Association Online Community Advice & Tips

Building Community for Associations the Lean Startup Way

Private community software, External community software, Software selection
By Karen McCord

September 18, 2018

Need a community platform that allows you to get started quickly, then adapt as your community grows? Experience Breezio In his bestselling book, The Lean Startup, Eric Ries makes the case for getting new products into customers’ hands faster. He...

3 Features To Increase Member Engagement at Your Association

Engagement, Association Tools
By Karen McCord

May 17, 2018

Generating ongoing member engagement for your association is about more than just giving your members a good experience. With increased engagement, you can boost renewal rates and attract new members. Since members primarily join associations to...

How to Get More Members to Participate in Your Association’s Online Community

Collaboration, Engagement, Community Manager
By Karen McCord

May 14, 2018

When online communities are at their best, content is valuable, members are consistently engaged and everyone involved feels supported and fulfilled by the connection.

Improve. Release. Improve. Repeat.

Product release notes, Community, Community Manager
By Laura Dress

April 25, 2018

It’s been a bit since we’ve talked about the new features the Breezio community platform has released. In the past few months, we’ve focused on platform updates that our customers have requested. Don’t get me wrong, there are also plenty of new fun...

Part 1 - Live Peer Review in Our Online Community

Collaboration, Community peer review, BioTreks, Community
By Laura Dress

April 25, 2018

In this four part series, I am going to share with you some of our unique experiences using Breezio for live online community peer review and collaborative note-taking at conferences. You will hear from our customers about how using Breezio has...

How to Get More Members to Participate in Your Association’s Online Community

Collaboration, Community, Engagement
By Karen McCord

April 18, 2018

When online communities are at their best, content is valuable, members are consistently engaged and everyone involved feels supported and fulfilled by the connection.

How to Make Your Online Community Your Most Valuable Member Benefit

Collaboration, Community, Engagement
By Karen McCord

April 16, 2018

The transition into the digital space has created both an opportunity and a challenge for members and associations. With in-person or other physical elements traditionally providing value to their membership packages, defining member benefits in the...

Expert Guide: How to Create an Active Online Community for Your Association

Community, Engagement, Community Manager
By Karen McCord

March 08, 2018

Since first appearing on the scene in the 1800’s, associations have been in a constant state of evolution. While first a means of networking at meetings, conferences and advocacy, the digital world provides an additional way for members to make...

Newest Breezio Online Community Software Product Updates - Calendly Integration, Badging and More

Product release notes
By Laura Dress

March 08, 2018

‘The Wa-a-aiting is the hardest part!’ It’s about time we updated you about the latest and greatest changes to the Breezio online community platform. So I’m gonna ‘breakdown, go ahead and give it to you…’