How The Rank Foundation uses VeryConnect to integrate live events with online engagement
I attended The Rank Foundation’s annual conference in Blackpool in October – It was a great event with speakers from The Big Lottery Fund, Cass Business School, Entrepreneurial Spark, and a range of other organisations that help increase entrepreneurship and social good all over the UK. Here at VeryConnect we are proud to provide the software for RankNet – the Rank […]
Our Halloween Treat for Online Community Engagement
Happy Halloween! Since it’s a time for tricks and treats our team thought it would be a good opportunity to get creative and help engage our clients’ online communities. A member of our business development team came up with the idea of swapping all anonymous profile pictures for funny pictures of pumpkins – with our […]
6 Ways our Membership Software Simplifies Member Signup and Retention
Today our expectations are high when it comes to the level of online self-service provided by any organisation. Membership is no different. Your members may no longer have the patience for badly integrated signup and renewal processes. At VeryConnect we love efficiency, for you and for your members. Here are six ways our software makes […]
3 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Digital Membership Transformation Project
Are you running your membership from an Excel spreadsheet, or do you have a database that isn’t meeting your member and admin needs? It might be time to move to more efficient digital technologies that free up your time and let you focus on engaging your members. Understanding the project’s impact on your stakeholders and […]
7 Membership Admin Tasks we can Automate for You
Spending too much time on mundane membership administration tasks will not only be tedious but also take time from what actually matters, such as understanding and engaging with your members. Here are seven ways our software can help you to make membership administration easier. Automating renewals Automatic renewals helps you to reduce churn. It also […]
How we can Provide Membership Software in Your Language
Is the main language of your membership organisation different from English? We can supply membership software in a range of languages. VeryConnect receives requests from all over the world. In April we won a contract with an influential Swedish networking organisation. One of the main criteria was to provide the software in Swedish. By having done […]
How to Help Your Members to Network
What attracts members to your organisation, and what makes them stay? The feeling that they are getting something out of their membership. One of the main benefits that people typically seek from joining is networking opportunities. Networking provides value to your members in the form of social capital, meaning the value of who you know. Professional […]
Using Gamification on Your Online Community Platform – Principles, Examples, and Ideas
Gamification is no longer a novelty. Digital tools that reward our achievements have been trending for the past few years. Gamification simply means applying game principles in a non-game context. It can be used to boost, for example, our learning ability and physical health. Gamification can also be used to increase member engagement on your […]
What Defines Good Software?
Depending on the size, maturity and culture of your organisation, buying software can involve numerous different processes. These range from standard procurement procedures to advanced change and risk management analysis. Unfortunately, for too many organisations, the process of buying, developing and deploying good software can be painful to navigate and take a very long time. […]
Tutorial: Google Analytics for Membership Organisations. Part 3 – Learning About Your Members
In our previous tutorials we have gone through how to get started with Google Analytics, and how to access and understand some of the most important statistics for how your website is performing. This time we’ll look at what you can learn about your members. To get the most accurate data for your members you […]