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Lessons From a Certification Overhaul

Associations Now

SHRM’s shift to a new certification model points to associations’ need to better understand their members—and the people their members serve. Five years ago, the Society for Human Resource Management took a gamble: It decided to shift its certification exam from a knowledge-based model to a competency-based one.

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CalSAE Association Executives Name 6 Big Trends for 2014

Association Subculture

Recently we sat down and spent five hours digging through 2014 trends, running a context map exercise and coming up with what these awesome association executives think are the top 6 association trends for 2014. In 2014, you can expect to see more interpersonal conflicts among staff members, board members and volunteer leaders.

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Associations: Solving the Skills Gap with Digital Credentials

WBT Systems

Prior to the digital revolution, these credentials were called certificates of completion. Unlike a paper-based certification, a digital badge is embedded with relevant “ metadata ” such as the badge title, description, date earned, issuer, recipient, expiration date and even specific details about the work submitted by the recipient.

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Association Brain Food: 10.6.23

Reid All About it

The writing has been on the wall for a long time—follow the link in the story to the 2014 memo written by a former ED. Host: Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration Wed 10/11 at 2 p.m. – Competing against niche professional organizations, membership and conference revenue has “slowed to a trickle.” CAE credits.

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Setting Strategy for Certification’s New World

Associations Now

It’s tempting to jump right into the new ways to engage members in certification. Like most things in the association world, certification is undergoing a transformation. I discuss a few examples of what this new terrain looks like in my feature on certification in the latest issue of Associations Now. Rops, FASAE, CAE.

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With New App, 2014 Boston Marathon Will Go Virtual

Associations Now

Nearly a year after the Boston Marathon became a target of terrorism, runners are racing to apply for the 2014 event. Not every marathon hopeful will qualify or be able to travel to the city to compete, so organizers at the Boston Athletic Association are enlisting technology to spread the spirit of the 2014 Boston Marathon around the world.

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Goodbye e-learning

Aaron Wolowiec

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! a certification or license), regardless of whether the credential is their own. As a former journalist, I love data. And trend data are even better.