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Affiliate Communications: Tools, Resources, & Idea Sharing

ACNM’s Affiliate Portal: Access, Print, & Download Affiliate Member Data

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Affiliate Portal Reporting Interface

Reports Available • Report Menu: Shows available reports • Membership Category, Balance Due, & Payment Date: Allows subdivision of results by reporting period • Remit: Select the monthly remit report you would like to print/save

Affiliate Websites available within the ACNM Website (“Microsites”) Demo site: http: //www. midwife. org/affiliatetemplate Standard Features (“Add-Ons”) The following are included at no charge: – Standardized URL (i. e. , http: //newmexico. midwife. org); – Standardized header - choice of 4 color palettes – Choice of one of two page templates – Latest News & Updates feed from ACNM (with option to hide, if desired); – Designate pages for affiliate members-only, officers-only or other grouping (“content blocking”) – Blogs – Frequently Asked Questions – Calendar – Forums – Photo Gallery

Communicating with Affiliate Members Import/export email lists into Outlook/Gmail: http: //office. microsoft. com/en-us/outlook-help/transfer-contactsbetween-outlook-and-google-gmail-HA 010222048. aspx Groupwise: http: //www. novell. com/communities/node/890/groupwise+import+address+book+csv+f iles Yahoo!: http: //help. yahoo. com/l/us/yahoo/smallbusiness/bizmail/contacts 07. html AOL: http: //help. aol. com/help/microsites/microsite. do? cmd=display. KC&doc. Type=kc&extern al. Id=220969 Listservs/Groups: Yahoo Groups and Google groups. Adding members to these services takes some time, both only allow 10– 50 additions/day

Communicating with. Affiliate Members Email blasts: • Godaddy – Paid service http: //www. godaddy. com/business/emailmarketing. aspx? ci=42379 • Mailing. List. Provider – Free http: //www. yourmailinglistprovider. com/emailmarketing? G=usense_95 gra_Email. Blast. Free Teleconferencing: Freeconference - http: //www. freeconference. com Rondee: www. rondee. com

Affiliate Meetings: Web Conference Options 1. Gotomeeting • • • Available to all affiliates free of charge. Desktop screen sharing and Voip communication. You will be able to share your screen with participants and use your laptop/computer microphone to conduct the meeting. Contact Fausto Miranda (fmiranda@acnm. org) to schedule your meeting. Support for this meeting is provided until you get comfortable with the technology. 2. Other web conference solutions: • • • Anymeeting – Free – www. anymeeting. com Join. me – free Skype – free

Social Media : Affiliate Communities Online • Facebook • Twitter • Linked. In • Others? • Allows for online community building & information sharing both for the affiliate & with the outside public. Discussion threads, interact with consumers, supporters, etc. • Exponential messaging potential • Linked. In provides a “business focused” platform • Great way to get members involved, esp. students. Leverage the skill sets your members have to offer!

• Lapsed/Non-member Most critical in. Communications this 1 year to develop strong communication systems with existing members st • Many have never before been members of anything but ACNM and must feel included in affiliate. • ACNM has concentrated on developing systems to support this as 1 st priority. • Affiliates benefit automatically from ACNM’s member recruiting campaigns • ACNM is happy to work with affiliates to develop and launch state specific membership recruiting initiatives or general communications with non-members

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