State of The Chapter Meetings Matter—It’s Time to Show Members Why
Updated: Mar. 9, 2026 | Categories: Goal Setting, Meetings/Events
Learn how a State-of-the-Chapter meeting, All-Hands or Town Hall, plays an important role in helping membership understand and discuss the state of the chapter, where it’s going, and how everyone is part of driving a chapter’s future.
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Launch Your Chapter’s New Year With Purpose and Energy
Updated: Dec. 8, 2025 | Categories: Goal Setting, Board Productivity
Learn ways to use the break between the old and new chapter year to set the tone, energize boards, committees and membership and build positive momentum for the year ahead.
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End-of-Year Chapter Socials Should be More Than Holiday Parties
Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 | Categories: Member Communications, Goal Setting, Meetings/Events
Learn seven ideas for improving your chapter’s end-of-year event. With thoughtful planning, it can strengthen your chapter community, spotlight your achievements and lay the groundwork for what’s going to happen in the next year and beyond.
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What Not to Do During Your Next Summer Chapter Board Retreat
Updated: Apr. 7, 2025 | Categories: Goal Setting, Board Productivity
Learn five things to avoid at your next summer board retreat, to plan and execute a retreat that is valuable, actionable, and memorable.
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Back to the Board Basics, Getting Your Board Ready for Your Program Year
Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 | Categories: Goal Setting, Board Productivity
Learn three things your board can do to get them ready to serve your chapter and your members in the fall.
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5 ways to connect more easily with potential chapter sponsors
Updated: Jul. 8, 2024 | Categories: Goal Setting, Revenues
Learn five ways to take the stress off looking for chapter sponsors and make the process of getting people to say yes to sponsoring your association chapter much easier.
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How to get board members to take ownership for the overall success of the chapter, instead of just their position
Updated: Jun. 3, 2024 | Categories: Goal Setting, Board Productivity
Learn how to eliminate the “I’m not the right person.” mentality many association chapter organizations are faced with.
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Increase your chapter member engagement – have you tried a member loyalty program?
Updated: Jun. 3, 2024 | Categories: Goal Setting, Low Engagement
Learn how loyalty programs can work for association chapters. Get ideas for creating the right points-based loyalty program for your chapter.
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It’s time for Your Chapter Health Check
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 | Categories: Goal Setting, Membership, Lack of Resources
Learn what an association chapter health check is and how doing one can help you understand the overall health of your association chapter.
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Goal Setting is Critical to Your Chapter’s Success
Updated: Mar. 5, 2019 | Categories: Goal Setting
When you set goals for events and have a process in place, your events become effective chapter engagement tools going beyond networking and CE.
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Not Just Any Goal Will Do – Set the Right Lifecycle Goals for your Chapter
Updated: Jan. 17, 2019 | Categories: Goal Setting
It’s great to have chapter goals, but if they’re not the right goals, you could be missing out on members and revenue.
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Building a Sustainable Revenue Stream with a Formal Sponsorship Program
Updated: May. 27, 2025 | Categories: Fundraising, Goal Setting, Revenues
Relying on dues for revenue can be short-sighted. Adding the right sponsorship program can help your chapter remain solvent for the long-term.
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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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The Importance of the End of Year Review
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Surveys, Goal Setting, Board Productivity
A look at how the End of Year Review is an important tool in the shaping of your chapter’s success.
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Shared Leadership for Tomorrow’s Chapter Leaders
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Surveys, Goal Setting
7 concrete ways to help your board volunteers build a shared leadership model for your chapter’s success.
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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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Your Chapter and the Community
Updated: Feb. 24, 2026 | Categories: Fundraising, Goal Setting, Membership, Meetings/Events, Revenues
10 ingredients to ensure positive community sponsorship of your local chapter.
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Annual Event Team-building Ideas
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: Volunteers, Goal Setting, Meetings/Events
5 ways to build your team, enjoy time at an event, and share industry education.
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How to Win That Membership “Contest”
Updated: Oct. 23, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Member Communications, Volunteers, Goal Setting, Membership
8 tried-and-true methods to accomplish success when it comes to managing membership growth.
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3 Steps to Providing CE Credits
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Goal Setting, Membership
How StarChapter can help your organization offer and manage Continuing Education Credits in 3 simple steps.
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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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Changing Professional Landscape Equals New Opportunities
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Goal Setting, Membership
5 strategies to realign your membership efforts and ensure value to members in a shifting professional environment.
