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Navigating Change Together: Supporting Association Chapter Members in a Shifting Job Market

Updated: May. 4, 2026 | Categories: Membership, Lack of Resources

Learn five ways to help association chapter members succeed in the new workplace environment, as economic, technological, and workplace expectations in the workplace drive a job market evolution.

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Understanding The Association Chapter Member Buying Journey: Why People Join

Updated: May. 4, 2026 | Categories: Membership, Meetings/Events

Learn the four different stages in a person’s decision to join an association chapter. Understand why the journey to membership matters to the person and the chapter.

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Boost Young Professional Chapter Engagement Through High-Impact Events

Updated: May. 4, 2026 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Low Engagement

Learn three ways to change your events to make them more engaging to millennials, the fastest-growing group of association chapter members.

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Seeing a Chapter Slowdown? Are Your Leaders Skipping Meetings?

Updated: Apr. 5, 2026 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Board Productivity

When member engagement dips, it could be due to a lack of board presence at your events. Learn the impact board member absence can have on chapters, how to explain the importance of event attendance to your board, and get ways to make it easier for them t

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Chapter Swag to Engage and Delight the Right Audiences

Updated: Apr. 5, 2026 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Low Engagement

Conference attendees are more interested in free items that are practical, portable, sustainable, stylish, and tech-friendly. Learn about new giveaway options that better align with people’s values and lead to stronger engagement.

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Spring Strategies for Nurturing and Growing Chapter Membership

Updated: Apr. 5, 2026 | Categories: Membership, Low Engagement

Learn some of the best practices chapters can use to improve membership and engagement. And hear from Morgan Frideres, PRSA Iowa Chapter - Newsletter & Social Media Chair, about how PRSA Iowa works to better engage members.

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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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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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How did we get so lucky? Recognizing all the volunteers who make your chapter run.

Updated: Mar. 9, 2026

Spring is a great time to reflect on all your volunteers accomplished in the current chapter year, to understand all they’ve done and to celebrate them. Here are a few ideas for highlighting their hard work and how the chapter and showcase how the larger

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Automatic Membership Renewals: Chapter Game Changers

Updated: Feb. 2, 2026 | Categories: Volunteers, Membership

Learn how adding an automatic membership renewal option to your association chapter benefits can increase membership and decrease the stress on your volunteers.

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Winning The Season: How Your Chapter Board Can Learn From The Super Bowl

Updated: Feb. 2, 2026 | Categories: Membership, Board Productivity

Learn how the roles of a championship Super Bowl team can be applied to association chapters.

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3 Keys to Successful Chapter Membership Renewal

Updated: Feb. 3, 2026 | Categories: Member Communications, Membership

Learn three key activities associations do for successful membership renewals, according to the 2025 Marketing General’s (MGI) Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey.

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Chapters Should Take the Lead in Membership Renewal Marketing

Updated: Dec. 31, 2025 | Categories: Membership, Lack of Insight into Chapter Performance

Membership renewals are critical to an association chapter’s health: financial, engagement, and ongoing member satisfaction. Learn how an effective renewal program is a partnership between the chapter and their parent organization.

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Create Smooth Transitions Using StarChapter’s Board Transition Dashboard

Updated: Jan. 6, 2026 | Categories: Outdated Processes, Chapter Leadership Turnover

Learn how StarChapter’s Board Transition Dashboard provides a structured, centralized approach for understanding key tasks and chapter operations and aligning responsibilities before, during, and after a board transition.

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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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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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Hosting Chapter Events That Cut Through The End-of-Year Chaos

Updated: Dec. 9, 2025 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Low Engagement

Learn six ways to create year-end association chapter events that break through the clutter, get more people to show up and enjoy themselves.

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Let’s Plan The 2026 StarChapter Blog — We Need Your Input!

Updated: Dec. 9, 2025 | Categories: Responsive Communication, StarChapter Successes

As we plan the StarChapter 2026 blog, we want to review what was important to association chapters and boards in 2025 and what you’d like to learn more about in 2026.

