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Strength in Numbers: Ngage Welcomes Growth & Opportunities

Ngage Management

At its inception in 2013, Ngage Management was owned and solely operated by CEO Tobi Lyon. The company facilitates strength finder assessment training for its employees and offers both time and resources (as well as encouragement) to those interested in pursuing educational trainings, certification, and volunteer opportunities.

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How Beta Testers Can Help Build Grade-A Exams

Associations Now

The tech association CompTIA improves its certification exams by enlisting IT experts to test the tests before they’re opened to all. Ready to get your certification or credentialing exam out to your members? They are kind of an early adopter of the certification if they pass the exam.”. How do they do it?

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Mission Driven Volunteer Q&A

Spark Consulting

What is the certification for volunteers at c3 organizations? PH: It’s the Certification in Volunteer Administration (CVA). Leading Associations: How Individual Characteristics and Team Dynamics Generate Committed Leaders , an August 2013 report out of the American Sociological Association. That’s not cool!

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Advance Reading for #ASAE15

Associations Now

Session: “What’s New in the Business of Certification?” Read: “ What’s New in the Business of Certification? Session: “Referral Marketing: The Key to Millennial Recruitment,” 11:30 a.m. ” 10 a.m. While We’re In Their Backyard….

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Your Conference Is Offering Learning Scrap That Is Not Even Worth Recycling

Velvet Chainsaw

Alarming Learning Budget Data Several data points from the Association for Talent Development’s (ATD) 2013 State of the Industry report puts Masie’s comments into context: The average direct expense per employee per year for professional development is $1,195 (down from $1,600 in 2005). 61% of learning expenses are spent internally.

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Long Live Your Education Sessions: How To Repurpose, Reuse and Recoup Meeting Costs

Tom Morrison

By repurposing, repackaging and reusing content, it has enhanced our member engagement and increased our revenue per member from $1,500 in 2006 to $2,200 in 2013. That is 100 new members we did not have to recruit! With our size membership, that was another $180,000 a year. That was huge!

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Transforming your community into a collaborative learning environment

Aaron Wolowiec

This likely includes face-to-face programs, digital learning, other meetings and events, and any certification, accreditation or licensure programs. Likewise, how have you transformed your community into a collaborative learning environment (or what strategies are you considering for 2013)?

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