Resources
Mariner resources include blog posts, videos, white papers, case studies and slide decks for associations, their members and volunteers.
Blog Posts
Volunteering for your association has benefits
“I’ve got a full plate. I don’t know if I’ll be available for those meetings. I just can’t commit right now.” I’ve said that in response to an invitation to volunteer. Now, I don’t. Instead I ask will the volunteer opportunity help me meet my personal and...read more[Insert Member Name]’s December Moments
This little video prompts an idea – what if my association sent me a short clip highlighting my year or month with them? I think if ASAE crafted mine, it would certainly have a picture of me on stage celebrating induction as a Fellow, maybe a shout out about the...read more-
Mariner Awarded the Partner of Distinction
Mariner received the 2018 Partner of Distinction Award from PRSA Maryland for our service as their management company. President Claudia Ciolfi announced the award at the chapter’s Best In Maryland Gala December 11 where the chapter showcases exemplary efforts in...read more -
9 New Ideas for 2019
At CEX 18, we heard from many association execs that they needed to do something different for their components (chapters, affiliates, regions, etc.). They were facing groups struggling to find volunteers, having difficulty filling seats at events and failing to get...read more -
Power-Up Your Chapter’s Succession Planning
Recycling leaders. Empty positions. Tired leaders. So how can we at the national level help solve this problem so common at the local level? Help local groups think differently. Coach your chapters on how to attract the new volunteer. And then take one more step and...read more -
Let’s Hack Our Chapter Systems
If you walked into room W184 at #ASAE18, you would have found the chairs out-of-whack, music in the air, interesting snippets of innovation in action on a rotating slide deck and lots of buzz. At the end of the 90-minutes, you would have discovered that hacking our...read more -
5 Take-aways from #CEX18
More than 150 association pros representing some 100 associations with responsibility around member components gathered to explore how to leverage chapters at the second annual Component Exchange last month. There’s so much to report so we’ll start here with a few...read more -
Craft Breweries Offer Up Lessons for Chapters
Ernie Smith shared four lessons he sees in his Association’s Now post on craft breweries and chapters. What Ernie is doing is underscoring two salient points: (1) the traditional model for chapters needs refreshing and (2) we need only look beyond associations...read more -
Turn Chapters into Social Media Influencers
No one knows the value of your association like chapter and component members do. Give them a platform (or two) to share your organization’s story on social media. And in doing so create a win-win with chapter leaders! Association components can be powerful...read more
Reports & Tools
Whitepapers
Fully Developing Your Volunteer Workforce – Handout
Fully Developing Your Volunteer Workforce – handout for #FSAE17 session.
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Includes 5 key findings of the ASAE Foundation research, drivers for
volunteer satisfaction, and a tool for gauging your volunteer program.-
Bright Lights, Vibrant Components
The dashboard indicator concept flashes visual signs of organizational health. See how this tool can monitor key success factors and warn of problem areas that need fixing. Download the report for more information.
read more Are Chapters Worth The Effort: 2016 Chapter Benchmarking Report
The first Chapter Benchmarking Study sought to shed light on association chapter programs from structure to support to measurement. In this report you’ll find data on a standard practices regarding membership, programming, requirements and metrics for chapters as well as insight on questions such as are chapters still relevant, are associations making changes to chapters and how do we evaluate our chapters.
read moreAssociation Components Commonly Used Terms
Within the association community, we have many terms for our member communities that are somewhat vague and too often used interchangeably. This info sheet is intended to provide a guide for understanding the terms commonly used to refer to member communities and their relationship with a lead organization. Sources include Component Relationship Handbook (ASAE), IRS and Association Law Handbook (ASAE).
read moreASAE 2006 Chapter ROI Report
In 2006, ASAE’s Component Section Council reached out to members to ask how they determined the ROI for their chapters. The results were mixed. That is to say, that hard numbers were rarely reported, but chapters were nonetheless credited with moving mission and members.
read moreA Checklist for an Energetic Volunteer Workforce
What makes us different than any other organization is our members!
What makes us successful is engaging those members!
read moreVolunteer Adhocracy in Action
Activate an adhocracy to meet your member-volunteer needs. The why is clear as ASAE’s Decision To Volunteer
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and many other surveys tell us volunteers are looking for smaller, less
time-intensive options and virtual jobs.This worksheet helps you
translate traditional roles into micro roles.Volunteer Coordinator: Chapter Resource
An important key to your chapter’s success is cultivating volunteers and leaders. Perhaps the most important indicator for success is strong, enduring leadership. This is no easy task. Successful chapters are turning to a different model – one that focuses on developing a talent pool of members who are willing and able to assist on short-term and bite-sized volunteer opportunities.
read moreGuerrilla Volunteering – Tips to Embrace
It’s a given that today’s members have the ability to go “guerrilla” – thanks in part to social technologies – to make significant contributions in unconventional ways. And we in associations can react one of two ways: channel our inner Jane Goodall or act like poachers. Lindy Dreyer and I called on our best Jane “impersonations” to encourage association pros in our #MMCCon session to think of guerrilla volunteers as extensions of our communities.
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