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APRIL 5, 2024

TopClass LMS explains how to differentiate and add value to your association’s education programs by building a human touch into them. While reading GrowthZone’s 2024 association survey report , I noted a few common problems. Lessons from the podcast world. AI and the future of your association. by Linda J.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

TopClass LMS explains how to keep industry professionals (and members) close with a learning subscription. They describe ASHA’s astounding success with its Learning Pass and share ASHA’s Jack Coursen’s advice from Leading Learning’s recent Learning Business Summit. Digital initiatives. Webinar latecomers. Event sponsorships.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Future of the association workplace. Achurch Consulting and Association TRENDS just released a must-read report, State of Association Workplaces Post-Pandemic Survey , that answers the question: “How will the acceleration of remote work impact the association workplace?” Why get an LMS. Quick hits.

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Fonteva

MARCH 16, 2022

With a few adjustments to your learning tech, business strategy, and team composition, you can set your association’s learning programming up for ongoing success. Let’s get started. Solution: Invest in an LMS that is designed to drive engagement. Purchasing a new LMS isn’t a decision to take lightly.

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 20, 2022

As an association leader, pr eparing for an uncertain future can seem like a big challenge. . These ideas from a recent association trends study can help you prepare your organization for whatever comes next. After all, the past two years have given us all twists and turns. . Provide greater value to your members.

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

I love the idea of a small, focused conference where you can actually get to know people, so I hope to meet many of you there. The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too. Impexium explains how your association and members could benefit from offering a tiered membership model.

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Reid All About it

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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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Instead of getting caught off guard like last year, they suggest preparing for anti-digital bias, making a virtual Plan B (but a better version than last time), investing in the right technology, and aligning your org chart and skill sets to the new reality. I used elbow mac instead of egg noodles, and broccoli stems instead of asparagus.

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Protech

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The process of b uying enterprise association management software (AMS), f rom developing an RFP and rec ruiting your AMS selection team to narrowing the list of vendors and evaluating demos and quotes , requires a full team effort from your association. . By Brian Smith, Communications Specialist .

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 20, 2017

If your association has a community manager, I know you already appreciate him or her because your online community would likely fail without their attention. This year’s CMAD features: An eight-hour live webathon on Monday from 9 a.m. EST – community managers, have the adult beverage of your choice ready and join in.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 20, 2017

If your association has a community manager, I know you already appreciate him or her because your online community would likely fail without their attention. This year’s CMAD features: An eight-hour live webathon on Monday from 9 a.m. EST – community managers, have the adult beverage of your choice ready and join in.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 3, 2017

Back at the office, this process is paralleled as the new year kick-starts strategic planning sessions to set goals for association management, covering everything from membership growth and retention to updating education and certification programs. Economies of Scale – reduce costs of delivering education programs.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 15, 2024

If your mind draws a blank when hearing the terms Customer Relationship Management System (CRM) or Association Management Software (AMS), you’re not alone. This is especially true when describing their roles and defining their differences in terms of what they offer a company or an association.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 24, 2023

In this comprehensive guide to tiered and à la carte sponsorship models for in-person, virtual and hybrid events , EventMobi suggests how to price, sell and deliver sponsorships, measure ROI, and craft a post-event report for corporate partners. Data-informed event planning. Association staff retention. Mission Critical!

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Reid All About it

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. Marketing automation. Young professionals. More info/register.

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Fonteva

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Using your association management software (AMS) system , you can leverage your tools to further engage your members and even encourage interaction with each other. Follow along from the top, or skip to the section that interests you most using the following table of contents: What is member engagement?

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WBT Systems

MAY 29, 2018

During the selection and implementation of a learning management system (LMS), you have many decisions to make. But one decision often takes associations by surprise: Should you host your eLearning catalog and eCommerce on your LMS or on your association management system (AMS)? Just sayin’.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 2, 2018

The best marketing for educational programs is content marketing , said LMS provider WBT Systems—and I agree. Digital strategist Brandon Andersen suggested moving from assumptions about what a category of people wants to insight based on data that identifies their needs and pain points. It’s not 1997 anymore. ( Rob Lafratta ).

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

We’ve gathered four tips to help you organize your association’s key data and communications, and then keep them organized as the year progresses. Check it out: Embrace association management software. Embrace association management software. Make the most of integrations. Delegate tasks across leadership.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

WBT Systems shares seven ways OSMA and its members and customers benefited from a new LMS. Future-ready association. Impexium sets the bar for what an association management system (AMS) should do for your association, essentially, help you prepare for what’s next by increasing your association’s digital maturity.

