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Drone Challenge Supports College STEM Education

Associations Now

I’m pretty stuck in thinking that it’s difficult to address the STEM side of education if you don’t make something, put something together. And so much of this technology is charge and fly, and I struggle to call that a STEM exercise,” AMA Director of Education Bill Pritchett said. “At

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With New Education Program, Group Looks to Serve All Member Segments

Associations Now

With the introduction of a new education program, the National Association of Sports Commissions is working to better serve all membership segments. As a first step toward better representing its full membership, the National Association of Sports Commissions has launched its new education program, the Sport Tourism Learning Institute.

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Accessible, Affordable: The Strategy Behind One Group’s Online Learning Efforts

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(ISC)² is planning a major expansion of its online education efforts, including the addition of new staff, as a way to help cybersecurity pros keep up with the latest trends. The offering will be free to (ISC)²’s members and associates, according to an association press release.

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Association Marketing: 4 Ways to Promote Your Professional Association Wins

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These reports, issued with a frequency appropriate for your association, allowing you to: identify cost benefits such as how many individuals attended discounted educational programs, the number of free briefings received, etc. 3. Take advantage of press releases. Increasingly, people are getting their news online.

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New Bill Would Expand 529 Savings Accounts to Cover Professional Certification

Associations Now

A new bipartisan bill would expand the use of 529 education savings accounts to cover the fees related to professional certification and credentialing programs. 6 to expand individuals’ use of “529” education savings accounts to cover the costs of professional certification and credentialing programs.

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Daily Buzz: Don’t Give Up Professional Development

Associations Now

Continuing education is often the first thing to go when budgets are tight, but it’s worth holding on to. When you pay for people’s education, people think you care about them and their success in the organization,” she writes. Dunn, Sesame Workshop’s president and CEO, in a press release.

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How to Get More Patients Leads with Healthcare Marketing

CMA Solutions

They can include press releases detailing newsworthy achievements, non-promotional contributions to trade publications, or—in the case of VSC, which capitalized on headline monitoring and timely pitching—interviews on health-related topics with magazines, podcasts, and TV newscasts. The tactics vary.