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JULY 7, 2023

Fri 7/7 at 10 a.m.* – Association Products | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Hear about newsletter best practices to increase engagement and curate outside content. Location: Chicago IL. More info/register.

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Tools Education Newsletter Chicago 195

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APRIL 19, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you haven’t already, you must read New Member Engagement Study , a collaboration between Kaiser Insights, Dynamic Benchmarking, 12 research partners and 160 association professionals. Member Engagement Scoring. 1 CAE credit.

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DC Washington Chicago LMS 170

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MAY 12, 2023

No matter the size or type of your association, and no matter your current role, see how you, too, can distinguish and propel your organization. Using uncommon strategies from her book Elevating Engagement , learn how to create an energized and highly motivated membership. Location: Chicago IL. No plan, no progress.

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Chicago Newsletter Mooc Education 200

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Billhighway explains how to handle and prevent chapter data privacy issues —another post in their series on chapters in crisis. How to build a successful content marketing strategy from scratch. How to Double Your Nonprofit’s Facebook Fundraising. How to Train and Manage Your Booth Staff. Elise Dopson, Databox ).

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LMS Software Chicago Washington 243

Smooth The Path

JUNE 1, 2021

When my son was two years old, we flew to Chicago. Somebody at the TSA figured out how to transform a potentially terrifying experience for little kids into an adventure of intrigue and excitement. What bits of your member experience feel like drudgery for members? And those stickers only cost the TSA a few cents each.

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Member Experience Chicago Certificate Survey 78

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JUNE 16, 2023

In Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less , Axios co-founders Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, and Roy Schwartz teach readers how to say more with less in virtually any format. Learn how to prevent knowledge loss and equip your team with the necessary skills to leverage new event tech effectively. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Make a checklist out of this one: Kylee Coffman at DelCor Technology Solutions explains how to make Google love your association website. “ The Halfway Rule ,” as explained by Amanda Kaiser at Smooth the Path, is one that no association should forget, especially when it comes to dealing with newer and younger members. 1 CMP credit.

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LMS millennials Blended Learning System 150

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NOVEMBER 26, 2021

The Profitability of an Engaged Workforce: How to Engage, Motivate and Inspire (Keynote Speaker Series). Learn the five levels of employee engagement, where everyone stacks up in loyalty to their organization and coworkers, and how each level affects the others. Host: Certification Network Group of Chicago.

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Newsletter Revenue Certificate Leadership 195

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

They explain how to earn and reward learner loyalty. The Harvard Business Review describes how the New York Public Library involved employees from 93 branches in innovation communities —could be a good model for chapters. CDT – Partnership Professionals Network Idea Exchange (Chicago IL). How to respond?

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AUGUST 24, 2018

Charlotte Muylaert at Billhighway explains how to retain chapter leaders and prevent them from burning out and checking out. Innovation Isn’t a Verb: It’s a Mindset. If innovation were easy, everyone would be doing it. office of Chicago-based Howe & Hutton. CST – Chapter Roundtable in Chicago IL.

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MARCH 3, 2023

Fri 3/3 at 10 a.m.* – Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle We meet on the first Friday of each month hosted by an association leader who leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Our topic this month is association finance innovation. We need a new roadmap to engage members now and in the future.

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Revenue Tools Education Member Experience 39

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JUNE 1, 2018

Learn about the emerging trends in the certification/education space, ways to increase the value of your program by incorporating one of these trends, and other new and innovative ways other organizations are offering their education. CST – Chapter Roundtable in Chicago IL. Location: Chicago IL. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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Puerto Rico Chicago Tools Washington 30

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APRIL 13, 2018

Last week, WBT Systems explained how to prepare a business case for a new LMS. Now they’re back with advice on how to present that persuasive case for a new LMS to decision-makers. How to Build Successful Online Learning Experiences. SEO Power – How to Reach Your Audience (Association Chat). It’s a one-two punch.

