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The Ultimate Guide to Prompt Engineering: Improve Your Input for Better Output 

Picture this: Your team just hired a new marketing person. Let’s call her Jill. On her first day, Jill is asked to create an email campaign encouraging your members to attend the annual conference. She tries her best but doesn’t quite grasp your...

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4 Ways Your Association Can Use AI for Process Improvement

In today's rapidly changing world, associations must find new ways to stay relevant and create value for their members. As technology continues to...

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Unleashing the Potential of AI: A Journey into a New Frontier of Member Engagement 

When we think about the most transformative technologies in human history, the invention of flight likely comes to mind. However, the rapid...

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How to Embrace the Open Garden Organization in the Age of AI 

The Open Garden Organization, published in 2018, proposed shifting the way associations approach their audiences and members. It emphasized the...

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AI Image Generation: A Guide for Associations

A picture is worth 1,000 words. And today, it takes far fewer than 1,000 words to generate amazing graphics for your association. Traditionally,...

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Must-Have Questions for Your Next Member Satisfaction Survey

Do your members find their membership valuable? While most organizations get an answer to that question based on their retention rates, there are...

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Tips for Offboarding Association Volunteers (Without the Hard Feelings)

Volunteers are an integral part of an association's staff. They commit their time and expertise to help move the mission forward and do it solely to...

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AI in Action: Building Member Personas with ChatGPT

Making data-driven decisions for your association starts by understanding your members. And while you can gain insights with surveys and data from...

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Be Unbusinesslike: Why Associations are Better Than Corporations

Name a model organization. What did you think of? Probably a corporation, exuding strategy and efficiency, with an engine of innovation and progress,...

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