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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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Building the Future, One Puppy at a Time: Using a Wellness Lounge to connect Chapters with the Next Generation

Updated: Nov. 10, 2025 | Categories: Membership, Meetings/Events

What if your next new member encountered your organization while petting a therapy dog, painting a picture or drinking tea? Learn why and how a chapter wellness lounge can support students while subtly connecting them to your chapter.

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Moving From Wants to Needs: Rethinking Chapter Priorities for Real Impact

Updated: Nov. 10, 2025 | Categories: Surveys, Membership, Outdated Processes

Understanding wants versus needs keeps chapters focused on delivering sustainable impact. Learn the difference between wants and needs and how to apply a wants versus needs audit to your association chapter.

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Bring Your Chapter Newsletter Back from the Dead – 6 Proven Tips

Updated: Oct. 6, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Lack of Resources

Learn six ways to increase the value of an association chapter newsletter and make yours more effective.

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5 Ways Association Chapters Can Make An Impact Around Thanksgiving

Updated: Oct. 6, 2025 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Low Engagement

Association chapter members want to give back to their communities around Thanksgiving. Get five chapter service event ideas to hold this fall to keep members from choosing between your chapter and other activities.

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Including LinkedIn in an Association Chapter’s Social Media Plan; 3 Ways to Create a Strong LinkedIn Chapter Page

Updated: Oct. 6, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Meetings/Events

Learn why LinkedIn chapter pages can be an effective part of a chapter’s social media plan and get three ideas for creating a strong LinkedIn chapter page.

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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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5 Ways to Bridge the Chapter Generational Gap

Updated: Sep. 9, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Meetings/Events

Learn five strategies to help you recognize, understand and bridge your chapter generational gaps, to better innovate and connect with all your members.

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Working Smarter: Using AI to Support Association Chapters

Updated: Jan. 21, 2026 | Categories: Member Communications, Inconsistent Branding

Learn five ways AI can deliver the help your board needs to work smarter and be less stressed.

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A Brief History of Politics in Professional And Trade Associations

Updated: Aug. 4, 2025 | Categories: National Perspective, Outdated Processes

Learn how professional and trade associations have been working since their inception in the 1800s to advocate for members’ interests.

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Bring Your Child to Your Chapter Day

Updated: Aug. 5, 2025 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Low Engagement

Learn why association chapters are a perfect fit for holding take Your Child to Work events and Get five ideas for holding a Bring Your Child to Your Chapter events.

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Common Chapter Challenges: an Interview with Katie Ketter, StarChapter Sales Team Lead

Updated: Aug. 4, 2025 | Categories: Decreasing Membership, Volunteer Recruitment

An interview with Katie Ketter, StarChapter Sales Team Lead discusses challenges common to association chapter organizations. Learn solutions to common issues, like increasing volunteering and improving the name badge process.

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Supporting Association Members During Uncertain Times

Updated: Jul. 7, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Membership

Understand that many of your association chapter members are stressed about their job stability. Learn three services you can add, to add to help members decrease their stress and feel better emotionally.

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Heading Into Summer? Time For A Chapter Membership ROI Checkup

Updated: Jul. 7, 2025 | Categories: Board Productivity, Decreasing Membership, Outdated Processes

Get the definition of an association chapter return on investment, or ROI exercise. Understand how using a chapter ROI exercise can show how much your members value your services.

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Improve Chapter Email Engagement With Behavioral Science: A Primer From Nancy Harhut

Updated: Jul. 7, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Low Engagement

Learn seven ways to improve association chapter email engagement using Nancy Harhut’s seven behavioral science techniques.

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Moving to a New AMS: Tips from a StarChapter Implementation Expert

Updated: Jun. 9, 2025 | Categories: Too Many Systems to Manage, Outdated Processes

Learn some of the critical activities chapters need to plan for in the short and longer term when moving to a new AMS, from Dana Ingle, the StarChapter, CAPM Team Lead of Implementation.

