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JANUARY 29, 2021

Your voice—along with those of nearly 1,000 association leaders around the world—will help us all gain insights about what is working to recruit, engage and retain members during the pandemic. Heba Mahmoud, Senior Manager, Diversity Initiatives, Consumer Technology Association. Online learner engagement. More info/register.

Newsletter 370

Newsletter Education Recruiting Recruitment 370

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Conference design. Conference/abstract management. Ex Ordo describes how to implement conference and abstract management software for medical, technical, scientific, and academic association events. Another take on the young professional recruitment challenge comes from James Young of Product Community.

Revenue 257

Revenue Certificate Tools Innovation 257

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JULY 21, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association Brain Food is taking off next Friday, July 28 because I’m away all week at my state SAE conference and a family beach vacation. What is IT’s accountability/role in developing overall strategy for their organization? Member education.

Atlanta 195

Atlanta millennials Price Technology 195

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JANUARY 12, 2024

She shares strategies for enhancing engagement and fostering a more inclusive environment for younger members. These intimate, virtual conversations are a chance to form meaningful connections with other women and allies in the association technology community. Young member engagement. Member mobile app. More info/register.

LMS 268

LMS Education Member Engagement Revenue 268

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Good enough” technology. It’s time to assess your technology stack and partners because you can’t afford to continue settling for “good enough” technology , not if you want to take advantage of emerging opportunities and meet the changing needs of your members and market. The seven biggest mistakes in membership recruitment.

Recruiting 329

Recruiting Recruitment Project Technology 329

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APRIL 28, 2023

Member recruitment. Impexium suggests member recruitment strategies that will successfully drive your marketing efforts in this very different marketplace. Online communities are extremely popular with younger audiences—the toughest ones to recruit and retain. Frankly, we’re smarter about it now. Online community.

DC 205

DC Recruiting Recruitment Washington 205

Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Read on for proven techniques and technolog ies that will help you boost your non-dues revenue in no time. . Strategies for driving non-dues revenue. But with a few proven techniques and the right technologies to support them, you can boost your non-dues revenue in no time. . But it doesn’t have to be. . But why stop there?

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Revenue Strategy Certificate Massachusetts 134

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

This study investigates more than 60 factors influencing members across six domains, including economic, technology and market psychology. It also assesses 76 challenges across nine association strategy domains, including membership, meetings, advocacy and education. The future of work. More info/register. Mon 11/16 at 11 a.m. –

Recruiting 370

Recruiting Recruitment Certificate Tips 370

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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. Text Request explains how to create an SMS (text) strategy that aligns with your association’s marketing strategy. Member recruitment. Gen Z education. More info/register.

Revenue 257

Revenue Strategy Price Newsletter 257

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MAY 15, 2020

They provide advice for revisiting your marketing personas and strategies and creating the right type of messaging for this moment. Virtual conference success story. I’m going to keep my eye out for good stories since everyone’s trying to learn about virtual conferences right now. Virtual conference of the week.

Puerto Rico 370

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hear about the benefits of a Chapter Ambassador Program, how to recruit Ambassador members, the steps needed to launch the program, how to leverage this as a member benefit, and the overall value proposition. Marketing Technology Demo Day Tasked with finding the right marketing technology systems for your organization?

DC 263

DC Washington Member Engagement Innovation 263

ISAE

MAY 13, 2024

In this guide, we’ll walk through how you can use your association management software (AMS ) to implement strategies that help you add value to your memberships, communicate more effectively, and offer innovative experiences. For example, you could give free conference t-shirts to members who register by a certain date.

Los Angeles 93

Los Angeles Discount Library Committee 93

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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. Dean West of Association Laboratory explores what dating apps can teach us about membership strategy. We’ll share five strategies for mapping stakeholders. Membership. 1 CAE credit.

Revenue 257

Revenue Strategy Member Engagement United States 257

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Mark Lowry at Association Analytics shares helpful member retention strategies. Keep these findings in mind when planning staff and member online meetings and educational programs, including conferences. The Data Bunch will cover must-have insights and strategies from data governance to analytics. Member retention. Zoom fatigue.

Strategy 274

Strategy Video Technology Innovation 274

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Virtual conference pricing. WBT Systems describes the different factors you need to consider when pricing a virtual conference , and right at the top they say, “Your virtual conference should not be free.”. Virtual conference FOMO.

LMS 329

LMS Montana Revenue Price 329

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Virtual conference pricing. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Maximizing Revenue through Smart Pricing Strategies. Can I get an amen?!

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Certificate System Dallas Price 370

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MARCH 12, 2021

Association technology and analytics. I just read a new paper— The New Association Tech Ecosystem: Powering Member Experiences with Integration and Specialization —from Chris Gloede and Karen Power of Ricochet Advice and I suggest you do too, especially if you have technology or analytics decisions on the horizon. 1 CMP credit.

Nashville 370

Nashville LMS North Carolina Recruiting 370

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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. Virtual conference sponsors. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.

