Reid All About it

JUNE 7, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… When’s the last time you talked to your AMS vendor? Wes Trochlil explains why you should meet with your association management system partner at least once a year. and bacon, of course. When you wanted to b h about something?

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Proposal eBook Maine Tips 170

Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

In 18+ years in association management, I’ve been on both sides of the Request For Proposal process more times than I can count. My very first Big Task at my very first association Real Job way back in 1997 was to complete an association management software system selection. You love bullet points?

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Proposal Project Discount Process 150

WBT Systems

JUNE 26, 2018

You finally got the budget to purchase a learning management system (LMS). Ask around for request for proposal (RFP) samples and send one of them to a dozen LMS vendors? Associations find out which vendors and products could be a good fit based on functionality, experience, costs, and project approach. What’s your next step?

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LMS How To Sample Proposal 155

Fonteva

MARCH 16, 2022

So, if your members are not completing the courses you’re providing, that means you’re likely failing to align with what’s most valuable to those learners, or at the very least the way that you’re presenting the information is poor or confusing in some way. So, if members aren’t taking courses, you’re likely losing funds.

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LMS How To Price Course 52

Rejuvenesce

JUNE 7, 2023

This novel model unveils the evolution of an association in six distinct stages, providing valuable insights to assess your association's current standing and the necessary course of action. The Six-Step Association Life-Death Journey The descent of an association into oblivion is rarely a swift calamity.

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Innovation Revenue Proposal Course 52

Nimble AMS

JUNE 25, 2020

You might know that it’s time for a new association management software (AMS) system for your organization. Of course, like many businesses these days, your association might be dealing with changes in processes. Maybe your current AMS is outdated. Maybe it just isn’t worth the cost and hassle anymore. Fewer disruptions.

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Software System Proposal Technology 78

Reid All About it

MARCH 10, 2023

Host: NXUnite by Nexus Marketing Speakers: Ethan Gray, CAE, Director of Association Management Services, Talley Management Tony Hoff, Marketing Director, Survey & Ballot Systems Leona Scott, President and Founder, JEP Marketing Communications Morgan Wood, Head of Community, Hivebrite Wed 3/15 at 7 a.m. – More info/register.

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Committee Education Software Technology 195

Forj

MAY 15, 2018

If you are purchasing a learning management system, do you have an LMS administrator? There may be an option for the LMS company to provide the administration; but this is something to clarify during your request for proposal process. Technology. Most websites and AMS systems have limited functionality in this area.

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Revenue LMS Learning Management System Class 79

Off Stage

JULY 5, 2011

5, 2011 - A Crash Course in Landing Pages. No matter whether you own a website as an association, MLS, or brokerage, if you don’t know about landing pages for your web site, you’re missing a huge marketing opportunity! Permanent Link View more entries tagged with: Website Design , Landing Page , Association , Realtors.

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Course Press Release Analysis Social Media 40

WBT Systems

APRIL 25, 2017

Many solutions have been proposed to address this disconnect, including expansion of apprenticeships and online continuing education. Training: Most associations provide training and issue formal continuing education credits, so members are already accustomed to consuming their learning content.

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LMS Certificate Library Education 252

Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Host: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNP, principal and founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Guests: Barbara Armentrout, CAE, founder and key principal, BJA Solutions for Associations *All events are online at Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted. Ethics in Association Management How do you recognize when a decision is ethics-based?

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Arlington Los Angeles Atlanta Technology 261

Reid All About it

OCTOBER 9, 2020

WBT Systems says, “The LMS is the workhorse for the professional development team, but it has many more uses beyond hosting online courses.” Topics include strategy, requirements, proposals, demos and selection, implementation, and buying in a pandemic. Jay Karen, CAE, chief executive officer, National Golf Course Owners Association.

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Utah LMS Conference Technology 370

Reid All About it

APRIL 23, 2021

Presenter: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP, Principal, Rogue Tulips Nonprofit Consulting & Association Management Services. This series of 15- to 20-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. And, of course, demonstrate our knowledge and expertise to future search committees and/or employers?

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Revenue Strategy Content Education 370

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Let’s say your association has fully accepted reality and wants to help members acquire the skills and knowledge they need right now, but you don’t have the time or money to design new online courses. Association evolution. Todd Tolbert, CAE, encourages associations to keep plowing forward and embrace change. Host: ASAE.

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Revenue North Carolina Industry Technology 370

Associations Now

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Section 230 of the CDA shielded owners of an online service from legal liability, a move that helped to open up the digital ecosystem for different kinds of businesses—such as forums, digital review sites, blogs with comment sections, and (of course) social networks. A June bill introduced by Sen.

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Proposal Washington Communications Technology 52

GlowGlobally

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Every year record numbers of international meeting planners and association executives attend IMEX, the essential worldwide exhibition for meetings and incentive travel – featuring IMEX Association Day & Evening, a dedicated education and networking day for association executives. IMEX 2014 – Hosted Buyer Benefits.

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United States Proposal Education Course 60

Associations Now

JUNE 5, 2014

an association management firm, points out some of its client associations that have had successful scholarship programs , many spanning decades. Of course, this raises a lot of questions. Meredith Taylor, an account executive for Kellen Co., “You need to decide who is eligible to apply,” she writes.

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Conference Proposal Survey Course 40

SCD Group

JANUARY 28, 2014

The post included noted that Holly Duckworth, CAE, shared this awesome quote: “Associations fear change when they should fear staying the same.” Is this fear of change why we in association management keep doing the same things the same ways year in and year out? It converts a monotonous process into something worth watching.

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New York Proposal Team Committee 40

Reid All About it

APRIL 16, 2021

Host: Community By Association. Presenter: Shannon Emery, Higher Logic User Group (HUG) community manager at Higher Logic. Association Management Systems: A Selection Guide. Presenter: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNAP, Principal, Rogue Tulips Nonprofit Consulting & Association Management Services. CAE credits.

