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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. Association revenue. Valuable information for associations! Chapter habits. Newsletters.

Revenue 205

Revenue Certificate Committee Leadership 205

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JULY 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 55 days from now, you could be in Nashville hanging around with people whose associations are rolling in non-dues revenue and people who want to emulate their success. Non-dues revenue. The countdown is on! Online learning programs.

Newsletter 195

Newsletter Certificate Technology Strategy 195

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Membership. Last year, 814 associations participated in MGI’s survey, which benchmarks the practices used by associations to recruit, engage and renew members. I’ve used data from Marketing General Inc.’s The 2024 survey is now open.

Survey 256

Survey Project Strategy Education 256

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JUNE 16, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth.” In the past few editions of Association Brain Food, I included a Good Listens section featuring association-focused podcasts. Erasmus Podcasts.

Project 195

Project Tools Revenue Metro 195

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If the registration numbers for your educational programs are disappointing, WBT Systems shares several reasons people don’t commit to online courses and conferences. Associations and DAOs. Best read in small doses. Bwah ha ha!

Newsletter 195

Newsletter Survey Team Software 195

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JUNE 11, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If members are burnt out on virtual everything, how do you convince them to make time for online education? Rene Shonerd at Cimatri shares a cheat sheet for making data work for your association. Make time for microlearning.

Certificate 322

Certificate Technology Communications Revenue 322

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JULY 2, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 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. Peer advisory groups.

Technology 370

Technology Strategy System Education 370

Blue Sky eLearn

JULY 24, 2019

For an association, hosting events like conferences, networking meetups, and learning sessions is an effective way to bring people who share a common goal or passion together. Plus, events are one of the ways that your association can raise non-dues revenue. . Picking the Right Association Management Software.

Tips 201

Tips Software Recruiting Recruitment 201

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AUGUST 6, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. This edition of Association Brain Food covers two weeks because I’m not publishing next week while I’m on vacation. Does your association want to understand the needs and interests of different segments of your membership and market?

Revenue 195

Revenue Certificate Oklahoma City Strategy 195

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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. Content/education strategy.

Innovation 359

Innovation Las Vegas Communications Education 359

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. To help associations increase sponsorship revenue, the Partnership Professionals Network and Dynamic Benchmarking are conducting a survey of association sponsors to find out: Why companies sponsor associations. Sponsor survey.

Revenue 195

Revenue Survey Leadership Education 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. Listen to the end to hear his book recommendations. Data security.

Revenue 195

Revenue Technology Education Video 195

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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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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. Board strategy. I think Jeff would like this one. Sounds delightfully unorthodox to me. Party pooper?

Revenue 322

Revenue Las Vegas Marketing Leadership 322

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MAY 14, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 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. Marketing copy. Event safety.

St. Louis 341

St. Louis Technology Strategy Conference 341

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APRIL 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association performance and priorities. If you publish association benchmarking reports, take note of Wes’ observation about trade vs. individual membership associations, it makes a big difference. ( Shut up and listen.

Education 354

Education Technology Strategy Revenue 354

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Anticipating the question forming in your mind right now, Jamie wrote a post titled, If You Don’t Know What the Rockefeller Habits Mean for Associations, You Should. Associations in 2021. Virtual networking incubator. Sponsorships.

Innovation 370

Innovation Communications Education Strategy 370

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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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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. They also share change management strategies for change-fatigued association professionals. And gave over.

Revenue 205

Revenue Content Chicago Leadership 205

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. In another one of their “learning science made easy” posts, WBT Systems introduces the original, revised and rebuffed Bloom’s Taxonomy —a taxonomy used by instructional designers and instructors when developing educational programs.

Recruiting 195

Recruiting Recruitment Survey Revenue 195

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JULY 3, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… DEI education. WBT Systems opens their most recent post with a quote from Maya Angelou: “Do the best you can until you know better. Don’t you love watching how associations are taking on big changes like never before?

Montana 221

Montana North Carolina Review Member Engagement 221

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MAY 21, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Roger Craver at The Agitator/DonorVoice says we also need to harness the immense power of knowing what we don’t know so we don’t keep repeating so-called best practices that turn programs “into the equivalent of a nearly petrified forest.”.