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 18, 2022

When searching for the right online learning program for your association, you must consider cost, accessibility, and functionality. Dos and don’ts of picking an LMS. Yes, your members will be using your LMS and you’re getting it for them. but your staff will be using it too. Be intimidated.

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WBT Systems

JULY 25, 2017

The digital divide is shrinking in our wired part of the world: 87% of Americans now use the internet. But even when people have access to the web, another type of digital divide may present a challenge to associations with online learning programs—a digital readiness gap. Pew found that 52% of U.S.

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WBT Systems

MAY 30, 2017

Did you encounter any obstacles getting here? And, finally, create an enticing path to learning by removing any technical barriers that could get in their way. Collect testimonials or stories from past students. Keeping at it when things get tough. Then, some fall behind or get a low grade on a quiz. Probably not.

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MAY 22, 2020

Does your association have a new member onboarding, orientation or welcoming program? If you do, please participate in the 2020 New Member Engagement Survey from Amanda Kaiser (Kaiser Insights) and Dynamic Benchmarking. It’s exciting to see associations move so quickly. We’re starting to get North Carolina shrimp again.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

Association podcasts. Launching a podcast isn’t as daunting as it used to be, thanks to resources and people who can help you get started, like Association Briefings. I think we might need a break from soup. Hear about the importance of using and growing your network to enhance your career journey.

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MemberClicks

AUGUST 18, 2022

Learning management software: You know what it is, you know your members want one, YOU want one, but you’re not sure where to get started. If you’re looking for tips on choosing the best LMS software, head over to this blog for our dos, don’ts and shopping guide. Connecting your learning management software to your AMS.

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MemberClicks

JUNE 13, 2023

You can use this information to help understand and predict your member’s behaviors and empathetically speak to those you don’t know personally. They know where to go for the best information and are lovers of data. An AMS allows you to manage association needs, tasks, data, and communications. What’s a persona?

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… What a whirlwind of a couple of weeks. What if your association didn’t have members? At Association Success , Tara Puckey considers that question along with several others that get to the gist of what it means to be an association.

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Membersuite

APRIL 23, 2021

An association management software (AMS) implementation is a big project. Big” becomes “huge” when you pair an AMS implementation with a content management system (CMS) or learning management system (LMS) implementation. But some associations aren’t stopping there. 2: Discover Where Everyone Keeps Data .

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Membersuite

MAY 7, 2021

You don’t have to be an IT professional to select or manage the implementation of new association management software (AMS). We see people from all kinds of non-technical backgrounds in charge of successful AMS projects. You didn’t count on integration taking so much time and costing so much money.

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MARCH 13, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Before we get to the good stuff… What do your “engaged” members not know about? Work has to get done, responsibilities fulfilled, so you must manage the distractions this crisis presents. Levi Wardell, Association Chat ).

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Cecilia Sepp, CAE, founder of Rogue Tulips, recently released the findings of their September association survey, What’s Next for Associations. Reading survey results is sort of like, for me, peeking into someone’s pantry—you get a sense of their inner workings and thinking. Frugal innovation. AMS considerations. 1 CMP credit.

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Leading Learning

MAY 24, 2022

During those 15 years, we’ve worked with a lot of organizations, done a lot of research, published hundreds of articles and podcasts along with numerous reports , hosted more than a hundred Webinars , and run multiple events , online and off. This is not intended to be a scientific or data-driven analysis of the changes.

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Fonteva

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The best association management software, or AMS, solutions are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of associations just like yours. That way you’ll get a clearer sense of the particular balance of specificity, utility, and ease-of-use that will best suit your association’s needs.

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… How are associations using learning technologies? If you work for a membership organization, please participate in the Association Learning + Technology survey. – Buying an LMS Today to Meet the Learning Needs of Tomorrow.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 24, 2020

I’m reading a lot about “Zoom fatigue” these days, which concerns me because associations are relying on Zoom (and other web-conferencing platforms) to educate and connect members to each other. Using Zoom for professional development. I am a flâneuse at heart, but no longer live in a city so don’t get to wander like I used to.

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Leading Learning

AUGUST 20, 2020

We have been tracking and reporting on virtual conferences—not to mention hosting our own—for years, but clearly interest in and demand for them has skyrocketed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have used a virtual conference platform, please help others by contributing a review. What Is a Virtual Conference?

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