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Chapter Success Through Member Engagement Tracking
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 | Categories: Member Communications, Goal Setting, Membership
The 10-point member engagement scale that will guide your chapter on providing membership value and achieving chapter success.
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The Board Refresher Every Chapter Needs
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Goal Setting, Board Productivity
The board experience drives the chapter – take a look at this refresher aimed at ensuring a successful chapter experience.
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A Member Story – The Shadow Days
Updated: Jul. 28, 2025 | Categories: Volunteers, Goal Setting, Membership
The Benefits of Shadow Days – exploring member stories through a day in the life of your members.
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How to Ensure Board Transition - New Article on GetApp
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Goal Setting, Board Productivity, StarChapter News
StarChapter was featured on GetApp! Check out the latest article about how to ensure board transitions.
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Member Mentorship Programs, A Step Toward Success
Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Member Communications, Volunteers, Goal Setting
3 types of one-on-one member engagement that provide 4 benefits to enhance career outcomes.
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The Power of Your Board
Updated: Aug. 30, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Goal Setting, Board Productivity
Revisiting 5 key actions for successfully improving board effectiveness and fulfill chapter mission and goals.
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Every Member Has a Story
Updated: Mar. 3, 2025 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Member Communications, Goal Setting, Membership
7 ways members can share how they benefit from the chapter.
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Strategies for Board Transition Success
Updated: Mar. 28, 2024 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Surveys, Goal Setting, Membership
3 strategies to support volunteers as they transition off the board and into a new member status.
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Success with Member-Get-A-Member Recruitment
Updated: Mar. 13, 2026 | Categories: Volunteers, Surveys, Goal Setting, Membership
4 tactics to building a rewarding member-get-a-member program that fits the needs of your local chapter.
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Train Top Talent, Shape the Chapter’s Future
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Goal Setting, Board Productivity
Get the scoop on the Who, What, When, and Where of developing top chapter talent through training.
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The Science behind Goal Setting
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Surveys, Goal Setting, Revenues
Using a scientific method for goal achievement within the art of chapter management.
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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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Event Success Without the Stress
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: Member Communications, Goal Setting, Meetings/Events
Planning events got you down? Don’t worry, here are 3 trends for organizing successful events in a changing world.
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Goal Setting in 3 Easy Steps
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Fundraising, Goal Setting
Check out the 3 steps to setting achievable and realistic goals aimed at chapter success.
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4 Ways to Prepare Now for the End of the Year
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Goal Setting, Board Productivity
2016 is just around the corner. Start tackling these tasks to have a stress-free year-end
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How Your Chapter May Be Pushing New Members Away
Updated: Mar. 29, 2024 | Categories: Member Communications, Surveys, Goal Setting, Membership
Is your chapter alienating members without even realizing it? Read this article and find out how to fix it.
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What’s the Best Format for Chapter Events?
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: Goal Setting, Meetings/Events
The Experiential Learning Format and How it Can Induce Member-Participation at Events.
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Serving Diverse Member Needs
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: Surveys, Goal Setting, Membership
How can your association satisfy the needs of each member, when their desires are all so different?
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Focus on Value, Not Membership Milestones
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: Volunteers, Goal Setting, Membership, Revenues
Instead of trying to increase the number of association members, consider increasing the value your organization provides. Membership numbers will grow as a result.
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Start Your Next Board Transition Now
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Goal Setting, Board Productivity
Why it is never too early to start training your board members’ successors?
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5 Tips When Attending a Conference
Updated: Feb. 22, 2024 | Categories: Goal Setting
Conference season is just around the corner - here are some tips on how to prepare
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A 3 Ingredient Recipe for Effective Communications
Updated: Aug. 31, 2017 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Member Communications, Responsive Communication, Goal Setting, Board Productivity
Successful member communication strategy has 3 parts. Read this post to check out what they are.
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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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The 4 Secrets of Planning the Perfect Chapter Event
Updated: Mar. 29, 2024 | Categories: Member Communications, Surveys, Goal Setting, Meetings/Events
The secret for planning the perfect event isn’t just in the venue or the menu you choose. If you want to get your attendees excited about the next event, these 4 things can help you.
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StarChapter in the Capterra Blog
Updated: Oct. 23, 2017 | Categories: Volunteers, Goal Setting
StarChapter's President offers advice on how to shop like a pro for a nonprofit management software in the Capterra blog
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How to Prepare The Next Board?
Updated: Feb. 14, 2018 | Categories: StarChapter Admin, Volunteers, Goal Setting
Prepare the new board members for their term with a dedicated board training. Make sure your chapter never misses a beat
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