WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

If you’ve taken a continuing education class, you’ve seen how students fade away over time. Online learning presents additional challenges. Online students must have the motivation and discipline to work in isolation. 1 – Prepare students for the online learning experience.

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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.” WBT Systems explains what associations need to know about launching a podcast and how a podcast can contribute to the success of your professional development programs.

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Blue Sky eLearn

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Whether the association is made up of people in the same professional field or just those with common interests, members appreciate an association that offers a variety of events and learning opportunities. Check out these strategies to help improve your digital operations as well as increase member engagement: Optimize your website.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 2, 2019

We’re always talking about building community and how engaged communities can have an undeniable impact on our organizations. However, sometimes the concepts behind an online community can feel a bit abstract. Aren’t communities built in person? How can an army of strangers online make a customer feel seen?

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Must-read newsletters. Katherine Matthews, CAE, talks to Alexandra Mouw, CAE, about the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ journey to becoming a data-driven organization. Curated reading lists are the best, right? Data strategy.

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EventMobi: Association Events

JUNE 26, 2023

Here are 24 association member engagement strategies to explore for your organization, plus 6 tips for how to increase member engagement. Member engagement refers to the active efforts an organization makes to connect and foster relationships with their members. Foster a sense of community. What is Member Engagement?

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Think of all the organizations that now offer professional development to your members—how many of them existed even ten years ago? You can learn more about the “iconic advantage” approach to marketing straight from the inventor of the concept, Soon Yu , at the NiUG Discovery Conference next week (October 2-4) in Arlington, Virginia.

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JUNE 4, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Of course, you know they have a good answer, which they share in their latest post along with examples of how two associations use chapter benchmarking data to spark change. Benchmarking chapter data. Digital credentialing for the next gen.

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APRIL 14, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Extreme brainstorming. Michelle Maher at Highland reports on what they learned after talking with 30 association membership leaders. Quick hits Follow these tips to counteract ten major survey response biases and improve your survey data.

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JUNE 11, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If members are burnt out on virtual everything, how do you convince them to make time for online education? Christi shared lessons learned so far, including five prerequisites for a chapter benchmarking project. Successful Assertion.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 9, 2018

We’re bringing six of them to your attention because we think they’re also non-obvious online learning trends for 2018. 1: Light-Speed Learning. Bhargava predicts: “The road to mastery on any topic gets faster through the help of bite-sized learning modules that make education more time efficient, engaging, useful and fun.”.

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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. Online learning programs. Volunteer learning journey.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Virtual conference pricing. The folks at Fíonta do too, which is why they say integrating Salesforce (or any CRM/AMS) with a learning management system (LMS) should be on your association’s to-do list. Virtual conference FOMO. A true LOL.

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JUNE 21, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Maggie McGary shares insights from the Community Roundtable’s 10th Annual State of Community Management report and cross-references them with findings from MGI’s Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit.

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MAY 8, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Chapter virtual events. Student/fraternal chapters. Will college students return to campus this fall? If you have student chapters, WBT Systems shares some ideas for creating a virtual fraternal or student chapter experience.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The weekly list of free professional development and events for the association community… Politicians and pundits need to listen to these two women whose friendship survives their opposing politics. If your organization has a webinar scheduled in the near future, please send me the link. She has a TED talk worth watching too.

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Membersuite

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Many company-based membership organizations (trade associations) offer individual memberships too. Consider whether your association might find success with: Student memberships with dues based on their year: sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student. Learning Pass. Common Membership Tiers. Virtual Membership.

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WBT Systems

JULY 5, 2017

If your association’s learning management system (LMS) is only used by staff in the education department, you’re not taking full advantage of its potential. An LMS can do so much more than help you manage online courses, certification and accreditation programs, digital badges, and webinars. Get the most out of a conference.

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Reid All About it

JUNE 5, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… What a week. I’ve always thought of myself as fairly woke, but realize I could listen, read, learn and feel much more no matter how uncomfortable it is, and so I am. Will they have online courses instead? More info/register.

