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Association Brain Food: 4.19.24

Reid All About it

Gain an edge on professional development competitors by adding mentoring to your online courses and cohort programs as a free or premium service. Americans no longer trust traditional institutions, like the media, higher ed and government, because they’ve veered away from their original purpose. Education + mentoring. Decline of trust.

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30 Ways to Save Money on Your Next Association Event

MemberClicks

Of course, free events aren’t included there. Limit promotion of your event to email, social media, and your website. Rethink all of your events over the course of a year. This may sound silly, but a gallon of coffee can go for up to $100/gallon in large metro areas. Get your venue for free.

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Monday Buzz: Why Boston Doesn’t Have Cheap Rooms

Associations Now

Also: Consider these tips on how to approach a niche social media platform, which could help you build your member base. Case in point: the current situation in the Boston metro area. Is going broad not working out for your association’s social media strategy? — Aptify (@Aptify) August 1, 2016.

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From the Corner Office: Leveraging Research, Technology and Information Sharing to Keep Us a All Safer

Association Adviser

Members could be in charge of anything from small town departments to the largest metro areas with thousands of officers and staff reporting to them. There’s the added cost, of course, but also the challenge of timeliness. We represent 90 percent of the police community in Canada and $2.6 billion in spending power.

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Don't get too casual on Friday--or any day. : Off Stage

Off Stage

Of course Realtors have been telecommuters for a long time, and more and more brokers are cutting back on the bricks and mortar overhead expenses and encouraging people to work outside the office. Work interruptions in DC are frequent—a guy driving a tractor onto the White House lawn can shut down the total Metro system for hours.

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Jumping Ship : Off Stage

Off Stage

metro area has dropped its Realtor association membership, saying too many of its agents balked at paying $431 in annual dues in December 2010.” Social Media. The article continues, “The largest brokerage in the Columbia, S.C., Lets RAISE the dues, and get rid of more of the part-timers and non-producers!”