Resources For Small-Staff Organizations

We regularly create articles and resources designed to help out small-staff organizations with their day-to-day operations. From tips for marketing to your members to best practices for using technology, we cover a wide range of topics.

Ready-To-Use Marketing For Your Members

If you've been wondering how to best introduce new MemberClicks features to your members, we've got solutions for you. We've put together some ready-to-use marketing materials that you can copy and distribute to your membership to educate them about these valuable tools. Click the links below for more information about marketing individual features.

• Member Committees

Marketing Member Committees

To download a PDF version that you can distribute, click here.

To add the Member Committee marketing to your MemberClicks solution, simply copy and paste the code below into the HTML editor. You can customize it further to brand it for your organization once you've pasted it.

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As a committee member, you now have access to your 
committee's private message board and file repository. 
By accessing the committee section, you are able to 
better connect and stay abreast of the latest 
developments and initiatives. Additionally, accessing 
the committee page is a convenient, easy-to-navigate 
way to prepare for calls and meetings. 
<ul>
<li>Post messages and announcements for the committee members</li>
<li>Browse previous discussions to catch up on recent happenings</li>
<li>Share files and documents among the committee members</li>
<li>Receive automated notifications about new messages and files</li>
</ul>

To get started: 
<ol>
<li>Log into the member section of the website.</li>
<li>Navigate to your profile.</li>
<li>Under "My Features," click Committees.</li>
<li>View and respond to previous messages and files.</li>
<li>Manage your notification preferences.</li>
<li>View other committee members and their positions.</li>
</ol>

• Community Forum

Marketing The Community Forum

To download a PDF version that you can distribute, click here.

To add the Community Forum marketing to your MemberClicks solution, simply copy and paste the code below into the HTML editor. You can customize it further to brand it for your organization once you've pasted it.

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Your membership now includes access to our exclusive Community Forum. This new member
benefit allows you to create topics to discuss the latest industry and membership news. Post
messages, documents, and subscribe to the topics that interest you the most! Ready, set, engage! 
<ul>
<li>Post topics to the community forum to discuss with your peers.</li>
<li>Browse previous discussions to catch up on recent happenings.</li>
<li>Ask your peers questions that are most important you.</li>
<li>Subscribe to topics of choice to receive updates by email.</li>
<li>Add topics that interest you the most to your Favorites for easy access later.</li>
</ul>

To get started: 
<ol>
<li>Log into the member section of the website.</li>
<li>Navigate to the Community Forum in the member section.</li>
<li>Post a topic you want to discuss.</li>
<li>Respond to previous posts.</li>
<li>Share attachments when creating new posts.</li>
<li>Subscribe to topics of interest.</li>
<li>Favorite topics you want to read later.</li>
</ol>

• E-Lists

Marketing E-Lists

To download a PDF version that you can distribute, click here.

To add the Elist marketing to your MemberClicks solution, simply copy and paste the code below into the HTML editor. You can customize it further to brand it for your organization once you've pasted it.

<img src="http://www.memberclicks.com/images/pic_elists.jpg" border="0" width="425" height="282" alt="" align="right" style="margin-left:20px;">
Your membership now includes access to our exclusive e-list (AKA, listerv). This new member tool allows you to distribute messages to all of the members subscribing to the list with a simple email to the list address. Think of the possibilities! 
<ul>
<li>Communicate with the membership through a single email.</li>
<li>Search the online archive for valuable information and resources.</li>
<li>Ask your peers questions that are most important you.</li>
<li>Manage your subscription and preferences through your member profile.</li>
</ul>

To get started: 
<ol>
<li>Log into your profile.</li>
<li>In the My Features tab, click E-Lists.</li>
<li>Make sure you are subscribed to the list.</li>
<li>Make note of the list address.</li>
<li>Click Edit to control your preferences.</li>
<li>Click the list name to see and search previous posts.</li>
<li>To start participating, click Post a New Message or send an email to the list address.</li>
</ol>

• Social Community

Marketing the Social Community

To download a PDF version that you can distribute, click here.

