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MCI to Host More Buyers to IMEX Frankfurt 2013

GlowGlobally

IMEX 2013 is May 20 – 23 in Frankfurt, Germany. And in 2013, MCI would like to extend an invitation to our US-based association colleagues to be our guest at IMEX 2013 through the IMEX Hosted Buyers Program! First class train travel from selected destinations. Each year IMEX grows larger and more engaging.

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Medical Group Can Represent Members in Class Action, Appeals Court Says

Associations Now

The New York State Psychiatric Association won a significant victory in its legal battle against UnitedHealthcare after an appeals court ruled that the association has standing to represent its members and their patients in the class-action lawsuit. The suit is expected to help medical associations in similar cases. A recent U.S.

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Study: In Charitable Giving, Middle Class Digs Deeper Than the Wealthy

Associations Now

According to NRC, 52 percent of charities had raised more funds as of mid-2014 than they did in the first half of 2013. The Great Recession and the growing income gap between the wealthy and middle-class Americans have created a surprising “generosity gap” in the nation’s population. Members of the lower and middle class gave $57.3

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Survey: Charitable Giving Saw Strong Gains in 2013

Associations Now

60 % At least six in 10 organizations from nearly every subcategory of nonprofits—from education to health to professional societies—reported an increase in fundraising in 2013, according to the Nonprofit Research Collaborative’s Year-End 2013 Fundraising Survey. Fundraising was up across the board in 2013 in the U.S.

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Coming soon to association learning: gamified learning and microcredentials

Aaron Wolowiec

But some new types of learning are also emerging: massive open online courses, flipped classes, gamified learning, microcredentials and microlearning, which has the highest rate of adoption. In fact, the percentage of LMS users increased from 51 percent in 2013 to 60 percent in 2015. Webinars continue to be the No.

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What I'm Reading

Thanks For Playing

Freelancing and the "learning economy" (article also has a link to a great piece about " the new middle class poverty ," which you should also check out) Want to be a success in social marketing? I'm about the 100th person to link to this, but Jeffrey Cufuade has a great post about trends in conferences for 2013.

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A decade of Nimble AMS: A flashback of favorite things

Nimble AMS

Superheroes using world-class technology to advance their missions that impact policies that strengthen safety and security standards, advance job skills and create new employment opportunities, and build a stronger economy. . To build a ground-breaking product that was innovative and cost effective.