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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Virtual conference pricing. WBT Systems describes the different factors you need to consider when pricing a virtual conference , and right at the top they say, “Your virtual conference should not be free.”. Virtual conference FOMO.

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JULY 27, 2023

Professional development courses can also attract new members to your organization, as more individuals are turning to associations to satisfy industry-specific CE guidelines or complete certification requirements. If your content isn’t engaging, even the best LMS won’t be able to keep members invested.

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 3, 2023

If your association is looking to streamline education and support career development among its members, it’s time to consider investing in association learning management software (LMS). In this guide, we’ll cover all the basics of LMS and share our top 15 recommended picks: What is learning management software? Track progress.

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JULY 28, 2022

Learning management system: Consider adding auxiliary software like a learning management system (LMS) to your association. According to the Community Brands Study, certifications and credentials are the fourth most important member priority. Doing so will help provide great member value, enhancing the member experience.

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MARCH 19, 2021

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. domains, domain name system, and digital certificates)—in enabling the day-to-day successful operation of their business.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Virtual conference closing. I still remember the final moments of a virtual conference I attended last year. The conference experience just stopped. Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering , WBT Systems describes how to close a conference in a meaningful way instead of ghosting your attendees. Building new norms.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

TopClass LMS describes how assumptions about careers don’t always hold up now. 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. So far, reading an article here and there, I’m liking it.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

Regardless of your goals for 2023, AI has the potential to help you exceed member expectations, boost recruitment and retention efforts and alleviate staff stress. Offer additional value to these crucial member benefits when you look for innovative tech to support your programming goals in 2023: Learning management software (LMS).

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JANUARY 12, 2024

If you’re a regular reader of Association Brain Food, this post from TopClass LMS will be familiar ground for you. Learn how to automate time consuming manual tasks across a variety of systems (AMS, LMS, CMS, CRM, Email, Community, O365, etc.) with Zapier. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Virtual conferences. Virtual conference as ritual. Don Neal of 360 Live Media believes a conference can serve the same ritualistic role in our professional lives that other ceremonies and events play in our personal lives. Virtual conference tips. Tri-brid event model. It would at least offer a different experience.

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MARCH 12, 2021

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Presenters: Lisa Block, EVP, Conference Strategy and Design, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. Host: Fridays@4.

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JULY 24, 2019

For an association, hosting events like conferences, networking meetups, and learning sessions is an effective way to bring people who share a common goal or passion together. With the right tools and strategies on your side, you can build out an approach to event planning that will always support these goals of recruitment and engagement.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conference design. In part two of their Open Space series, TopClass LMS explains how to overcome common objections to using this engaging event format. Conference/abstract management. Another take on the young professional recruitment challenge comes from James Young of Product Community. Next gen membership #1.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Maybe one sign of a looming implosion… your conference is stuck in the dark ages. In this Wired article, Dr. Esther Ngumbi and Dr. Brian Lovett discuss the need for exhausting, expensive, and exclusive science conferences to modernize and provide some ideas for improvement. Try on learning formats you can create in your LMS right now.

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MARCH 1, 2019

At a session during the ASAE Technology conference, Tobin , Gretchen , Rhea , and Trevor (first name basis here) had us do a personality exercise based on our intuitive connection with one of four shapes. Billhighway suggests several resources and strategies a national association can provide to help chapters with member recruitment.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

At MIT Technology Review, Tanya Basu shares ideas for helping remote workers recreate watercooler moments —the same ideas can help you simulate conference hallway conversations too. Luring members/customers to your LMS. Virtual conference sponsors. UBIT for virtual trade shows. More info/register. Mon 10/12 at 11 a.m. –

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The organizations behind it, Conference & Incentive Travel and Event First Steps, believe the results “will enable our industry to develop, and make the work we create more diverse in terms of workforce, audience and representation. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman.

