Higher Logic

JUNE 2, 2016

There are many reasons to have an open community where anyone with an internet connection can participate. Why let in the masses? Opening your community can greatly increase your search engine optimization, bring in prospective members and show the world you’re transparent -- and how much your members love you. If open communities are so good at promoting the community and bringing new people in, why keep a community private?

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Socious

JUNE 2, 2016

Most of us have accepted being overly busy as just another unfortunate fact of life today. Emails on your phone, meetings with staff and members halfway around the world, taking your laptop home from work, not quite getting to that extra member program you wanted to start.

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Smooth The Path

JUNE 2, 2016

Related posts: Making members look great! Teaching whole life skills to our members. Is the association providing enough value to long-time members? The post Help Others Matter More: Another Way Associations Can Add Value appeared first on Smooth The Path.

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AMR Management Services

JUNE 2, 2016

When you think of a Scantron sheet, do you get a little bit of test anxiety? Just picture all those rows and rows of empty bubbles, with your yellow #2 pencil poised in test-taking position in a.

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Membersuite

JUNE 2, 2016

For many associations, the office hallways aren’t bustling with people running from department to department. The sound of simultaneous conference calls don’t fill the air and the break room is usually empty. That’s because for many associations, they are operating with a very small staff. Some departments are a party of one , with an abundance of various responsibilities.

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Velvet Chainsaw

JUNE 2, 2016

Many conferences depend upon academic researchers to present at their event. Yet that very research often puzzles their conference stakeholders. Even after their customers slice through the layers of jargon and technicalities, the research still seems mystifying. Sometimes the research seems to capture a resounding “Well, duh!” from the audience. Other times, the research presented is so narrowly defined that it appears to lack real-life application.

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Associations Now

JUNE 2, 2016

Rundown Attendees: 2,200. Exhibitors: 200. Speakers: 100. Breakout sessions: 50 plus. The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation’s 2016 Conference & Expo kicks off this week in Tampa, Florida. More than 2,000 biomedical equipment technicians, clinical engineers, and other healthcare technology management professionals will be in Florida over the weekend to meet with their peers, help solve technical problems, advance their careers, and see the industry’s latest inno

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Beekeeper Group

JUNE 2, 2016

If you don’t understand the mass appeal of Snapchat , you are not alone. It may be easy to dismiss the image and video messaging mobile app as a millennial fad, but with 100 million daily users it’s definitely reaching a large audience. Snapchat has recently worked to rehab its more frivolous reputation and has seen brands such as CNN, National Geographic, and the Wall Street Journal establishing presences on the platform.

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Associations Now

JUNE 2, 2016

The ALS Association tries to find a path forward two years after the viral success of the Ice Bucket Challenge. Plus: Loyal employees and leaders make for loyal customers and members. This August will mark two years since the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge took over social media feeds. It was a simple pass-it-on dare: Pour a bucket of ice water over your head or donate to an ALS organization.

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JUNE 2, 2016

With the state’s recreational marijuana program slowly ramping up to include edibles, an advocacy group is working to launch a campaign to encourage first-time users to start with a low dose. Looking to try an edible? “Try 5” first. That’s the recommendation of the Oregon Responsible Edibles Council (OREC), which is launching a public education campaign to correspond with the state’s decision to allow the public to purchase edibles from medical marijuana dispensarie

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Associations Now

JUNE 2, 2016

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology knew a day would come when a completely antibiotic-resistant bacteria would appear in the U.S. Now that day is here, lending more urgency to APIC’s message about infection prevention. There are smartphones and smart cars and smart TVs. Now, it seems, there’s a smart bug—and it’s pretty scary.

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