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Revenue Strategy Team Content 363

Associations Now

OCTOBER 23, 2013

In short: Think about your members, not your association. Are these people bad people because they don’t join your association? Of course not. Last week, I took off my association-management hat and put on my member hat to attend a conference for my own professional learning. ” Of course not.

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Nevada Social Media Course Proposal 40

.orgCommunity

NOVEMBER 29, 0002

At Google X, a project qualifies as a moonshot if it tackles a huge problem, proposes a radical solution, and involves breakthrough science or technology. Help people put together a career curriculum based upon courses offered by your association and other online learning organizations.

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Education Michigan Mooc System 40

Colorado HOA Law

APRIL 13, 2022

Note: This blog was drafted based on the proposed strike-below for HB 1137. Our proposed strike-below increases communications and these discussions. As with much of House Bill 1137, we have language that might have good intentions, but has no recognition of the realities of community association management and practice.

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Colorado Proposal Cost Committee 40

Eric Lanke

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Its a question, I know, that never even occurs to leaders in many associations. Of course they should. Committees that help the board better govern the association should report to the board. Provocative Proposals for Change. Ive been thinking a lot about this question lately. Should committees report to the board?"

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Committee Report Innovation Project 100

SCD Group

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

I realized then that the same phenomena happens on the golf course. Visit with someone totally outside your association’s sphere. State the problem and proposed solutions in concrete (rather than abstract) language. This photo shows a bit of the dilemma of the closer I got the fuzzier the view.

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Proposal Course Project Review 40

.orgCommunity

AUGUST 29, 2019

At Google X, a project qualifies as a moonshot if it tackles a huge problem, proposes a radical solution, and involves breakthrough science or technology. Help people put together a career curriculum based upon courses offered by your association and other online learning organizations.

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Education Michigan Mooc System 45

Associations Now

AUGUST 3, 2015

(Disclosures: The book is published by ASAE Association Management Press, and I offered some editorial advice in its early phases.). This is a valid point—if an association finds itself in an economic hole, it’s a bad idea to keep digging with the same suite of “member engagement opportunities.”

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Tips Proposal Team Social Media 40

Association Adviser

MAY 20, 2014

Countless theories, articles and study courses have been devoted to analyzing and understanding these dynamics. Sociologists and psychologists have proposed each generation’s psychographic (behavioral) characteristics. appeared first on Association Adviser. Marketers and demographers have defined these issues.

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Technology millennials Boston Communications 60

Reid All About it

APRIL 17, 2020

In just three weeks, NIGP converted more than 50 in-person canceled courses to online courses. WBT Systems found out how they managed to pull that off so quickly. Hint, it has a lot to do with their course design strategy. Associations are scrambling to virtually resurrect their canceled conferences. Host: ASAE.

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North Carolina Montana Revenue Content 44

Reid All About it

APRIL 22, 2022

If you’re new to association technology and haven’t quite wrapped your head around the association management system (AMS) concept, Personify shares a primer on what has to be every accidental techie’s favorite piece of software. Learn more about our new CMP Academy course, which will be offered in-person at WEC and live-online.

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Proposal Price Technology Recruiting 39

Associations Now

MAY 29, 2013

The future of association membership models is a question of both business philosophy and language. Like any profession, association management has a common language. So there’s just a couple different interpretations of “mailbox member,” which is of course just one type of member.

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eBook Proposal Maine Content 40

Association Analytics

MAY 25, 2021

Of course, many AMS providers want to be responsive to their clients’ requests. Difficult as it may be, frustrated associations are changing their AMS. Besides the above mentioned points, the fact is: AMS solutions are simply not designed for this. It doesn’t hurt that they get paid for the work and their customers become stickier.

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System Cost Proposal Analysis 321

Reid All About it

APRIL 24, 2020

Presenters: Janet McNichol, CAE, human resources director, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Patterson, FASAE, CAE, president and owner, AMPED Association Management. Robert Skelton, CAE (moderator), chief administrative officer, ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership. Host: ASAE. Wed 4/29 at 2 p.m.

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North Carolina Survey Strategy Conference 243

The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Failure of course is always a possibility with any attempt at innovation. These failures are a necessary on the path of innovation and executives and managers need to build an organizational culture that has a high tolerance for failure so that that their staff dont second guess big risky ideas and instead propose incremental bets.

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Innovation millennials Proposal Social Media 40

Eric Lanke

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Things like: Association staff are pulled in too many different directions. And staff that work for an association management company (AMC) are pulled in even more. Ive worked at an AMC and now I work for a stand-alone association, so Ive seen both models in action. Provocative Proposals for Change. Popular Posts.

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Wisconsin Committee Innovation Leadership 100

The Hourglass Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Like a lot of other people, my professional responsibilities keep me fairly busy, so in the course of my day, if I stumble across something that piques my interest, I often just flag it (or email it to myself) for later reading. " What Fertik proposes is, I think, just the kind of idiocy Sutton is talking about. Jamie Notter.

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millennials Course Proposal Innovation 40

Association Adviser

JANUARY 17, 2018

This role allows me to continue my career in association management, but it also allow me to fulfill my passion for education. We developed online courses. We collaborated with state and regional associations on road shows to meet more members face-to-face. I’ve worked with great staff.

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Team Resources Education Revenue 69

Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Rapid Chapter Expansion – Beware of excited yips around conference rooms that sound like, “Of COURSE we need a chapter in Yreka, population 7,368!” Shelly kept up the fast pace by diving head-long into her career in the world of association management. The Waning Days of Leadership in Association Management.

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Recruiting Recruitment Leadership Revenue 100