Membership

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March 24, 2026Membership bodies bid for glory in European Association AwardsAssociations from across Europe will be recognised for excellence in innovation, digital communications and social impact at the European Association Awards, taking place this week in Brussels.Read More

Nikki Walker deep dive

February 9, 2022Deep Dive S4EP2: There's a craving for face to face - Nikki Walker MCI GroupAMI Editor James Lancaster catches up with Nikki Walker, Global VP Engagement - Associations & Communities, MCI Group to talk about the future of membership...

'Discounts and downloads?'

January 1, 2022'Discounts and downloads?'Why community is the value your members seek

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October 28, 2021Social media vs owned platformsWhere should you be building your online community?

Five Minutes With... Marc Mekki co-founder of Bond

July 13, 2021Five Minutes With... Marc Mekki co-founder of BondHolly Patrick talks to Marc Mekki, co-founder of Bond for this bonus-length episode of Five Minutes With…

Membership: how to choose the right management system

July 9, 2021Membership: how to choose the right management system

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June 28, 2021Community and events: how one serves the otherCommunity and events: how one serves the other

Jeff de ~Cagna deep dive

June 18, 2021Deep Dive S1: Jeff De Cagna on the problems of membershipMembership is not going away, but it should not define how international associations build relationships with stakeholders who could, potentially, add great value to their organisations. So says Jeff De Cagna, aka The Association Contrarian, who thinks the way associations either define people as...

The Association Contrarian: associations don’t ‘belong’ to their members

June 7, 2021The Association Contrarian: associations don’t ‘belong’ to their membersAs a follow-up to his first column, ami columnist Jeff De Cagna takes a scalpel to some of the traditional beliefs around association membership, cutting through three of the most common orthodoxies to reveal the problems that lurk within…

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May 13, 2021Community is great so long as events don’t get lost in the mixOne of the peculiarities of the internet is how it has connected individuals across previously unimaginable orbits, while simultaneously leading people to lead more atomised, separated lives. This tension has forced us to rethink what we mean by community and what we have gained and lost in relation...

Deep Dive S1: I fear a turn back to complacency Jeff De Cagna

April 22, 2021Deep Dive S1: I fear a turn back to complacency Jeff De CagnaIn this episode of Deep Dive, we talk to new AMI columnist Jeff De Cagna about how contrarian thinking can help reinvigorate associations with added purpose, why associations have a tendency to think conservatively (small 'c'), why membership is one of the foundational orthodoxies that needs to be...Show More