Velvet Chainsaw

JULY 12, 2013

The trade show of the future will focus on helping over selling, which is best accomplished by delivering valuable education in the exhibit hall. That made education on the show floor something of a rarity, rather than a regular offering. You want attendees to jump into the education experience and then get back to booth visits.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Education is about connection. One place mentoring has a measurable and positive effect is education. Education and learning are about creating strong connections and relationships -- among teachers, students, ideas. And if education is facilitated by strong connections and relationships, mentoring is the perfect match.

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Virtual

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

These reports, issued with a frequency appropriate for your association, allowing you to: identify cost benefits such as how many individuals attended discounted educational programs, the number of free briefings received, etc. In 2013, no promotional strategy would be complete without a social media component.

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 15, 2014

Perhaps even more startling is that while 80 percent of nonprofits reported an increase in demand for their services, only 56 percent could meet those needs in 2013. As a result, nearly half of the nonprofits reported collaborating with others to cut administrative costs. And only 11 percent of respondents thought 2014 would be easier.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Or to reduce customer service costs by allowing customers to help each other? Knowing what your current culture is like will help you plan the community’s launch and educate your organization so they use it. Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in April 2013 has been updated for accuracy, relevance and freshness.

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Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

That was the impetus behind this recent article I wrote for the Midwest Society of Association Executives that was published in their August 2013 issue.). Rising college tuition costs, shrinking numbers of seats, and new technology based delivery systems are combining to create a perfect storm in the adult education world.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Your association can leverage mobile technology for advocacy, education, member communications and engagement activities. They reduce printing costs while increasing engagement and fostering networking. 4, cloud storage, is also an incredible cost saving tool. And, it’s not hard. My 11 year old uses it for school every day!).

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Associations Now

MARCH 13, 2017

ASCE gave the nation a D+ for the condition and performance of its infrastructure —that’s the same grade it earned back in 2013. Failing or inadequate infrastructure costs American families an average of $3,400, she said, on things like car maintenance, gas, and even time. Public Parks: D+. Wastewater: D+. We’re deferring maintenance.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 5, 2015

A recent report highlighting the high cost of college textbooks has the publishing industry on the defensive, but college bookstores and open-publishing advocates say there are ways to ease the sting. Complaints about the high cost of college textbooks are nothing new. Open-Source solution?

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Associations Now

MAY 25, 2017

That’s thanks to a new resource by the Association of Plastic Recyclers designed to educate specific facilities on how to recycle their waste plastics. The Recycle Grocery Rigid Plastics program, which APR launched in 2013 as the Grocery Store Recycling Program, attempts to make an economic case for recycling.

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Expo Logic

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

c measurements using state-of-the-art technology that’s cost effective and enhances your exhibitors’ ROI. From the exhibit hall to education session rooms, their analytics provide attendee traf?c In October of 2013 we deployed a similar technology with our partner Birdzi. c reporting with heat maps, graphs, and charts.

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Associations Now

JULY 17, 2013

How one association put its data to work to determine the true cost of serving its members—and whether its dues structure matched up. “We did a recalculation based on what that cost was, plus the margin we wanted to make, and found that it was only about a $15 increase over [the previous dues price],” Adkins says.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

When Do You Tell Your Association Members What It Really Costs? I just finished working with a group on the draft budget for its 2013 annual meeting. I’m guessing most of you have the same situation: registration fees not covering the entire cost of the event. 5 Articles on Association Meetings & Education.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Education and networking are two benefits of conference attendance and association membership. Yet, education is being disrupted in major ways. When employees spend too much time in education offerings that do not translate into increased performance and productivity, it is learning scrap.

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

This past summer, we conducted a survey of 175 conference organizers to capture improvement trends for education sessions. Organizations are craving innovative session formats and presenters who make education more participatory through improved facilitation versus the lecture. Control costs. Go on a session diet. Dial it up.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 5, 2014

Prior to November 2013, NICSA asked its 170 member companies to join into one of 18 different member categories. The cost savings are attractive to NICSA’s financially inclined members, and prepurchasing also offers a “set it and forget it” appeal. So far, the packages have “gone crazy,” Liston says.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 9, 2015

Also noteworthy: The package does not cost anything above the regular per-person registration fee. The National Association of Bilingual Education helps with that by offering attendees five different registration packages. Its solution: Allow attendees to purchase tickets to individual education sessions.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 7, 2017

In addition to networking and education, legislative efforts are incredibly important. Like many associations, MHEDA boasts a tight-knit membership, and these types of networking and education—where members learn from each other’s successes and mistakes—make the association much more powerful than any other information source.

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Velvet Chainsaw

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Meetings with high F&B spend tend to deliver more value to the stomach than to the attendee networking and education experience. Meeting professionals with this dilemma literally need to trim the F&B fat and shift those dollars into education and experience elements. And don’t get me started about AV costs and Wi-Fi.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 13, 2015

Despite the higher cost of using alternatives to polystyrene containers for food packaging, the New York State Restaurant Association backed the city’s new ban on the material, thanks in part to some key concessions. The association told The Wall Street Journal [subscription] that alternatives cost more than twice as much.

