ImpactAMC.com
