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New Bill Would Expand 529 Savings Accounts to Cover Professional Certification

Associations Now

A new bipartisan bill would expand the use of 529 education savings accounts to cover the fees related to professional certification and credentialing programs. ASAE and the Professional Certification Coalition say it would benefit associations and the workforce. The Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act was introduced by Reps.

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Association Brain Food: 11.10.23

Reid All About it

. – Let’s Continue the DE&I Conversation The conversation around DE&I is an important one for the credentialing industry and our panel of certification professionals wants to help you continue that conversation. Host: Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration Wed 11/15 at 1 p.m. s DE&I committee.

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Invest in Yourself: Book Recommendations for Young Professionals

Association Adviser

Moreover, while there are many ways to develop yourself professionally, such as joining an organization, taking a night class at the university, enrolling in a free online seminar or attending a conference, the method of professional development I’m recommending doesn’t require you to even leave the house: Read books. Don’t believe it.

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Association Brain Food: 2.9.24

Reid All About it

I searched for a recipe on Eat Your Books , a cookbook index site. New Year, More Questions Breakout group topics: #1: Learning Gaps – Leading up to a certification/assessment exam, what areas of learning would you like to see improved and what areas have been beneficial for your learners to utilize? #2: More info/register.

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How to Promote the Value of Credentials to Individuals & Employers

Membersuite

Many of MemberSuite’s customers, which I’ve been fortunate to work with to implement their credentialing needs in the last six years, knew the importance and value of these types of programs early on—that’s why we created a highly configurable certification management solution as part of our baseline offering. Program content (i.e.

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Association Brain Food: 1.26.24

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Billhighway discusses the causes of leadership succession issues and offers strategies for preventing volunteer burnout , a big problem for chapters. Leadership development for young members. TopClass LMS has a solution for empty volunteer pipelines: leadership development cohort programs. More info/register. More info/register.

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Association Brain Food: 3.17.23

Reid All About it

.* – Career Coach Series: Mindful Leadership Many organizations are in a state of disruption, transformation, and uncertainty. Join us as we explore how an approach of mindful leadership can assist with wellness, focus, clarity of vision, conflict resolution, and goal setting and achievement. More info/register. 1 CMP credit.

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