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AUGUST 11, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association community. On the expo floor, at industry partner parties, and in restaurants, what a joy it was to be amidst my community. Community as a feeling. But there’s no replacement for conferences. The SHEconomy.

Chicago 195

Chicago Certificate Marketing Content 195

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Upcoming association events. and BJA Solutions for Associations (aka Barbara Armentrout) Awareness week. and BJA Solutions for Associations (aka Barbara Armentrout) Awareness week. Event recording release. Credit card processor.

Arlington 261

Arlington Los Angeles Atlanta Technology 261

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Employers’ job market. Make them aware (or remind them) of the positive impact association membership and education can have on their careers. Online experiences. His experience, like mine, is a positive one. Event trends.

Newsletter 266

Newsletter Certificate Denver Case Study 266

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Event recordings. TopClass LMS reviews the pros and cons of recording an educational event from both the attendee and association perspectives. You can get everything you need in Brightfind’s RFP template for CMS and website design projects.

LMS 266

LMS Revenue Education Strategy 266

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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. Hope to see you back here for the next edition on Friday, September 15. AI pulse survey.

Revenue 227

Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

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AUGUST 18, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Love. The programs are relationship and community builders since they help members connect with each other on both a personal and professional level. Thriving (or not) associations. Love will keep us together… Education programs.

Certificate 195

Certificate Education Revenue Marketing 195

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Competition-beating strategies. Impexium shares seven strategies to differentiate your association from the competition in 2024. Lately, I’ve noticed more discussion during events and on blogs about community.

Case Study 266

Case Study Newsletter Strategy Revenue 266

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Mental health. People talk about it in the association world, but how many associations actually provide resources and education about mental health issues to members and industry employers? Mobile apps. Member app. Member retention.

Strategy 272

Strategy Video Technology Innovation 272

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APRIL 28, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Credentialing programs. WBT Systems explains what’s involved and what associations need to know about using a job analysis to design and market programs. Membership marketing has come a long way since I first started in associations.

DC 205

DC Recruiting Recruitment Washington 205

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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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MAY 21, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Makes sense: hyper-relevant programming and more opportunities for attendees to spend quality time with peers. Association fortune-telling. Niche conferences. The riches are in the niches, says WBT Systems. Conference design.

San Jose 369

San Jose Email Marketing Tools millennials 369

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Marketing. Their advice seems so obvious, yet apparently most associations need to hear it. Unlike social media, a mobile app provides a cohesive and centralized communication channel to your members. Online community.

Maryland 272

Maryland LMS Revenue Strategy 272

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MAY 7, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Research on associations. Amith Nagarajan writes at Sidecar about the potential for associations to issue accreditations and certifications on the blockchain. Association myths. 5 ways to experience awe on a wonder walk.

Technology 370

Technology St. Louis Strategy Products 370

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AUGUST 25, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. TopClass LMS highlights findings from MGI’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report that they think will interest association education teams. Membership trends.

millennials 370

millennials Survey Team Education 370

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JUNE 9, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read. Associations have a tough road ahead of them. I want to share better advice and ideas in the blog posts I write on behalf of clients. And gave over. Creativity.

Revenue 205

Revenue Content Chicago Leadership 205

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APRIL 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association performance and priorities. They remind us why listening (without interrupting) is so important to the person talking and describe different methods for listening to your members and others in your professional community.

Education 354

Education Technology Strategy Revenue 354

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APRIL 16, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT speculates about the invisible forces affecting your members , causing irregular or new behavior, and disturbing the regular attraction between them and your association. Member behavior. Education programs. Virtual event engagement.

Revenue 363

Revenue Strategy Team Content 363

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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. They also describe how it made a difference for two associations.

Leadership 195

Leadership Education Revenue Strategy 195

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Together, with your cohort, you will solve the virtual event networking problem while participating firsthand in a variety of virtual networking experiences. Associations in 2021. Virtual networking incubator. Quick hits. government.

Innovation 370

Innovation Communications Education Strategy 370

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Must-read newsletters. I was happy to see Association Brain Food in Lead Marvel’s list of eight must-read newsletters for association professionals. Curated reading lists are the best, right? Credentialing support. Boring conferences.

LMS 256

LMS Revenue Arlington Education 256

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Teri Carden is cooking up a phenomenal-sounding digital experience for anyone interested in increasing their non-dues revenue. Community manager survey. Association strategies. Dean West, Association Laboratory ).

San Diego 370

San Diego Price Strategy Education 370

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APRIL 21, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Free member education. Should associations list education programs as a membership benefit if members have to pay for them like everyone else does? Gen Z communities. Sadly, associations only merit one mention—as has-beens.

Education 195

Education Committee Recruiting Recruitment 195

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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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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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MARCH 25, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Check out the new page on my site, Association Brain Food Resources , dedicated to feeding your brain with information from our industry partners about association technology, membership, data management, cybersecurity, non-dues revenue, and more.

Revenue 195

Revenue Content Virginia Technology 195

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APRIL 1, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 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. Online community potential. Career changers. Yeah, pretty ugly.

Revenue 195

Revenue Technology Education Video 195

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JANUARY 21, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The more data MGI collects for this study, the richer the results for everyone. The more data MGI collects for this study, the richer the results for everyone. Marketing, membership and communications awards. Membership survey.

Survey 195

Survey Newsletter Price Technology 195

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Request re career section on association website. Does your association have a career section for people curious about entering your industry or profession? Association benchmarks. Membership renewals. Event design.

Revenue 272

Revenue Innovation Education Tools 272

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership and communications efforts across 15 different categories, and highlight the important role these campaigns have in moving associations forward. Forget “normal.”

Innovation 359

Innovation Las Vegas Communications Education 359

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MAY 19, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection. “I Here’s a conundrum: How can members ever feel like part of their chapter community if they don’t attend chapter events? However, their event experience—and your sponsors’ satisfaction—would improve if they did.

Strategy 195

Strategy Content Leadership Email Marketing 195

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Sponsored education. Associations usually rely on corporate marketing budgets for sponsorship revenue. Association habits. Also worth your time Hamas’s war on Israel: everything you need to know. AI in the workplace.

Revenue 272

Revenue Austin Tools Education 272

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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. Jen Dary, One Plucky Blog ). Board strategy. I think Jeff would like this one. Party pooper?

Revenue 322

Revenue Las Vegas Marketing Leadership 322

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Membership benchmarks. In seven minutes, you can help our community learn about association industry trends in membership engagement and retention levels, digital transformation, the adoption of AI, generational priorities, and more.

LMS 256

LMS North Carolina Recruiting Recruitment 256

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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.

Utah 370

Utah LMS Conference Technology 370

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JULY 7, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… A month from now, many of us will be at ASAE Annual in Atlanta. Teri Carden—the mastermind behind AMS Fest before selling it to Association Trends—and her team are known for creating enjoyable educational experiences.

Tools 195

Tools Education Newsletter Chicago 195

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JUNE 26, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Inclusive conferences. Barbara Palmer at PCMA Convene lists eight ways conference organizers, sponsors, speakers and attendees can make conferences more racially diverse. Implicit bias. Conference and education teams. CRP challenges.

Montana 370

Montana Conference Content Education 370

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JUNE 2, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” When Impexium describes their latest post as the ultimate guide to association management software (AMS), they’re not kidding. Technology decisions.

Technology 195

Technology Chicago Education System 195