Sat.Jun 25, 2016 - Fri.Jul 01, 2016

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Summer School? No, time to evaluate LMS performance

WBT Systems

How to ensure School’s NOT Out for Summer. Those dreaded words from years ago….summer school. The mere mention of them sent chills through students that were just getting by. No vacation, no trips to the beach with friends, just you and the almost as miserable teacher. The last thing you wanted to do on the summertime was more learning! However, the summertime is a great time to evaluate your current learning management system and the training courses your organization offers.

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22 Free Nonprofit Webinars for July 2016

Wild Apricot

If your organization is struggling to engage millennials, one of the things you’ll learn from this month’s webinars is the best times of day to post your event social media messages and send emails.

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3 Types of Association Members and How to Engage Them

Socious

Novelists, marketers, and psychologists like to lump people into groups. It’s not because they like to stereotype, or don’t recognize that every individual is unique, it’s because they want to provide the best experience possible. Grouping together people who have the same characteristics, enjoy the same things, and have the same motivations makes it easier to help them.

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My top 8 highlights from RSA’s e-newsletter

Optimist Consulting

I delivered an e-newsletter workshop recently for a client. One of the activities I took the group through was looking at other membership organisation’s e-newsletters. This version from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) was a favourite among the participants. I wanted to share my thoughts on why I think it works well.

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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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Five Habits of Effective Business Writers

Higher Logic

The difference between effective, efficient writers and the rest is a matter of habit. The effective writers regularly and consistently do things that other writers only do sporadically. That’s why they get so much done. Having written millions of words for business since 1982, I’ve got some of those habits figured out. Do these things – and do them consistently – and the quality of your writing projects will increase, even as you produce them more time-efficiently.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.4.16

Reid All About it

Thanks to Independence Day, most of us have a four-day work week after the 4th. But I bet many of you will try to cram five days of work into four days. It’s not the ideal time to attend a webinar which explains why no one in the association community, as far as I could tell, scheduled one for this week. Are you still jonesing for a learning fix? Well, you came to the right person.

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Bonus content – Event Garde e-news – July edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Carla Kalogeridis. Q & A with Carla Kalogeridis , president, Arion Media Services. Follow her on Twitter at @CarlaKalo. Q: Learn: Let’s say you’re studying for a big exam. Are you a crammer, or do you like to plan ahead? A: I plan ahead to cram. Q: Network: How do you help a wallflower, who’s not comfortable networking at a professional event, loosen up?

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How digital is your workforce?

Optimist Consulting

In my work with my clients, I see digital transformation in the membership sector, first-hand. So I was very interested recently to come across a digital skills toolkit from the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), which I think will help many membership organisations to develop the digital skills of their staff. Building a digital workforce is specifically designed to help organisations plan, design and deliver a digital skills development programme for their workforce, but what

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June Update: Why is Next Month Special for Nonprofits?

Wild Apricot

What is so special about July for membership organizations? Based on a study we conducted of over 1 million events you’ve created in Wild Apricot, July is the hottest month for big events. We’re talking retreats, conventions, and conferences.

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

2024 Association Survey Results Report For the 10th year, association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s annual survey. Read the 2024 survey results report to see how your association compares: Top Challenges Retention Rates Non-Renewal Reasons Automatic Renewals Reinstatement Strategies Member Engagement Changes & Strategies Why Members Join Non-Dues Revenue Sources Dues Increases, and more

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Post Brexit Associations

Potomac Core

. The Brexit vote in the United Kingdom along with modest and subdued global economic growth will continue to affect corporate decisions on external costs not related to top line growth and operating performance. Associations in a number of instances are increasingly more relevant , and have strategic objectives closely aligned with the industries they serve.

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Bonus content – Event Garde e-news – July edition

Aaron Wolowiec

Carla Kalogeridis. Q & A with Carla Kalogeridis , president, Arion Media Services. Follow her on Twitter at @CarlaKalo. Q: Learn: Let’s say you’re studying for a big exam. Are you a crammer, or do you like to plan ahead? A: I plan ahead to cram. Q: Network: How do you help a wallflower, who’s not comfortable networking at a professional event, loosen up?

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Where to Start in Training Volunteers

Mariner

July is a month of turnovers in association volunteering. This is the time we greet new volunteers to committees, chapters and boards. It’s the time we welcome new committee chairs. Whether it’s July for your association or another month, the question is always “where do we start?” when it comes to preparing our members to take on volunteer. roles.

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Busy Is Not Always Better

Eric Lanke

I recently read a blog post written by a staffer at an association management company (AMC), detailing, with time codes, all the activities she engaged in during a typical day in her office. 2:15 p.m. — Reach out to account manager for VoIP service to follow up on a new phone order and inquire about headsets for some staff that share offices. 2:21 p.m. — Update membership and staff reports for upcoming client Board meeting.

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The Retention Ripple Effect: Nonprofit Staff and Donor Dynamics

Speaker: Andrew Olsen, CFRE - EVP, Fundraising Solutions at DickersonBakker | Kat Landa, CFRE, CSD - SVP, Talent Solutions at DickersonBakker

Across the nonprofit sector, organizations invest heavily in donor retention efforts, yet the struggle of cultivating lasting relationships remains. While attracting new donors is crucial, the lack of repeat donors poses significant financial risks. Through a comprehensive analysis of industry data, experts argue that there is a direct correlation between donor burnout, donor retention, and the talent retention crisis.

