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JULY 2, 2021

WBT Systems does too. 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. They explain how these groups work and why your association may want to consider offering them.

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JANUARY 5, 2024

Impexium shares the requirements most likely found on the AMS wish list of association executives. I’m glad most of these deal with strategic considerations that position associations for the future, rather than technical functionality offered by most systems. Learning about AI. Predictions for 2024.

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MARCH 24, 2023

WBT Systems describes how associations can support women professionals by providing professional development, leadership training and networking opportunities, and educating employers about eliminating workplace challenges. Instead, recent AMS data reflects more accurately how your members and prospect attendees are living now.

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MARCH 17, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Online learning. With for-profit and higher ed competition growing, your association’s online courses must stand out in the crowd. Content is a commodity, says WBT Systems. You fall to the level of your systems.” Chapter habits.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

eShow predicts five event trends for 2024 and describes how technology can help you stay on top of them. His “Fresh Start” suggestions will make data collection much less daunting for associations who normally want to figure everything all out first before even taking a baby step. Event trends. Data, AI and value propositions.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Both groups need to know how your association could fit into their educational plans, either by serving as an alternative to college or supplementing what they learn there. She describes the difference between mentoring and coaching, and explains how mentoring moments can make a difference in someone’s life. Gen Z education.

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MAY 21, 2021

The riches are in the niches, says WBT Systems. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly (or sometimes fortnightly) In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly (or sometimes fortnightly) In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Niche conferences.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Someone who fills out a form to download content is NOT a lead. WBT Systems says learning analytics can answer all kinds of questions about your education programs, including their market performance, effectiveness, and value to learners and your association. Anne Lamott If I could teach one marketing lesson. Change readiness.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

TopClass LMS explains how to use emotional marketing triggers to persuade people to register for an educational program or conference. Their advice seems so obvious, yet apparently most associations need to hear it. Everything you put out there in the world carries an implicit or explicit Seal of Approval. Sponsor perspectives.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Judges get an inside look at some of the most innovative and outstanding marketing, membership and communication projects and programs in the association profession. WBT Systems says we aren’t going back to normal , and to think otherwise is magical thinking. Association learning landscape. ASAE Gold Circle Awards.

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MARCH 10, 2023

WBT Systems explains how you can use ChatGPT to manage and market your association’s education programs. 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. Strategic resilience. Association podcasts. Skills-based volunteering.

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MAY 26, 2023

To navigate change, companies need fear-free cultures of diverse people and mindsets led by leaders who continuously learn, incentivize and train for change and worship no sacred cows.” ― Rishad Tobaccowala Competing for members’ time. WBT Systems shares strategies for convincing people to commit time to their own professional development.

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MAY 14, 2021

This week, WBT Systems shared a swipe file of marketing blurbs for association conferences, courses and credentialing programs —have at it! Check it out before you get too deep into your planning process. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Event safety.

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Association Analytics

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI has garnered a lot of global and national attention across most industries in recent months. Popular AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard are continuously learning how to work faster and more efficiently, which can stir up a lot of feelings in us humans. LLMs are meant to produce conversational human language responses.

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JUNE 30, 2023

WBT Systems provides strategies for offering professional development as an employee retention tool. Navigate CES describes how your association can improve the customer journey for sponsors, exhibitors and advertisers. Achurch Consulting describes how to take an intentional approach to tool implementation. Employee retention.

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MAY 19, 2023

Here’s a conundrum: How can members ever feel like part of their chapter community if they don’t attend chapter events? Here’s a conundrum: How can members ever feel like part of their chapter community if they don’t attend chapter events? I expect to pass through life but once. William Penn Chapter events. William Penn Chapter events.

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JUNE 25, 2021

They describe how the Association General Contractors of America shares this data with its chapters, provides resources to help them improve performance, and supports their growth with chapter leader training and development. Online learning. What is your click-to-open rate and how do you improve it? Chapter benchmarking data.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

But right now—and probably well into 2021—the only way to do that is through online learning. WBT Systems explains how virtual conference session recordings can serve as a launchpad for an association’s online learning portfolio. Even now, you have chapters out there who are experiencing success.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dean West at Association Laboratory bemoans the state of association conferences because “nothing is different” despite associations knowing the same ol’ same ol’ is boring the hell out of attendees. WBT Systems explains why it might be time for your association to get into the microcredentials business. Credentialing support.

