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JUNE 2, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” You can also use this data to find gaps in your educational portfolio and improve member acquisition and retention. Listen up, my sales and marketing friends.

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Technology Chicago Education System 195

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JANUARY 12, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Free education. If you’re a regular reader of Association Brain Food, this post from TopClass LMS will be familiar ground for you. Bill Conforti at Association Analytics shares six tips to transform your association’s dirty data in 2024.

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APRIL 14, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Extreme brainstorming. If you want to kick your association out of the box in which it finds comfort, give these extreme brainstorming questions from WBT Systems a try. They also describe how it made a difference for two associations.

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Leadership Education Revenue Strategy 195

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Mental health. People talk about it in the association world, but how many associations actually provide resources and education about mental health issues to members and industry employers? Mobile apps. Member retention.

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Strategy Video Technology Innovation 272

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Grassroots advocacy. TopClass LMS explains how education programs can help your association’s grassroots advocacy efforts. Hilary Marsh explains the why, what, and how of content calendars and how to choose the best one for your organization.

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Arlington Technology Strategy Los Angeles 266

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Membership. I’ve used data from Marketing General Inc.’s Last year, 814 associations participated in MGI’s survey, which benchmarks the practices used by associations to recruit, engage and renew members. Volunteer burnout.

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Survey Project Strategy Education 256

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m back in the saddle again—and this photo captures my hiking buddies climbing up a tricky portion of the saddle between Big Spring and Squaw Canyons in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park in Utah—one of my favorite places.

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Utah LMS Conference Technology 370

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APRIL 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association performance and priorities. They remind us why listening (without interrupting) is so important to the person talking and describe different methods for listening to your members and others in your professional community.

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Education Technology Strategy Revenue 354

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MARCH 24, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m going away for eight days on a hiking vacation in southern Utah, so I’m not publishing Association Brain Food the next two Fridays, March 31 and April 7. Thank goodness, many associations are rethinking new member onboarding.

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Revenue Chicago Leadership Education 227

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JULY 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 55 days from now, you could be in Nashville hanging around with people whose associations are rolling in non-dues revenue and people who want to emulate their success. Non-dues revenue. The countdown is on! Online learning programs.

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Newsletter Certificate Technology Strategy 195

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Looking forward. The Association Laboratory Research Alliance invites association executives to participate in the Looking Forward 2021 study. We all used to think working from home was the future of work.

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Recruiting Recruitment Certificate Tips 370

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Session recordings. WBT Systems explains how virtual conference session recordings can serve as a launchpad for an association’s online learning portfolio. Professional development is a must in uncertain times. Affordable membership.

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Revenue Learning Management System Certificate LMS 341

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

You could use some fresh advice. It is a networking and development organization that connects executives with education, research, ideas, and people. Our goal is to be a source of inspiration and to offer the tools that make for outstanding careers and associations. But answers aren’t enough anymore. Don’t wait.

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Revenue Chicago Leadership Content 88

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MAY 7, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Research on associations. Amith Nagarajan writes at Sidecar about the potential for associations to issue accreditations and certifications on the blockchain. Association myths. Oh, how I love these delectable creatures.

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Technology St. Louis Strategy Products 370

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Future of the association workplace. Your association survived the pandemic without an LMS, you’re returning to in-person meetings, and the budget isn’t looking so good. See you back here on Friday, October 15. Women in technology.

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LMS Conference Technology Content 195

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MARCH 10, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… ChatGPT. WBT Systems explains how you can use ChatGPT to manage and market your association’s education programs. But busy association professionals can definitely save time using ChatGPT as a starting point on many tasks.

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Committee Education Software Technology 195

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Jeff De Cagna has come up with ten purposeful provocations that every board member and association professional should commit to heart. They also describe how credentialing programs can help your association increase member engagement and revenue.

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Revenue Las Vegas Marketing Leadership 322

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APRIL 1, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. With all the job- and career-hopping going on right now, it’s a good time for associations to extend their marketing and educational efforts to career changers. Real-time messaging, video chat, better intel for associations—yes, bring it on!

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Revenue Technology Education Video 195

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MARCH 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association innovation. Start at her website , check out more on Association Innovation Today , and follow her on LinkedIn for the latest updates. Bottom line… mindfulness can transform your life. Chapter events. Quick hits.

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LMS Nashville Strategy Video 370

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AUGUST 6, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. This edition of Association Brain Food covers two weeks because I’m not publishing next week while I’m on vacation. Does your association want to understand the needs and interests of different segments of your membership and market?

