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A Futurist’s View: On The Amazon Of Certifications

Association Success

Associations are stronger together, how can they collaborate to create a place to develop, provide, and update certifications? What if that competitor also had a simple way to sell valuable certifications “in bulk” to your member’s employers? Certifications have long been the domain of associations. It’s that simple.

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10 Steps to Choosing Your Association’s Next AMS

Membersuite

Typically, this group includes membership, accounting, IT, events, member/customer service, education, certifications, and marketing staff. #2: Document and prioritize your requirements—what the software has to do—including integrations and reports. 4: Document Complex Workflows and Integrations. Make the Ultimate Decision.

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Learn the difference between Association Management and Membership Management Software

Membersuite

The lower price of MMS is due in part to its limited functionality. AMS handles committee management, email communication and marketing, certification management, eCommerce, financial management (invoices, payments, ledger entries), reporting , and more. Low-cost tools have a hidden price. Functionality. They can’t.

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How to Sunset an Educational Program

WBT Systems

When an organization has limited resources, you can’t afford to invest time and money into educational programs—online courses, certifications, or conferences—that no longer meet the needs of your target audiences. Stakeholders : If you’re sunsetting a certification or credentialing program, how will people holding that credential react?

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Membership 101: Life Time Value

Spark Consulting

A large company that pays a large sum for dues, and is likely to be with you for many years, send teams of people to your meeting every year, and require their managers to earn your certification merits a much larger investment than a mom-and-pop business that’s likely to be acquired by a larger competition within the next three years.

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AMCs Engaged!

YourMembership

And, more than 100 attendees participated in eligible CAE sessions, receiving their education credits and certifications electronically via AMC Institutes AMS, which was connected to the mobile app. More importantly, by using the mobile app, AMCI is lowering staff time and cost spent on manual data entry of credits and certificates.

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Building Buy-In for an Online Community at Your Association

Higher Logic

If a document like this doesn’t exist, hold some informational interviews with your executive director and the head of the board to figure out what the association's main goals are for the upcoming year. Objection 1: Price. Price is always a valid concern – but what you’re proposing is worth the investment.