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Build a Data-led Membership Growth Strategy

This half-day intensive is designed for emerging leaders and leadership team members tasked with shaping the future of your organisation’s membership growth.

Get ready to roll up your sleeves — you'll dive into real-world data, tackle practical scenarios, and leave equipped with clear, evidence-based methods to drive your membership strategy forward.
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Master Core Membership KPIs

Gain the skills to confidently calculate, visualise, and interpret essential membership metrics. Understand how to segment these KPIs to identify growth opportunities across different member groups.

Develop Forecast-Driven Objectives & Key Results

Learn to construct precise, measurable OKRs informed by forecasted changes. Model future scenarios and assess the potential impact of strategic initiatives on membership growth.

Build a Data-Driven Growth Strategy

Integrate your insights to formulate a robust membership growth strategy. Utilize practical tools and frameworks to shape actionable plans that drive sustainable growth.

What will be covered?

This half-day, hands-on workshop will equip you with the tools, skills, and confidence to analyse membership data and build a strategy for sustainable growth. Here’s what we’ll cover:

  • Session 1: Setting the Foundations for Data-Driven Growth
    Learn the mindset, perspective, and essential skills needed to review and analyse data in order to develop a membership growth strategy.
  • Session 2: Measuring and Segmenting Membership KPIs
    Learn how to calculate, visualise, and trend membership metrics using the Membership Growth KPI Model. Understand how to segment these KPIs to better target growth opportunities across different member groups.
  • Session 3: Forecasting Growth and Building Strategic Building Blocks
    Using the membership KPIs, learn how to forecast future membership numbers based on today's data, calculate the expected impact of changes you introduce, and build strong OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) — the essential building blocks for creating an effective membership growth strategy.
  • Session 4: Practising Strategy Building with Test Data
    Work in small groups using a test data set to practise analysing information, identifying opportunities, and shaping a membership growth strategy — building your skills and confidence to apply the process in real situations.

The workshop will wrap up with a review of what was covered and an opportunity for you to reflect on what you have learnt as you begin to identify how you will apply this learning immediately in your organisation using the practical tools to which you now have access. 

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Following a diverse career in digital development and transformation — spanning financial services, cutting-edge government initiatives, and even the wizarding world of Harry Potter — Damian turned his focus to membership organizations during the pandemic. With a passion for data, insight development, and strategic planning, he helps associations create meaningful impact and drive real value for their members.

Damian Watson
CEO

Tracy is a learning strategist who simplifies complex ideas and builds systems that scale. She’s helped businesses make learning more valuable for their teams and clients. At Layercake, she develops strategy workshops, creates learning materials on data-led decision making, and helps associations build impactful learning programs.

Tracy Gravesande Learning Consultant

What our learners say

Engaging, Practical, Business-Focused

I thought this was a really interactive session, presented simply but well. I feel that I have learnt a lot of things that I can tangibly take away and adapt into my own business. 

Informative, Relatable, Collaborative

Very informative, lots of relatable context and great to work in teams in a face to face environment.

Insightful, Data-Driven, Results-Focused

Great confidence comes from viable routes to achieve results - dashboarding and effective use of datasets seems to provide the way forward here, sparking insights into the best approaches to hit targets. So grateful I came along! 

Very Professional!

It was an excellent training program, and I am very pleased. The instructors were very knowledgeable, and the content was relevant to our industry.

Simple to understand!

Armed with the knowledge and techniques obtained from your school, I feel more equipped to navigate the challenging social aspects of the real world and become a professional in my field of choice.

Excellent Training Program!

The presenters were amazing. They were engaging, timely, and knowledgeable

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