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APRIL 26, 2024

As we come to the end of National Volunteer Week, take a few moments to explore ways volunteers can enhance your association’s online education programs. TopClass LMS also discusses factors that limit participation and strategies to improve your volunteer recruitment and retention efforts. Forget what you’ve learned about SEO.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

Associations usually rely on corporate marketing budgets for sponsorship revenue. Inspired by a Non-Dues-a-Palooza workshop presented by Lori Zoss Kraska of Growth Owl , TopClass LMS explains how to partner with a company’s CSR team on sponsored education programs that align with both your missions. AI in the workplace.

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AUGUST 18, 2023

Love will keep us together… Education programs. TopClass LMS suggests offering peer-to-peer online learning programs. In these standalone short programs, member instructors introduce skills, practices, or hobbies to fellow members. Mentoring programs. It’s a must-read. No s**t, Sherlock.

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AUGUST 11, 2023

Cutting back or eliminating management training programs certainly doesn’t help. TopClass LMS suggests your association offer management training programs for industry professionals. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Corporate member training programs. Many of them don’t have the capability or capacity to design the new training programs they need. Tobin Conley, CAE revisits an old DelCor blog idea: the IT bag. Chapter member virtual engagement.

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MAY 12, 2023

Learning business. WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too. Host: Qiqo *All events are online at Eastern Daylight Time unless otherwise noted. Newsletters.

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MARCH 24, 2023

Sponsorship strategy. 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.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Virtual sponsorships. Lewis Flax of Flax Associates says, “Innovative sponsorship options exist way beyond pasting logos anywhere and everywhere.” Take a look at his 16 ideas for virtual sponsorships. LMS/CRM integration. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog.

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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. But excellent content isn’t enough to gain market share. Content is a commodity, says WBT Systems.

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MAY 5, 2023

Corporate learning. Coursera, EdX and LinkedIn Learning are going all in on the corporate market and increasing revenue as a result. Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. More info/register. Fri 5/5 at 4 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

They end up getting overwhelmed with new information and falling victim to the forgetting curve—which means they will forget 70 percent of what they ‘learn’ within 24 hours. To resolve these issues, try a different approach to conferences: make a plan to continue the conference learning experience.

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APRIL 30, 2021

I think one had an AMS, CMS, and LMS project on the horizon. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events. Multi-system implementation.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Learn how to measure your current ROI in actual dollar numbers, use the numbers for influencing the membership decision, grow your ROI, and prove beyond a doubt that membership in your organization is a good business decision. . –

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Who has the time to learn? But sometimes a traditional online program or course doesn’t fit our schedules. TopClass LMS advises associations to offer microlearning programs to busy professionals since they’re more likely to have 10 minutes to spare, not 50. Gen Z marketing. Answer: we all do.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

Either way, career pathways , says WBT Systems in this #ASAE20 recap, help your members and market understand what they need to learn and which of your programs they should take to acquire those competencies. Virtual event sponsorship. Have a great program to share? Virtual events. Looking for a job?

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MAY 22, 2020

Does your association have a new member onboarding, orientation or welcoming program? We’ve had a few months now of quickly planned virtual conferences and learning events. Billhighway explains how virtual events can help sponsors and exhibitors achieve their marketing goals —while helping chapters achieve their revenue goals.

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JULY 21, 2023

But TopClass LMS/WBT Systems describes ten skills your members need to learn right now. As someone who’s always thinking about my next meal, Jeffrey Cufaude speaks to my heart (yes, my stomach too) when he encourages facilitators not to overlook food when planning a program. Online community. Member education. Governance.

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MARCH 26, 2021

If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events. Will Learning Ever Look the Same? Harris, Harvard Business Review ). Lasagna never lets you down.