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Association Navigator

AUGUST 29, 2012

This has been a great education and networking opportunity for food and consumer product manufacturers as well as retailers. Now, with some distance from the episode I take the position that President Obama overreacted when he forced McChrystal out and it cost America a great leader. Advocacy, Education, and Insight. Smucker Co.

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Velvet Chainsaw

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

The 2013 Speaker Report: The Use Of Professional And Industry Speakers In The Meetings Market. This second report carries the 2011 findings forward and offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date information available on how speakers fit into the educational landscape. Do you secure speakers for your conferences, events or meetings?

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 25, 2013

In 2013, MCI will be bringing you a new feature to GrowGlobally.org called “Market Insight” that will offer information on select emerging market countries. Traditional “low cost” industries will be replaced by other developing countries as China’s wage costs increase. Accounting. Healthcare. Healthcare. Company Management.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 4, 2015

Among them: data capture, educational offerings, attendee security, and the economy. And the latest to enter the fray is the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE), which released an updated version of its 2013 white paper, Future Trends Impacting the Exhibitions and Events Industry , earlier this week.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 22, 2015

Fwd.us, the well-funded immigration advocacy group launched by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in 2013, is revamping its message in the midst of a presidential campaign that has seen the pendulum abruptly swing the other way on the issue. suddenly finds itself taking on a different fight. And Fwd.us And Fwd.us

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Associations Now

MAY 9, 2013

After a financially strapped school district announced it didn’t have the money to pay its teachers—and laid them off even after they offered to work for free—the Michigan Education Association spoke up for the interests of both its members and the students. Rick Snyder and the state legislature.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2013

And that barely scratches the surface of 2013. Globalization, digital technology, shifting markets, regulatory change—with so many disruptions in the business environment, it’s no wonder that a slew of associations remade their brands and aimed to broaden their reach in 2013. Out: Expert-driven education.

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 31, 2014

Many associations have large numbers of “customers” who pay valuable sums of money to the organization for multiple reasons, such as: acquiring knowledge and continuing education; advancing their professional development; accessing the latest industry trends, benchmarks or standards and so on. GSI 2013′s Key Findings.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 12, 2014

But when itemized to highlight things lobbyists dolike advocate for government grants or funding, protect jobs within a company or industry, and reduce costs for the businessessupport was generally much higher. However, just 37 percent support federal funding for campaigns, though that number is up slightly from 2013.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2013

That said, many associations have become better educated and more creative about NDR and now have a portfolio of assets that they can offer when selling my favorite NDR concept: sponsorships. And by the way, the amount that they were asking for was in most cases, barely enough to cover their costs. I will address that issue later.

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Associations Now

JUNE 20, 2016

The bar’s new strategic plan highlights career guidance, networking opportunities, and educating members about changes in the legal profession. “It’s The new headquarters is designed to save the DC Bar money in the long run—around $30 million over 30 years by way of saved lease costs and new revenue from building tenants.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 18, 2013

Not showing advertisers the ROI of investing in your media can cost your association six to eight times as much effort and potential revenue as doing something to show them ROI. If it’s an online publication, that ad pays for staff time to create the publication and for the cost of the server space that hosts it.

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Associations Now

MARCH 20, 2014

When you think about that number in relation to the cost of marketing for talent, it’s a relatively small number,” said Nonprofit HR Solutions President and CEO Lisa Brown Morton. The broader theme here is that the sector doesn’t generally invest too deeply in human resources infrastructure or resources.”.

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Associations Now

JUNE 19, 2013

Back in 2008, before the GSA and IRS conference-spending scandals and the sequester made headlines and led some groups to rethink meeting locations , the NGAUS board approved Honolulu as its 2013 conference destination. with the cost of shipping stuff,” Hargett said. Why would we change? Pacific Command is, Army Pacific, Air Pacific.

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Associations Now

MARCH 19, 2014

Data on Cost to Serve Members at ASID. Then: Last year, the American Society of Interior Designers employed an association-wide data analysis to get a clearer picture of its cost to serve a member. Next year, as we bring new events and education programming online, we will most likely need to review the new cost of service to members.”

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Association Adviser

JUNE 24, 2016

Back in 2013, the enterprise software company Sage surveyed more than 11,000 small- and medium-sized businesses in 17 countries to assess their attitudes about business mentoring. Know the time, resources and costs required to implement a successful mentoring program before attempting to roll it out. . Nearly seven out of eight (87.3

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Experts in Membership Marketing

JANUARY 2, 2014

Fuchs, CAE, who is the Senior Director of Marketing for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, to present just a few tidbits of "things" she learned in 2013. Dollars talk —the highest deterrent to attendance was cost. Talk about feeling like we make a difference. So, ask your members. It’s simple.'

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