WBT Systems

JUNE 26, 2018

Ask around for request for proposal (RFP) samples and send one of them to a dozen LMS vendors? Narrow down the field first by: Working with an LMS consultant who narrows it down for you based on your requirements and their market knowledge. How are you positioned in your market? What are your market challenges?

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MemberClicks

JANUARY 9, 2024

Research other associations When it comes to creating your own bylaws, the best place to begin is to look at other organizations within your specific niche and/or industry and review their bylaws. Discuss proposed bylaws Schedule a meeting that allows all involved parties to meet to discuss and review your drafted bylaws.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 8, 2024

They also give their take on sunsetting, membership models, subscription tactics, community and releasing the need for perfection. Education program marketing. This time, they suggest eight marketing principles you should revisit or explore, most of them based on behavioral science. Event marketing. Mentoring programs.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

This leads to better communication, and over time, a more organized set up so you won’t be overwhelmed by where to go for the data you need in the moment. Provide training opportunities for employees and review your taxonomy from time to time to update any new processes. Solution : First, don’t confuse availability with accessibility.

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SCD Group

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Want great proposals? The other day I received a request from an association seeking qualified contractors for a marketing project. I’ve been on both sides of the “RFP” process: seeking contractors via RFPs and building proposals responding to RFPs. Bottom line: issuing great requests results getting great proposals.

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WBT Systems

JUNE 19, 2018

The request for proposal you send to learning management system (LMS) providers is only as good as the process you use to develop your LMS requirements. Before you even think about creating a request for proposal (RFP), you must spend time on the LMS requirements gathering and analysis process.

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AMG

DECEMBER 14, 2019

Here are 7 items your HOA Board should focus on as part of your plan for the community in 2020. Upcoming Proposed Changes in Regulations or Proposed Legal Changes That May Impact HOAs Homeowners Associations nationwide should stay up to date on legal changes that could impact your HOA.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Instead, when you hear crickets, he suggests you ask board members to use specific language—he shares several examples—to express their stance on an issue or proposal. Marketing education. They explain why senior execs are ruining your marketing plans and what you can do about it. Host: Harvard Business Review.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 9, 2020

At MIT Technology Review, Tanya Basu shares ideas for helping remote workers recreate watercooler moments —the same ideas can help you simulate conference hallway conversations too. Marketing Your Association While Building Your Personal Brand in 2020 (Association Chat). marketing and communication professional.

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APRIL 16, 2021

In the Harvard Business Review, Stephanie Bradley Smith explains how a lack of sponsorship can prevent Black women from getting into the C-suite. In this high-level workshop, attendees will review key contract clauses, negotiation tips, and strategies on how to ensure a strong contract to protect your organization. 1 CMP credit.

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Association Freak

MARCH 26, 2021

We often reduce the mission to believing that “what’s in it for me” is the only key to nonprofit marketing success in membership messaging. Guided by research, many organizations have sought to imitate for-profit marketers. Comparison shopping extends beyond price and reviews. Market your mission, then act on it.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 26, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Millennials and Gen Z are joiners but only if they believe the ROI your association offers is worth the short-term sacrifice to their budget. Sydney Finkelstein, Harvard Business Review ). Digital Marketing Trends and Traditions 2019.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

WBT Systems proposes a different doable solution: host your in-person conference first and your virtual conference later. MGI’s 2020 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report found a correlation between innovative associations and membership growth. At the Harvard Business Review, Darrell K. How to Scale Community Globally.

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Eric Lanke

JUNE 25, 2018

First, we reviewed a prioritization proposal for the indicators in each of our two megatrend areas. We can review many of the open data communication protocols that are in use in our sector and provide education to our members about their strengths and weaknesses. Our discussion frame closely followed that pattern.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 24, 2019

Models vary, but most include a 15- to 20-person conference committee (slotters) and army of reviewers (graders). Organizers are using the advice of the committee to better communicate the learning tracks and outcomes in order for submitters to better align their session proposals.

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Velvet Chainsaw

APRIL 12, 2017

One-third of these organizations accept 60 percent or more of the proposals, indicating either a low number of submissions or very forgiving quality filters. Some organizations do — and more should — institute blind reviews. Don’t allow submissions proposed by a corporate marketing department or public relations firm.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Since many associations already outsource operational IT functions, as long as someone owns the strategic and holistic technology perspective, what he’s proposing makes sense to some degree, although you’d have to tweak his idea for smaller organizations. Kat Sullivan, Marketing Solved ). Data Analytics Network Year in Review.

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Association Success

MAY 27, 2019

If that perfect market analyst lives in Anchorage and your office is in Dallas—no worries. It’s important to remember that leading a virtual team will require adjustments in communication and culture. One of the advantages of hiring freelancers is that location doesn’t trump talent.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Deborah Riegel, Harvard Business Review ). Presenters: Harneet Singh, Director of Marketing, Preseem. Let’s talk about how you’re applying what you learned last year to market your virtual meetings this year and increase engagement. Email Marketing Workshop. (Jamie Notter, Propel ). Peter Vajda, Issues ). Host: EventMobi.