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How to Keep Your Volunteer Commitment when Life Gets Overwhelming

Updated: Jun. 9, 2025 | Categories: Volunteers, Board Overload

Learn the emotional, physical, behavioral and cognitive/mental signs of volunteer overwhelm. Read seven ways to make it easier for chapter leaders and volunteers to respond and adjust to avoid disappearing.

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How Your Chapter Should Respond to Natural Disasters in Your Area

Updated: Jun. 10, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Fundraising

Learn how association chapters can help their communities, members, sponsors, vendors and more, before, during and after a natural disaster. Hear how the Los Angeles chapter of The CPCU Society responded to the LA wildfires.

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Is taking a summer chapter break right for your chapter?

Updated: May. 27, 2025 | Categories: Board Productivity, Low Engagement

Learn the pros and cons of taking the summer off from chapter activities. See how doing a few things over the summer could help keep your board and your members engaged and involved.

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Could a golf event be right for your chapter? 5 areas to assess

Updated: May. 27, 2025 | Categories: Fundraising, Meetings/Events, Low Engagement

Learn the five benefits of association chapter golf tournaments. See the five questions to ask to know if a golf event is right for your chapter.

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From Volunteer to Visionary: Leading a Thriving Chapter

Updated: May. 5, 2025 | Categories: Board Productivity, Board Overload, Chapter Leadership Turnover

Have volunteers who would make great leaders but who are nervous about taking a leadership role? Learn three ways to get them to see chapter leadership differently and set them and the chapter up for success.

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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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Defending Your Industry: How to Advocate in Challenging Times

Updated: Apr. 7, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Membership

Learn three ways to improve association chapter advocacy, to get more people involved and get the results your chapter and your industry need.

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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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Is it Time to Hire a Chapter Administrator? 3 Signs Your Association Chapter Needs Some Paid Help

Updated: Mar. 11, 2025 | Categories: Board Productivity, Board Overload

When association chapter volunteers get overwhelmed, they get burned out. Work is left undone, and some stop showing up completely. Learn three signs your chapter could benefit from hiring a paid chapter administrator.

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5 Ways to Increase Chapter Virtual Event Attendance

Updated: Mar. 10, 2025 | Categories: Meetings/Events, Low Engagement

Learn five ways to increase attendance at your virtual chapter events, whether networking, educational, speakers or other programming.

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It’s Almost Spring! Time For An Association Chapter Refresh

Updated: Mar. 10, 2025 | Categories: Membership, Inconsistent Branding

Learn how updating three key association chapter areas this spring— branding, member value and revenue — can reenergize your membership and strengthen your chapter.

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Embracing AI in Association Chapters: Opportunities and Benefits

Updated: Jan. 16, 2026 | Categories: Membership, Meetings/Events

Learn why association chapters should consider using artificial intelligence. Understand how chapters, and their members can benefit from implementing AI for everything from data analysis to event management.

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Celebrating Your Association Chapter Anniversary

Updated: Feb. 3, 2025 | Categories: Member Communications, Meetings/Events

With all that chapters need to do to run effectively, anniversary celebrations tend to sneak up. Learn five tasks that can help you deliver outstanding, repeatable chapter anniversary experiences.

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The Five Love Languages: Showing Appreciation to Keep Association Chapter Volunteers Inspired

Updated: Feb. 3, 2025 | Categories: Volunteers, Volunteer Recruitment

Learn about the concepts discussed in Gary Chapman’s book, “The Five Love Languages. Understand how these topics can be applied to chapter volunteer engagement.

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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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When That Chapter Board Member Won’t Quit

Updated: Dec. 31, 2024 | Categories: Board Productivity, Chapter Leadership Turnover

Learn ways to terminate a trouble board member as well as ways to understand if there is something going on that is affecting their behavior.

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Bringing you membership engagement best practices, membership marketing ideas, and insight into running an association chapter so you can increase member participation. See how association chapters in numerous industries provide great experiences and value to their association members.

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