Mon.Nov 26, 2018

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Embracing the Norm of Calculated Risk: Annette Homan, CAE, RIMS The Risk Management Society

Association Adviser

Annette Homan, CAE is not afraid of change. A willingness to face change head-on might seem surprising for someone who works in the risk management field, but she knows that embracing changes in processes or services offered is really an embrace for her association’s members. As chief operating officer of RIMS, the Risk Management Society, Homan regularly tells new employees, “there’s no reason for anyone to be working here if it weren’t for the members, so try to support them and serve their ne

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The Ups and Downs of Revamping Communications

Association Success

New copy, new association? What is the aesthetic and overall experience that members have with your association? How do communications play into that experience? Do you need to shake it up? At the Greater Kalamazoo Association of Realtors, we realized that while our meetings and services were of value to our members, we weren’t doing enough to make them exciting and engaging.

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Learning Campaigns: A New Way to Engage & Educate Your Community

WBT Systems

Learning Campaigns: A New Way to Engage & Educate Your Community. Read more about Learning Campaigns: A New Way to Engage & Educate Your Community.

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Tips for Attracting a Younger Audience to Your Webinars

Blue Sky eLearn

Did you just come up with a brilliant idea for a webinar? Is your topic exciting and thought-provoking? You may have the most riveting webinar ever, but you probably won’t consider it a success if you don’t have an audience. In this article, I’ll go over some ways to attract a younger audience to register for, and ultimately promote your webinars for you.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Why a Major AI Conference Is Headed to Ethiopia

Associations Now

The International Conference on Learning Representations, which brings together AI researchers from around the world, is heading to Africa in 2020. Recently, researchers of African descent have faced challenges getting travel visas to North America and Europe. To many professionals around the world, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, isn’t as well known as an international meetings destination as, say, Barcelona, London, or Beijing.

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Daily Buzz: Ready for #GivingTuesday?

Associations Now

The annual charitable holiday is ramping up this week. Read on for some thoughtful last-minute considerations for the big day. Also: how to put on an effective silent auction. #GivingTuesday is all about harnessing viral energy to build up an organization’s end-of-the-year donations, while introducing lots of new people to your group too. Perhaps you’ve been planning for the big day for months; maybe you’re playing it a bit more by ear.

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DelCor’s Guide to the 2018 ASAE Technology Conference

Delcor

ASAE’s 2018 Technology Conference & Expo ( #asaetech18 ) is packed with sessions led by industry experts that will provide valuable information about current technology trends that you can take back and put into action in your own association. The sessions will cover multiple topics within the world of technology and have been broken down into 5 categories or “pathways” to help you identify the sessions of interest to you and create a personalized schedule.

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The Other EU Tech Battle Worth Watching

Associations Now

After a year that was defined by the General Data Protection Regulation, another proposed shift in European Union law, involving the way copyright is regulated online, could create brand-new challenges for associations with interests in the region. Here’s what you need to know. As I recently noted, the General Data Protection Regulation is still giving people headaches.

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Garbage in, Gospel out

Effective Database

We’ve all heard the phrase “Garbage in, garbage out.” If the data entered into the system is bad, any reports coming out of it will be bad. Simple. But what about “Garbage in, gospel out”? (I first heard this from my father.) Translated, this is reflected in the attitude of “If the system says it is so, it must be.” We’ve probably all encountered this with a consumer goods company when the customer service rep says “Sir, my records show your

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2024 Association Survey Results Report

2024 Association Survey Results Report For the 10th year, association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s annual survey. Read the 2024 survey results report to see how your association compares: Top Challenges Retention Rates Non-Renewal Reasons Automatic Renewals Reinstatement Strategies Member Engagement Changes & Strategies Why Members Join Non-Dues Revenue Sources Dues Increases, and more

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CompTIA Survey: Consumers Gaining Confidence in Companies’ Handling of Data

Associations Now

Although recent research shows a rising level of trust in the ways that organizations engaged in e-commerce handle customer data, the trade group says many consumers are growing numb to cybersecurity issues. Near the end of a year that seems defined by stories of massive personal-data leaks —and after a string of breaches over the past several years affecting major retailers such as Target—consumers are still showing some confidence in the world of e-commerce.

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Inside Baseball

Eric Lanke

I'm not much of a sports fan, but one sports analogy I use pretty consistently is the term "inside baseball." I use it to describe a situation when I'm going into too much jargon and detail in front of an audience that doesn't understand or doesn't need such an in-depth explanation. I'm even self-conscious about doing it, often warning people before plowing deep into the picayune that what I'm about to say may be too much "inside baseball" for them.

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