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Setting Strategy for Certification’s New World

Associations Now

It’s tempting to jump right into the new ways to engage members in certification. Like most things in the association world, certification is undergoing a transformation. I discuss a few examples of what this new terrain looks like in my feature on certification in the latest issue of Associations Now. Rops, FASAE, CAE.

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Refocusing on Jobs and Education in 2015

YourMembership

At the beginning of 2014 we started a conversation on the importance of a career center strategy for associations, especially in light of social networking giant LinkedIn’s aggressive efforts to become the leading online job board aggregator. So where are we at the start of 2015? According to the U.S. million (the most since January 2001).

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12 Areas Your Association Must Address to Thrive During a Recession

Membersuite

Engaging a consultant to conduct a technology assessment and help you develop a technology strategy. #8: Whether it’s a certificate program in which they learn new skills or a webinar series about operational efficiency, give members the knowledge they need to ride out tough economic times. 8: Marketing ROI.

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The Lifelong Learner’s Guide to Success: Future Proofing Your Career, Part One

Blue Sky eLearn

They attributed the 2008 financial crisis as playing a part but also argued that the college-educated workforce was pushing the non-college-educated workforce towards unemployment. In 2013, three economists published a research paper called The Great Reversal in the Demand for Skill and Cognitive Tasks. in January 2013.

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The Lifelong Learner’s Guide to Success: Future-Proofing Your Career; Part One

Blue Sky eLearn

They attributed the 2008 financial crisis as playing a part but also argued that the college-educated workforce was pushing the non-college-educated workforce towards unemployment. In 2013, three economists published a research paper called The Great Reversal in the Demand for Skill and Cognitive Tasks. in January 2013.

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How An Integrated, Locally Relevant Marketing, Sales, and Member Service Strategy Drove Massive Growth

GlowGlobally

In 2008, MCI completed a research project for the government of Abu Dhabi. The results they achieved in their Middle East region showed significant improvement within 12 months of implementing their new strategy in 2011: Growth in certification candidates of over 90%. Challenges to Growth.

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Profiting from Green Meeting Strategy ? Beyond the Feel Good.

GlowGlobally

global association strategy, regional planning and local infrastructure to grow your business. « Good Meeting Strategy Reduces Risk Abroad. Profiting from Green Meeting Strategy – Beyond the Feel Good. If you have colleagues or volunteer leaders who still need a reason to consider such a strategy. Membership.