To add the Social Community marketing to your MemberClicks solution, simply copy and paste the code below into the HTML editor. You can customize it further to brand it for your organization once you've pasted it.

Our Online Social Community Is Here! <img src="http://www.memberclicks.com/resources/images/pic_socom.png" border="0" width="500" height="339" alt="" align="right" style="margin-left:20px;">
Your member profile is now a gateway to connect and engage with other members of our community. Some of the new features of our website include: 
<ul>
<li>Similar to Facebook™ friends or LinkedIn™ connections, you can now form connections with your friends and colleagues.</li>
<li>Create albums and upload photos to your profile to share with other members.</li>
<li>Status messages give you a way to share what you're working on with other members.</li>
<li>Profiles have a "wall" where connections can leave messages for each other.</li>
<li>Join circles for special interest and discussion groups. You can create photo albums within Circles too!</li>
</ul>

To get started: 
<ol>
<li>Log into your profile
<li>Upload a profile picture or edit your existing one.</li>
<li>Make connections with friends and colleagues.</li>
<li>Create or join a Circle to engage in special interest groups.</li>
<li>Send private messages to one or more members at a time.</li>
<li>New privacy settings allow you to control who has access to each area of your profile.</li>
</ol>

Learn more about these new features by watching this short video: 
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• iPhone App

Marketing the iPhone App

To download a PDF version that you can distribute, click here.

To add the iPhone marketing to your MemberClicks solution, simply copy and paste the code below into the HTML editor. You can customize it further to brand it for your organization once you've pasted it.

<img src="http://www.memberclicks.com/iphone/images/pic_iphone.gif" border="0" width="170" height="298" alt="" align="right" style="margin-left:20px;">
Now you can access members-only content while "on the go" with our new iPhone app. This free download enables iPhone users to log in, search the member directory, browse events, read website articles and update profiles. 
Search / Browse The Directory 
You can search or browse through the member directory to find your peers. When you find the person you were looking for, tapping their email address will launch the phone's email or tapping the phone number will launch a call. 
My Profile 
You can view and edit your directory profile to keep your information up to date. 
Events 
You can see a list of all upcoming events, view event details and add them to your phone's calendar. 
Articles 
You can read articles from the website through the app, allowing you to keep up with the latest news and announcements while on the move. 
For detailed information on how to use the iPhone app, <a href="https://help.memberclicks.com/forums/311252-iphone-app">click here</a>. 
To download the iPhone app, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/memberclicks/id410410762?mt=8">click here</a>.

Valuable Articles For Small Staffs

Beyond The Big Three
There's no doubt that social media tools can greatly benefit small-staff associations and their members. There are many, many social media sites besides Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, and to introduce you to 12 of them, we've put together summaries and real-life examples to get you started. Click here to download it.

How To Put Your Website To Work For Your Organization
This guide is intended for beginners who want to know how to improve their website. Don't worry if you're not technically savvy - we don't go into the nuts and bolts of how to implement many of these features. Instead, we focus on telling you about a number of tools that are available to you. Click here to download it.

5 Tips For Increasing Online Community Involvement
Getting people to interact and add their own content to an online community might seem like a no-brainer in today's constantly-changing world. But it requires time, dedication and effort to get it right. Here are some tips to help you build and foster your online community and increase member engagement. Click here to download it.

5 Tips For Creating Compelling Email Newsletters
Email newsletters are a great tool for distributing news and information to your members. We've been sending out our monthly newsletter to customers since 2004, so we picked our brains to come up with some good tips we rely on to deliver compelling content to our customers. Click here to download it.

How To Take Your Online Community To The Next Level
Social communities give your organization a vital method for increasing member engagement. They empower your membership by encouraging them to take a more active role in your organization and rewarding them for doing so. This guide tells you what you need to take your social community to the next level. Click here to download it.

5 Tips For Effective Posts
If you're involved in managing your organization's online social presence using a tool such as Facebook or the MemberClicks Social Community, you've probably wonderd when you should post and what your content should be. That's why we've researched the issue and compiled these tips to help your posting efforts. Click here to download it.

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