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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

. – Digital Learning Accessibility, The Road Ahead Learn about elevating accessibility as an institutional imperative, designing and implementing institutional policy and strategies, and selecting and using technology-driven innovations to enhance accessibility. Location: Washington DC. More info/register. More info/register.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Judges get an inside look at some of the most innovative and outstanding marketing, membership and communication projects and programs in the association profession. WBT Systems says we aren’t going back to normal , and to think otherwise is magical thinking. From Systems of Record to Systems of Action. Forget “normal.”

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Nimble AMS

JULY 9, 2023

To meet the unique needs of associations and member-based organizations, the innovative partnership of Nimble AMS and Fíonta will offer an extensive suite of services. We recently sat down with Mark Patterson, CEO of Fíonta, to get his take on the new partnership: Why are Nimble AMS and Fíonta forming this innovative partnership?

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MAY 26, 2023

WBT Systems shares strategies for convincing people to commit time to their own professional development. educational system—”still designed for an Industrial Revolution-era world,” not an AI-empowered one. Research says alone time could yield more innovation. 501Works acquires ReviewMyAMS. More info/register. CAE credit.

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APRIL 5, 2024

She recaps a case study presented at the Innovation Summit about the American Board of Medical Specialties’ use of the blue ocean strategy to expand their certification tool into new markets. Networking Day Lunch: DC Area (Glen Echo MD) Soak up Springtime and join us for a DC Area Networking Day Lunch at Glen Echo Park in the Picnic Grove.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

ingenious ways to breathe new life into a one-hour recorded webinar; essential tools that streamline the repurposing process, making it both simpler and more efficient; and innovative strategies for leveraging webinar content to enhance engagement, both among your existing members and non-members. CAE credit. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

WBT Systems suggests putting on your behavioral scientist hat if you want to recruit and engage volunteers while virtual fatigue is running rampant. Marketing Automation & Technology Systems Demo Day. Tasked with finding the right marketing technology systems for your organization? 8: Innovate. 8: Innovate.

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MARCH 1, 2024

– Beyond the Hype: Harnessing the Power of AI and BI in Your AMS (Washington DC) Explore strategic insights and practical applications of Artificial Intelligence and Business Intelligence you need to transform your association. Location: Washington DC. More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register. Wed 3/6 at 2 p.m. –

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JUNE 2, 2023

WBT Systems says learning analytics can answer all kinds of questions about your education programs, including their market performance, effectiveness, and value to learners and your association. If you plan to select a new AMS in the next year, make plans to attend AMS Fest—it’s held twice a year, once in Chicago and once in the DC areas.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Microlearning may be trendy, says WBT Systems, but it’s a learning strategy based in brain science. Ernie Smith at Associations Now looks into the world of publishing to share advice on finding the right new ideas and “the right way to sell innovation both inside your organization and to the broader world.”. Location: Washington DC.

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JUNE 30, 2023

WBT Systems provides strategies for offering professional development as an employee retention tool. What do you do when employees are begging for new timesaving tools or want to adopt modern systems to replace under-performing ones? Location: Washington DC. Employee retention. Non-dues revenue partners. and expansion (yay!).

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JANUARY 17, 2020

WBT Systems shares 11 issues that should be on every association’s radar in 2020 and beyond , especially those offering online learning programs, including learner self-reliance, market expansion, competition, learning pathways and more. The Culture of Lean Innovation: Small Changes, Big Impact. Location: online and Washington DC.

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JANUARY 11, 2019

WBT Systems shares five trends and opportunities they see for association e-learning in 2019. Even though WBT is a learning management system (LMS) provider, not one of the trends and opportunities they highlight is about technology. Embracing Data and Technology to Increase Member Engagement (online and Washington DC).

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Fri 10/6 at 10 a.m.* – Artificial Intelligence | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. Location: Washington DC. I’m happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product-centric. What opportunities and challenges do we foresee?

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MARCH 17, 2023

Content is a commodity, says WBT Systems. You fall to the level of your systems.” They point out seven of those systems—or bad habits —and suggest good habits that chapters should practice instead. They point out seven of those systems—or bad habits —and suggest good habits that chapters should practice instead.

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MAY 31, 2019

WBT Systems looks at the state of reading in the U.S. Some quick hits before we get to next week’s free webinars: A willingness to shift your perspective can help your organization come up with innovative solutions. Partnership Professionals Network Idea Exchange (Washington DC). Location: Washington DC. Sound plausible?

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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

If your board (or C-suite) hasn’t accepted the fact that your association must offer online education to your members and market, then you’ll want to read this post from WBT Systems. Risking innovation. Governance System Redesign: Designing the Change Process (ASAE DC Ideas Swap). CEO pandemic insights. 1 CAE credit. .

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JUNE 16, 2017

Your weekly list of free webinars and events for the association community… If your association plans to get a new association management system (AMS) in the next few years, or you want to learn more about AMS selection and implementation, or you just have an abnormal interest (hello!) Associations must innovate or become obsolete.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

When you’re selecting technology, like a learning management system (LMS), there’s so many ways you can botch the decision, mostly because you don’t know what you don’t know. WBT Systems suggests ten factors you should consider while developing requirements for your new LMS. Tech Talk: Collaboration Tools (Washington DC).

