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Organizations that join the program will receive discounts to the company&amp;rsquo;s suite of engagement tools &amp;ndash; email, social, deals, events, etc. &amp;ndash; as well as direct access to educational resources to teach best practices, marketing coaches to put those best practices in action, Constant Contact marketing tools, and perhaps most notable is an &amp;ldquo;association console&amp;rdquo; which can be used to track and manage the program.
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While associations could likely get these offerings from anywhere, Constant Contact&amp;rsquo;s industry experience is what is noteworthy. Anyone looking to keep their association&amp;rsquo;s members, donors and even volunteers active and engaged might want to check it out &amp;ndash; if only to use as a comparison to the systems they currently have in place. 
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&amp;ldquo;Constant Contact has long been committed to supporting associations, and we&amp;#39;re very excited to offer this new program to help them attract new members, foster communication with existing members, and support members&amp;#39; marketing efforts,&amp;rdquo; said Alec Stern, vice president, strategic market development at Constant Contact. &amp;ldquo;Understanding how to market effectively is a critical to being successful, which is why we have made education a core component of the Association Program.&amp;rdquo;
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