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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

We have come across several interesting articles in the past couple of weeks, which discuss some of the social, political and economic changes that are currently impacting how we work and learn. Lifelong Learning is Becoming an Economic Imperative. Why Self-Improvement Should be a Group Activity.

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SCD Group: 5 Articles on Association Meetings & Education

SCD Group

5 Articles on Association Meetings & Education. Education (whether conferences, seminars or webinars) represents a key component – and major revenue source – of most associations. Here are five articles for association executives. 8 Articles for Association Executives: Best of the. AMR Management Services.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.21.17

Reid All About it

Kai-Fu Lee debunks dystopian AI scenarios in a Wired article. He says love will always differentiate us from AI—a prediction that reminds me of an article I mentioned two weeks ago about the value of emotional labor in the future. Here’s another good article about phishing attacks—this time the focus is on chapters.

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Friday Top 5

Spark Consulting

It’s tempting to take any work you *can* do, particularly early on, just to be busy and get some revenue coming in. ” But it can also be “I want to take a MOOC” or catch up on your reading or write articles or revamp your CRM system or refresh your website or whatever.

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How to Continue the Conference Learning Experience

WBT Systems

Follow the format of popular MOOCs : Share a discussion guide. Give members a discounted rate and make sure your association gets a commission or affiliate revenue. Start an online book club. Select books written by this year’s and next year’s speakers. Live-stream panel discussions. Send reminders. Share stories.

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Napster, New Yorker, Freeloaders & 4 Other Articles for Association Executives

SCD Group

By Clay Shirky Using what MP3 and Napster did to the music industry as an example, Shirky talks about the upcoming evolution/revolution within education in the form of MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). And then there’s advertising and sponsorships, which can generate revenue if the association’s audience is large enough or highly desirable.

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Smithsonian Dives Deeper Into Online Learning. What Now for Associations?

Associations Now

Reading more of the article drew even more connections between what Smithsonian is attempting to do and what associations strive to do with their meetings and education offerings. This may not only expand the association’s brand and reach, as well as potentially grow membership, but also generate additional nondues revenue.

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