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APRIL 28, 2023

AAAS asked young scientists from around the world, “How have scientific societies affected your career, and how can societies best support scientists in the future?” Learn how an online community can help you attract, engage and retain members, and read their useful plan for launching and managing a community. 1 CAE credit.

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MAY 21, 2021

At LeadershipNow, Lance Mortlock explains the difference between scenario planning and forecasting , and offers six questions to help you identify which tool will provide the outcomes your association needs. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly (or sometimes fortnightly) In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog.

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MAY 7, 2021

WBT Systems read through four recent research reports to discover what association execs and members are saying about the pandemic’s impact on associations, the future outlook, and their take of innovation—I especially liked those findings from Mary Byers. 5 ways to experience awe on a wonder walk. Credentialing on the blockchain.

Technology 370

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APRIL 30, 2021

Work shutdown rituals. Achurch Consulting explains why a shutdown ritual is mandatory for establishing healthy work/life boundaries, especially if you’re working from home. I’ll refer them to this post from MemberSuite which advises what you need to do before this monster project begins. Shut up and listen.

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MAY 5, 2023

WBT Systems explains how your association can stand out from the for-profit crowd by offering a corporate learning concierge service to industry employers—a good way to spread market awareness, strengthen relationships, and generate additional revenue. AMS requirements. Virtual connections. Workplace culture.

Chicago 205

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APRIL 21, 2023

Don’t mean to be a Debbie Downer, but we have work to do. They describe the seven steps of starting a successful association mentoring program from pre-evaluation and research to planning, design, recruitment, matching, training, support and evaluation. You can’t overestimate the importance of change management knowledge and skills.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 19, 2020

As COVID-19 forces events from in-person to virtual , the first and most essential thing is a mindset shift: Going digital was not your plan, but it’s your chance to make the most of a bad situation. Either way you go, remember these tips to increase engagement. It could be even harder when they’re working from home.

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MAY 15, 2020

Your participation will help associations understand how others in the community are navigating communications in the current climate. Billhighway explains how to help chapters leverage their event and content assets to deliver desperately needed revenue to their bottom line and value to sponsors. Virtual event sponsors and exhibitors.

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JULY 31, 2020

The results will help our community better understand how associations are adapting to change and preparing for the future. Hannah Bray explains how they managed to put on a virtual awards show that received “overwhelmingly positive” feedback. Virtual event tips. Survey participants will receive the study’s final report.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

TopClass LMS reviews the pros and cons of recording an educational event from both the attendee and association perspectives. ExOrdo shares key findings from their interviews with 27 scholarly societies about event goals, programs, and challenges. Gen Z education. Scientific society events. Users groups. Website RFPs.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Bruce Rosenthal and Lori Zoss Kraska share five valuable hard truths about sponsorships from Bruce’s interviews with 100 corporate sponsors. Bruce Rosenthal and Lori Zoss Kraska share five valuable hard truths about sponsorships from Bruce’s interviews with 100 corporate sponsors. Sponsor perspectives. Member app. Online community.

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Nimble AMS

MAY 16, 2023

Is your association looking for tips to stay relevant to your younger members? Read our blog for a breakdown of Generation Z and helpful tips to attract young professionals to your association. Read our blog for a breakdown of Generation Z and helpful tips to attract young professionals to your association.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The future of work. We all used to think working from home was the future of work. WBT Systems shares eleven predictions for the future of work and how they might impact associations. How a sales funnel approach can help associations attract members. Now that the future is here, what’s next?

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MARCH 24, 2023

Reduce staff turnover by providing a more enjoyable, rewarding and humane work experience. Reduce staff turnover by providing a more enjoyable, rewarding and humane work experience. GrowthZone shares ideas for onboarding, flexible work schedules, employee perks, recognition, and communication. Sponsorship strategy.

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MAY 8, 2020

Billhighway describes the kind of resources you can provide chapters to help them get started with virtual events , design engaging programs, prepare speakers and attendees, and put together a virtual event volunteer team. Food banks are helping to feed kids who normally rely on school breakfasts and lunches as their nutrition for the day.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

MemberSuite describes seven ways your association can help them afford membership. by Adrian Segar, Conferences That Work, part 1 and part 2 ). If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. I recently bought some curry powder from Spicewalla and WOW. Chapter bright spots.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

I’ve been feeling out of sorts since coming back from a week of hiking in beautiful, quiet southeastern Utah. It’s like, ugh, back to this messed-up reality again—thank goodness I love my work, I tend to bury myself in it these days. Their advice will help you adjust your sponsorship packages to today’s reality for businesses.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 6, 2019

As you project manage the migration, rely on these tips to guide you (and preserve your sanity) as you progress. (If If you're moving your community from a social media group to a community platform, we have specific tips for you here.). (If Use These 5 Tips to Project Manage Your Online Community Migration with Ease.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Aaron shares advice to help introverts manage their energy and mind at a hectic event like Annual. Your input will help associations benchmark the use of event, member, and other mobile apps in associations. TopClass LMS explains how online education programs can help increase member engagement. Introverts.

