Welcoming Kids` Chance of Nebraska!

Impact Services welcomes Kids’ Chance of Nebraska

October 9, 2018, Madison, Wisconsin –Impact Services (Impact) is pleased and proud to announce the signing of Kids’ Chance of Nebraska (KCNE) as their newest client.   

“Kids’ Chance of Nebraska is excited about our new partnership with Impact. As a completely volunteer board, we have reached a point that we need assistance to help spread our mission. We are looking to Impact to help us make an “Impact” on our mission.” shares KCNE President, Shawn Wills.  

“We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to support KCNE’s mission in providing scholarships for children in need. The dedication KCNE has to those whose parents were seriously injured or deceased due to workplace accidents is one that is making a difference. We are excited to be a part of that difference and develop this partnership,” adds Jodi Fisher, CEO, Impact Services

About Kids’ Chance of Nebraska

Kids’ Chance is an organization that was founded in 1988. KCNE’s mission is “To provide financial support to further the education of the children of Nebraska workers who have been severely injured, totally disabled or killed as a result of employment related injuries or occupational diseases. It is the goal of Kids’ Chance of Nebraska to make a difference in the lives of these children by providing scholarships to help eligible students achieve both their educational goals and their families’ dreams.” The volunteers on the board of KCNE strive to grow the organization and touch more lives. 

Contact:  

Shawn Wills, KCNE President 

402.290.8662

swills@madonna.org

http://www.kidschanceofne.org/

About Impact Services  

Impact Services was founded in 2006 by Jodi Fisher, and since then they have successfully supported many Associations in growing and increasing profits and memberships. Now expanded into a robust team, Impact consists of Social Media experts, Non-Profit Administrators and Executive Administrative Assistants with impressive backgrounds in Association support, small business operations and international corporations.  Their mission is to provide customized, efficient, and forward-thinking association management services to small and medium sized Associations with a highly skilled, dedicated team of Executive Administrators. 

Contact: 

Impact Services 

608.210.3120 

info@impactvs.com 

www.impactvs.com 

The Importance of Client Evaluations

We recently participated in a webinar called Client Evaluations: What to ask and what to do with the findings, hosted by ASAE (American Society of Association Executives). As a small business, we are continuously evolving, learning and growing. Being a member of ASAE helps us do so! Below are a few of the questions we thought were most interesting including our take on them.  

 
What value does your AMC take from conducting Client Evaluations-is it worth the effort? 

Feedback from Clients is invaluable to our small business. We realize that people are busy (especially those who hold full time careers as well as volunteer their time to an Association), so we are especially grateful when we receive an evaluation response.  

It is our goal that the feedback directly relates to the level of service we provide. Our Clients are essentially telling us how to successfully support them, we’d be foolish not to listen! The key is to take the suggestions and create actionable items for our team.  

What metrics do you use to gauge your company’s performance? 

Our Director of Operations gets to know each Client as they on-board with our team. Their role is to check in with the new Client regularly during the first year. They address any changing expectations, opportunities for improvement, identify areas where more training would be helpful and gauge the overall satisfaction during the first stage of our partnership.  

We offer and strongly encourage Clients to participate in an annual review with the Director of Operations and the CEO of Impact. This is a great time to review the Organization’s goals for the upcoming year and again address any challenges or weak-points in the partnership. We also like to share our goals and areas of training we’ve invested in.  

We also use online surveys to gauge performance. These are carefully written, multiple choice surveys that can always be submitted confidentially.  

What key performance indicators show your impact? 

We agree with how the panel responded to this question. We measure the success of our Clients in several ways: showing growth in memberships, annual finances, conference attendance, longevity of members, increased involvement, increased communication with members, increased engagement online/social media, increased open rates of e-newsletters, etc. If our partner associations are experiencing success, then so are we.  

Impact Services Welcomes WEMTA

Impact Services welcomes Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association

October 2, 2018, Madison, Wisconsin –Impact Services (Impact) is pleased and proud to announce the signing of the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association (WEMTA) as their newest client.  

“WEMTA is very excited to begin our partnership with Impact! We look forward to the growth and organization that Tammy and Ashley will provide us. In seeking out a new association management company, we sought experience, availability, and like-minded individuals. We believe Impact will be essential to WEMTA's success as an organization! ” shares WEMTA President, Michele Green. 

“We’re beyond excited to support WEMTA’s mission in providing learning experiences for students and encouraging their academic growth. WEMTA’s rich history and culture has shaped it to be an astounding association that is continuing to grow. We are proud to work with WEMTA and look forward to building this partnership,” adds Jodi Fisher, CEO, Impact Services. 

About the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association

The Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association is an organization that serves school library media and instructional technology professionals. The association aims to provide leadership and professional growth in the educational community. WEMTA`s mission is “To provide learning experiences that prepare students to flourish in an information-rich world.”

Contact: 

Michele Green, WEMTA President

president@wemta.org

https://www.wemta.org/

About Impact Services 

Impact Services was founded in 2006 by Jodi Fisher, and since then they have successfully supported many Associations in growing and increasing profits and memberships. Now expanded into a robust team, Impact consists of Social Media experts, Non-Profit Administrators and Executive Administrative Assistants with impressive backgrounds in Association support, small business operations and international corporations.  Their mission is to provide customized, efficient, and forward-thinking association management services to small and medium sized Associations with a highly skilled, dedicated team of Executive Administrators.

Contact:

Impact Services

608.210.3120

info@impactvs.com

www.impactvs.com

Setting and Achieving Goals for Your Association

When running an association, it is always important to keep your goals on the forefront. They keep the association moving in the intended direction and create a cohesive mission for all members of the association to work towards. With that said, there are some common goals that many associations share, but often have trouble achieving.

3 common association goals:

1. Bringing in the money.

Money is the key to opportunities for associations. It allows them to reach more people and better manage the association. Obtaining more money can come by increasing both membership and donors. After this, the option to increase dues and event fees would allow the association to provide more resources and events for the members.

2. Growing membership.

If your association is looking for members, some great ways to increase membership would be to increase awareness of the association. This can be done through informative marketing. Making sure the right people are aware of your association and have a full understanding of what your association does, will bring in more members. Another option would be to provide incentives for membership referrals from current association members. This could draw in a significant amount of new members.

3. Setting priorities.

A lot of things can be thrown your way in an association. It is important to have a clear understanding of where priorities are ranked. This will allow the association to run more efficiently and smoothly. Setting priorities starts with communication. This can be done with board members and other crucial people to the association.

Get the help you need

At Impact, our mission is to provide customized, transparent, and forward-thinking association management services to help associations establish the foundation they need to not only grow, but thrive.

Whether it’s operations, financials, marketing, events, strategic planning—you name it—our team is here to help. Reach out to start the conversation and discover what we can do for your association.