What We Do
We empower members, volunteers and staff to achieve their goals. We are an association management company supporting volunteer leaders. We are also a consulting resource for associations who want to explore deeper how to engage members, empower volunteers, and build member community.
We are, we hope, a mentor, a friend and connection for association professionals and volunteers.
Making Connections
Strategic Guidance
We help your leadership ensure that the association focuses its resources on the most beneficial products, programs and services for its members. We conduct environmental scanning, leading edge surveys, membership surveys and market research to identify critical industry trends and membership needs. We assess your ability to address those needs and help you design an actionable process.
Association Component Exchange (CEX)
The Association Component Exchange (CEX) is a one day forum for association professionals who manage, nurture, and work with components – geographic, interest & discipline – to share successes, struggles, strategies, and innovations with your peers! The connections continue throughout year through our monthly free webinars co-hosted with Billhighway.
Training, Speaking & Workshops
Our goal is help you create the best possible learning opportunity for your volunteers or staff. Whether it’s the opening session of a leadership retreat, workshop on critical leadership or association topics, a volunteer liaison training, or a planning meeting, we will create an exciting and thought-provoking session that gets volunteers and staff talking and keeps them talking.
Industry Research & Trendspotting
We conduct industry research on volunteer systems and chapter systems. The goal is to identify trends in volunteering and how members engage through community, which includes connecting foresight drivers to association communities and volunteerism. Ultimately, we help organizations think differently. And our data-driven approach ensures our findings are grounded, providing valuable insights for informed decisions and positive change.
CoNTact Us
Mariner Management & Marketing is your partner in helping association volunteers and staff create the greatest possible value for your members and in ensuring the long term health and growth of your association.