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Revenue Certificate Oklahoma City Strategy 195

AvidXchange: Association Management

MAY 31, 2023

The two discussed Davis’ unique path from news reporter to C-suite executive and how he’s guided CINC Systems through digital transformation and exponential growth. “The Power of Change” features interviews between Praeger and industry leaders who embrace change and use it to their professional advantage.

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System San Francisco Software Team 130

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m not publishing Brain Food next Friday (10/2) because I’ll be hiking in southern Utah, so this edition includes all the events I know about in the next two weeks. KiKi L’Italien, Association Chat ). Virtual conference communications survey.

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Case Study Content Montana Price 285

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JANUARY 31, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Marketing General Inc.’s If you received an email from MGI with a personal link, please use that. How do chapter leaders with full-time jobs find the time and energy to manage a chapter? How to stop thinking about work at 3 a.m.

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Chicago Massachusetts DC Washington 221

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Check out the 30 ideas featured in their post and see if you can “yes and” any of them into revenue generators for your association. AMS vs MMS. Since I had it in the frig, I used buttermilk instead of milk. Non-dues revenue.

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Revenue Technology Conference Education 195

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Anticipating the question forming in your mind right now, Jamie wrote a post titled, If You Don’t Know What the Rockefeller Habits Mean for Associations, You Should. Associations in 2021. Virtual networking incubator. Sponsorships.

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Innovation Communications Education Strategy 370

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. They also explain how to overcome registration resistance. Achurch Consulting describes how to build trust and connections with your team while working remotely. Associations and DAOs. Registration resistance. Fascinating stuff.

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Newsletter Survey Team Software 195

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MAY 10, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “5G, when fully implemented, is poised to be a very big deal, a far bigger transformation in mobile technology than any previous generational shift. How to use FAQ pages to improve SEO. Jimmy Daly, Animalz ). 1 CAE credit.

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DC FAQ Member Experience Project 170

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JULY 3, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… DEI education. Your association can help staff, volunteer leaders, and members know better by offering (and requiring for some) diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) education. Then when you know better, do better.” Future-facing. All aboard!

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Montana North Carolina Review Member Engagement 221

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AUGUST 21, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Diversity benchmarking. Association Success is running a survey to benchmark diversity in the association industry. They explain how to deliver value to virtual event sponsors—value that will generate more revenue for your association.

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millennials Montana Class Education 307

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MARCH 26, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association innovation. The research revealed that associations with a more innovative mindset and culture were more successful at navigating the early challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Intuitive innovation. Volunteer SMEs.

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Innovation San Diego LMS Strategy 259

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JANUARY 7, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. How’s the volunteer experience at your association? explains the costs associated with email marketing automation software and the factors affecting those costs. The essential guide to SEO for associations. Invest in you.

North Carolina 195

North Carolina Software Email Marketing Sacramento 195

Protech

MARCH 11, 2020

Members at your association want to be completely sure that when they are pay ing their annual dues, they are investing in a full experience that brings them val ue. . Are you still in the infant stages of digital transformation at your association? By Brian Smith, Communications Specialist . Data Aware

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How To LMS Certificate Course 81

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… This got me thinking and maybe it will get you thinking too… How do you measure progress in your career? Alex Birkett at HubSpot describes success theater and how to eliminate it. Only you can find the right one.” Hello, politics.

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DC Content Education Washington 243

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JUNE 21, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Maggie McGary shares insights from the Community Roundtable’s 10th Annual State of Community Management report and cross-references them with findings from MGI’s Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Lily Hay Newman, Wired ).

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Los Angeles DC Washington Phoenix 186

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AUGUST 27, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Your participation will help provide valuable insight into how the role of virtual conferences has changed over the past 12-18 months. Ashley Neal at Sidecar wonders if innovation has slowed down at associations or become business as usual.

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Tampa Revenue Education Content 200

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JANUARY 26, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… The world wants you just as you are—you are enough. Thanks to Jeffery Cufaude for sharing his wisdom with us. Whenever association consultant Elizabeth Engel releases a white paper, I pay attention. What if you try something new and it bombs?

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DC Washington millennials Chicago 225

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

The weekly list of free professional development events for the association community… More evidence that I only associate with the most successful companies: my clients keep getting bought. That’s it for good reads, now it’s time for this week’s list of free professional development for the association community.

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DC Washington Social Media Tools 150