Association Jam is a community website for people in professional and business associations:

• Association managers and staff
• Consultants
• Association members
• Volunteers
• Board members

• Find the best current stories relevant to associations:
  • Membership - how to attract new members and motivate your current members to renew
  • Events - how to organize spectacular events and promote them
  • Board - how to run your board efficiently
  • Volunteers - how to find, qualify and manage volunteers
  • Fundraising - innovative and interesting ways to raise money for your association
  • Social Media - using modern online tools to get more people to know about your organization
  • Fun - don't let anyone tell you that associations are boring!
  • Technology - what are the best tools in the industry to automate your routine administrative tasks?
  • Other - whatever else you've found useful and interesting!
• Submit stories - your own blog posts or those of others, articles, news reports, or any other relevant materials you've found online
• Vote on stories - 'vote up' the most interesting and relevant materials, or vote down ('bury') any stories you find less useful
• Join or start a discussion about any item
• Connect and network with other association professionals

• Submit Stories: Submit your favorite articles, blog posts and videos. Each submitted story will appear on the "Uрсоming Nеws" page for the rest of the community to see and vote on. If the story gets a large number of votes, it will appear on the "Рublishеd Nеws" page and the homepage.
• Read and Learn: To find new submissions, check out the "Uрсоming Nеws" page - or browse the best materials in each category: Membership, Events, Leadership, Volunteers, Fundraising, Social Media, Fun, Technology, Other.
• Join in Discussions: Want to share your opinions? Use the "Discuss" tab at the bottom of each story.
• Share: Use the "Теll а Friеnd" link at the bottom of each story post. Add your own comments and save the story on bookmarking sites such as Del.icio.us, Digg, Reddit, Pligg, or Yahoo. The more people you get to see your story, the more votes it is likely to receive!

Association Jam is a project of Wild Apricot, a Toronto-based company specializing in association and non-profit technology. The Association Jam team is led by Dmitry Buterin, Chief Apricot, and Lori Halley, Engaging Apricot and writer for the Wild Apricot Blog.

Contact us at info@associationjam.org with your questions, comments, or suggestions.