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MARCH 8, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… 2024 association trends. Fíonta shares what they’ve been hearing and seeing lately in the association community and what they suspect is on the horizon. Association email benchmarks. Education program marketing.

Social Media 250

Social Media DC Strategy Education 250

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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. Trust me, when you don’t know which direction your content is going, the publishing process comes to a halt.

Arlington 266

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. Last year, 814 associations participated in MGI’s survey, which benchmarks the practices used by associations to recruit, engage and renew members. I’ve used data from Marketing General Inc.’s The 2024 survey is now open.

Survey 256

Survey Project Strategy Education 256

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JULY 21, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association Brain Food is taking off next Friday, July 28 because I’m away all week at my state SAE conference and a family beach vacation. But TopClass LMS/WBT Systems describes ten skills your members need to learn right now.

Atlanta 195

Atlanta millennials Price Technology 195

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Love. TopClass LMS suggests offering peer-to-peer online learning programs. The programs are relationship and community builders since they help members connect with each other on both a personal and professional level. Which is yours?

Certificate 195

Certificate Education Revenue Marketing 195

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Session recordings. To remain relevant and employable, you need to keep your skills sharp. But right now—and probably well into 2021—the only way to do that is through online learning. Prepare to have your eyes opened.

Revenue 341

Revenue Learning Management System Certificate LMS 341

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MARCH 5, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Jason Cohen , senior manager, member services at ISPOR – The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, invites your participation in a survey on membership campaign practices. Values predict beliefs and behavior.

North Carolina 370

North Carolina Certificate Strategy Case Study 370

Elevating Engagement

JANUARY 20, 2023

Members engage when there is value for them and when they have great experiences with or because of the association. My simple formula is Value + Experiences = Member Engagement. Let’s assume that value is the chicken and experiences are the egg. Back to the question of which comes first, value or experiences?

Member Engagement 89

Member Engagement Member Experience Education Strategy 89

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MAY 21, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. They make an argument for adding smaller, niche virtual conferences to your event lineup. Association fortune-telling. Niche conferences. The riches are in the niches, says WBT Systems. Conference design. Yes, please! Hooking members.

San Jose 369

San Jose Email Marketing Tools millennials 369

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Because I’m away most of next week at the Non-Dues-A-Palooza conference, Association Brain Food isn’t publishing next Friday, September 8. Answer: we all do. Answer: we all do. Membership value. AI pulse survey.

Revenue 227

Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

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JULY 2, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. This week, they discuss peer advisory groups for association members who want to learn from and with each other. They explain how these groups work and why your association may want to consider offering them. Volunteer fatigue.

Technology 370

Technology Strategy System Education 370

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JUNE 18, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Billhighway describes the chapter self-assessment exercise used by the Associated General Contractors of America to collect data for chapter benchmarking. Is it difficult to find members to serve on your membership committee?

LMS 369

LMS Certificate America Committee 369

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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.

Revenue 370

Revenue North Carolina Industry Technology 370

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APRIL 2, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Post-pandemic association workplace. Association member communications. Interested in grading your association communications? Hello, association Type A’s: 10 ways to stop overthinking everything.

Revenue 335

Revenue Conference Industry Strategy 335

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AUGUST 27, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If virtual or in-person conferences are part of your organization’s strategy—whether you’re a non- or for-profit, large or small organization—please participate in the Tagoras 2021 Virtual Conferences survey. Non-dues revenue.

Tampa 200

Tampa Revenue Education Content 200

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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.

Revenue 227

Revenue Chicago Leadership Education 227

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Growth-mindset associations. They describe how to cultivate an organizational growth mindset so you can prepare your team and association to innovate and thrive. What do you think your members are experiencing?

Recruiting 329

Recruiting Recruitment Project Technology 329

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JULY 17, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Design thinking demystified. Design thinking is completely doable when you get it explained to you like WBT Systems does in their post, Design Thinking for Associations: Let’s Take It from Conceptual to Practical. The future for CRPs.

