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Best practices from 100 news organizations with membership models

Lessons in membership programs, including the difference between "thick" and "thin" approaches.

There are unifying factors to some of the most successful membership models, including having a clear relationship between the role of the membership in the mission of the organization, having an operating style that supports membership, and allowing multiple ways for readers to engage with the organization.