Reid All About it

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? Member app. Member retention.

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Strategy Video Technology Innovation 272

Reid All About it

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. Hosts: New York Society of Association Executives and NYPCMA.

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Revenue Learning Management System Certificate LMS 341

Membersuite

AUGUST 23, 2023

They’re also the biggest hope for—and threat to—the future of your association. Many associations were built by and for older generations. Research Gen Z by talking with Gen Z Don’t assume all Gen Zers are like the ones who have already joined your association. Success stories from young members like them. #2:

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 11, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… It’s time for Marketing General Incorporated’s (MGI) 11 th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. WBT Systems shares five trends and opportunities they see for association e-learning in 2019. Trade Journal Cooperative ).

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… What do you do at the end of a long, stressful day at the office? WBT Systems suggests associations investigate whether the professionals in their industry are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and/or alcohol and drug misuse.

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Chicago Baltimore Education Content 243

WBT Systems

JUNE 26, 2018

You know the answer already if you read last week’s post : an LMS RFP is not the first step of the selection process, it’s the result of the first step. It gives technology providers an opportunity to understand your association and its resources, goals, challenges, and core requirements. Borrowing another association’s LMS RFP.

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LMS How To Sample Proposal 155

YourMembership

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

During his presentation Willis spoke about the way storytelling has become a valuable and necessary tool for associations. The explosive growth of social media and content marketing has provided the ability for any organization to use stories in direct and indirect brand marketing initiatives. Members are Desperate (for stories).

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Social Media Marketing Leadership Tools 150

.orgSource

JANUARY 9, 2023

How would you describe your board’s performance? Most association CEOs would say that, from time to time, all three of the above are apt descriptions. So how do you maintain the high level of board performance required to succeed in a disruptive business environment? the organization’s greatest asset? a thorn in the side?

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Reid All About it

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

Reid All About it

JUNE 5, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… What a week. I don’t claim to know it all—as much as I’d like to—or have answers. The answers aren’t easy. The answers aren’t easy. Easy answers are usually just convenient ones. This tweet summed it up for me.

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Innovation Conference FAQ Industry 273

Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Proving your association marketing team’s effort’s worth to upper management and a board can be challenging. Well, have no fear, I’ve got seven tips to help you learn how to track the right thing and understand your numbers. Moral of the story? Decide how often you want to track and report on this metric. Be Consistent.

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Report Tips Marketing eBook 203

WBT Systems

APRIL 10, 2018

Your wish can come true if you know how to make a persuasive case for a new learning management system (LMS) to the decision-makers at your association. Last week, we explained how to prepare your business case for a new LMS —from collecting evidence to gathering allies. Learn about decision-makers and their expectations.

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LMS How To Learning Management System Proposal 165

Reid All About it

JANUARY 18, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter have a new book coming out, The Non-Obvious Guide to Employee Engagement. In this competitive talent market, this sounds like a must-read for association execs.

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DC Washington Member Engagement Content 293

Reid All About it

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

Reid All About it

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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Association Success

MAY 30, 2019

How can associations tell their advocacy story? For some association leaders and practitioners, advocacy remains a “black box.” In a previous article , I stressed that advocacy is a deep, untapped driver of member value that we often overlook. To them, it’s a core aspect of member value. That’s wrong.

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Discount Communications Certificate Survey 130

Mariner Management

JUNE 23, 2022

So, what is an association to do? In our June 16 Idea Swap, we explored how we can use our current and future leadership training opportunities to help chapters embrace change. In our June 16 Idea Swap, we explored how we can use our current and future leadership training opportunities to help chapters embrace change.

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Chicago DC Leadership Member Engagement 62

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If you know an association professional or board member who needs a wake-up call, this MemberSuite post should do the trick. They urge associations to stop living in limbo and start planning virtual events for 2021. Accepting reality.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Here’s an example of how a hybrid event would work: An industry conference could set up an eLearning web platform to create an omnichannel, immersive digital experience for distributing live broadcasts and on-demand content. What is a hybrid event? In the words of the old Bell advertisement, it’s “the next best thing to being there.”.

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Content Learning Management System LMS Strategy 218

Protech

OCTOBER 13, 2020

2020 has delivered a significant financial impact across industries, and associations and nonprofits have been hit by the disruptions in every possible way. To ensure financial resilience, associations are taking quick, decisive and creative actions to expand outside their traditional revenue streams. Guest Post from Refactored .