Montana 341

Montana Revenue Strategy Conference 341

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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. Chapter sponsorships.

Puerto Rico 370

Puerto Rico Montana Revenue Strategy 370

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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. Virtual conference communications survey. Speaker panel diversity.

Case Study 285

Case Study Content Montana Price 285

Protech

MAY 3, 2021

By their very nature, associations are dynamic. You are always innovating to provide value to members, sponsors and supporters. The challenges have become more acute as associations have adapted to a world that is fully virtual. Best Practices: Online Community Trends that Deliver Business Value .

Revenue 98

Revenue Resources Content Member Engagement 98

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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. Ernie Smith, Associations Now ). The future of work. Virtual job fairs.

Recruiting 370

Recruiting Recruitment Certificate Tips 370

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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? This post also talks about “your onlyness.” Nilofer Merchant says, “Money is a shitty metric for work. Rob Walker ).

DC 243

DC Content Education Washington 243

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JUNE 4, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Associations are always talking about attracting young members and customers. MemberSuite looks at a challenge many associations have been struggling with over the past year: non-renewing members. Benchmarking chapter data.

Video 367

Video Innovation Content Technology 367

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JANUARY 7, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Dr. Britt Andreatta shares ten powerful questions to guide your goals and intentions this year. First, she asks you to review 2021 and then think about your life in 2022 and beyond. Online education volunteers. Invest in you.

North Carolina 195

North Carolina Software Email Marketing Sacramento 195

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JUNE 11, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If members are burnt out on virtual everything, how do you convince them to make time for online education? Because of new safety-related expenses for in-person events, your old event budget templates are of no use to you now.

Certificate 322

Certificate Technology Communications Revenue 322

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association Women Technology Champions (AWTC) invites you to nominate one, two or three women whom you believe should be recognized for their contributions to the advancement of technology in associations. Women in technology.

Learning Management System 195

Learning Management System Education Technology Review 195

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If the registration numbers for your educational programs are disappointing, WBT Systems shares several reasons people don’t commit to online courses and conferences. Associations and DAOs. Registration resistance. Bwah ha ha!

Newsletter 195

Newsletter Survey Team Software 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. Celebrating a new season.

LMS 370

LMS Nashville Strategy Video 370

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JUNE 12, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Motivation and focus enhancer. If you’ve been distracted at work and dispirited by what’s going on in our country, WBT Systems has some timely advice: remember your purpose. New ideas for associations. CRPs explained.

Montana 243

Montana Leadership Tools Innovation 243

Elevating Engagement

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Associations are so varied that one size does not fit all. Sometimes, people ask me, “What does an optimal new member onboarding program look like?” My answer: “That depends.” Research shows that small associations onboard very differently than large ones. This is another excellent question!

Member Engagement 52

Member Engagement Certificate Survey Video 52

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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. It depends on the music, the task and your personality. Intriguing, isn’t it?

DC 170

DC FAQ Member Experience Project 170

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JANUARY 21, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. In WBT’s primer on this essential element of instruction, they explain why the brain likes retrieval practice and how to build it into the design of your educational programs. Membership survey. The survey closes next week so don’t delay.

Survey 195

Survey Newsletter Price 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. Not for the sake of breaking a rule, but to find your way to a better outcome. Board strategy.

Revenue 322

Revenue Las Vegas Marketing Leadership 322

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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.” All aboard!

Montana 221

Montana North Carolina Review Member Engagement 221

Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Supporters, members, and donors are the lifeblood of your organization or association. They’re the very reason for your membership program in the first place. Slipping engagement statistics can be a serious warning sign for your organization! Online Communities. Podcasts and Other Audio Content.

Content 173

Content Member Engagement Tools Strategy 173

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MAY 8, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Chapter virtual events. and I can tell you, NDP Live was not a boring online event. However, if you’re planning a virtual event, Jess Sousa explains why online events are (usually) boring and how to make them better.

North Carolina 221

North Carolina Montana Conference Revenue 221