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Learning Pathways: How to Fill Your Industry’s Skills Gap

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If you ever hiked up a mountain without the help of a trail, you know how frustrating and, sometimes, dangerous it can be. Upon the completion of a learning pathway, the student receives a digital badge, certificate, and/or certification. Coursera recently started offering Learning Paths too. What have others done?

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Don’t Ignore Non-Dues Revenue Potential of Digital Badges!

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It prompted us to think about what might be the “next practices” associations need to adopt to future-proof the value of their education and certification programs for members and non-members. Value of Digital Badges for Association Members. Badge Taxonomy by Bryan Mathers (Used under CC-BY-SA 4.0

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Associations: Solving the Skills Gap with Digital Credentials

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Associations around the world face a common challenge — how to remain relevant and expand their footprint in their particular domain. Skills gap theorists say that formal education isn’t preparing enough candidates for specialized high-skill, high-growth jobs such as data analysis, user experience design and software programming.

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Help Millennials Get Jobs: Offer Online Learning & Career Resources

WBT Systems

Recruitment strategy: help millennials get jobs. Millennials get their share of depressing headlines these days—like this one from NBC News : “Majority of millennials are in debt, hitting pause on major life events.”. A stunning sad fact: only 22 percent of millennials are debt-free. The state of millennial membership. Millennials need jobs.

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Association Software 101: How to Find the Best AMS Platform

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Whether your association already has an association management system or has never used one before, it’s worth learning more about the software, the essential features to look for, and how to choose the right solution for your association. For instance, you might watch members transform in front of you. What is an AMS platform?

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12 Areas Your Association Must Address to Thrive During a Recession

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Now, you’re watching the economy and assessing how it might affect your industry, organization, members, and market. Digital-only memberships. Tiers designed for professionals or companies with specific needs. Your association survived the worst of the pandemic. 1: Budget. Expect inflation to increase expenses. 4: Reserves.

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Don’t Nickel-and-Dime Members: Ideas to Increase Non-Dues Revenue

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Associations have traditionally used membership “as an excuse to sell more stuff at discounted prices to members,” said Garth Jordan , senior vice president of corporate strategy at the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA). But, HFMA has cast that old non-dues revenue practice aside. Sponsored educational programs.

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