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		<title>Membership Pitches</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2008/05/03/membership-pitches/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 13:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WOW! What a crazy ride it has been the past few months. I am now involved in multiple membership organizations and have been given the role of Chair for a major organization&#8217;s North American Membership Committee. In my new role, I have the task of developing membership pitches for others to use when convincing others [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be Passionate, Open, and Honest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you truly passionate about your organization? If not, how do you expect others to be interested in joining? Passion and purpose are linked when trying to attract new members to your organization. Think about the last time you went into a store to make a major purchase. That is the same attitude that people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This is the Most Awesome Tool/Website Ever!</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/31/this-is-the-most-awesome-toolwebsite-ever/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:40:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While reading through my daily feeds, I came on this post by Phil Gerbyshak about 15SecondPitch. If you want WOW! in your life or your organization then you need to stop reading right now and go to 15SecondPitch. In only a few minutes the site will have helped you develop and post your pitch for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picking Up the Pieces</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/30/picking-up-the-pieces/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I tried to put my principles into practice this week by hosing a Toastmasters demonstration meeting. I lined up a great speaker, got a Toastmaster, and even got the best room in our building to do the demo in. I had even had over 15 people tell me that they were going to attend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today is the day</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/20/today-is-the-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is the day to be more positive about your future. Today is the day to smile and say hello to more people. Today is the day to get out there and show the world what you have to offer. Today is the day to lead by example. Today is the day that you demonstrate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Finding your niche</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/15/finding-your-niche/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 10:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a world of choices, how does your membership organization stand out from the rest? What value do you give to your members that they cannot get anywhere else? What is your niche? Dear Readers, In a world of ever expanding choices, most organizations are going to have to stop targeting everyone and focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Technology Hindering Your Organization?</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/13/is-technology-hindering-your-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 23:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you looked at your web page today? Ask a stranger to look at your web page. Do they feel compelled to click through to the rest of your pages? Look at the last updated tag at the bottom of your page. Does it have a date before 1999? Unless you somehow got bit by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>There is only one way to sell an organization</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/10/there-is-only-one-way-to-sell-an-organization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you Google something you are interested, what do you usually find? If it is a “hot” keyword, you find ads, link sites, and sales letters. When you start to learn more about the internet marketing business, you will find literally millions of sites that try to teach you to turn those Google searches into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RECRUIT OR DIE</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/08/recruit-or-die/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a great post I found by the author of Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time, Keith Ferrazzi. In his blog post, he reviews the book Recruit or Die: How Any Business Can Beat the Big Guys in the War for Young Talent Though the book is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does your organization add value?</title>
		<link>http://www.membershipgrowthblog.com/2007/08/07/how-does-your-organization-add-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>chris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When people ask me why they can’t attract new members, I ask them how they demonstrate value to potential members. It is a question that many organizations do not have a good answer for. I understand that many organizations have traditions, a name, or even a large membership. All of those are good, but when [...]]]></description>
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