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29 Free Non-Profit Webinars for April 2016

Wild Apricot

April means spring, and what better way to celebrate spring than with free education? There is no better way! So, it's a good thing I've put together this super list of free educational webinars for nonprofits and associations.

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Does Email Equal Engagement?

Higher Logic

Can old fashioned email spur your community’s engagement? With new technologies, community platforms and collaborative tools, some people say email is going by the wayside. Why use email when we have so many new, fancy tools? But when you look at email activity, this isn’t actually the case -- people still love email. In fact, we’re in a golden age where email is beginning to take off again, especially with the rise of curated newsletters.

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Association Professionals Are Experts

Eric Lanke

I had an interesting pair of experiences last week. I was attending a technical workshop sponsored by my association and one of our university partners. Our objective was to engage technical and academic professionals in our industry to create and advance a "roadmap," a document describing needed research and development initiatives to improve our industry's products and our profession.

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Getting a Charge Out of Standards

Virtual

I love new tech toys. Sometimes they’re just good for their own sake, and sometimes they teach a larger lesson. My latest toy is a Zolt charger. These are pretty cool—a shout out to www.gozolt.com. It’s the world’s smallest and lightest laptop charger. And it works great. But there’s a catch.You have to have the right tip. Not to worry, the Zolt comes with a bunch.

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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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Do You Lead With the Right Metrics?

Associations Now

You track revenue and memberships, but that’s not enough to know if your association is hitting home. One expert shares ideas for what else to measure. What are the best ways for an association to measure success? From time immemorial, the common answer has largely been twofold: revenue and membership. No money, no mission, as the line goes, and there are few better ways to see at a glance how well that mission has penetrated your industry than to know how many people have signed on (and k

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Stacked With Talent: Is Cup Stacking the Sport of the Future?

Associations Now

While still relatively obscure, speed stacking, or cup stacking, has started to make a name for itself on an international scale. At the center of this growth is the World Sport Stacking Association, which organizes the game’s tournaments worldwide. You can do a lot of things with cups—and many of them don’t involve the drinking of beverages.

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Could Membership Organization Become a Dying Model?

.orgCommunity

From : Blog Entry >> Sherry's Blog Entry In my discussions recently with many association executives and consultants who have been in the association business their entire careers, they are feeling that the membership model is dying and there is a struggle to be relevant. Personally, I heard from some of my own peers in the last couple of weeks. They are asking me if they should renew their memberships in some of the organization where they have always been “checkbook members”.

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Music Industry: Time to Update the Digital Millennium Copyright Act

Associations Now

The federal law that sets the rules for copyright enforcement online may have worked well 18 years ago, but today the DMCA makes it almost impossible for content owners to protect their rights, according to a coalition of music industry organizations and a few big-name artists who are petitioning the government for change. The music industry is becoming smarter about the digital nature of its business, and when the industry wants something to change, it turns to its artists.

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Why Join?

.orgCommunity

From : Blog Entry >> Sherry's Blog Entry In my previous blog post, I question whether or not the membership model is dying. After pondering further, I wonder why many of the association professionals I’ve met are unaware of associations that support their own functional areas—or if they do, why they don’t understand the value of joining. One would expect all association professionals belong to their relevant professional organization(s).

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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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NABJ, Poynter Create Leadership Program to Diversify Newsrooms

Associations Now

The National Association of Black Journalists and the Poynter Institute have pooled their resources and expertise to launch a tuition-free leadership program to help improve diversity in the digital journalism space. In an effort to better diversify digital newsrooms across the country, the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and the Poynter Institute will partner to launch the Leadership Academy for Diversity in Digital Journalism in November.

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Association Campaign Giving Parks a Makeover

Associations Now

The National Recreation and Park Association’s Parks Build Community campaign is giving communities a chance to win their favorite parks a makeover. Parks can be a neighborhood’s center of play and physical activity, as well as a meeting spot. Now communities have an opportunity to get their favorite parks a facelift. The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), with the help of the Walt Disney Company, opened the second year of its Parks Build Community campaign to revitalize parks and

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Monday Buzz: Quality Blog Posting 101

Associations Now

Gain a new perspective from a legendary blogger on what readers look for in a blog post. Plus: Tricks to building business relationships. Blogging is one of the most accessible—and most terrifying—ways to enter the digital universe. Whether it’s written by an employee for a multimillion dollar corporation or by a college student with a passion for food, each post has the potential to capture or alienate millions.

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International Bottled Water Association Backs Curbside Recycling Partnership

Associations Now

Areas of Growth This year the Recycling Partnership plans to develop recycling programs with the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection as well as with the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico. Local governments that would like support for their own curbside recycling programs can submit applications for grants at the Recycling Partnership’s website.

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Measuring the ROI of Enterprise Learning for Customers, Partners, and Professionals

Prove the ROI of Learning Struggling to measure the business impact of learning initiatives? Try our three-pillar approach to show the true value of learning, backed by stories from real businesses like yours. Make 2024 the year of ROI!