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MAY 7, 2021

WBT Systems read through four recent research reports to discover what association execs and members are saying about the pandemic’s impact on associations, the future outlook, and their take of innovation—I especially liked those findings from Mary Byers. Research on associations. Credentialing on the blockchain. Intriguing. Quick hits.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Amanda Kaiser, Member Engagement Specialist at Kaiser Insights LLC, and Arianna Rehak, CEO and Co-Founder at Matchbox Virtual Media, have cooked up a fantastic-looking experience during which you can learn how to radically strengthen your virtual events by offering meaningful, quality networking opportunities for members and attendees.

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JUNE 16, 2023

I left it out this week because I didn’t think you’d care about freelance writing, 18 th century British writers, medieval nuns or creativity—but maybe I’m wrong! WBT Systems explains what associations need to know about launching a podcast and how a podcast can contribute to the success of your professional development programs.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

With the information collected in this research, we hope that we can pinpoint the areas of improvement with manageable takeaways for event professionals across the industry.” Disruption isn’t a choice right now, so we might as well embrace it, reports WBT Systems in their recap of two #ASAE20 sessions. Opportunities in disruption.

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MARCH 19, 2021

Start at her website , check out more on Association Innovation Today , and follow her on LinkedIn for the latest updates. Start at her website , check out more on Association Innovation Today , and follow her on LinkedIn for the latest updates. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community….

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 8, 2024

In this blog, we’ll outline our top three strategies to elevate your impact this year, along with ways to make small, easy changes that lead to large, impactful results. In this blog, we’ll outline our top three strategies to elevate your impact this year, along with ways to make small, easy changes that lead to large, impactful results.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

At ASAE Annual, I met new people and hung out with friends and acquaintances. At ASAE Annual, I met new people and hung out with friends and acquaintances. Cutting back or eliminating management training programs certainly doesn’t help. Change management. But there’s no replacement for conferences. The SHEconomy.

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GrowthZone

JULY 21, 2021

Because the majority of event-goers are not yet comfortable attending fully in-person, most associations are choosing hybrid conference solutions this year. Hybrid events are the most expensive option compared to entirely in-person events and completely virtual events. So why is it still necessary to learn how to go hybrid?

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AUGUST 21, 2020

This ten-minute survey will help all of us get a better, bigger picture of just how equitable the association industry is for everyone in it. They explain how to deliver value to virtual event sponsors—value that will generate more revenue for your association. Virtual events. Virtual event sponsorship. Association Adviser ).

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JUNE 9, 2023

Then looked out the window at the rain. I want to share better advice and ideas in the blog posts I write on behalf of clients. I want to share better advice and ideas in the blog posts I write on behalf of clients. Check it out. Change management. Fought against it for a minute. And gave over. Adult learners.

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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. Who has the time to learn? But where and how do you even begin to improve that culture?

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tagoras is conducting a brief survey to find out where learning and education businesses (i.e., In part two of their Open Space series, TopClass LMS explains how to overcome common objections to using this engaging event format. Conference/abstract management. Please send me links if you have one or know of a good one.

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Revenue Certificate Tools Innovation 256

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APRIL 30, 2021

McKinley Advisors describes how environmental factors have impacted the performance and priorities of associations in their survey report, Association Viewpoint: Renewal, Reinvention and Responsibility , conducted in February 2021. WBT Systems laments the lost art of listening. Multi-system implementation. Work shutdown rituals.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Good advice never goes out of style. WBT Systems offers the wisdom of Stoic philosophers like Marcus Aurelius and Seneca on topics pertaining to life inside and outside of associations, such as lifelong learning, change management, leadership, making the best of crappy situations and living in the now. Quick hits.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

TopClass LMS suggests offering peer-to-peer online learning programs. Vista Cova’s white paper, Strategic Frameworks: The Future of Strategic Planning , explores how association executives are working with strategic plans in the post-COVID environment. Love will keep us together… Education programs. Strategic planning.

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JUNE 23, 2023

WBT Systems goes over some ChatGPT basics, brings up some concerns—like why you shouldn’t rely upon it to do all your work, and explains how association professionals, including education teams, are using ChatGPT to save time and jump-start the creative process. Scott Fitzgerald ChatGPT. Our AI future. What the heck? Head in the sand?

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Resist the magical thinking that if you can hold out long enough, everything will be okay. Resist the magical thinking that if you can hold out long enough, everything will be okay. WBT Systems describes several other options for delivering online education. Ask five Whys to get to the root cause and solve problems.

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Revenue North Carolina Industry Technology 370

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Billhighway explains how to handle and prevent chapter data privacy issues —another post in their series on chapters in crisis. Talk about a crisis… check out this comprehensive timeline from Claire Ryan about the implosion of the Romance Writers Association. How to build a successful content marketing strategy from scratch.

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