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12 Areas Your Association Must Address to Thrive During a Recession

Membersuite

3: Membership Tiers and Pricing. Do your membership tiers and pricing still match the needs and desires of your market? Whether it’s a certificate program in which they learn new skills or a webinar series about operational efficiency, give members the knowledge they need to ride out tough economic times.

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The Lifelong Learner’s Guide to Success: Future Proofing Your Career, Part One

Blue Sky eLearn

They attributed the 2008 financial crisis as playing a part but also argued that the college-educated workforce was pushing the non-college-educated workforce towards unemployment. In 2013, three economists published a research paper called The Great Reversal in the Demand for Skill and Cognitive Tasks. in January 2013.

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2018 eLearning Predictions: Updated Hype Curve

Forj

When a learner accumulates a sufficient balance of CE credits over a certain span of time, she achieves maintenance of certification. Less abstractly, the CE business of non-profit associations is threatened by for-profit CE providers that undercut the associations’ prices.

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The Lifelong Learner’s Guide to Success: Future-Proofing Your Career; Part One

Blue Sky eLearn

They attributed the 2008 financial crisis as playing a part but also argued that the college-educated workforce was pushing the non-college-educated workforce towards unemployment. In 2013, three economists published a research paper called The Great Reversal in the Demand for Skill and Cognitive Tasks. in January 2013.

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Christmas Tree Safety Tips: What Associations Recommend

Associations Now

Prices of real Christmas trees are rising due to shortages that date to the 2008 recession. Artificial trees come with their own problems, especially if they’re designed with built-in lighting—which is why Underwriters Laboratory (UL) has certifications for prelit trees over 30 inches tall. million in 2016 to 21.1

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Emerging Market Cities Open Their Doors to Associations.

GlowGlobally

The World Bank’s 2008 “Doing Business Index” of leading indicators ranks Singapore #1 as the best place for starting and growing a business. And for associations seeking to grow one’s certification, education, and training businesses, these results are enlightening. Public Affairs. by Peter Turner. .

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The Applied Knowledge Gap in India ? GrowGlobally.org

GlowGlobally

People with a high school certificate number 250 million, with 10 million getting a BS degree. This is an opportunity for associations with good training and certification programs. In addition, you’ll need to consider product pricing adjustments unless your product has the “gold standard” moniker. Bottomline.