Find out 12 ways that private member communities make associations more successful.

1. HOW ONLINE COMMUNITIES MAKE ASSOCIATIONS MORE SUCCESSFUL

2. ONLINE COMMUNITIES MAKE ACCESS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION’S WEBSITE A TANGIBLE MEMBER BENEFIT

3. ONLINE COMMUNITIES GIVE YOU MORE ACTIONABLE DATA ABOUT YOUR MEMBERS

4. ONLINE COMMUNITIES CONNECT MEMBERS AROUNDHELPFUL INFORMATION

5. ONLINE COMMUNITIES GET & KEEP PEOPLE TALKING

6. ONLINE COMMUNITIES OFFER GREAT FEEDBACK & ALERT YOU OF OPPORTUNITIES EARLIER Photo credit – flickr: ky_olsen

7. ONLINE COMMUNITIES DIFFERENTIATE YOU FROM COMPETING ORGANIZATIONS Photo credit – flickr: MikeBehnken

8. ONLINE COMMUNITIES INCREASE STAFF EFFICIENCY

9. ONLINE COMMUNITIES TAKE YOU OUT OF THE SOFTWARE BUSINESS AND PUT YOU BACK IN THE PEOPLE BUSINESS

10. ONLINE COMMUNITIES TAKE AWAY THE FACEBOOK AND LINKEDIN THREAT

11. ONLINE COMMUNITIES CREATE NEW REVENUE STREAMS

12. ONLINE COMMUNITIES GIVE YOU A MOBILE STRATEGY

13. ONLINE COMMUNITIES CREATE HAPPY MEMBERS

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