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February Update: What to Expect in Our First Major Release of 2017

Wild Apricot

Find out what to expect in our 1st major release of 2017 and sign up for free expert webinars in February and March.

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Playing the Long Game

Eric Lanke

When in a negotiation of any kind, it's important to understand the time horizon that each party is bringing into the discussion. Because the one with the longer time horizon will have an advantage over the one with the shorter one. If you need a resolution sooner than that of your negotiating partner, you will be forced to make decisions from a more limited set of options.

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An Action Plan for Staying Close to Remote Workers

Associations Now

A new survey about the workplace shows that employees are spending more time working outside the office. That has an impact on how you manage your staff—and your members too. Like a lot of reports about the workplace, Gallup’s new “ State of the American Workplace ” study is a good-news-bad-news proposition. On one hand, leaders and workers are both becoming more comfortable with flexible work environments, recognizing that an 8-to-5 mindset isn’t always the best fit for productivity—and t

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How to Create a Data-Sharing Partnership with Chapters: Part 2

Chapter Chat

Ask any component relations professional to describe the worst possible relationship between an association and its chapters and you’re bound to hear the words “us vs. them.” When this mindset afflicts staff and leaders, everyone loses, including your members. You’ll never be in a position to help your chapters achieve their goals, serve their members, or improve their financial standing without finding a way to become partners instead of rivals.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Not Milk? Dairy Industry Wants Plant-Based Alternatives to Stop Using Name

Associations Now

The National Milk Producers Federation has put its support behind a legislative effort to prevent the use of the term “milk” for alternatives made with different kinds of plants. A group that represents plant-based food makers, meanwhile, has defended its members, stating that the goal has never been to mislead. Dig your milk in almond, soy, or rice form?

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Aircraft and Pilots Group Brings Drone Pilots Under Its Wing

Associations Now

A new membership category welcomes drone pilots to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. It hopes to promote safety and to unite manned and unmanned aircraft pilots. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) has developed a new line of membership options for drone pilots. It’s part of a larger effort to unite manned and unmanned aircraft pilots and to promote safety as they share the same airspace.

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Greenbuild Gets Even Greener, Diverts 90.3 Percent of Waste

Associations Now

The 2016 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center exceeded waste diversion goals for both the U.S. Green Building Council and the meeting venue. The U.S. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild International Conference and Expo last October kept 90.3 percent of its waste out of the landfill, diverting recyclables and compostable material from the waste stream.

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Monday Buzz: Carrying Too Much Weight?

Associations Now

If you’re running “fat ads” on your association’s website, it could be slowing things down by quite a bit, according to a new report. Also: Learn how to better challenge yourself at your job. Does your association’s website have a “fat ads” problem? Do you even know what that means? As AdAge recently explained , according to an Ad Lightning report, roughly 40 percent of online ads are larger bandwidth-wise than the ad industry’s own accepted standards state.

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