San Jose 369

San Jose Email Marketing Tools millennials 369

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT Systems recently hosted an ideation session with Non-Dues-a-Palooza to come up with ideas for revenue-generating online education programs. Could the same thing be said about your association’s conference/trade show? Sponsorships.

Revenue 195

Revenue Technology Conference Education 195

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JANUARY 21, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Learn more about the application process, including tips for a successful submission and insider knowledge about what the judges seek, during a 1/28 webinar—details below. Membership survey. The survey closes next week so don’t delay.

Survey 195

Survey Newsletter Price Technology 195

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JULY 23, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT’s post describes why your association would want to offer mixed-age learning programs and suggests how to get started. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week. Webinar pricing/sponsorships. Eye-opening.

Video 195

Video Technology Content Strategy 195

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JUNE 21, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Maggie McGary shares insights from the Community Roundtable’s 10th Annual State of Community Management report and cross-references them with findings from MGI’s Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Karen Hopkin, Scientific American ).

Los Angeles 186

Los Angeles DC Washington Phoenix 186

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JULY 9, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT Systems has found, however, several examples of associations that offer frontline training programs for individuals and companies, and they think your association should get in on the game. Training programs. Order and change.

Rhode Island 195

Rhode Island Technology Strategy Member Engagement 195

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JULY 26, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Listen in as DelCor Technology Solutions CEO Loretta DeLuca, FASAE, talks to MemberSuite CEO Natalie Cheney about the AMS provider’s acquisition of Event Farm, a “next-generation event engagement software company.”. Paul Davidson, USA Today ).

Arlington 34

Arlington DC Washington Metro 34

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AUGUST 31, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Do you know what your APIs are up to? Ernie Smith at Associations Now shares tips on managing APIs. These two guys are discussing Homer’s The Odyssey starting, in the linked episode, with books 1-3. More info/register.

Chicago 37

Chicago LMS Washington Tools 37

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The goal is to better understand pain points and consequently uncover best practices that would lead to better buying decisions, processes and systems for associations and non-profits. Education pricing. Age diversity.

Survey 195

Survey Revenue Price Team 195

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JANUARY 17, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association exec Mark Golden explains why a future-focused profession needs full participation from all people to reach its potential—the reason diversity, equity and inclusion cannot fall off an association’s strategic agenda.

Arlington 243

Arlington San Diego San Francisco DC 243

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Un-hybrid conference. At some point in 2021, associations will switch from virtual-only conferences to hybrid conferences. If you were at the Association Component Exchange (CEX) last week, you heard about the “bright spot” concept.

Learning Management System 285

Learning Management System Education Communications Technology 285

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Urgent request for participation in an association professional development survey. Imagine you’re an association board member and you read this from the CEO: “If we keep doing what we are doing, we won’t be doing this for much longer.

Blended Learning 300

Blended Learning Revenue Conference Technology 300

MemberClicks

JUNE 13, 2023

It’s likely the reason they became a member of your association is due to their persona archetype. So, the question is, how can you utilize these personas to best serve your members? Personas allow you to segment members and provide benefits for each member in your association. H2: What are the 10 association personas?

LMS 52

LMS Certificate Learning Management System Software 52

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MARCH 20, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Is it over yet? Wow, has this been the longest week ever or what? Associations are already taking a huge financial hit by having to cancel conferences. Virtual strategy meetings. Conference sponsorships. Remote work.

North Carolina 221

North Carolina Technology Strategy Revenue 221

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. During a recent MemberSuite webinar, Greg Melia, CAE, CEO of the Customer Experience Professionals Association, and Julie Sciullo, CEO of Association Analytics, discussed how to navigate member engagement at this weird time.

Revenue 195

Revenue Content Resources Strategy 195

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MARCH 18, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT Systems digs into ASI’s 7th annual Membership Performance Benchmark Survey to find out how associations are working through their digital transformation. Certification wave. Soul music. Digital transformation strategy. Groupthink.

Revenue 39

Revenue Technology Video LMS 39