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MAY 3, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… View from our campsite in the Superstition Mountains Wilderness east of Phoenix. I remember how mystified I was by the business of residential construction when I first started working at the National Association of Home Builders.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

His 21 tips to improve your corporate partnership program (with links to additional resources) is the place to start (and return to) if your sponsorship program needs tweaking or overhauling. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Because there’s always time to learn, right?

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JANUARY 26, 2024

I’ve used data from Marketing General Inc.’s Please help our community by taking the time to participate or forwarding it to a colleague on your association’s membership team. Please help our community by taking the time to participate or forwarding it to a colleague on your association’s membership team. Volunteer burnout.

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APRIL 16, 2021

Ernie Smith at Associations Now shares advice from Jeff Cobb (Leading Learning) on rethinking your association’s education model to meet member expectations and organizational needs. The Virtual Events Institute asked several experts for tips on virtual event engagement. Jeff suggests learning formats you might want to consider.

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SBI

MAY 5, 2020

With easier access to technology, updated equipment, the right procedures, and enough time to incorporate them all into a plan, working remotely can be easy to accommodate. At SBI, we even have several team members who work remotely full time. We talked to our veteran remote staff to share their top 5 tips for working from home.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Achurch Consulting and Association Trends have teamed up on the State of Association Workplaces Post-Pandemic Survey , the only survey designed to address the pressing questions association leaders are asking about what “work” will look like post-pandemic. 21 SEO tips, tactics, and trends for website content in 2021.

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JULY 17, 2020

Design thinking is completely doable when you get it explained to you like WBT Systems does in their post, Design Thinking for Associations: Let’s Take It from Conceptual to Practical. Member needs continue to change as we slowly move from pandemic response mode to pandemic recovery mode. 5 virtual conference pricing strategies.

Montana 341

Montana Revenue Strategy Conference 341

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AUGUST 21, 2020

This ten-minute survey will help all of us get a better, bigger picture of just how equitable the association industry is for everyone in it. Nicole Tersigni explains ‘mansplaining’ and ‘concern trolls’ with help from 17th-century art. Career pathways. Virtual events. Virtual event sponsorship. This is hilarious.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Your voice—along with those of nearly 1,000 association leaders around the world—will help us all gain insights about what is working to recruit, engage and retain members during the pandemic. Managing remote teams. WBT Systems suggests associations offer training in these seven skills for managing remote teams.

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JUNE 2, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” I’m telling you, change management chops will make a tremendous difference for projects and your career. Anne Lamott If I could teach one marketing lesson.

Technology 195

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

The survey explores how association executives are managing member engagement and retention, achieving operational goals, crafting digital transformation strategies and coping with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Fíonta consulted the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from Marketing General Inc. Get on board!

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JULY 21, 2023

Propel explains how a culture assessment can reveal your organization’s change readiness and its place on the cultural spectrum from traditional to contemporary to futurist. AI, inventions and work. I like Benedict Evans’ historical approach to AI and the automation of work. The next edition will go live on Friday, August 4.

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JUNE 5, 2020

The work ahead is hard. Politicians and the mainstream media are lousy at the hard work of investigating, analyzing and interpreting complicated issues. I am, as usual, agreeing with opinions from all kinds of people, except the hateful ones. It feels somewhat like that week in March when the impact of COVID-19 hit us all.

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 15, 2022

Learning management software was developed, as the name would suggest, to help organizations manage e-learning programs. A flexible learning management system can be used for SO much more than a traditional online learning program alone. These are our top 5 ways to use an LMS beyond the traditional. Onboarding.

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JUNE 26, 2020

There’s much work to be done and I hope that at last we’re all ready to do it. In an interview with Knowable Magazine, social psychologist Anthony Greenwald explains what works and what doesn’t work to curb implicit bias. Commsor, a community management software firm, held a two-day virtual conference in late May.

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MARCH 5, 2021

Jason Cohen , senior manager, member services at ISPOR – The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, invites your participation in a survey on membership campaign practices. Maybe you received an engagement box from a virtual event you attended. Learn from one of the best. Membership campaigns.

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North Carolina Certificate Strategy Case Study 370

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Pining for the past won’t help, it just limits your vision. Let’s say your association has fully accepted reality and wants to help members acquire the skills and knowledge they need right now, but you don’t have the time or money to design new online courses. Online education nimbleness. Association evolution. Quick hits.

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Revenue North Carolina Industry Technology 370

Higher Logic

DECEMBER 2, 2019

These examples can help us answer the question: What really makes a community a community ? These online communities might not operate in your same industry, but don’t dismiss them too quickly: there’s a lesson to be learned from every community. Example 5: Orangetheory Fitness Reddit Community. Example 2: Airbnb Community.

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