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Examining industry trends and best practices, these eBooks, white papers and reports help you get more from your association while strengthening your member engagement. And the best part is they are all free to download!

Case Study: National Association of State Boards of Accountancy

During her decade-long tenure at NASBA, Maria Caldwell has seen the organization’s operations expand to meet the needs of local boards of accountancy. She has also observed the challenges staff faced when the capabilities of NASBA’s previous Association Management Software (AMS) didn’t expand along with the organization. By implementing Fonteva’s MemberNation—a public cloud-based AMS built 100% native on Salesforce—NASBA was able to organize and manage their membership and events all in one place and access it via desktop or mobile. 

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eBook: 10 Reasons Your Association Needs MemberNation, built on Salesforce

MemberNation is the #1 AMS built exclusively on Salesforce, the world’s #1 cloud-computing platform. Built just for associations, MemberNation delivers a proven alternative to expensive software upgrades, complex installations and glitchy integration.

In this eBook, learn why Associations are switching to the cloud:

  • No more upgrade fees!
  • World-leading technology
  • Includes the world's #1 cloud CRM
  • Greater flexibility
  • Lower technology cost

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eBook: 8 Steps To Creating A Rock-Solid Social Media Strategy For Associations

Our new eBook, 8 Steps To Creating A Rock-Solid Social Media Strategy For Associations, will guide you through the process of effectively targeting and reaching current and perspective members.

In this eBook, we'll show you how developing a social media strategy can help you:

  • Identify and target members with meaningful social interactions
  • Determine which social media channels are most effective for reaching them
  • Develop a carefully crafted message
  • Engage industry thought leaders to cultivate a social following
  • Use tools, techniques and strategies to measure and grow your social reach

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eBook: How To Get Up To $150,000 In Free Software For Your Organization

Our new eBook, How To Get Up To $150,000 In Free Software For Your Organization, reveals how nonprofits can get software and services from Salesforce.com, Google and other providers for free. Often, nonprofits must invest time and much-needed capital into software to run their organization. If you can get top industry software for free, why pay for it?

In this eBook, we'll show how this free and discounted software can help you:

  • Streamline member management
  • Optimize donor management
  • Improve your fundraising efforts
  • Enhance outreach results
  • Engage supporters with social media

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Still looking for some great apps to help run your association or nonprofit?

Here are three of our favorite apps that work well with Fonteva's MemberNation.

  1. Save yourself a headache or two by using Conga Composer to create custom proposals, quotes, or account plans.
    The tool easily pulls data from Salesforce.com or Force.com applications, then tracks all the activities and follow-up tasks so you don't have to! Save it to Salesforce.com or use e-signature solutions like DocuSign, Adobe EchoSign or Sertifi. The Conga Mail Merge feature makes printing everything from labels to envelopes for newsletters, donor requests and other communications easy!

    Click here to learn more.

  2. Streamline your lobbying efforts with KnowWho, a complete directory of legislators on the local, state and federal level.
    Built with the Salesforce.com platform, you can use all the standard Salesforce tools to look up contact information for government officials and legislators.
    With one click, you can also easily access web applets for everything from an interactive district map to a printable Briefing Report.

    Click here to learn more.

  3. Named the Best Mass Email in 2010 and 2011, iContact integrates email marketing tools with Salesforce.com.
    This makes it easy to engage, convert, and retain all your leads within one system.
    That means no new tools to learn and association leaders can use Salesforce to easily create, send and track all their email campaigns.

    Click here to learn more.

 

eBook: How Next Generation AMS Is Improving Member Retention

Our new eBook, How Next Generation AMS Is Improving Member Retention, shows you how cloud-based Association Management Software gives you the tools to better understand and analyze your membership data. Using easily accessible data, you can engage new members and retain existing ones.

Associations are moving their AMS to the cloud for four reasons:

  • Easily drill down into member information
  • Avoid costly upgrades
  • Consolidate legacy systems
  • Leverage innovation from new technology

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Case Study: Mental Health Association in Tulsa

When the Mental Health Association in Tulsa (MHAT) found itself with siloed information in multiple databases, the coordinated communication crucial to MHAT’s mission was  threatened. To get the integrated, interconnected information the association sought,  its leadership decided on the Salesforce platform.

"We selected Fonteva because they emphasized making the product fit our business practices, rather than the other way around." 
- Paul Davis, Director of Community Engagement, MHAT

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Case Study: British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors

When the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors began the  selection process for a new association management system, they had some very specific requirements. In addition to a cloud-based system  with world-class customer relationship management, BCACC wanted  its members to be able to engage with the organization easily and  collaborate via a private social network.

"I was looking for perfection, the package we had been using was increasingly disappointing us." 
- Aina Adashynski, Executive Assistant, BCACC

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Case Study: National Head Start Association

When Lori Christianson joined the National Head Start Association as Director of Technology in 2011, she found a legacy membership database system that was clunky,  slow, and inhibited staff’s ability to do their jobs. She immediately embarked on a search  for a new product, but wanted more than just membership; she wanted true association management software. NHSA selected MemberNation by Fonteva. 

"The staff wholeheartedly loves this product"
-  Lori Christianson Director of Technology , NHSA

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Missed the webinar? Learn How Next Generation AMS Can Improve Your Member Retention!

Fonteva President Paul Lundy shares insights from our new eBook, How Next Generation AMS Is Improving Member Retention.

In this presentation, you’ll learn how AMS helps companies:

  • Easily drill down into member information
  • Define, measure and maximize member activity
  • Increase engagement through measurement
  • Leverage new AMS technology to increase member retention

 

 

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