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JUNE 27, 2022

Certifications and credentials. TECH TIP: Community Brands offers career center and learning management software (LMS) to help you upgrade professional content for your members. Both YM Careers YM Careers and Crowd Wisdom are designed to boost member recruitment and engagement while integrating seamlessly with Nimble AMS.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you create education and conference program titles and descriptions for your association’s website, search engine optimization (SEO) will make those programs more discoverable by potential learners and attendees. Conference insights from forward-thinking association event directors. SEO for education programs. Quick hits.

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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. Member education.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Why get an LMS. Your association survived the pandemic without an LMS, you’re returning to in-person meetings, and the budget isn’t looking so good. Why the heck would you even think about getting an LMS ? Virtual conference coffee breaks. “At Keep her advice in mind as you’re planning in-person conferences too.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

TopClass LMS explains how education programs can help your association’s grassroots advocacy efforts. Member recruitment. To attract young members , you must recruit in ways that make sense to them. Conference/abstract management. Host: Certification Network Group Speakers: Alyssa Rulf Fountain, Ph.D.,

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

When you’re selecting technology, like a learning management system (LMS), there’s so many ways you can botch the decision, mostly because you don’t know what you don’t know. WBT Systems suggests ten factors you should consider while developing requirements for your new LMS. LMS Success: Keys to Building Participation and Revenue.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

One virtual conference pretty much looks like another—”talking heads on a screen, chat boxes on the side and maybe some Zoom breakout rooms.” Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference.

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APRIL 5, 2024

TopClass LMS explains how to differentiate and add value to your association’s education programs by building a human touch into them. I also noticed a lack of intention in solving these issues: most associations admit to not having member engagement, young professional recruitment and lapsed member reengagement plans.

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MARCH 26, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. LMS Demo Day. The just-in-time virtual LMS demo day will feature presentations from a limited number of industry partners that offer LMS platforms. Tue 3/30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. – More info/register. Host: ASAE.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

Virtual conference pricing. Dr. Michael Tatonetti, CAE, explains how to use price anchoring to determine registration rates for your virtual conference. By the way, he’s the director of certification and education at the Professional Pricing Society so he knows what he’s talking about. . 1 CMP credit. 1 CMP credit. Host: PCMA.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Now, members are looking for medical associations that can support their needs and career growth, whether that be through certifications and training or collaboration and networking. Professional associations are responsible for education standards, exams, training, and certifications. It also: Adds member value.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

After an informative discussion in ASAE Collaborate, TopClass LMS was inspired to introduce the Open Space event format to those who can’t access the forum. In this post, they describe the basics and the advantages Open Space has over the traditional conference session format. Open Space event design. Membership renewals. CAE credit.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli , says Adrian Segar at Conferences That Work. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

I’m lucky I got to participate in Zoom meetings throughout the conference because I have a good professional network. Let sponsors host discussion rooms—an AMS partner hosts a room on membership topics, an LMS partner hosts one on professional development topics, etc. Post-Conference Chat & Networking. Fri 8/14 at 1 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Un-hybrid conference. At some point in 2021, associations will switch from virtual-only conferences to hybrid conferences. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.

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MARCH 25, 2022

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. AWTC Salon: Recruiting and Retaining Tech Talent. Join an interactive conversation on recruiting and retaining tech talent. Check out Cecilia’s Nonprofit Executive Spotlight series too. Guest: Ed Barks. 1 CMP credit.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

Or, rather, a telepresence attendee at an association conference and trade show. WBT Systems explains the difference between certification, certificate programs and designations , describes the benefits of these types of credentialing programs, and provides questions you should ask before deciding to offer them. TechRepublic ).

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JANUARY 28, 2022

If the registration numbers for your educational programs are disappointing, WBT Systems shares several reasons people don’t commit to online courses and conferences. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. – LMS Selection in the Evolving Learning Landscape.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Keep up with the exciting tech disrupters that planners are adopting to bring engagement and productivity to their meetings and conferences: beacon technology, drones, Snapchat, and augmented/virtual reality. DC Small Association Forum for Executives (Washington, DC and conference call). 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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MAY 12, 2023

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. Conferences and meetings are vital to our arsenal to inspire change, to advance mission, and to support the individuals and organizations we serve. It’s not until early September, but put NDP on your radar.

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