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DC Washington Revenue Chicago 30

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APRIL 20, 2018

Connect with fellow Component/Chapter Relations Professionals (CRPs) to network and discuss current chapter challenges, such as how to measure and increase the health of chapters; best practices for chapter operations (volunteer tools, processes, etc.); 7 Ways to Increase Member Engagement in a Distracted World. Lunch provided.

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Social Media Chicago Tools Washington 37

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AUGUST 31, 2018

What about teaching your workers and members to communicate more powerfully and persuasively? Come share your ideas about lifelong learning and discuss how to sharpen your communications edge. and how to get the right statistics to prevent national and chapter level members from leaving. Location: Chicago IL.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

How to check for inclusive language in Microsoft Word. Rob Woodgate, How to Geek ). If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. .* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. Why are Members Leaving? Mon 2/8 at 11 a.m. – 1 CMP credit.

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San Diego Price Strategy Education 370

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Discover how to enjoy the best of both worlds, using a private community to drive action and social media to get people there. 6 Biggest Mistakes Executive Directors Make (And How to Avoid Them) . Explore new strategies to engage your audience with video. More info/register. Host: Personify. Tue 9/25 at 12:30 p.m. – CAE credit.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Dr. Michael Tatonetti, CAE, explains how to overcome your colleagues’ (or leadership’s) fear of raising sponsorship prices —an argument that gets into goals, costs and value. – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. How to Maximize Your Engagement in Industry 4.0. Amen, brother.

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Blended Learning Revenue Conference Technology 300

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

It’s much better to get this news well before your project begins so you can figure out how to juggle these tasks with your regular workload. Don’t assume the membership recruitment, engagement, and retention practices that worked pre-pandemic will continue to work as well now. How To Craft User Journeys To Keep Your Members Engaged.

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Blended Learning Education Video Conference 41

Association Adviser

APRIL 10, 2017

I ultimately ended up getting management jobs in fine dining and catering before becoming involved in the Taste of Chicago (TOC), which at the time was the second-largest outdoor food festival in the world, second only to Munich’s Oktoberfest. AA: How do these sponsorship dollars translate into membership benefits? It’s a win-win.

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MARCH 20, 2020

As the new COVID-19 reality descended upon us, Lowell Aplebaum was in Chicago to facilitate a strategy session. How to talk to your friends about social distancing when they’re going to bars—or participating in other nonsense. Fri 3/20 at 1 p.m.* – Ask Me Anything, How to Transition Your In-Person Event to a Virtual Event.

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North Carolina Technology Strategy Revenue 221

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MAY 26, 2017

And this one from the authors: “A simple Google search returns more than 12 million results that demonstrate that increased D+I leads to increased innovation, better decision-making, faster and more creative problem-solving, better outcomes, and an improved bottom line. Tue 5/30 at 11 a.m.* – How to Create Effective Microlearning in 5 Steps.

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Raleigh North Carolina Texas Chicago 150

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Innovation isn’t about ideas. His advice and insights make this one of the better articles about innovation I’ve read. How to Leverage Resilience Strategies and Performance Science the Army Way. Location: Washington DC.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They explain why and how to get buy-in from staff and executives, how to manage an implementation when you barely have time for your real job, and why you should focus on business outcomes, not processes. Member renewals. How can you better understand your community to help members find their niche? 1 CAE credit.

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Certificate Innovation Education Process 39

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

A few quick hits before we get to this week’s list of free webinars: Seven tactics for listening to your members—the key to member engagement. Still not sure how inbound marketing could work for your association? Here’s another explanation of how to use inbound marketing for member recruitment. 1 CAE credit.

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DC Washington Chicago Tools 30

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

One of the most useful things you can do for your members or customers is to filter through all that crap and find the most valuable, relevant posts for them. The Content Marketing Institute has an excellent post on how to curate content like a pro —and it’s not a list of lame content curation tools, thankfully, it’s real advice.

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