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MARCH 26, 2021

Association innovation. Mary Byers, CAE, CSP, in partnership with Loyalty Research Center, recently released a fascinating environmental scan on association innovation: Association Innovation Scan: The Association Professional’s Guide to Winning with Innovation. Intuitive innovation. That stinks. Wait, what?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2019

WBT Systems shares five tips they learned from Diane Elkins of Artisan E-Learning on how to convert instructor-led training to e-learning. Location: Washington DC. Technology vs. Innovation: Association Learning Strategies in Practice. Clearly, these innovations are promising. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

WBT Systems explains how to motivate members to buy what you’re selling. Mon 10/15 at 12 p.m.* – Let Your Voice Be Heard: Why Mid-Term Elections are Important to Associations (DC Idea Swap – Washington DC). Location: Washington DC. AMA on Analytics (Association Women Technology Champions – Washington DC).

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Their paper, Steal Like a Fundraiser: Innovations in Cause-Oriented Fundraising for Associations , shares the secrets to charity fundraising success: Building relationships with donors at all levels and how that relates to membership relationship building and management. Location: Washington DC. Location: Washington DC.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

That’s why I like the “most popular posts of the past year” posts that come out this time of year, like this one from AMS provider MemberSuite and this one from LMS provider WBT Systems. Meeting Your HR Needs in 2020 (Washington DC Idea Swap). Location: Washington DC. Hosts: Association Analytics and Altai Systems.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Association departments are business owners of technology—think AMS or LMS—but they usually don’t know how to map out the roles and policies needed to best use those systems. WBT Systems explains how to boost their confidence and alleviate their career anxiety by promoting the benefits of lifelong learning. Location: Washington DC.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

What to do, what to do… WBT Systems has a suggestion for you: get your learning on. – Partnership Professionals Network Holiday Happy Hour (Washington DC). Location: Washington DC. – How to Overcome Innovation Obstacles in Continuing Education. Some of us get to take time off during the holidays.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

They especially get in the way when you’re leading up a project, so thankfully WBT Systems suggests 11 catalysts for cross-departmental collaboration. AWTC End-of-Year Reception (Washington DC). Location: Washington DC. Location: Washington DC and online. Association silos have been a topic of conversation for years now.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

Attention trumps creativity and innovation. WBT Systems explains what associations can learn from nurses—the most trusted profession for the last 18 years—and how to gain the trust of members, customers and prospects. Mukta Kori, MS, System Analyst, ATS. – Association Data Summit (Washington DC). We’ve lost our way.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

As a CAE whose studying and exam experience is still imprinted in my brain, I can relate to this post from WBT Systems about motivating certification candidates. Chapter Roundtable in Washington DC. Location: Washington DC. Location: Washington DC. Best Practices for Associations in Korea (Washington DC).

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

WBT Systems explains how to earn long-term loyalty (active loyalty) in the fickle lifelong learning market. I’m looking forward to SURGE 2017, a virtual summit with a thesis: By joining together thousands of association professionals, we can collectively innovate and push our industry forward. Location: Washington, DC.

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MARCH 22, 2019

WBT Systems says three years is too long between need assessment cycles. Teaming together, Association Chat and DC photographer Geoff Livingston are taking studio portraits of association employees who can tell us “why associations matter.” Reducing the Loss of Corporate Sponsors/Partners (Brown Bag Lunch Idea Exchange, Washington DC).

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JULY 31, 2020

If your members have to acquire new knowledge and skills to thrive in this new pandemic environment, WBT Systems suggests offering this type of certificate (and digital badge) program. The Reinvention of Education: How Associations are Contributing to the Overhaul of the American Education System. Event planners did it. Host: PCMA.

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JUNE 14, 2024

If you’re going to ASAE Annual in Cleveland and live in the DC area, join KiKi L’Italien on the Association Chat Road Trip to ASAE Annual. This spans everything from identifying potential losses to drawing up recovery plans to designing system and personnel redundancies to simulating various incidents. 1 CAE credit. . –

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Learn how to weed your data garden, improve staff efficiency, common use cases supported by data integrations, how to identify the use cases you will need, and basic steps you can take to validate those use cases against a system API when selecting a new system. More info/register. More info/register. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Let’s stop talking about “soft” skills, says WBT Systems (and many others). Find out how to bring your systems together to create a “single version of the truth” and embrace a culture of analytics. Associations Catalyzing Entrepreneurship – online and Washington DC). Locations: online and Washington DC. 1 CAE credit.

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APRIL 5, 2019

WBT Systems discusses how to use your LMS for leadership development and all kinds of volunteer training. New “auto renewal” laws in DC and several states will affect how associations handle membership communications. Locations: online and Washington DC. Hear five innovative ideas to enhance connections at your next event.

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Idea Architects

APRIL 25, 2012

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Belief Systems as Bridge-Builders, Not Barriers. Our life experiences inform and coalesce into the belief systems that guide our choices. mass transit, innovation, neighborhood development, budgeting, etc.)

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