Wed.Apr 08, 2020

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15 Ways to Volunteer from Home and Give Back During Coronavirus

Wild Apricot

Even when we're all staying inside to help slow the spread of COVID-19, there are still ways to volunteer from home, and our communities need it more than ever. Here are some ways to help.

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All Together: How Our Employee Community Keeps Us Connected During COVID-19

Higher Logic

Pictured above: Some members of our Higher Logic PRIDE community host their first virtual happy hour. When Higher Logic decided to go temporarily full-remote on March 11, I think a lot of us thought we’d probably be back in the office in a couple weeks. Now it’s been almost a month, and we’ve had to adapt to the idea of suddenly being a remote company.

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Three Strategies for Building Remote Work Rituals

Associations Now

Rituals provide normalcy for people, and losing those rituals while away from the office can be tough. Experts say the best way to handle this shift is to create some new ones. The process of getting up and going to work has probably changed significantly for you in the last few weeks, which may have you feeling out of sorts as you try to navigate your day.

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Communicating with Prospective Attendees About Your New Virtual Event

Membersuite

Due to COVID-19, many organizations decided to take their events virtual rather than canceling or postponing. When going virtual, communication is key to getting the same level of results/engagement from prospective attendees. Use these tips to help.

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How to Increase Membership Renewal

Dive deep into essential elements that drive member retention. Learn why members may hesitate to renew. Discover actionable techniques to encourage their return and foster lasting engagement. Uncover reasons members choose not to renew. Learn effective tactics to elevate member engagement and communication. Explore methods to encourage member renewal and active participation in your association Download now to take charge of your membership retention strategy!

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How Organizations Can Cope With the Financial Fallout of COVID-19

Associations Now

Just weeks into mandatory stay-at-home orders, conference cancellations, and new laws requiring paid leave for coronavirus, many associations are wondering how to stay afloat financially. Two experts offer some tips. ASAE Coronavirus Resources ASAE has compiled an Issue Roundup with resources on coronavirus for associations, including webcasts and more.

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American Hospital Association Enlists Manufacturers to Combat COVID-19 Shortages

Associations Now

An alarming shortage in personal protective equipment is spurring an unlikely alliance that is working to rapidly produce surgical masks and face shields for healthcare workers responding to the COVID–19 public health crisis. Their goal: 100 million masks—and more. A nationwide initiative led by the American Hospital Association (AHA) is working to quickly ramp up production of personal protective equipment (PPE) that healthcare workers need to safely care for patients affected by the COVID–19 p

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Why a digital-first culture starts with education

Association Success

When I first heard the term “digital first culture,” I was unimpressed. Don’t we already live in a digital first culture? Most of us use the internet and social media, so I didn’t get it, what was the big deal? To have a digital first culture, your organization must do more than add nifty technological advancements; it must change the way people work.

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Daily Buzz: How to Adopt a Digital-First Culture

Associations Now

To change your culture, change the way people work. Also: how leaders can build collaborative relationships in their organizations. Ready to transform your association into a digital-savvy organization? Start by focusing on the people. “Your organization must do more than add nifty technological advancements; it must change the way people work,” says Chloe Blair of Association Success.

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What Toilet Paper and Bidets Have to Teach Association Leaders

AssociationChat

It was a Bidet to Remember…. From the earliest panic around the coronavirus, toilet paper seemed to take center stage. Some people stockpiled it. There were many individuals who publicly damned the people who stockpiled it, calling them “hoarders” or worse. Several shining examples of entrepreneurial effort taken too far even began selling individual rolls at outrageously high prices on eBay and elsewhere.

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How to Create a Winning Event Marketing Strategy

Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

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Ways To Use Zoom Breakout Rooms To Increase Meeting Engagement

Beth Kanter

We are only about one month into the world’s largest work from home experiment. This means spending a big part of our day sitting in front of a screen that looks like the Brady Brunch. It has surfaced a new technology affliction: Zoom Overload. . There are number of reasons we feel exhausted from zoom meetings as Jeremy Bailenson, Virtual Human Interaction Lab points out.

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Hear Ye, Hear Ye! Take Your Town Hall Virtual

CommPartners

Jon Corun, Director of Multimedia Production at CommPartners, is no stranger to finding creative solutions to technology roadblocks. So when COVID-19 presented a new challenge for the multimedia team to produce Town Halls for clients, Jon went to work to find a way to deliver, virtually. Adapting to Change Town Halls are a popular feature […].

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How to Turn Your Refunds into Donations

Expo Logic

The event industry has seen an increase of in-person events being cancelled and organizations are looking for new ways to retain some of the revenue from these events and continue to move forward. In response to these unprecedented circumstances and to help fulfill a client need, the Event Tech Group has developed a software solution that allows organizations to process refunds from canceled events while giving attendees the option to donate a portion of the refund back to the organization.

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