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JANUARY 19, 2024

TopClass LMS explains why you should keep the conversation going and the community gathering after a course, conference or educational program ends. The focus will range from online communities to ways to recognize members and from creating engaging events to effective advocacy efforts. Will costs finally come down?

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AUGUST 7, 2020

But, this week, WBT Systems reveals the high career costs of working from home for Gen Z and millennials. They offer webinars, blog posts, and maybe even conferences to your members. Partner together to develop opportunities for them to bring their expertise to your members—for a price, of course. Envisioning the future.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Even well-meaning learners who’ve paid for online courses and conferences are apt to click away if their attention wanes during your program. AI Unleashed: Elevating Association Performance and Engagement Learn how two associations built and deployed AI to further the member experience. Gen Z education. More info/register.

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APRIL 19, 2024

Bulletin describes how member apps help improve member engagement by providing centralized communication channels for members. Mastering the Art of the Win-Back: Strategies to Reconnect with Lapsed Members Are you looking to re-energize your community and boost dues revenue? Membership mobile app. 1 CAE credit.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conference design. In part two of their Open Space series, TopClass LMS explains how to overcome common objections to using this engaging event format. Conference/abstract management. Competing against niche professional organizations, membership and conference revenue has “slowed to a trickle.” Next gen membership #1.

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APRIL 5, 2024

Another is persuading members to make time for association engagement. I also noticed a lack of intention in solving these issues: most associations admit to not having member engagement, young professional recruitment and lapsed member reengagement plans. Seems like a good place to start. Blue ocean strategy.

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Revenue Price Denver Tools 256

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Another advantage of an app: it’s a centralized communication channel to your members, unlike social media platforms your association doesn’t own. Bulletin describes how a member app helps you nurture member engagement. Member retention. The solution: “fewer, shorter, more interactive online meetings.”

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic society events. Their guide covers configuring software for abstract submission and peer review, issuing the call for papers, designing the conference program, and more.

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Smooth The Path

OCTOBER 25, 2017

They look to the association first when they have a question, they easily articulate the value they get from the association, they distinctly remember the value they got when they first joined, and they aspire to engage more, whether that means attending the annual conference or becoming a volunteer someday.

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Member Engagement Industry Survey Member Research 79

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MAY 22, 2020

If you do, please participate in the 2020 New Member Engagement Survey from Amanda Kaiser (Kaiser Insights) and Dynamic Benchmarking. Virtual conference complaints—and solutions. We’ve had a few months now of quickly planned virtual conferences and learning events. Virtual conference success stories. Just kidding.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. 8: Innovate. Explore the trends and technologies your association can better monetize and/or innovate with so you can more effectively educate and communicate with your members, constituents, and the public. 8: Innovate.

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JUNE 5, 2020

Oh yeah, pandemic, virtual conferences, faltering economy and all that. What happens after your virtual conference. MemberSuite says, “The virtual conference is where the attendee experience begins, but not where it ends.” Virtual conference success story. AAM’s Twitter stream gives you a sense of the conference program.

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MAY 26, 2023

Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo takes you through the steps of implementing conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic events. They discuss configuring software for abstract submission and peer review, issuing the call for papers, designing the conference program and more.

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Freestone

MARCH 7, 2024

Introduction Are you looking for strategies to boost member engagement in your professional development program? A Professional Development Day is an innovative way to keep members engaged with your learning program. You will likely attract the most members to your PD Day with a hybrid experience.

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Higher Logic

MAY 29, 2020

While the way you align your proposed member community with your executives’ goals will vary by association, five of the most common priorities you might find in the strategic plan include new member acquisition, member engagement and retention, non-dues revenue growth, advocacy and legislation, and maintaining relevance.

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MARCH 1, 2024

When associations canceled their conferences during the pandemic, sponsors and exhibitors found other ways to achieve their marketing goals. It costs about the same as other digital advertising tactics. In a world of intense technology change, this ancient story framework can guide us to effective member engagement and communications.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In this post, they describe the basics and the advantages Open Space has over the traditional conference session format. Impexium dives deep into membership renewals : the difference between retention and renewal, metrics, why members don’t renew (per research), and, best of all, solutions for those renewal challenges. Event design.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Accounting for a substantial portion of many organizations’ budgets, it covers operational costs, staff salaries, and program expenses. It also gives associations the freedom to “innovate and invest in the future of the organization,” said Sarah Sain, CAE, vice president of content services for Naylor Association Solutions.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Presenters: Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Useful, Free & Low-Cost Tools, Software, and Services for Your Nonprofit. What software tools and services are available to nonprofits at low or no cost that are worth using? Host: Rogue Tulips LLC. 1 CMP credit.

