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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Mental health. People talk about it in the association world, but how many associations actually provide resources and education about mental health issues to members and industry employers? Marketing to Gen Z and millennials.

Strategy 272

Strategy Video Technology Innovation 272

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Love. Love will keep us together… Education programs. Vista Cova’s white paper, Strategic Frameworks: The Future of Strategic Planning , explores how association executives are working with strategic plans in the post-COVID environment.

Certificate 195

Certificate Education Revenue Marketing 195

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Competition-beating strategies. Impexium shares seven strategies to differentiate your association from the competition in 2024. Lately, I’ve noticed more discussion during events and on blogs about community. DEI & education.

Case Study 266

Case Study Newsletter Strategy Revenue 266

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MAY 5, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Meaningful meetings. Achurch Consulting says it’s time to rethink and repair your organization’s broken meeting culture by adopting meaningful and mindful meeting practices. But what if your employer gave you time to volunteer?

Chicago 205

Chicago Education Certificate Revenue 205

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Request re career section on association website. Does your association have a career section for people curious about entering your industry or profession? Association benchmarks. Association benchmarks.

Revenue 272

Revenue Innovation Education Tools 272

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MAY 7, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Research on associations. Amith Nagarajan writes at Sidecar about the potential for associations to issue accreditations and certifications on the blockchain. Association myths. Marketing must-haves. Intriguing. Quick hits.

Technology 370

Technology St. Louis Strategy Products 370

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MAY 12, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDP). It’s not until early September, but put NDP on your radar. I love the idea of a small, focused conference where you can actually get to know people, so I hope to meet many of you there. Membership tiers. But do you?

Chicago 200

Chicago Newsletter Mooc Education 200

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APRIL 28, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Credentialing programs. WBT Systems explains what’s involved and what associations need to know about using a job analysis to design and market programs. Membership marketing has come a long way since I first started in associations.

DC 205

DC Recruiting Recruitment Washington 205

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MAY 14, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Marketing copy. If you’re frequently under pressure to come up with clever and compelling marketing copy, I feel for you. Check it out before you get too deep into your planning process. Event safety. API basics. Hybrid work.

St. Louis 341

St. Louis Technology Strategy Conference 341

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Because I’m away most of next week at the Non-Dues-A-Palooza conference, Association Brain Food isn’t publishing next Friday, September 8. Gen Z marketing. They describe nine strategies for marketing membership to Gen Z.

Revenue 227

Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

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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.

Tucson 262

Tucson Phoenix Products Tools 262

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JULY 21, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association Brain Food is taking off next Friday, July 28 because I’m away all week at my state SAE conference and a family beach vacation. But TopClass LMS/WBT Systems describes ten skills your members need to learn right now. Governance.

Atlanta 195

Atlanta millennials Price Technology 195

Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

What do your members want? The sooner associations wake up to the reality that their multigenerational membership base isn’t going to retain itself with an outdated communications strategy, the sooner they can break through to emerging generations and maximize overall engagement and retention. A cheer for 2020: ?? Yesterday.].

Communications 287

Communications Tips Content Tools 287

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JUNE 23, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.” ―F. They describe how technology can help your association do this by strengthening your organization’s culture.

Metro 195

Metro Strategy Technology Marketing 195

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Corporate member training programs. WBT Systems explains how to become the corporate training partner for your member companies. The HR and training staff at your member companies are under duress right now. Association disconnect.

Revenue 300

Revenue Review Content Strategy 300

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MARCH 10, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… ChatGPT. WBT Systems explains how you can use ChatGPT to manage and market your association’s education programs. Association podcasts. Associations might want to consider a different approach to volunteering.

Committee 195

Committee Education Software Technology 195

Higher Logic

JUNE 14, 2018

In today’s digital world it can be hard to know which resources to rely on, especially when there’s new stuff coming out all the time, and there’s so much pressure to constantly consume. How can we keep up with the technology world but also filter out the things that aren’t useful? Associations Now. before you buy it.

Marketing 116

Marketing Social Media Houston Resources 116

Higher Logic

JULY 12, 2018

In the survey we did for our recent State of Marketing Automation: Association Benchmark Report , we asked associations what additional marketing automation features they’re using. We discovered that many of them aren’t making use of certain features that could be taking them to the next level.

Marketing 205

Marketing Social Media Survey Tools 205

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MARCH 24, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m going away for eight days on a hiking vacation in southern Utah, so I’m not publishing Association Brain Food the next two Fridays, March 31 and April 7. Thank goodness, many associations are rethinking new member onboarding.

