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Resources of the Association Community

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Here are some generous folks who have done the curation for you, connecting you with free resources, conversations, and education. Association Universe puts out a regular curated list of articles about important association topics. Join us and find new resources, meet new people, and have conversations about important topics.

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Association Education and Certification: Best Benefit Ever

WBT Systems

Interestingly, Associations Now , the information resource for association executives from ASAE , has a long-running series of articles called “ Best Benefit Ever “, which highlights what innovative associations are doing from a benefits perspective to attract new members and reward membership renewals.

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Help Millennials Get Jobs: Offer Online Learning & Career Resources

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Create an online career center that features professional development programs and other career resources for young professionals. In a recent Associations Now article , they referred to their strategy as “priming the pump.” Skills gap assessments—along with continuing education recommendations to fill in gaps. Career webinars.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

We have come across several interesting articles in the past couple of weeks, which discuss some of the social, political and economic changes that are currently impacting how we work and learn. Connectivity is replacing knowledge – association education must facilitate feedback, understanding and application to provide true value.

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What makes an Association Education Program Successful?

WBT Systems

Many of these associations offer some form of professional development, continuing education, or training to both members and non-members, and increasingly this includes an online learning element. With such diversity, how do you determine what makes an association education program successful? Some questions you may need to ask are?

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The Best Marketing for Educational Programs is Content Marketing

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Yet you count on them seeing, opening, and clicking on the promotions you send out about your online educational programs. But, informational or educational content is another story—and that’s why content marketing is the best marketing strategy for educational programs. How to use content to market your educational programs.

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Flipped Learning Increases the Value of Conference Education

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Everyone knows that sitting in an audience listening passively to a speaker is not an effective way for adults to learn, yet that’s still the norm at many conferences and educational events. It’s time for associations to upend ineffective education with flipped learning. Create a new educational product.

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