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Increase Happiness at Work

Smooth The Path

There’s a link between high-performing staff and happiness at work. Happy staff contribute more, share creative ideas, and tend to be friendly with members. Here’s how to boost happiness in your offices. Discover your association’s why. How is your association saving the world? Generally, we spend more time focusing on our whats than the why.

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Does Your Community Throw Love at the World? (Time to Start)

Higher Logic

So, I’m sitting here amid three monitors reveling at my flourishing desk plants, surrounded by my fellow marketers and community builders, as the sound coming through my earbuds drowns out their faint keyboard clicks and nearby sneezes, when it hits me: some of y’all aren’t showing your community enough love. and it shows. I’m listening to the ever-so-delightful Jonathan Van Ness, of Netflix’s Emmy-winning show Queer Eye, chat with Reese Witherspoon about lady entrepreneurship on his podcast Get

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How to Create an Integromat Scenario from Scratch (With Videos)

Wild Apricot

Connect your account with dozens of apps, without writing any code. This step-by-step guide with videos walks you through how to create an Integromat scenario.

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Employee Termination – A How-To for Associations

GrowthZone

Tweet. When it is time for employee termination, protect your association against data theft with these tips. No one likes to be part of an involuntary separation, but sometimes, when there’s a bad egg, it’s the best thing for your organization. It’s crucial to be prepared when it happens, because security will likely not be top of mind during this emotionally-charged time.

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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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Lessons From a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the World’s Biggest Events

Associations Now

The Netflix documentary series 7 Days Out takes viewers behind the scenes in the week leading up to some of the world’s most famous events. If you don’t think you have something in common with the planners charged with bringing a spacecraft back to Earth, think again. While Netflix and Hulu’s documentaries about the massive failure of Fyre Festival have been garnering a lot of attention since their release last month, another event-planning documentary series from Netflix has caught my eye as of

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3 Tips to Avoid Phishing Scams

Associations Now

Phishing schemes are getting more personalized and more targeted—and it’s up to both you and your employees to know how to deal with them when they occur. Read on for a few tactics for improving your odds of staying safe from data or identity theft. Next time you get an email from the boss, you might want to triple-check that address. Recently, a study from the anti-phishing firm Inky [registration required] found that 12 percent of phishing attacks involved “VIP impersonations,” or messages tha

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Association Happenings to Celebrate! PART ONE

Association Success

A round up of great books for association professionals. Associations need to be flexible and ready to evolve to meet the needs both of their audiences and the world at large, but there’s no doubt that they are up to the challenge! It’s constantly coming to our attention that we have an industry of forward thinking professionals, and I am confident that we are well poised to face the changes and obstacles ahead.

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Daily Buzz: Pixar Nails Why Employers Still Struggle With Diversity

Associations Now

Pixar’s new short, Purl , pinpoints where organizations should put more effort if they’re committed to more diverse and inclusive teams. Also: ideas to help parents at meetings. Although many organizations have developed strategies to improve staff diversity and inclusion, they often still fall short. Take it from Purl Ball. Purl, the title character of Pixar’s new short , is a fuzzy pink ball of yarn headed for her first day at B.R.O.

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Offense Doesn't Have to Be Offensive

Idea Architects

Recen tly I have facilitat ed or par t ic ipa t ed in discussions that we re unnecessar i ly challenging because of communication choices individuals ma d e. I rarely find that. Talking more loudly results in more listening; Repeating your points elicits a different response; Sighing indignantly ignites agreement; or Interrupting others gets their attention.

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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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School Psychologists Urge Positive Approach to Tragic Anniversaries

Associations Now

The National Association of School Psychologists says dwelling in the past does more harm than good. Instead, it says, on the anniversary of a tragedy like the Parkland school shooting, focus on positive change. A year ago this week, a tragedy in Parkland, Florida, changed the dynamics of the gun debate in the U.S. and put urgent attention on school safety.

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Motion vs. Action

Effective Database

In James Clear’s book Atomic Habits (I recommend it!), he discusses the concept of motion vs. action. In a nutshell, it’s the idea that we spend too much time planning what we’ll do instead of actually implementing. Because we are planning (motion), we trick ourselves into thinking we’re actually doing something (action). It’s an easy habit to fall into.

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Campaign Helps Financial Aid Group Show Students Money Is Out There

Associations Now

The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators dedicates February to taking the mystery out of financial aid for students. Many students have heard that financial aid money is out there, but figuring out how to get it seems more like a mystery for The X-Files than something they can do. That’s why the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators uses February, Financial Aid Awareness Month, to help connect its members with students and demystify the financial ai

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Conference Circuit: ATM World

Associations Now

Rundown Attendees: 1,200 plus. Exhibit Booths: 100 plus. Platinum Sponsors: 2. The ATM Industry Association’s US Conference 2019 starts next week in Orlando, Florida. Attendance is expected to exceed 1,200. More than 1,200 ATM industry professionals are heading to Florida next week to hear about the latest advancements in technology, discuss where the industry is going with colleagues, and learn how products can improve the customer experience.

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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!