Tue.Sep 06, 2016

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Getting Started with Online Learning for Associations

WBT Systems

The start of the new school year in September always makes us think of wide-eyed children, venturing into their new classrooms, with all their shiny new notebooks, pens, and tablets. They can be both excited and nervous at the prospect of what they will learn and experience in the coming year. There will be many new challenges as they adapt to a new teacher, new concepts, and a new environment, but along the way, it will become easier and they will wonder how they didn’t know how to do thi

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How to Use Data to Solve Your Biggest Online Community Participation Problems

Socious

When I joined my first online community 8 years ago, I was excited to see and take part in key discussions in my industry. The association I belonged to had launched a private online community for members earlier in the year and I couldn’t wait to get involved. But when I logged in, I thought there was something wrong with my browser. Every group and discussion area was a ghost town.

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Should Staff Be in Your Online Community?

Higher Logic

It’s a tricky tightrope to walk -- how involved should your organization’s staff be in the online community? Although it’s tempting to leave staff out for simplicity's sake, or to have one token staff member and no one else, it’s better to include everyone in the community. Otherwise, how do you get total organizational buy-in and ensure everyone supports the community’s goals?

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Do Corporate Sponsorships Affect the Public Perception of Nonprofits?

Associations Now

Recent research into the impact of corporate sponsorships of nonprofits suggests that the wrong collaboration can prove poisonous. One analyst suggests thinking long and hard about what a sponsorship means for your organization. Sponsorship is a fact of life—and an important revenue stream—for many associations and other nonprofits. But could sponsorships be putting some negative marks on your brand?

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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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How an AMS-LMS Integration can Create Value for You and Your Members

Membersuite

Historically, associations have viewed their AMS as their primary application and LMS as a component for storing learning content. But, there’s a noticeable shift in the industry as folks are challenging this infrastructure and mode of thinking. Change-makers are disrupting the status quo by positioning both components as equal partners and are giving the same investment in their analysis of LMS alternatives as its AMS counterpart.

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Effective Facilitation: Engaging Individuals, Producing Better Results

Idea Architects

I detest self-promotion, but I'm doing a rare public registration facilitation skills workshop in Indianapolis on November 15 and thought it might interest a few readers. It's a very practical program with lots of info I've gleaned from my 30 years or so facilitating in varied settings with incredibly diverse participants. This link provides the basic program overview beyond what's highlighted above.

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Retail Group Offers New Opportunity for Women

Associations Now

The Electronic Retailing Association’s new Industry Women’s Council will give women members increased networking opportunities while bolstering recruitment and retention efforts for the greater organization. Women members of the Electronic Retailing Association now have a council of their own , thanks to the foresight of member Debbie Skerly, who saw a way to help ERA and her colleagues grow simultaneously.

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Connecting with Associations at ASAE

SilkStart

We recently had the opportunity to exhibit at the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) annual tradeshow. It was our first major trade show in the US having previously only attended the Canadian version, the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) , a year earlier. We received an overwhelmingly positive response from everyone who stopped by our booth.

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New Alzheimer Europe Service Connects Patients with Clinical Trials

Associations Now

A new resource from Alzheimer Europe helps dementia patients more easily find new treatments through clinical trials without the medical jargon. As a way to connect patients with more treatment options, Alzheimer Europe (AE) launched a new service called Clinical Trials Watch , which tracks clinical trials on drugs to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia conditions.

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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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The 5 Most Important Factors to Successfully Implement Strategy

.orgCommunity

From : Blog Entry >> Randall's Blog Entry To effectively and efficiently implement an organization-wide strategy requires many factors come into alignment before successful implementation can occur. First, an accountability model must be clearly defined and embraced for each element of the strategy. Who owns each objective in the plan? Who is responsible for each of the organization’s strategic initiatives?

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Best Benefit Ever: Make Design Your Domain

Associations Now

Australia’s largest graphic design organization is offering its members a top-level domain that speaks to their career choice. What is it? The Australian Graphic Design Association knows its member base is well-connected online—almost by default, in fact. But there are always ways to underline that point even more, and through a collaboration with the domain registrar Porkbun, AGDA is offering discounts on.design top-level domains: free for the first year, with 40 percent discounts each y

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Nonprofit Organizational Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch

Beth Kanter

Note from Beth: I was thrilled to be interviewed by Steve along with many other nonprofit data nerds, for his new book, Data Driven Nonprofits. He was kind enough to send me an advanced copy and it is definitely a must read. So, check out this post and be sure to order a copy today! . Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch – Guest Post by Steve MacLaughlin.

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Tuesday Buzz: Don’t Forget Your Case Studies

Associations Now

How one association took a data-based approach to building effective, personalized case studies. Also: Don’t forget that you won’t be in your board seat forever. Trying to boost your membership on a tight budget isn’t an easy task by any means, but that’s just a good reminder of why it’s important to focus on the basics.

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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!

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Report: Tech Giants Laying Groundwork for Artificial Intelligence Group

Associations Now

Employees from five of the tech world’s largest companies have been actively meeting to discuss the long-term financial and ethical effects of artificial intelligence on the global economy. The group doesn’t yet have a name, but it does have a thorny issue on its mind. The increasing sophistication and use of robots and artificial intelligence (AI) are raising some long-term questions of ethics that society will eventually have to deal with.

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