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Four Things that Turned This Association’s Annual Conference into a Member Recruiting Machine

Terry Ibele 12 January 2017 2 comments

For many associations the annual conference is the biggest association event of the year. But, what many associations don’t realize is that the annual conference can also be their biggest member recruiter. Here's how one association uses its annual conference to add hundreds of members each year.
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3 Simple Ways Software Can Boost Event Registration and Attendance

Terry Ibele 07 November 2016 0 comments

Read the story of David, an event manager, who was able to maximize his annual conference's registrations and attendance using membership management software.
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Take the Wild Apricot Test: How much Wild Apricot Knowledge Have You Picked Up

Terry Ibele 20 April 2016 0 comments

Wild Apricot is jam-packed (apricot jam that is) with tonnes of resources to help you succeed with your organization. Take our test to see how much Wild Apricot knowledge you've picked up!
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These 6 Hacks Will Revolutionize Your Events

Lori Halley 04 March 2015 0 comments

Here are highlights of our recent Revolutionize Your Meetings & Events Webinar where Jeff Hurt outlined 6 event “hacks” and some paradigm-shifting ideas to help us harness disruption to revolutionize events.
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3 Ideas For Increasing Event Attendance

Farhad Chikhliwala 04 February 2015 0 comments

Are you speaking to a room of empty chairs? In this post we've compiled 3 key insights from our Small Membership Advisory Community session on Events.
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Revolutionize Your Meetings and Events – Free Expert Webinar

Lori Halley 27 January 2015 0 comments

Turn your “business-as-usual” meetings into “breakthrough” events! Here are the details on our upcoming webinar with Jeff Hurt.
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Quiet People, Event ROI & More

Farhad Chikhliwala 23 January 2015 0 comments

This week’s link round-up is a mixed bag of expert insight, cautionary tales and practical tips. We explore everything from “getting more ROI” from a conference, to the importance of capturing emails and saying your thank-you’s.
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Fall Planning Resource Round-up

Lori Halley 02 September 2014 0 comments

Here's a round-up of resources to help with fall membership planning. From member and volunteer recruitment, to refreshing your website or communications – we've got you covered with helpful guides, articles and blog posts.
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3 Proven Strategies for Managing Large Association Events

Lori Halley 06 May 2014 0 comments

Are events your association's biggest challenge? In this guest post, Lamees Abourahma offers 3 proven strategies that might help.
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When Event Technology Sends You Running For Cover

Lori Halley 26 February 2014 0 comments

Overwhelmed with all of the event technology options? A new article in our Hub offers ideas for identifying relevant event trends and optimizing your existing tech tools.
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How to Take Charge of Your Fundraising Events

Lori Halley 18 February 2014 5 comments

In this guest post, Claire Axelrad explains how to make your fundraising events worth the effort - "they inspire action".
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Taking Event Sponsor Relationships to New Levels

Lori Halley 12 February 2014 0 comments

Here are some tips and ideas to help you take your event sponsor relationships to new heights.
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Big Trends Impacting Events in 2014

Lori Halley 03 February 2014 0 comments

Here's a look at some of the big trends that will impact events in the coming year.
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Events Link and Video Round-up

Lori Halley 08 November 2013 0 comments

This week’s round-up is all about events and includes a video as well as 4 helpful bookmarked links.
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Good News About Millennials and Meetings

Lori Halley 06 November 2013 0 comments

If you’re in the midst of event planning for the coming year, here’s some good news about getting Millennials to attend your events.
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