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On Social Media, Your Brand Is a Second-Class Citizen

Associations Now

Last week was a weird one for Facebook users—and those trying to read the tea leaves of social media. Almost immediately after the reports surfaced, I noticed a sudden rise in conservative news on the sidebar. “Our favorite apps, social networks and products are all going to change.

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Nonprofit Staff Training: How to Create an Effective Plan

NXUnite

According to an Independent Sector report , 48.5% Your staff members need to leverage various tools and work as a team to fulfill your nonprofit’s purpose, whether they’re providing services to beneficiaries or putting together reports to inform your strategic planning efforts. Post social media shout-outs.

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Associations Offer Back-to-School Support

Associations Now

Classes are back in session, or soon will be, and associations have been busy helping members, parents, teachers, and students prepare for them. For 20 years, the National Retail Federation has been delivering annual reports on back-to-school shopping trends. billion , with back-to-college shopping hitting a record $91 billion.

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Four ways to celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month at your association

Nimble AMS

IBM reports the average cost of a data breach was $4.35 TECH TIP: Because Nimble AMS is built on Salesforce, the system leverages Salesforce’s best-in-class data security practices, including its multi-factor authenticator (MFA). Report phishing attempts. Data breaches are highly detrimental to organizations.

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Coming soon to association learning: gamified learning and microcredentials

Aaron Wolowiec

Tagoras recently released its much-anticipated 2016 Association Learning + Technology Report , which contains a wealth of information about associations’ efforts to incorporate technology into their educational programs and platforms. Other key takeaways from the report: Social media – Not surprisingly, associations use YouTube for education.

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Community management is about strategy

Aaron Wolowiec

But there’s still some confusion about best practices and culture, according to a new report by The Community Roundtable and Higher Logic. “In Happe said communities are the most effective way to deliver learning and change – much better than social media platforms, which are inundated with advertisements. Next: operations.

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13 Membership Drive Ideas for Events & More (Plus How to Run a Campaign!)

EventMobi: Association Events

Step 5: Create your workback plan The best membership campaigns utilize several different streams (social media, email, events, etc.). For example, if you see your social media posts aren’t taking off, you can always try rescheduling them to that prime Monday 9 a.m.

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