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Similarly, it’s usually at this time of year that associations and other organizations start to review their training requirements and inevitably their delivery of that training. Then comes the proposal evaluations, demos, internal discussions and a decision is made.

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Association Success

JANUARY 14, 2020

As a professional with a background in marketing, communications and business development, I approach volunteerism with my sales and marketing “hat,” thinking about ways I can not only teach a course or speak at an event, but how I can optimize my skills and my network to drive registration. Become a value multiplier.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

Below are a few examples of membership bodies using this technique well: The Marketing Society. The Marketing Society are asking their members to help with producing a guide to cities, which will help other members should they be visiting that city for work. City Guides’: A TripAdvisor-like resource by members for members.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

Below are a few examples of membership bodies using this technique well: The Marketing Society. The Marketing Society are asking their members to help with producing a guide to cities, which will help other members should they be visiting that city for work. City Guides’: A TripAdvisor-like resource by members for members.

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Optimist Consulting

MARCH 30, 2015

Below are a few examples of membership bodies using this technique well: The Marketing Society. The Marketing Society are asking their members to help with producing a guide to cities, which will help other members should they be visiting that city for work. City Guides’: A TripAdvisor-like resource by members for members.

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Aaron Wolowiec

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Thanks to Twitter and Facebook, these generations – which in 2011 surpassed Baby Boomers for volunteerism – value virtual networks and don’t often communicate face to face. She and Peggy Hoffman , president of Mariner Management and Marketing, LLC , recently co-authored a whitepaper, “ The Mission Driven Volunteer.”. We get impatient.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Rather, it’s a communications medium. He writes about the apps helping him develop a vision for the metaverse, the need for interoperability in the metaverse, and his hope that it goes beyond just being a communications medium. Lossy communication. Membership Mondays: Communicating Your Value Proposition. Host: Fridays@4.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

Association Briefings explains how podcasts benefit associations and their audience, provides tips for starting an association podcast , and reviews the planning process and issues to consider before you dive in. She explains how the request for proposal (RFP) has become a vehicle for the misappropriation of someone else’s work.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

With Comcast’s proposed $45 billion merger with Time Warner Cable under regulatory scrutiny, associations and advocacy groups in the technology and cable sectors are ramping up their lobbying efforts. The merger, which has been in works for about a year, is still under review by the U.S. A New Challenger.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

What skills and attitudes are needed to evaluate proposals and sunset products that have outlived their usefulness? Also consider: Who submits proposals for new products? A definition of “new product” might include existing products with new markets, new content, or new formats.) People: Decide who gets to decide.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 15, 2022

Rasheeda Childress at Associations Now writes about the data-informed changes made by the American Geophysical Union to their peer review and awards processes, so their programs would become more inclusive. Russell Clayton, Christopher Thomas and Jack Smothers, Harvard Business Review ). Data-driven DEI. Beth Arritt, Higher Logic ).

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Expo Logic

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Ask for proposals: Let potential speakers come to you by sending out a call for proposals. Many speakers would love the opportunity to speak at an event for exposure, to market a new book or simply because their beliefs align with the event's goals. Communicate Clearly and Often. During the Event. Promote the Event.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 22, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. New education markets. They provide guidance on what to keep in the forefront throughout the process, how to involve and communicate with staff, and why you should expect things to remain in flux for a while. AMS basics. More info/register.

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Delcor

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

During a second kickoff meeting with your core team, decide how to communicate with each other. Request for Proposals (RFPs) are not a bad thing, but they could turn into a bad thing in the wrong hands. You must do research based on your organization’s requirements, review RFIs and RFPs, and talk to vendor references.

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Associations Now

JUNE 11, 2013

The American Institute of CPAs has announced a new reporting framework to help small businesses with their financial statements, while the Financial Accounting Standards Board endorsed three unrelated proposals by the Private Company Council. Stewart, FAF vice president of communications, said in a statement.

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Associations Now

JULY 21, 2014

With proposed tobacco rules likely to affect the cigar world, industry groups have successfully drummed up strong public reaction to the rules, which would set a price level for what constitutes a “premium cigar” that critics see as arbitrary. Those practices could ban the company’s use of vintage equipment.

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Colorado HOA Law

APRIL 13, 2022

Note: This blog was drafted based on the proposed strike-below for HB 1137. The strike-below was amended in committee this afternoon to address our concerns with culturally competent language and bidding 80% of the fair market value of a property. Our proposed strike-below increases communications and these discussions.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 10, 2020

Event communications. MemberSuite suggests rethinking your normal promotional communication style when marketing a new virtual event. They also suggest ideas for communicating with people who registered for your cancelled event and other event stakeholders and provide advice on event FAQ page content. More info/register.

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