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Members Were My Mentors: Building Consensus Among the Folks Who Build

Association Adviser

After more than three decades at the helm of various AGC chapters, Michael Dunham, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of Georgia, Inc. still loves coming to work every day. He attributes his success to the many great mentors, role models and generous veteran members he sought out early in his career and now that he’s a mentor it’s time to continue the AGC tradition of paying it forward.

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Plan, attack, conquer: A conference strategy

Aaron Wolowiec

Tom Morrison, CEO, MTI Management. With the ASAE Annual Meeting and Expo quickly approaching Aug. 13-16, we wanted to share more advice from conference goers to help you capitalize on your experience. This month’s guest blog post is from Tom Morrison, CEO of MTI Management. Do you have tips to share? Contact Kristen Parker at Kristen@eventgarde.com.

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Tuesday Buzz: Cloudy Days Ahead

Associations Now

New research by Gartner indicates that IT departments are embracing the cloud after years of attempting to ignore it. Also: Don’t let experience stop you from learning something new. With all the talk of “shadow IT” and Dropbox bans over the years, the undercurrent driving much of it has been an inherent skepticism of cloud computing in corporate environments.

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One Thing We can do to Prepare for Change

Smooth The Path

Related: Members need association help when they face change or start something new. The award-winning process for association innovation. Did you know that member surveys can be risky? The post One Thing We can do to Prepare for Change appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Getting More Value from Conference Keynote Speakers

Velvet Chainsaw

Not long ago, becoming a professional speaker was a third step in a thought leaders career path. Many built their expertise in an industry or function, shifted to consulting and then wrote a book to launch their speaking career. In today’s digital age, the path to creating a thought leader platform, leading to speaking gigs, is shifting to a second career play.

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Plan, attack, conquer: A conference strategy

Aaron Wolowiec

Tom Morrison, CEO, MTI Management. With the ASAE Annual Meeting and Expo quickly approaching Aug. 13-16, we wanted to share more advice from conference goers to help you capitalize on your experience. This month’s guest blog post is from Tom Morrison, CEO of MTI Management. Do you have tips to share? Contact Kristen Parker at Kristen@eventgarde.com.

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Does a WELL-Designed Office Boost Productivity?

Associations Now

The American Society of Interior Designers unveiled its new DC headquarters earlier this week, which is on its way to becoming the region’s first platinum-level WELL-certified building space. ASID’s CEO sees the sleek, thoughtful space as not only a place to do work but also to do research into the impact of design on productivity. Most of us wouldn’t choose to live in a dimly lit, cluttered, and cramped cubicle that’s peppered with ugly and uncomfortable furniture, which by the way is down the

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There is a New Role For Association CEO’s

Smooth The Path

Industry and professional environments are changing at an increasingly rapid pace. Specialized technology, regulations and competition are upsetting the status quo in many industries and professions. More broadly the internet and trends from Fortune 500 companies are changing consumer expectations which in turn changes member expectations. The landscape and data available are making for much more frequent and much more complex business analysis.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!

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Your Trade Show Attendees: What Do They Really, Really Want?

Velvet Chainsaw

This is the first in a series of posts on the findings of reports published by the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) based on research recently conducted on attendee retention strategies. It’s likely that the Brexit vote last week is on my mind and that’s why the Spice Girls’ tune, “Wannabe,” popped into my head as I wrote: “Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want.”.

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You’re Never Too Old to Learn Something New

Association Adviser

Hank Berkowitz, Association Adviser. I spoke with CEO of AGC Georgia Michael Dunham the other day about association leadership, career development and mentoring (see his Corner Office profile). Since the vast majority of corporate, government and not-for-profit workers in the U.S. are “at will” employees (i.e., not under contract), I wondered if HR folks were worried about investing in employees who could fly the coop for a better offer on a moment’s notice.

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Shark, Weak? New Study Argues Nonprofit Execs Should Be Cuddly

Associations Now

Using facial appearance as a key signifier, a new University of Toronto study suggests nonprofit execs need a soft-edged approach to succeed—pretty much the opposite of the “shark” characterization of traditional for-profit business executives. If your nonprofit’s executive director has a Shark Tank -style demeanor, you might be doing it wrong.

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Another Way to Usher in Association Change

Smooth The Path

How do associations decide to change? Many organizations know change is imperative when they are “at the other end of a gun”. When the environment, the industry, the profession has changed so much that doing what we’ve been doing is clearly not enough any more, then associations change. Some associations change in time. Some change too late or not at all.

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Here’s a Powerful Marketing Tool Designed for Associations

Show the Benefits of Membership to Your Toughest Prospects. Download this FREE infographic from GrowthZone AMS, Why Join an Association, and start using it as your go-to recruitment and retention marketing tool. Post it on your website. Use it in sales presentations. Or use it as inspiration to create your own version. Infographics have power. They're a quick read.