The latest updates, stories, ideas and guides from the Glue Up team.
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Glue Up, a leading provider of AI-powered all-in-one membership management solutions, is proud to announce our strategic partnership with Cvent. This collaboration establishes Glue Up as a leader in…
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Every member organization has a moment that quietly decides whether a relationship…
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Renewal season planning decides the financial, cultural, and operational direction…
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AI in event planning no longer sits at the edges of the conversation. It has moved…
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AI event improvement has quietly become the organizing force behind how modern…
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Budget season inside associations has always carried weight. Finance teams gather…
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The phrase event ROI calculator has quietly become one of the most searched planning…
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Community association software was supposed to fix this. The missed renewals. The…
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Building a community used to mean holding monthly meetings, maintaining email lists…
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For decades, professional associations, chambers of commerce, and member-driven…
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Mobile tools are changing how we connect and are fixing real problems like…
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Running an association means more than just managing memberships or hosting events.…
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It’s your responsibility to provide a safe and welcoming environment for your…
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Event contract negotiation is a governance activity as much as it is an operational…
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Did you know 64.6% of attendees say the venue can make or break their experience?…
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A post event feedback survey rarely fails in obvious ways. The form goes out. A…
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Hybrid event planning mistakes rarely announce themselves. They do not show up as…
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Budget season always has a point where the room goes quiet, even if no one calls it…
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Some years hit you with a truth you did not plan to face. You open the events…
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Membership renewals don’t fail because members suddenly lose interest. They fail…
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There is a familiar moment in almost every membership conversation. The prospect…
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Every association says member experience matters. Fewer can explain why it feels…
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The phrase membership CRM tricks and tips get thrown around a lot, usually paired…
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First year member retention rarely collapses in dramatic ways. There is no angry…
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Association new member onboarding happens during a brief, fragile window when…
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Member support has become a volume problem, not a talent problem. As associations…
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By the time most associations close out an event, the hard work feels finished. The…
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Every association says financial discipline matters. Fewer admit how fragile that…
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Future proof CRM data management rarely arrives as a bold strategic initiative. It…
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Year-end financial reviews test the operational maturity of any association.…
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Financial data transparency member-based organizations has moved far beyond…
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April has brought small updates designed to give you more control, flexibility, and…
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March was a busy month at Glue Up, packed with exciting new features and…
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A new way for organizations to offer exclusive savings to their members—Membership…
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February may be the shortest month, but we have released powerful updates! Our team…
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You know the feeling. You’re about to jump on a call with a long-time member, and…
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We are thrilled to announce our new integration with Cvent – a leader in event…
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There is a moment every membership, sponsorship, or renewal director has lived…
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Writing stalls in ways people rarely admit. You open a newsletter draft, the cursor…
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Board meetings often reach a point where everything on the page looks organized, but…
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Board meetings have a way of exposing the things everyone quietly works around. You’…
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The gap between what members expect and what most organizations deliver has never…
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Imagine you’re a member of your organization. You log in to the portal, and before…
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Sponsorship ROI is not a mystery, and it is not a monthlong project. Sponsorship ROI…
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Growth sounds like a good problem to have, until it isn’t. Associations, chambers,…
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There’s no shortage of dashboards and spreadsheets in the association world. Every…
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It’s a familiar story for leaders of associations and multi-chapter organizations:…
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At the core, every association is an organization with teams, workflows, and goals.…
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As a chapter leader, you already know how easy it is to get buried in reports and…