Your Chapter's News in One Place May 2021 How Strong Are Your Association Chapter Reserves? Maintaining a reasonable level of financial reserves is essential to an association chapter’s ability to survive. Get ideas for increasing your reserves, while providing your association chapter with income to help cover your operating expenses. Chapter Finances   Building a Group of Sibling Organizations Sibling organizations find ways to partner, collaborate and do great things together. Learn how to develop organization relationships with other chapter associations. Chapter Effectiveness   Top Five 2021 Association Chapter SEO Trends Adding a Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 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 in 2021. Chapter Technology   What's new Email Verification Based on customer feedback and shifting industry trends, we have disabled email verification in the StarChapter system for the majority of our customers that have shown a history of good email ethics. The new process will simplify user experience and make new member onboarding easier. You will now be able to send emails right away to new contacts. We recommend using the Bounce Checker report to identify any outdated email address in your member and non-member lists after sending out messages to keep your list clean and up-to-date. Board Training Our On Demand Resources We know the life of a chapter leader can be hectic, so we’ve put together these great resources for you to access when it’s most convenient for you. Be sure to share with your fellow board members. View Board Trainings   Smart Tips Start of the Fiscal Year For many associations, July marks the beginning of the fiscal year. Now is the best time to develop and strengthen your sponsor program and have it ready to go on day one of the year. Set up Sponsorships   Referrals Program Refer and Earn Help introduce StarChapter to other chapters and we’ll reward you with a $100 gift card! Refer Now   About StarChapter StarChapter is a member-friendly association software company serving local chapters of professional and trade associations in the United States and Canada. StarChapter’s mission is to help local leaders grow their chapter’s attendance, membership, and revenue. The software combines event registration, membership management, email marketing, mobile friendly website layouts, eCommerce, and web services. Board members have access to StarChapter Advisors, online support, 24/7 ticket administrators, phone support, and ongoing board training webinars. StarChapter continually provides resources to help local leaders succeed with chapter management insights. Follow Us on Social 1-866-775-3205 info@starchapter.com