WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

If you make your living in the lifelong learning business, you don’t want to rely on obsolete information to do your job. But, unfortunately, you might still hear people espousing some old learning myths, despite the progress neuroscientists and professional development experts have made in understanding how adults learn. We’re here to debunk some of those learning myths, starting with one that has incredible staying power. #1 – The learning style myth: please make it stop!

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Wild Apricot

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Here's a list of all the nonprofit hashtags. I also included all the nonprofit Twitter chats and the best hashtag campaign I've seen.

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YourMembership

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Recently, The Ohio Society of CPAs (OSCPA) has been evolving our diversity and inclusion (D&I) efforts to create an intentional culture shift in the association. Why are we making D&I a priority? Research shows companies that elevate D&I beyond just a focus on creating greater demographic diversity financially outperform their peers and an inclusive business.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Often, we think of people as unpredictable, hard to read, ever changing. Predicting what customers will like or what trends will take off can feel akin to reading tea leaves or firing a shot in the dark, which is usually a recipe for frustration. Luckily, Dr. Jonah Berger’s research has uncovered the exact opposite, and his Super Forum keynote discussed research that shows people are quite predictable.

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Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your organization’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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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Education is a lifelong passion for Tracy. Throughout her early career she was repeatedly asked to develop and deliver training – so she decided to pursue her masters and become an instructor. Fresh out of graduate school, she realized she was a subject expert but had a lot to learn about learning. Her first day in the classroom she could see before her eyes when her methods succeeded or epically failed.

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YourMembership

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

During the past few months, we’ve introduced some exciting new ways to think about the solutions you expect from your association management software (AMS) and the value you create for your members. We’re happy to share a summary of our Summer 2017 and Fall 2017 AMS product updates, celebrating your success as you continue to. The post A season for transformation. appeared first on YourMembership.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

What comes to mind when you think about the term “data science”? Most of us have heard of it, but have trouble translating it into something useful. We struggle to describe data science and actually use it to solve problems, even as it becomes one of the hottest new areas in business. Brad Klingenberg, VP of Data Science at Stitch Fix, has no such problem.

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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

So, you’ve decided to start offering webinars. Or maybe you’ve been hosting webinars for a while but now you’ve decided it’s time to start monetizing them. Over the years Blue Sky has managed educational webinars for all types of clients who have a variety of different webinar goals – to use them as a value-add for members, to keep their audience engaged throughout the year, to offer continuing education credits through virtual events, and of course, to drive additional non-dues revenue to their

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Jamie Notter

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

No matter what kind of job you have, I’ll bet that a large percentage of your work day is devoted to one, single activity: Coming up with an answer or a solution to a problem you face. That’s what we do. We come up with answers. We figure out how we are going to sell more widgets, or design better widgets, or partner with others in the widget industry, or create a better performance review system, or train our managers to deal with Millennials more effectively, or break down our internal silos,

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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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Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

I had an interesting conversation this week with a colleague on the subject of membership engagement tracking. It's not something that every association does, evidently, but it is something that my association does. We track many of the activities that our members participate in for the purpose of determining which are and are not highly engaged with our association.

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

When a new member joins your organization, an email welcoming them should be your top priority. It’s an effective and efficient way to reinforce their decision to join. It’s important to note that a Welcome Email should NOT be a quick, generic email that you send simply for the sake of checking it off your to-do list. How and Why to Create. an Email Welcoming New Members.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Remember what the term ‘partnership’ is really about. Corporate partnership. For your organization, the term tends to invoke images of budgeting, of sponsorship agreements, and of maintaining effective and productive partner benefits. But as a concept, partnership is about more than that. It is about cooperation, about shared connection, and about mutual interests.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

I think it is coincidence, but I have been finding the opportunity to recommend Carol Dweck’s book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success a lot lately, so it seemed to make sense to share it again here too. I find many books interesting or entertaining. Some make me think. A few give me some useful tips. This book changed my life. I can’t think of another book I can say that about.

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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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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Photo by William Iven on Unsplash. Kent Agramonte, Naylor Association Solutions. Part 2 of our 2017 Association Communications Benchmarking Study series. Recently, we conducted our 2017 Association Communications Benchmarking Study , and in reviewing the results, we learned that 84 percent of respondents believe they are good at creating relevant content.

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Idea Architects

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

What is an easy-to-implement member or customer communication that might significantly enhance their experience and satisfaction? It answers one important question: What happens next? This type of communication—email, letter, or other form—is already used in some circumstances. Common occurrences include after registering for a conference or placing an order online.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Identify the root cause and get people together to target a siloed association culture. Silo has become a buzzword in the association industry. It almost always carries bad connotations, suggesting a culture that stifles connection and collaboration. Silos are groups that emerge in the workplace, in departments, projects or committees, that become so insular they do not share any knowledge or efforts with other silos who may be working on similar issues.

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Smooth The Path

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

There is a very big range in the potential health of any association isn’t there? Association A: You might work for an association whose industry is being completely upended by technology or regulations. You might be facing competition, so steep members are leaving by the hundreds. Or maybe your member’s organizations are consolidating, or maybe they are in the middle of a cyclical industry downturn.

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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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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Photo by Jacob Miller on Unsplash. Dave Bornmann, Naylor Association Solutions. “I hate my AMS, but would never think about changing it.”. This is a direct quote from an association executive at a focus group I recently attended. There were lots of nodding heads in the room. I found this a startling statement and started pondering how we got here.

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many associations still rely on dated techniques to engage members. Does your association struggles with member engagement? You’re not alone. There are typically 3 main reasons why members disengage: No Time. Less Participation. More Competition. Here’s the key: Your members don’t need to show up to events to be engaged. To be clear, face-to-face meetings still have great value, but they aren’t the only way to build commitment and a sense of belonging.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Embrace constructive criticism to transform your ideas. Picture the scene: after facing up to a problem at work, you have a brainwave of a solution to end all solutions. After a couple of days of hashing out plans in your head and talking to a couple of close co-workers about it, you take the idea to your boss. They listen. Then they hit you with a hard “no” and an excuse.

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Beth Kanter

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Last week I attended the launch of the book, Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector by William F. Meehan III and Kim Starkey Jonker, with a Foreword by Jim Collins. The authors identify seven leadership best practices of high performance based on their extensive experience in the nonprofit and philanthropy sector.

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Holly Duckworth

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

If mindlessness is being asleep at the wheel of life, mindfulness is becoming more awake and aware of your beliefs—as media mogul Oprah Winfrey says, “What I know for sure.” What do you know for sure? Your mindful practice for today is to push away from your desk for just two to five minutes—yes, you can set your phone timer. Use that time to ask your inner self what is it you believe about the way you are running your life.

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CommPartners

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Recently, at the Higher Logic Super Forum, I along with an association colleague facilitated a session on the virtues of developing an integrated approach for bringing together online community and an LMS as a single engagement offering. During the session, we discussed that frequently associations have these areas configured as unique offerings. In reality both […].

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Achieve

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

This post originally appeared on. Philanthropy News Digest. As a nonprofit leader, you’ll be delighted to learn that new research affirms what most of us knew: Americans are generous. In fact, this year’s edition of. Giving USA. found that charitable giving by individuals in the U.S. was up nearly 4 percent in 2016, hitting an all-time high. But as.

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