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Leading Learning

JANUARY 12, 2023

While I do work as a coach, my primary focus is as a learning professional in a learning business—I oversee professional development and conferences at the School Nutrition Association. Many organizations offer coaching benefits for their employees. What Is a Learning Business? Offer Coaching Courses.

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WBT Systems

JULY 24, 2018

Associations want to know how their membership recruitment, retention, and marketing tactics compare to others so they can improve member growth and engagement. Every summer, the association community looks forward to the release of the Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report from Marketing General Incorporated (MGI).

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WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

Success depends on the ability to create value for their brand. Many solutions have been proposed to address this disconnect, including expansion of apprenticeships and online continuing education. Regardless, success depends on tying more “agile” education and development opportunities to desirable competencies as they evolve.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… The world wants you just as you are—you are enough. Your teaching feels slightly off and inauthentic to students. WBT Systems explains what to do if one of your online courses fails , how to identify the problem and what to do about it.

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JULY 8, 2016

Back in the saddle—here’s the list of webinars and other events for the association community for the week of July 11. Demand Metric recently conducted a study to learn about the current state of referral marketing. Hear about trend data and the interest in, evolution of, and success with referral marketing. More info/register.

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MARCH 30, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… The team at Velocity Partners has scrutinized the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and come up with seven requirements for Generally Dickish Practice Retirement (what GDPR really means) that you need to start working on right away.

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

They were the centers of their fields and didn’t compete with other organizations. Instead they’re going head-to-head with other nonprofit and for-profit organizations, websites, and media companies. the names of the organizations you’re fighting with for relevancy) will depend on your industry. Online Communities.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

In the association community, it feels like we’re always playing catch up to the world around us. This paper is one in a series that Elizabeth has written with other smarty pants in our community. What we need to learn and know will change. Here are some of the courses I’d require: Strategic thinking and goal-setting.

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Forj

DECEMBER 29, 2017

As always, we try to use this blog post to speak from our experience as a learning technology partner to organizations that provide continuing education and professional development. To wit, we in online learning are often in the business of managing transactions. If implemented, that will make a big difference.

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Protech

MARCH 11, 2020

For trade associations, institutional members might expect value in the form of internal educational resources they can share with their staff on community forums. The data maturity model allows nonprofit executives to identify what can be improved in their data governance policy. What is a Data Maturity Model? .

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 16, 2018

There was never one dedicated space that offered a sense of community beyond the walls of a school building or district. The DEN evolved from disparate groups connecting across social platforms to an engaged, active online community hub. It’s a testament to a powerful combination of engaged users and great community management.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. It also shares onboarding tactics and success factors. Do you remember early last year seeing a slew of LinkedIn updates about an online DEI course at the University of South Florida (USF)? New member engagement. Quick hits.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 16, 2023

Okay, now think about all the ways they contributed to your success. Mentorship can be a formal or informal relationship between a mentor who has the benefits and wisdom of experienced and a mentee who is looking to learn or grow with the support of the mentor. Think about the best mentor you’ve ever had. Got them in your head?

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DECEMBER 9, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. They also suggest ways to improve the virtual conference experience. Six ways to get your organization’s subject matter experts to start thinking like content marketers. ( Virtual events and inclusion. “If Attracting Gen Z. Quick hits.

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MemberClicks

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Considering the multiple purposes your site serves, designing the perfect website experience can be a bit more tricky than it is for other businesses or organizations. Check out what makes them successful below, and then let’s look into making sure yours is up to snuff. Nobody’s perfect, and even the best websites can improve.

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Association Adviser

APRIL 10, 2017

That was my entry into the association community. PC: When examining AHE’s conference sponsorship program shortly after I became executive director, I learned that the only time there was meaningful staff engagement with current or potential sponsors was when we asked for money. The online courses are college-level courses.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Vendor member education. A few of them might surprise you, but they’re essential for technology project success. Panelists will share their wins, opportunities and resources they’ve utilized throughout their careers to achieve success.

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.orgCommunity

AUGUST 6, 2019

Positioning for Success in an Era of Disruption , we interviewed leaders who strive to stay a step ahead of the future. Today the organization he founded in 1935, the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), more than realizes that vision. The organization represents 19,000 members in more than 100 countries.

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