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Membersuite

JUNE 30, 2021

Association colleagues are telling us they’re having a tough time recruiting and retaining volunteers. Volunteer recruitment was already a problem before the pandemic—members were busy. But now they’re also burned out after a year of juggling work, home, and association life, often while dealing with economic pressures.

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Reid All About it

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

Reid All About it

JUNE 12, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Motivation and focus enhancer. It’s one of our community’s running jokes: anyone who’s worked in an association has dealt with family and friends who have no idea what they do—even after years in the profession. New ideas for associations.

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Montana Leadership Tools Innovation 243

Smooth The Path

AUGUST 30, 2016

In business circles we keep hearing – don’t just tell them your what, tell them your why. This is great advice but it is awfully hard to do when we don’t know our members’ why. For every action (or inaction) members (and non-members) take there is a why. Why do members renew?

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Las Vegas Member Insights Member Research Newsletter 79

Association Success

JULY 23, 2018

Your association’s brand is your image, or the perception of the association by your target audiences. In short, it’s your association’s personality. Often we think of a rebrand as changing your association’s logo—but it’s more complicated than that. Do these elements reflect the heart and soul of your association?

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Newsletter Social Media Recruiting Recruitment 68

Reid All About it

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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Reid All About it

MAY 15, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Benchmark survey on communicating in the current climate. Naylor and Association Adviser’s annual Association Communications Benchmarking Study is now open to association professionals. Virtual conference success story.

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MatrixG

JANUARY 4, 2023

It’s called Associations Thrive ! Each week, I interview association and nonprofit CEOs, Presidents and Executive Directors about the things their organization is doing to increase membership, generate revenue, and ultimately thrive. So in October of this year, we launched the Associations Thrive podcast.

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Velvet Chainsaw

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I recommend you read her moving story and then come back. Application for Associations. Prognosticators and industry cheerleaders keep telling us that things will get back to normal…but who can say what normal is? The long-term implications of eliminating event roles in associations are massive and heartbreaking.

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Revenue Team Industry Innovation 98

Smooth The Path

JANUARY 17, 2019

If we ask on a survey, do you feel supported by the association? Is the survey asking me about the time 5 years ago when a staff member connected me with another member and eventually I got a great job through that connection? The intrepretation problem is why I like qualitative member research so much.

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Survey Member Research Resources Association Value 68

Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Trying to figure out how to measure the success of your online community? That shouldn't come as a surprise – all communities are different, so how you measure the success of an internal community within an organization may differ from that of an external association or customer support community. Big problem.

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Handbook eBook Case Study Review 120

Spark Consulting

JANUARY 14, 2014

How have they done this? A recent article in the Harvard Business Review attempts to provide the answers , and tell businesses how to have moves like DARPA. A recent article in the Harvard Business Review attempts to provide the answers , and tell businesses how to have moves like DARPA. ” No.

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InternetAssociation

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“Christina brings a wealth of policy knowledge and communications know-how to IA, where she will lead our organization in telling the story of the internet’s incomparable value to society and the economy.” Jon Berroya, Interim President and CEO.

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Socious

OCTOBER 12, 2016

“The data tells a story, and once you know the story you can change the ending.” – Debbie King, CEO of Association Analytics. Data, even “big data,” has become a buzzword in both the business and association space. But how do you get data? Possibly even more popular, however, are surveys.

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Association Success

AUGUST 13, 2020

Utilize the following list of idea-generating tips to strengthen your association’s blog with rock-solid content that’s both interesting and informative: . Utilize the following list of idea-generating tips to strengthen your association’s blog with rock-solid content that’s both interesting and informative: . Tell your story.

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Content Industry Survey Conference 78

Association Success

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Working for an association is incredibly rewarding. Let's tell the public why. I work in the association industry.”. This is the fifth time you’ve been asked to explain the association industry, and it’s just not worth going over again. What would your answer be? What do you do?” One friendly stranger asks.

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Industry Recruiting Recruitment Video 116

Spark Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2014

I had the opportunity to present Membership Marketing on a Shoestring Budget for the National Association of Home Builders’ Association Leadership Institute earlier this week. Swap a trade show booth for an association need (like decorating or landscaping for your new office). ask members to share their stories.

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