Revenue 227

Revenue Chicago Leadership Education 227

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… You don’t hear much about technical debt in the association community. This week, WBT Systems provides a primer on technical debt, its causes and implications, and ways you can prevent your association from falling into technical debt.

DC 221

DC Washington Content Education 221

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APRIL 1, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. With all the job- and career-hopping going on right now, it’s a good time for associations to extend their marketing and educational efforts to career changers. Real-time messaging, video chat, better intel for associations—yes, bring it on!

Revenue 195

Revenue Technology Education Video 195

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JANUARY 21, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Please participate in MGI’s 14 th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey , our industry’s most comprehensive and valuable study on membership marketing. Marketing, membership and communications awards. Membership survey.

Survey 195

Survey Newsletter Price Technology 195

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Together, with your cohort, you will solve the virtual event networking problem while participating firsthand in a variety of virtual networking experiences. You can always count on Bruce Rosenthal for insightful advice on sponsorship programs.

Innovation 370

Innovation Communications Education Strategy 370

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MARCH 17, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Online learning. With for-profit and higher ed competition growing, your association’s online courses must stand out in the crowd. But excellent content isn’t enough to gain market share. You fall to the level of your systems.”

Revenue 205

Revenue Certificate Committee Leadership 205

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Racial diversity in events. With the information collected in this research, we hope that we can pinpoint the areas of improvement with manageable takeaways for event professionals across the industry.” Bias and privilege in associations.

Montana 359

Montana North Carolina Content Certificate 359

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MARCH 12, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association technology and analytics. Pay special attention to the four philosophies on the AMS’ role in the association tech stack, and the pros and cons of each. This investment can produce great returns to retention and revenue.”.

Nashville 370

Nashville LMS North Carolina Recruiting 370

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APRIL 14, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Extreme brainstorming. If you want to kick your association out of the box in which it finds comfort, give these extreme brainstorming questions from WBT Systems a try. Marketing automation. Marketing automation.

Leadership 195

Leadership Education Revenue Strategy 195

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JULY 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 55 days from now, you could be in Nashville hanging around with people whose associations are rolling in non-dues revenue and people who want to emulate their success. Non-dues revenue. The countdown is on! Online learning programs.

Newsletter 195

Newsletter Certificate Technology Strategy 195

EventMobi: Association Events

OCTOBER 19, 2023

If you run a membership organization, you know how important it is to engage and retain your members. After all, members are the lifeblood of your organization: they support your organization’s mission, attend events, and form your community! Ready to launch your membership campaign, but wondering where to start?

How To 130

How To Discount Social Media Software 130

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you use Creative Commons photos from Flickr for your blog, keep an eye on this developing story from Ernie Smith at Associations Now. Is your CRM or database ready for the end-of-year giving season ? Been there!

Chicago 174

Chicago DC Washington Software 174

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. To help associations increase sponsorship revenue, the Partnership Professionals Network and Dynamic Benchmarking are conducting a survey of association sponsors to find out: Why companies sponsor associations. Marketing education.

Revenue 195

Revenue Survey Leadership Education 195

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Urgent request for participation in an association professional development survey. Please participate—or ask the right person in your organization to participate—today because the survey closes at end of business today, Friday, December 4.

Blended Learning 300

Blended Learning Revenue Conference Technology 300

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. I’m on vacation next week—hiking in the Santa Fe area of New Mexico—so this Brain Food covers all the events I could find (and that came my way) for the next two weeks. Future of the association workplace. Women in technology.

LMS 195

LMS Conference Technology Content 195

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JUNE 16, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth.” In the past few editions of Association Brain Food, I included a Good Listens section featuring association-focused podcasts. Event marketing. Erasmus Podcasts.

Project 195

Project Tools Revenue Metro 195

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MAY 29, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reboarding members. WBT shares ideas for using what you learn during reboarding to better serve members. Shoshana Friedman shared a detailed recap on the WalkMe blog and Dayana Nevo wrote about lessons learned on the MarTech Advisor blog.

San Diego 259

San Diego Strategy North Carolina Conference 259

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 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. Get on board!

Revenue 195

Revenue Committee Strategy Technology 195

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) didn’t let their assumptions about members get in the way of their learning business. 12 more days until I see many of you at ASAE TEC in Washington DC!

Revenue 195

Revenue Technology Innovation Social Media 195