Wow! It’s already the 2nd week of the new year and we haven’t had a chance to tout our accomplishments for 2024! So here’s a quick snapshot of how we helped to train, support and otherwise inform association professionals including staff members, volunteers, and everyone in between.
FOR OUR ASSOCIATION STAFF (who are often overlooked but always appreciated!) … we created a unique training program just for you.
- Volunteer Liaison Training: Along with fellow association strategist and expert Kristine Metter, CAE, we created Mastering your Volunteer Liaison Role, a 2-part program geared exclusively for staff working with volunteers and volunteer groups. The program (launched in the summer of 2024) consists of a 75-minute virtual basics session exploring strategies for building a relationship with your volunteers while setting the stage for the full-day deeper dive workshop where participants work through the practical applications and challenges of managing volunteers.
*The next session of the program is scheduled for January 28 & January 30. There’s still time to register!
FOR OUR CONSULTING CLIENTS (who keep us going!)…we shared our experience and expertise.
- Strategic Planning: We had the pleasure of working with 32 clients on strategic planning, volunteer management, components relations, and more.
- Training, Speaking & Workshops: In addition, we facilitated 41 workshops and training seminars throughout the country.
*Learn more about what we do and how we can help you.
FOR OUR ASSOCIATION COMPONENT EXCHANGE PEEPS (who are the cream of the crop!) … we continued our collaboration with Billhighway and Imprexium.
- CEX2024: We co-hosted and facilitated two CEX in-person workshops – one in Chicago & one in DC. CEX 2024 included featured speakers at each location and a virtual option for the DC location. Check out recaps here and here. Save the date for CEX 2025 coming on April 4, 2025!
- CRP Webinars: We co-designed and facilitated 8 free webinars including topics on non-dues revenues, chapter ambassador programs, component strategies, dashboards, and 2 webinars featuring CRPs sharing their tips and more. Check out the webinar recordings here. Looking forward to the 2025 series!
- Other Workshops: Finally, Peggy presented at Billhighway’s June workshop on how encouraging volunteerism can strengthen your association and keep members more engaged, once again knocking it out of the park.
*Visit our CRP Solution Center for resources including building a dashboard, creating a resource portal, and developing effective training strategies.
FOR OUR ASAE COLLEAGUES (because we know its value!) … we volunteered in a variety of ways.
- Volunteering: We continue to support ASAE by volunteering in micro-volunteering roles including areas such as Foresight drivers of change, volunteering research, and member value.
- Training: Peggy also taught the final of the virtual live Systems of Volunteer Excellence session for ASAE and helped build an asynchronous online training program as a replacement.
*Visit our Reports & Tools page for research, whitepapers, and more.
FOR OUR FOLLOWERS (and fans!) … we created, curated and shared content/information important to you.
- Content Writing: We sent out 11 Waypoint Newsletters to 403 subscribers and published 35 blog posts on the Mariner blog including guest posts and interviews with other thought leaders (love sharing information!)
- Whitepaper Collaboration: To top it off, Peggy co-wrote with Kristine Metter the white paper: Decoding the Volunteer-Staff Relationship (which, by the way, led us to create the volunteer liaison training program listed above)
- Other Published Work: Mariner was represented in other periodicals as well including two articles published in the Associations Evolve: 2025 & Beyond Journal and two articles (here and here) written for Michigan Society of Association Executives (MSAE) Impact magazine.
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Here’s to another great year on the horizon!