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OCTOBER 22, 2021

WBT Systems explains how your association’s education programs can provide three things that research says are missing for many who work remotely : meaning, belonging and informal learning. Content marketing. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Strategic plan. Masooma Memon, Databox ). You’re a different person when you travel.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

Luring members/customers to your LMS. WBT Systems says, “The LMS is the workhorse for the professional development team, but it has many more uses beyond hosting online courses.” They share ten ways to encourage members and prospective customers to browse through the educational programs you offer via your LMS.

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APRIL 14, 2023

Marketing automation. Impexium describes three benefits of marketing automation , a capability you really must have in your association’s tech stack. They discuss configuring software for abstract submission and peer review, issuing the call for papers, designing the conference program, and more. CliftonStrengths.

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MARCH 8, 2019

MemberSuite explains how associations can respond to this market demand by offering certificate and certification programs. Don’t wait until your LMS implementation is nearing the end to figure out what kind of reports you need. The time for discussing reporting requirements is way back before you even select an LMS platform.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Cohort-based online courses. WBT Systems lays it on the line: “Associations with cohort-based online courses will dominate their market and provide the most effective, transformational educational experience to professionals in their industry.” Imagine what you can learn and the conversations you can start.

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JUNE 26, 2020

WBT Systems suggests it’s time to integrate these two teams so attendees have a more effective learning experience. How the pandemic put a magnifying glass on sponsorships. If you’re into it, check out my weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog for more. The recipe is coming this weekend on my Gusto blog.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Please participate in MGI’s 14 th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey , our industry’s most comprehensive and valuable study on membership marketing. Marketing, membership and communications awards. Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership, and communications in 15 categories.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Why get an LMS. Your association survived the pandemic without an LMS, you’re returning to in-person meetings, and the budget isn’t looking so good. Why the heck would you even think about getting an LMS ? ” Contrarian marketing common sense. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Chapter-in-a-box solution.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

and discussions by topic (sponsorships, DEI, marketing automation, advocacy, components, etc.). Let sponsors host discussion rooms—an AMS partner hosts a room on membership topics, an LMS partner hosts one on professional development topics, etc. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. DEI policy.

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APRIL 1, 2022

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. WBT Systems explains how to welcome career changers entering your industry by helping them with career guidance, skills development, and network building. Falcon Cam ).

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Marketing General Inc. is inviting associations to participate in their 10th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. Professionals who don’t keep learning are the new “at-risk” group. Do yourself a favor and read this article by Michael Simmons at Quartz about the necessity for lifelong learning. New Scientist ).

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you use Creative Commons photos from Flickr for your blog, keep an eye on this developing story from Ernie Smith at Associations Now. It’s not too late to implement some of the advice provided by Fíonta on their blog. Pat on head.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

MGI’s 2020 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report found a correlation between innovative associations and membership growth. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Innovation and membership growth. Associations will profit, ha ha, from this guidance too. Mon 11/9 at 11 a.m. –

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Prepare your association and your educational programs for the retraining needs of our aging workforce. Although I highly enjoyed the future of learning and AI conversations, I loved loved loved Lisa Campo’s video: 5 Ways to Repel Millennials from Your Association. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Green beans are all over the farmers market right now. Learn how the panel of editors has been covering the pandemic, how they perceive the industry evolving, their analysis of their latest research, and what they expect for the future.

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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. Big news this week on the online community front: Higher Logic bought Socious. Now, onto the list of this week’s free webinars and learning events. 1 CAE credit.

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MemberClicks

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

With membership software, your association can automate a lot of the manual labor that goes into running a membership program , including adding new members to your database or importing email addresses. By accurately collecting and analyzing member data, you can better understand what’s working and what isn’t about your membership program.

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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. Big news this week on the online community front: Higher Logic bought Socious. Now, onto the list of this week’s free webinars and learning events. 1 CAE credit.

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MemberClicks

JUNE 13, 2023

Understanding personas helps you build interactions that different individuals can relate to. To see how you can create an experience for a specific persona and dive deeper into their preferences, click on the persona to jump to that part of the blog. This is a member who is always learning. Who are your members?

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