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How to Create a Culture of Learning at Your Association

WBT Systems

Patreon, founded in 2013, is already valued at $450 million. How Does a Culture of Learning Help an Association? Employees need time to read, watch webinars, attend events, or take online courses. At Patreon, employees with specialized skills or knowledge teach informal courses to others. Dedicate time for learning.

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Association Evolution: What Association Leaders are Thinking About for 2013 and Beyond

Portage Group

Well, it''s 2013 and we''re still here. Whatever the reason, I know that all you association leaders out there are constantly thinking about how to do things better and how to better serve your members in what in all likelyhood is a profession or industry that is going through a lot of change.

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Getting Buy-In: 5 Objections to Online Communities that Are Holding You Back

Higher Logic

You’ll likely face questions and concerns even after you present your team with details on how an online community can improve acquisition, retention, and revenue. Here are five of the most common objections you’ll face and how to overcome them. That number comes from back in 2013. We Don’t Have Enough Staff. The kicker?

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How to Produce Association Rock Stars for 100 Years and Beyond

Association Adviser

Landmark anniversaries like that deserve time to pause, reflect on the past, plan for the future and, of course, celebrate. Our 90 th Anniversary task force focused on telling the story of GSAE through the decades, and not just telling it, but how to tell it, and what they wanted that storytelling to look like.

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Social Media Roundup: How to Quit Your Job The Right Way

Associations Now

Of course you can quit your job, but be mindful of the relationships you’ve fostered when moving on. Good tips if considering transition RT @rosettathurman : NEW POST: How to Quit Your Job W/O Burning Bridges [link] #sachat. — Gena Stack (@GenaRStack) November 4, 2013. Think again. ht @ GenaRStack ).

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Empathy, new value creation and the stakeholders of the future

Principled Innovation

In early January, I wrote a post on six serious ideas for 2013 that included the concept of SED, which is short for serendipity, empathy and discovery. This fear is misplaced, of course, since the stakeholders of the future are well on their way to asserting such control, if they haven’t already. It means ceding control.

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

Tom Morrison

Let me give you an example of how this looks in the real world. Our association had a five module course that included a thick 3-ring bound Instructor’s Guide, five student handbooks and written tests. What if we also gave an option for members to take the course online and call it the Qualified Furnace Operator Program?

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