Utah 370

Utah LMS Conference Technology 370

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AUGUST 28, 2020

The organizations behind it, Conference & Incentive Travel and Event First Steps, believe the results “will enable our industry to develop, and make the work we create more diverse in terms of workforce, audience and representation. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman.

Montana 359

Montana North Carolina Content Certificate 359

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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.

LMS 369

LMS Certificate America Committee 369

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APRIL 21, 2023

They describe the seven steps of starting a successful association mentoring program from pre-evaluation and research to planning, design, recruitment, matching, training, support and evaluation. How are L&D leaders leveraging immersive technologies to further their learning efforts? Membership marketing. More info/register.

Education 195

Education Committee Recruiting Recruitment 195

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Last year, 814 associations participated in MGI’s survey, which benchmarks the practices used by associations to recruit, engage and renew members. Billhighway discusses the causes of leadership succession issues and offers strategies for preventing volunteer burnout , a big problem for chapters. The 2024 survey is now open.

Survey 257

Survey Project Strategy Education 257

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APRIL 2, 2021

Future conference attendance. A new report from Bruce Rosenthal Associates, HPN, and Ricochet Advice, The Conference Roadmap to Recovery , presents survey responses from 8,525 association members on their likelihood to attend conferences in 2021. Hybrid conferences. Educational coaches. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

Revenue 335

Revenue Conference Industry Strategy 335

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Virtual conference communications survey. The ASAE Communication Professionals Advisory Council requests your participation in a short, 11 question survey to help the community understand the challenges of planning virtual conference communications. Conference attendee learning journey. Virtual conference experience.

Case Study 285

Case Study Content Montana Price 285

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Your association’s recruitment and retention success depend on your membership model pricing. Our topic this month is designing a high-impact learning strategy for associations and nonprofits. How can we design an executable learning strategy? Host: Association Women Technology Champions Mon 8/7 at 8 a.m.

Atlanta 195

Atlanta Price Revenue Denver 195

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Content/education strategy. In response to the pandemic, many associations hosted new virtual events, took down their members-only content paywall, and reduced fees for virtual conferences and education—changes that affect their membership value proposition. But, virtual conferences did dominate the rest of their list. .

Innovation 359

Innovation Las Vegas Communications Education 359

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APRIL 14, 2023

Abstract/conference 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.

Leadership 195

Leadership Education Revenue Strategy 195

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Women in technology. Billhighway explains how technology can automate these tasks , providing the guardrails needed for sound chapter financial management and giving your association the data you need to understand the true value of chapters. Virtual conference coffee breaks. “At Group think run amok. More info/register.

LMS 195

LMS Conference Technology Content 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. They describe nine strategies for marketing membership to Gen Z. AI pulse survey. Workplace culture.

Revenue 229

Revenue Survey Education Strategy 229

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APRIL 30, 2021

A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting. Presenters: Lowell Aplebaum, CPF, FASAE, CAE, Professional Facilitator CEO & Strategy Catalyst, Vista Cova, LLC. Host: ASAE.

Education 354

Education Technology Strategy Revenue 354

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

This survey data will provide quantitative insights to help guide associations planning 2021 conferences. MemberSuite shares nine ideas for member networking meetups that go well beyond the chat box at virtual conferences. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.

Project 370

Project Education Software Review 370

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JUNE 2, 2023

Technology decisions. Achurch Consulting provides guidance for deciding when to add new technology to your staff’s toolkit. Nine times out of ten, humans are to blame when technology doesn’t live up to expectations. Nine times out of ten, humans are to blame when technology doesn’t live up to expectations. CAE credit.

Technology 195

Technology Chicago Education System 195

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Tom Roach at Marketing Week says these seven fundamentals of marketing communication have stayed relevant because they’re based on how our brains work, not on how specific technology works. It’s a good list to compare against your marketing strategies and tactics. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting.

Recruiting 195

Recruiting Recruitment Survey Revenue 195

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MARCH 5, 2021

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Hear about the strategies and tools modern associations are using to supercharge member engagement. Host: Fridays@4.

North Carolina 370

North Carolina Certificate Strategy Case Study 370

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AUGUST 21, 2020

One virtual conference pretty much looks like another—”talking heads on a screen, chat boxes on the side and maybe some Zoom breakout rooms.” Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference.

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millennials Montana Class Education 307

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Board strategy. Conference content. Dave Lutz of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting applies the principles of product management to virtual/hybrid conferences and comes up with several ideas for repackaging and rebroadcasting session content that will deliver member value and/or new revenue. Membership recruitment. Host: ASAE.

Revenue 322

Revenue Las Vegas Marketing Leadership 322

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JUNE 11, 2021

Loyalty strategies. She explains how for-profits are using membership strategies to develop customer loyalty. A weekly conversation about meeting and event technology, including software, hardware, and audiovisual for in-person and online events. Host: Brandt Krueger, founder Event Technology Consulting. CAE credits.

Certificate 322

Certificate Technology Communications Revenue 322