Resources & Tools

.orgCommunity’s resources are designed to help associations and their leaders innovate, grow and engage current and new constituents. We’ve gathered the latest thinking, data and analytics to inspire and inform. Download best practice research, benchmarking data, training materials, whitepapers, toolkits, examples, templates and more.

LATEST WHITEPAPERS

Make the Connection that Matters, Use Technology to Build Culture

The personal computer, the internet, the iPhone—We made these tools. Then, they remade us. The things we use define us in ways that are unexpected and indelible. “Technology is not just about tools. It’s about how we use those tools to change our lives.” – Bill Gates

Please fill out the form to download .orgCommunity’s latest whitepaper to learn ways on how to enable success, exceed expectations and pair talent with tech at your organization.

The Delicate Balance

Now publicly available. Please enjoy the final output from all of our conversations and exploration of trust, value and belonging at the spring 2023 .orgCommunity event, The Leadership ColLAB.

Succeed at the Speed of Business with the Right AMS

If you are still investing more energy in running your system than serving your constituents, it’s time to look at how technology has evolved.

Whether your goal is to identify key sponsors, recruit the next generation of members, or just get home for dinner with the family, the right AMS will help you and your team find extra hours and succeed at the speed of business.

State of Mobile in Associations 2023 Benchmark Report

This report is the first and most comprehensive of its kind for the association community and is intended to help your organization benchmark the use of event, member, and other mobile apps in associations:

How associations are using mobile apps
How members are adopting those apps
Which apps are most used by associations
What associations are paying for their apps

.orgCommunity and Results Direct | RD Mobile are proud to collaborate and bring this valuable State of Mobile in Associations 2023 Benchmark Report to our community.

By downloading this content, you may be contacted by our partner, Impexium.

Books

An Entrepreneurial Approach to Risk, Courage and Transformation

Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption

Research

Achieving Organizational Transformation

Association executives—and hopefully their boards—know that they are facing perilous times. Driven by the pace of cultural and technological change, they are experiencing major disruptions in the traditional business models that used to guide organizational growth strategies.

Transform Information Into Value: A Customer Data Platform Makes It Happen

The pandemic gets credit for turning a spotlight on digital competence. But in the association world, that beam was narrowly focused. To survive the disruption, organizations upped their virtual game. Yet, most groups are still not taking advantage of another powerful digital resource: data.

The Digital Mindset: Learn From the Past, Challenge Assumptions, Lean into the Future

Before 2019, many organizations were not considering a digital transformation. Post-pandemic, there is almost universal agreement that up-to-date digital platforms are a critical component of doing business. On the other hand, some leaders are still unconvinced that success depends on changes that reach far beyond systems.

Pathways to Organizational Excellence: A Journey to Association 4.0.

Continuing to rely on prior patterns of member engagement, employer-based dues payments and annual meeting revenue will doom an association to failure. Instead, the current environment calls for reexamining characteristics of excellence and adopting new business models to embrace the realities of Association 4.0™—a force as powerful as the industrial revolution—but this time driven by technology.

Knowledge Center

.orgCommunity's newest industry resource

Here you will find an entirely FREE library of downloadable educational content ranging from association management white papers, topic-specific webinars, industry product guides, industry analysis and much more.

Consider this your one-stop shop when looking for current topics you need to learn about that are influencing our entire industry.

Be sure to check back often as .orgCommunity continues to add resources to this page going forward.

Think Tank Resources

Periodically, .orgCommunity brings together a group of VIP thought-leaders to brainstorm effective strategies to solve problems associations face. After the sessions we put together output for the .orgCommunity.

Tool Kits

.orgCommunity toolkits help you quick start your projects. They offer detailed instructions as well as templates – making it easy for you to plan and create.

Content Strategy Toolkit

Understand the guiding principles of a designing and implementing a successful content strategy.

Looking for something else?

We’re working on more toolkits. If there is a kit you would like to see, email us to request a topic.

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