Sponsoring a Chapter Website: A Practical Guide
Updated: Mar. 9, 2026 | Categories: Member Communications, Website
Learn how easy finding chapter website sponsors can be and how important it is. Hear from Luke Davin, president of the Low Country chapter of the American Culinary Federation (ACF), about how they made website sponsorship work.
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Celebrating Excellence: StarChapter 2025 Customer Award Winners!
Updated: Jan. 6, 2026 | Categories: StarChapter Successes, Website
To highlight the excellence we see across chapters, we’ve created the StarChapter Celebrating Excellence Awards. Learn about the inaugural award winners.
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2026 Chapter Association Website Trends
Updated: Nov. 10, 2025 | Categories: Website, Inconsistent Branding
Three of the many web design trends coming to the forefront in 2026 are around typography, mobile-first design, and content format. Learn how to apply each trend to your chapter website.
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5 Signs It’s Time To Move To Another Association Management System
Updated: Apr. 7, 2025 | Categories: Website, Outdated Processes
If your association management system (AMS) is causing more frustration than efficiency, it may be time for a change. Learn the five signs it could be time to upgrade your AMS.
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You’re Faced with Closing Your Chapter: What Next?
Updated: Dec. 31, 2024 | Categories: Website, Inconsistent Branding, Lack of Insight into Chapter Performance
Learn the things to look for before you close your association chapter. And understand three things that could help you reinvigorate your organization instead of shutting its doors.
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Is Your Chapter Website Playing Enough of a Role in Your Overall Awareness?
Updated: Nov. 4, 2024 | Categories: Member Communications, Website
A chapter’s online presence should include both a clear, easy-to-navigate website and a well-run social media program. Learn the difference and understand why both are important to your association chapter’s online profile.
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Cybersecurity for Association Chapters: 5 Best Practices
Updated: Oct. 7, 2024 | Categories: Website, Membership Data Inconsistencies
Cyber security needs to be an association chapter priority. Learn five cybersecurity best practices that can keep your chapter data secure and your stakeholders trusting you with their information.
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Microsites – right for your association chapter or do you need more?
Updated: Jul. 8, 2024 | Categories: Membership, Website
Is an association chapter microsite a sufficient online presence for your association chapter? Learn the difference between a microsite and a regular association chapter website and understand how each can help your chapter.
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2024 Association Chapter Web Design Trends
Updated: Jan. 8, 2024 | Categories: Website, Inconsistent Branding
Learn five association chapter web design trends that will continue strong into 2024, including visual elements making a comeback and the use of text instead of, or in addition to, graphics.
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The hidden costs of ignoring your association chapter’s online presence
Updated: Oct. 9, 2023 | Categories: Website, Low Engagement, Decreasing Membership
Stale websites, inaccessible PDFs and old social media can cause your audiences to think your chapter can’t give them what they need. These perceptions can translate to less traffic, limited reach and decreased engagement and membership.
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3 ways to embrace generative AI in your association chapter
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 | Categories: Website, Low Engagement
Learn three ways association chapters can use generative AI to make everything they do easier, stronger and more effective. With less effort.
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Up your website game and increase local member value
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 | Categories: Website, Low Engagement
If you’re watching your association chapter membership stagnate or drop, your website quality could be part of the problem. Learn five ways to improve your member value and better engage everyone who visits it.
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Writing the association chapter event descriptions that bring in members
Updated: Jul. 10, 2023 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Website
An association chapter event description could be the only information a potential attendee gets about your event. Here are six ways you can ensure you have strong association chapter event titles and descriptions.
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The future of your association chapter webmaster – get them some help!
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 | Categories: Website, Board Overload
Gone are the days of a single person controlling and executing everything related to an association chapter website. Learn the reasons your webmaster deserves some help. And how to give it to them.
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Make It Easy For Your Association Chapter Members To Find Chapter Information
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 | Categories: Membership, Board Productivity, Website
Members rely on your association chapter for education, advocacy, networking, etc. To keep them engaged and interested in your chapter and all it has to offer, make it easy as possible for them to find the information they need.
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Turn Your Meeting Archives Into A Robust Association Chapter Resource
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 | Categories: Member Communications, Meetings/Events, Website, Low Engagement
Give your association chapter meeting resources a purpose and deliver multiple benefits to your association chapter and all those you interact with.
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Reasons Your Association Chapter Needs a Strong Visual Brand
Updated: Dec. 7, 2021 | Categories: Website, Inconsistent Branding
A strong visual brand is a straightforward way to make your association chapter memorable and increase your visibility. Here are five reasons your association chapter needs a visual brand.
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Time to Increase Your Value by Expanding your Chapter Website Checklist
Updated: Sep. 14, 2021 | Categories: Website
A website checklist helps ensure your association chapter website remains current and relevant to members and guests. Here are three things to consider for your association chapter website to add to your checklist.
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Top Five 2021 Association Chapter SEO Trends
Updated: May. 4, 2021 | Categories: Website
Adding a Search Engine Optimization component to your digital communications plan help ensure you’re giving website visitors what they need. Here are the top five SEO trends association chapter organizations should incorporate into their digital planning.
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2021 Design Trends for Your Chapter Website
Updated: Mar. 8, 2021 | Categories: Website
Web designers have chosen several best practices for web design in 2021, including typography, color and shapes. Implement a few of these on your association chapter website to increase engagement and get visitors to stay on your site a little longer.
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Consider Your Content as Part of Your Website Redesign
Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 | Categories: Website, Inconsistent Branding
Develop a website update plan to ensure your new site is engaging both in how it looks and what it says and drives visitors to pages you want them to interact with.