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JULY 9, 2021

Charlene Li believes you need order to create change —not what you picture when thinking about innovative organizations. Member engagement. Anne McCarthy at Sidecar recaps a panel discussion at SURGE Forward about the new approaches to member engagement taken by associations during the pandemic. Mon 7/12 at 2 p.m.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Virtual conference of the week. The CB Insights Tech Conference is relying on a session format that looks much more interesting than the standard association conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Breaking Open a New Channel for Member Engagement. More info/register.

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Montana Leadership Tools Innovation 243

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MAY 21, 2021

Niche conferences. They make an argument for adding smaller, niche virtual conferences to your event lineup. Conference design. He suggests five changes to conference design that are long overdue. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Guests: Sanjay Deo.

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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. Host: TechSoup.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Virtual conference design. Dave Lutz of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting says many professionals “will not participate six to eight hours a day for your three-day virtual conference” so “don’t take the same old face-to-face agenda and try to plug it into a virtual platform.” He shares ideas to get you started with 2021 conference planning.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

Presenters: Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Held at the ASAE Technology Exploration Conference, the AWTC End-of-Year Reception welcomes all association women technology champions and their supporters. Member Engagement Party. Host: Rogue Tulips LLC.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

Maybe one sign of a looming implosion… your conference is stuck in the dark ages. In this Wired article, Dr. Esther Ngumbi and Dr. Brian Lovett discuss the need for exhausting, expensive, and exclusive science conferences to modernize and provide some ideas for improvement. All times are Eastern Standard Time unless otherwise noted.

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JULY 3, 2020

Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Maximizing Member Engagement in the COVID-19 Era.

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Montana North Carolina Review Member Engagement 221

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

Because IT departments are isolated from the core business , Joe Peppard believes they prevent organizations from being “innovative, agile, customer-focused and digitally transformed.” Bad conference habits. Brandt Krueger has seen five of our old bad in-person conference habits rear an even uglier head in virtual conferences.

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Revenue Technology Innovation Social Media 195

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Because I’m away most of next week at the Non-Dues-A-Palooza conference, Association Brain Food isn’t publishing next Friday, September 8. Engagement means different things for different members. AI pulse survey. Membership value.

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Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

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MAY 5, 2023

You’re indulging in a high-cost bad habit! Fri 5/5 at 10 a.m.* – Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle On the first Friday of each month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. My immersion blender has earned its keep. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. . –

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MAY 14, 2021

This week, WBT Systems shared a swipe file of marketing blurbs for association conferences, courses and credentialing programs —have at it! Learn how to identify good information, develop practices to gather great information moving forward, and leverage information for better member engagement and retention. Event safety.

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APRIL 16, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Ever since hiring industry influencer, Julius Solaris, to join them as their Head of Engagement, you’ve probably seen the name Swapcard swirling around the #eventprof community more than ever lately. . – Guest: Patrick Bontinck.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 7, 2016

Can Disruptive Advocacy Strategies unlock industry growth and cost saving opportunities for your members in a slow growth economy? According to the Conference Board , U.S. For example, through survey research in 2014, the Global Cold Chain Alliance identified key business outcomes that matter most to its members.

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JUNE 2, 2023

SURGE Ignite The only virtual conference for fearless association pros, the goal of SURGE 2023 is to learn from the unfamiliar and go beyond the boundaries of what we think is possible. Fri 6/2 at 1 p.m. CAE credit. Episodes are published Monday mornings in both audio and video format on most podcast services. to 2:15 p.m. More info/register.

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JULY 17, 2020

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology shared some of their sponsorship plans for an upcoming virtual conference on Collaborate (sorry, ASAE members only). 5 virtual conference pricing strategies. More info/register (fee for non-MPI members). Hear about some major considerations for online engagement.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Virtual conference networking. Lee Gimpel of Better Meetings is calling out virtual conference organizers for giving the label “networking opportunities” to five types of experiences that don’t deliver on the networking promise , including the ubiquitous chat box. Lessons learned while planning a hybrid conference for APHON.

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Smooth The Path

JULY 9, 2020

Event planners are working overtime to figure out safe strategies, and maybe super safe hybrid events will be the answer (I can’t wait to see all of these new models because I think they will pave the way for greater member engagement in the future.) There are so many nay-sayers for virtual conferences.

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