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The biggest challenges to growing membership include difficulty reaching prospective members and attracting and retaining younger members. NISSWA, MN – January 17, 2023 – GrowthZone, provider of association management software, has released its 2023 Medical & Healthcare Association Survey results. The survey polls medical and healthcare association professionals on membership practices including retention and recruiting; innovation and initiatives; revenue; and more. While over half of respondents say engagement is about the same as last year, lack of engagement is listed […]

Lack of engagement with the organization and lack of time to participate named the top reasons for chamber members not renewing. NISSWA, MN – January 17, 2023 – GrowthZone, provider of membership management software, has released its 2023 Chamber Industry Survey results. The survey polls chamber professionals on membership practices including retention and recruiting; innovation and initiatives; revenue; and more. 88% of respondents cited “to grow their network” as the top reason members join their organization, and “visibility within their […]

Respondents cite reaching prospective members as the top hurdle to growing membership, with attracting younger members next in line. January 17, 2023 – GrowthZone, provider of association management software, released its 2023 Association Industry Survey results. Topics covered in the survey include challenges the organizations are facing, reinstatement strategies, and membership growth. The results showed several interesting trends impacting today’s trade and professional associations. “It’s important for GrowthZone to hear what challenges association professionals are facing. It helps us improve our […]

by Frank Kenny Do people in your community ever ask you, “Hey, how come you didn’t tell me about such and such?” It’s so frustrating, especially if you posted the event or program on social media again and again. You may have even felt like you were bothering people because of how often you posted it. Yet people are still angry with you even though you did everything you could to reach your audience. Or did you? The fact is, […]

We hope you enjoy (and can relate to) hearing from our customers and how they are reaping the benefits of using GrowthZone’s software solutions to grow member value, increase productivity, and boost revenue. We asked users to explain how using GrowthZone AMS software has benefited their real state association and/or members. Here are a few of the highlights: “GrowthZone has completely changed our application processes and how we can engage with our members. Having all the access to the tools […]

The Striving for Success blog series, featuring entries from our 2022 Chamber Success Competition, highlights users’ stories of how they use GrowthZone to grow member value, increase productivity, and boost revenue. To read the previous blogs in the series, click the link for the following topics: The following responses are from users who called out GrowthZone’s customer support team. “We were fortunate to have a 2-day GrowthZone training for our entire team. Although our team often takes advantage of GrowthZone […]

We hope you’re enjoying the Striving for Success blog series, featuring entries from our 2022 Chamber Success Competition. Through these blogs, you will learn from user experiences how you can grow member value, increase productivity, and boost revenue while using GrowthZone’s software solutions. To read the previous blogs in the series, click the link for the following topics: The following highlights responses from solution users who noted improved communications from using GrowthZone. “ChamberMaster has been great for keeping all of […]

Employee turnover is a common challenge for organizations and can have a major impact on your success. Turnover is disruptive, costs money, and impacts employee morale. The actual cost is difficult to measure but may include increased workloads, overtime expenses, and reduced productivity associated with low employee morale. Not to mention the recruitment costs and time and resources needed to train new people. Get 44 low-cost (or free) techniques for retaining top talent in the Staffing Solutions Playbook for Associations. >> […]

We hope you’re learning and growing from your peers, as we share how they are using GrowthZone’s software solutions to grow member value, increase productivity, and boost revenue. This is the third in the Striving for Success series of blog posts featuring excerpts from our 2022 Chamber Success Competition entries. Many of our users share that they are enjoying the GrowthZone solution’s event management capabilities. Entry responses to the Success Competition relating to event management included: “Before ChamberMaster, our Chamber […]

by Frank Kenny What I’ve Discovered Through 12 years of Facilitating Board Retreats & Strategic Planning: All chambers are sitting on gold mines. They all have huge potential. They just do not realize it. Let me share with you some of the strengths of your chamber and this industry. You have a virtual monopoly in your area. There is usually just one chamber in a community or area. Chambers have a business model with recurring revenue. Just over the last […]

The Striving for Success blog series features entries from our 2022 Chamber Success Competition. We hope you will learn from these user stories and how you can grow member value, increase productivity, and boost revenue while using GrowthZone’s software solutions. The first blog post in the series featured competition entries sharing how using the GrowthZone solution increases member engagement. The following highlights responses relating to streamlined processes from using GrowthZone. “We have streamlined processes and increased staff connection. Having everything […]

by Frank Kenny Let me share a quick story with you. When I was interviewing for the Executive Director job at my chamber, an influential board member took me aside and said, “Look, we’re just a small, poor chamber and we cannot afford to pay you what you’re worth and you’d be better off just finding another job.” This was hard for me to hear because I loved my community and really wanted to work for my local Chamber of […]