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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Billhighway explains how to prevent the worst from happening when chapters outsource services and hire staff. A must-read for content marketers: how to create a strategic editorial calendar. How to become an Excellent Public Speaker. How to Turn Your Webinar Presenters into Superstars. Location: Chicago IL.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Reaching “Best in World” Status for the Content You Need to Attract and Retain Members Learn how to shift from an article-first to a multimedia publishing organization. Hear about tools to make multimedia publishing possible and affordable, how to determine what mediums to publish your content, and when to use all mediums.

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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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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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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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JULY 14, 2017

Check out this Futurism article to find out how augmented reality (AR) is going to transform your life. Digital entrepreneurs are discovering how to make lots of money in what was once association territory: online courses and membership communities. Lunch provided. 1 CAE credit. 1 CAE credit. Lunch provided. 1 CAE credit. .

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JUNE 2, 2017

If you can’t make it to AMS Fest in Chicago next week , stay tuned for my reports. Learn how to craft the perfect pitch. Learn about today’s adult learner and the evolving digital event landscape and understand how to develop your own metrics to determine success. Wed/Thu June 7-8 – AMS Fest in Chicago. 1 CMP credit.

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JULY 7, 2023

15 Ways To Take Your Email Newsletter To The Next Level: Marketing Artificial Intelligence in Action Learn how to use email newsletter marketing to engage your members about current topics and industry trends. Hear about newsletter best practices to increase engagement and curate outside content. Location: Chicago IL.

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Mariner Management

JUNE 23, 2022

Tips on how to prepare are leaders for change through training: Train chapter leaders to define meaningful outcomes , i.e., have them ask how many members are engaged, what is the market penetration, did we move the advocacy needle? It’s not how registrations per se. Oct 11 in DC and Oct 13 in Chicago.

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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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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

While we’re on the topic of Creative Commons images, the Art Institute of Chicago opened up their collection. MemberSuite shares the many different ways your association can collect and update member data throughout the membership journey. – How to Use Your “Listening Ears” to Transform Your Website User Experience.

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MAY 26, 2017

I’d wager that many associations appoint a staff/member team to work on D&I because they think they should, not really understanding why it’s important and how it can impact their organization and people. This good post from WBT Systems: how to help members develop a learning habit. What else did I read this week?

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JULY 7, 2017

CDT – Chapter Roundtable in Chicago. 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.); Location: Chicago IL. Duration: 1 hour.

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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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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… Amanda Kaiser (aka Smooth The Path) and Dynamic Benchmarking just published the New Member Engagement Study. WBT Systems explains this rewarding mindset and how you can develop your intrapreneurial chops. CST – Chapter Roundtable in Chicago IL.

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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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AUGUST 30, 2019

How to survive content by committee. – How to Spark High-Impact Learning: A Modern Skills Development Model. CDT – Partnership Professionals Network Idea Exchange (Chicago IL). How to respond? Location: Chicago IL. Location: Chicago IL. Turn Member Engagement and AMS Data into Effective Marketing.

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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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APRIL 28, 2017

Learn how volunteerism creates member engagement and how to overcome the barriers of time and commitment. Discover how micro-volunteering increases member satisfaction, engagement, and retention while lowering staff administrative efforts. Save the dates: Wed/Thu June 7-8 – AMS Fest in Chicago.

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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. Pendo, Founding Member, Chicago Law Partners.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 19, 2018

Sorry to say, he didn’t show up at the Canadian conference, but he does make an appearance at the 2018 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Chicago—in painting form. In case you’re wondering, a similar rumor about Chance the Rapper appearing at the Chicago event has yet to pick up steam, but it’s still early.). Other Links of Note.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

They explain how to earn and reward learner loyalty. CDT – Partnership Professionals Network Idea Exchange (Chicago IL). How to respond? Location: Chicago IL. CDT – Digital Transformation 2019: Now, Next Year and Beyond (ASAE Technology Section Council Roundtable – Chicago IL). Location: Chicago IL.

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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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Vanguard Tech

JUNE 5, 2012

Here are a few good stats from Higher Logic’s Social Networking Success Tour : It takes 3-6 touch points per individual to gain meaningful member engagement. On the flip side, if a member is subscribed to just ONE discussion group in a private, they are 90% more likely to renew their membership in your organization.

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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. office of Chicago-based Howe & Hutton. and how to get the right statistics to prevent national and chapter level members from leaving. CST – Chapter Roundtable in Chicago IL.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Here’s how to get yours if you’re in that unfortunate position. ( 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.); TechRepublic ).

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JULY 20, 2018

Promote Your Content Effectively to Drive Member Engagement. We see firsthand that members have extremely high interest in their association’s blogs, articles, and journal publications, but how can they engage with your news and articles if they don’t even know you have published content? 1 CAE credit.

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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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OCTOBER 26, 2018

A micro-networking event for young professionals in the association industry to meet with Nicole Araujo, Director of Business Development at Naylor Association Solutions and Trina Madison Behbahani, CAE, Director of Governance and Member Engagement at the American College of Radiology. Location: Washington DC. More info/register.

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JULY 5, 2019

– Chapter Workshop: Leverage Chapters to Engage & Grow Membership (Washington DC). Learn how to leverage chapters as a channel to reach new audiences, tap into (and boost) chapters’ unique ability to provide community and optimize the member experience, and leverage chapter experiences to drive community influencers.

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JUNE 1, 2018

Find out how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of your organization’s plan, craft appropriate messaging for all stakeholders and event participants, and determine next steps for how to further develop your plan to ensure seamless execution. CST – Chapter Roundtable in Chicago IL. Location: Chicago IL. 1 CMP credit.

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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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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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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?

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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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