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How to Launch a New or Newly Redesigned Website
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 | Categories: Website
Before you start your website project, review your plan and make sure you include activities that will help the new site serve your audiences better than your existing one.
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Thinking of Updating your Website in 2019? Here are Some Design Trends to Consider
Updated: Jan. 7, 2019 | Categories: Website
Consider a site review and implementing some of the 2019 web design trends to re-engage your members.
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Advanced SEO – Name it Right, and they will Read
Updated: Oct. 12, 2018 | Categories: Website
The third of three lessons in Advanced SEO, focusing on title development and the use of meta-data for keyword searches.
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Advanced SEO – The 80/20 Rule for Success
Updated: Oct. 12, 2018 | Categories: Member Communications, Website
The second of three lessons in Advanced SEO. This one focusing on adhering to the 80/20 rule of marketing.
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Advanced SEO – Language Advantages for 2018
Updated: Oct. 12, 2018 | Categories: Website
The first of three lessons in Advanced SEO. This one focusing on trends in language for the modern era.
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SEO Basics for Everyone
Updated: Oct. 12, 2018 | Categories: Website
5 Basic SEO tips that will benefit even the most technologically uncertain – with bonus advanced strategies.
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Creating a Partnership of Content
Updated: Feb. 24, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Volunteers, Website
Learn more about how to interview and partner with sponsors to create content and build relationships to benefit your entire industry.
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Thinking about setting up a WordPress website for your Chapter?
Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 | Categories: Website, Lack of Single Source Support
Here’s the top 5 Questions you should ask your WordPress website designer/developer before committing
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Giving the Gift of Appreciation
Updated: Jun. 6, 2018 | Categories: Member Communications, Volunteers, Meetings/Events, Board Productivity, Website
Read these 9 tried and true ways to express gratitude to your members.
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What is Member Curated Content?
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Volunteers, Goal Setting, Membership, Website
Show members their value to your chapter by inviting them to write the content and share their expertise.
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Part 2 – Marketing Ideas to Close out the Year
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Member Communications, Volunteers, Surveys, Membership, Meetings/Events, Revenues, Website
25 holiday and End of Year themed ideas that increase membership rates and non-dues revenues.
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Three Delicious Blog Posts for the Holiday
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Goal Setting, Membership, Revenues, Website, Announcements
Happy Thanksgiving to our StarChapter blog readers! We greatly appreciate your time, and to thank you, here are three delicious blog posts to read over the holiday.
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Part 1 – Marketing You Cannot Ignore
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Goal Setting, Membership, Meetings/Events, Revenues, Website
7 marketing insights that will take your word-of-mouth marketing tactics to the next level for chapter success.
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3 Ingredients to Creating Event Legacy
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Volunteers, Meetings/Events, Website
Successful post-event management is key to ensure the legacy of a job well done and an increase in membership participation.
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Simplifying Member Engagement for Chapter Success
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Responsive Communication, Membership, Website
Solutions for streamlining the engagement process with members and prospects.
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Visual Content – A Key Ingredient to Website Engagement
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Surveys, Goal Setting, Website
How to use visuals within StarChapter’s association management software to communicate value to your members.
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Excellent Editor Rating for StarChapter
Updated: Sep. 14, 2017 | Categories: Membership, Meetings/Events, Website, StarChapter News
StarChapter gets an Excellent Editor Ranking by the PCMag, the leading authority on technology buying
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Content Marketing as a Key to Chapter Success
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Responsive Communication, Membership, Website
Content as a marketing tool for growing and maintaining membership, member value offering and the member experience at large.
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5 Rules for Data Security
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Website
Follow these 5 rules to help prevent being hacked and keeping your local association chapter’s member data safe.
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Overcoming Information Overload
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Volunteers, Meetings/Events, Website
Try these 3 tried-and-true methods for getting people to read about or watch your events.
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The 3 C's for Achieving Chapter Success
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: Goal Setting, Membership, Meetings/Events, Revenues, Website
The 3 important ways your association management software can reach effective chapter management practices.
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(Infographics) StarChapter Year In Review
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Surveys, Goal Setting, Membership, Meetings/Events, Revenues, Website, StarChapter News
As we say goodbye to 2015, we wanted to reflect on this epic year in an amazing infographic and celebrate our chapters’ accomplishments.
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The 5 AMS Benefits: A Refresher
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Membership, Meetings/Events, Revenues, Website
There are many reasons to use an AMS to manage your association chapter. Here are 5 benefits to StarChapter’s software you might not have thought of.
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Reward Volunteers with Praise
Updated: Mar. 28, 2024 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Website
Chapter volunteers want to know how valuable they really are, here are a few ideas on how to do that.
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Connecting Technology with Organization Strategy
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Goal Setting, Website
Association leaders think that technology is outside of their scope. But technology is the implementer and catalyst of the strategy at all levels.
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4 Easy Redesign Ideas
Updated: Jan. 10, 2019 | Categories: Website
Thinking of a Redesign? Try these 4 ideas to help you spruce up the chapter website without much work
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Archives That Boost
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Website
Archiving event materials is fast becoming the most common way to build value and boost revenues. Here’s the best way to do that
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The Member Spotlight Opportunity
Updated: Mar. 7, 2018 | Categories: Member Communications, Volunteers, Membership, Website
Help your members to self-promote their activity and business using Member Spotlight on the website
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The Non-Dues Revenue Formula
Updated: Jul. 26, 2018 | Categories: Goal Setting, Membership, Meetings/Events, Revenues, Website
Chapters that want to increase revenues can go beyond dues and gear up on non-dues revenues. There’s a formula to do just that.
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