Tue.Jul 26, 2016

article thumbnail

Lead the Community You Inherited

Higher Logic

You’ve been hired -- or got promoted! -- and are now in charge of an pre-existing community. From the outset, taking on an existing community can be easier than starting a brand new one -- someone else already did the heavy lifting of establishing that community. Now you just have to take the reins and run with it. But stepping into an existing community as the new leader can also pose its own challenges, especially depending on the community’s history.

Education 131
article thumbnail

Improving knowledge transfer in your organization in 3 stages

Aaron Wolowiec

Karla Gutierrez, marketing manager and digital strategist, Aura Interactiva. The following guest blog post is adapted from a recent blog post by Karla Gutierrez on SHIFT’s e-Learning blog. Learning transfer is challenging because it’s difficult to predict how each person will respond to a course. The most powerful reason learning transfer is ineffective, as was revealed during the ATD International Conference & Exposition 2016, is that 90 percent of training is designed without a well-define

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

MCI Sessions @ ASAE in SLC in August

GlowGlobally

If you are travelling to ASAE next month, be sure to check out the following sessions which all take place at the Salt Palace Convention Center in room 250DEF. Expanding into China: Strategy, Tactics and ROI. Sunday, August 14, 2016 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. Venue: Salt Palace, 250DEF. Many “global” associations have no formal global strategy, are conducting little local marketing, and are disappointed with the results of their international partnerships.

article thumbnail

Improving knowledge transfer in your organization in 3 stages

Aaron Wolowiec

Karla Gutierrez, marketing manager and digital strategist, Aura Interactiva. The following guest blog post is adapted from a recent blog post by Karla Gutierrez on SHIFT’s e-Learning blog. Learning transfer is challenging because it’s difficult to predict how each person will respond to a course. The most powerful reason learning transfer is ineffective, as was revealed during the ATD International Conference & Exposition 2016, is that 90 percent of training is designed without a well-define

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Luggage Tags and Breath Mints: How MSAE Refreshed Itself As Associations North

Association Adviser

Angela Kisskeys, Associations North. Most associations wouldn’t risk offending or confusing their members by giving them air freshener and breath mints, but earlier this year the Midwest Society of Association Executives handed out plenty of both to members in celebration of their “fresh,” new name, Associations North. The air freshener and mints, along with luggage tags, were lighthearted but meaningful symbols of a months-long journey an association task force had just completed to update the

More Trending

article thumbnail

Hispanic Media Group Lauds First Latina Disney Princess

Associations Now

Elena of Avalor sings and wears a crown like other Disney princesses, but she’s also a guitar-playing, sword-wielding heroine who the Latino community can claim as its own. Last Friday, Disney Channel premiered the show Elena of Avalor , which features the first Latina princess—a step toward diversity that the National Hispanic Media Coalition celebrates.

article thumbnail

Listen to the Voices of Your Members

Membersuite

It’s no secret that members are what keep the lights on for associations. These individuals actively pay for memberships, attend events and look forward to receiving information from your organization. From the looks of it, it appears members do a lot for associations: What do associations do for them? If associations don’t actively listen to the voices of members, then they aren’t doing much.

article thumbnail

Uber, Lyft? No Worries: Public Transit Group Sees Room for Sharing

Associations Now

In a new report, the American Public Transportation Association says it sees ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft—and the app ecosystem that has risen up around them—as complementary to traditional transportation options, rather than a business threat. When you can get a ride home from Lyft for $3, it’s easy to see why ride-sharing companies can compete with public transit and traditional cab services.

article thumbnail

The Privacy Shield and the General Data Protection Regulation: What US Associations Need to Know

GlowGlobally

The webinar sponsored by MCI and Globalaw was held on July 12th and covered: Setting the scene: the Privacy Shield and the GDPR. US and European Perspectives on the Schrems Case (The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued the final ruling in Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner (Case C-362/14) on October 6, 2015. The Court invalidated the Safe Harbor arrangement, which governs data transfers between the EU and the US.).

Tools 60
article thumbnail

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

article thumbnail

Best Benefit Ever: Build Your Own Plane

Associations Now

The Experimental Aircraft Association teams up with a popular software maker to offer members a free version of an industry design app. What is it? The Experimental Aircraft Association, a group for aviation enthusiasts (many of whom build their own planes), has partnered with the software manufacturer SolidWorks to provide EAA members free access to a version of the company’s popular design app: the SolidWorks Student Design Kit—EAA Maker Edition.

article thumbnail

Are hidden fees costing your members?

SCD Group

A Wall Street Journal story (7/23/16) about hidden fees inflating home price s got me to thinking about the hidden fees in the cost members pay to participate in your event. In many cases, cities and other government entities create these “add-on” fees/taxes to pay for “desired extras” (such as a new stadium) with the governmental body telling its citizens that “this won’t cost you anything; we’ll just charge our visitors.

Cost 40
article thumbnail

Should You Let a YouTuber Do Your Marketing?

Associations Now

Influencer marketing, or the concept of getting a prominent online creator to sell your product to their audience, has a significant ROI potential if done well, but it can be difficult to get started. Check out some tips for trying out the strategy for your association. It’s never been about the number of followers you have—rather, it’s always about who’s listening, and why.

article thumbnail

The 5 E’s of Generating Non-Dues Revenue from eLearning

WBT Systems

Is your association generating as much non-dues revenue as it needs to, wants to, or has the potential to? One great way to do this is to look to your online education and certification programs – with your Association Learning Management System, generating non-dues revenue is easy! In the current economic climate, member organizations are looking for ways to avoid increasing membership dues to retain members.

Revenue 240
article thumbnail

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!

article thumbnail

Australian Footballers Square Off Against Stigma Around Mental Illness

Associations Now

Athletes, coaches, and researchers Down Under are teaming up to launch an online initiative to encourage men to talk openly with one another about mental health issues. The hardened players of Australia’s rough-and-tumble variant on football want to tackle a different sort of challenge: the stigma surrounding mental illness. The Australian Football League Players’ Association (AFL Players’ Association) recently partnered with researchers at La Trobe University, the AFL Coaches Association, and o

article thumbnail

Public Power Association, Energy Department Get Electric Vehicles on the Grid

Associations Now

A new agreement between the American Public Power Association and the U.S. Department of Energy could help get the infrastructure behind electric cars where it needs to be for use on a wide scale. Electric vehicles have long been full of future potential but have struggled with mainstream uptake (unless you happen to be in Norway ). But the American Public Power Association, working with the U.S.

article thumbnail

Tuesday Buzz: The Problems With Hidden Fees

Associations Now

An association consultant breaks down the reason people hate hidden fees so much and why your organization should avoid them. Also: When you have to break bad news to your members. If you’ve bought a house recently, you might have felt a little sticker shock from all the other stuff that came with that big purchase. And in case you’re wondering, there’s a lesson there for associations to follow.

Florida 53