Sidecar Blog

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3 ways engaging members changed forever

Member engagement is the lifeblood of any association or membership-based organization. If you’re not engaging with your members, you’re not delivering real value or staying top-of-mind. This puts you at high risk for non-renewals. After all, why...

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Want to increase member engagement? This social media trick will help

One of the greatest tools in any content creator’s bag of tricks is the callout. Callouts are simple questionnaires or polls, and they’re a great way...

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Why gamification is more important than ever

As engagement in virtual events, products and services begins to decline as individuals everywhere grow weary of staring at their screens, it has...

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How 1 nonprofit raised over $4.5 million with an NFT

Shortly before the pandemic, Noora Health co-founder and CEO Edith Elliott returned from India to her native U.S. to have a baby; she’s been unable...

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5 of the most creative virtual event ideas we saw in the last 12 months

Virtual events have been on the public radar for more than a year now — what was initially a new demand of our pandemic lifestyles is now a regular...

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5 books association professionals are reading right now

If you’re anything like me, you have a stack of books at least a foot tall, sitting on a bookshelf or desk somewhere in your office. But for some...

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What the pandemic taught us about leadership

Whether at work, in our community, or politically, our leaders are the ones we look to when we’re facing uncertain circumstances and aren’t sure what...

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Why discounts aren’t a membership pricing strategy

Have you ever seen an ad that says “New Low Price”?

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Is your association essential to your members?

The last year forced us all to closely consider what we deem essential.

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