Reid All About it

OCTOBER 5, 2018

A new report shows that “word of mouth” (WOM)—both online and offline—impacts every business, organization and cause. In their Ultimate Guide to SEO , HubSpot describes in plain English how to increase your site’s visibility and rankings with search engine optimization, content marketing, and link building. More info/register.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 24, 2018

In the ever-changing world, one constant is the need to learn. With the ongoing developments of technology to facilitate learning, your association should be poised to take advantage of online learning opportunities. Then, incorporating responses into your online training curriculum. Want to learn more?

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Supporters, members, and donors are the lifeblood of your organization or association. Needless to say, keeping them engaged is of paramount importance. Slipping engagement statistics can be a serious warning sign for your organization! Online Communities. That’s where digital content and other perks come in.

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WBT Systems

MAY 8, 2018

Dozens of studies have come to the same conclusion: online discussions strengthen student engagement and learning. But what can you do to increase student participation in online discussions? Why online discussions are essential to the learning experience. Provide tips for time management.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Learning campaigns are a new way to engage and educate your community. This concept comes from the corporate training world, but WBT Systems explains how you can tweak this idea to bring some learning buzz and momentum to your industry or profession. Hot State Tax Topics for Nonprofits (Washington DC and online).

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Congratulations, you’ve got a great idea for a new online course. WBT Systems explains how to validate an online course idea to make sure there’s market demand for it. WBT Systems explains how to validate an online course idea to make sure there’s market demand for it. Learn what channels generate the most leads.

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Higher Logic

JULY 24, 2018

The good news is, if you have an online community, you’ve got access to a tool that puts you one step closer to making your job so much easier. Are you taking advantage of the support your online community can provide? Managing an event within an online community is no different. Before: Increase event registration.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JANUARY 15, 2018

My entry into eLearning was simply recording myself presenting four lectures on the topics that students struggled with the most, and posting them online for students. By putting these resources online, I was able to solve a problem I didn’t know I had. What are some of the most common questions your members ask about eLearning?

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WBT Systems

JULY 31, 2018

Every association wants to recruit millennial members, but the cost of membership may exceed a millennial’s budget. Young members also have to think about registration fees and travel expenses for events. Although they’re the biggest generation in the workforce, millennials make up only 19 percent of association members, per MGI.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Zenoss has facilitated a user community for over 10 years, becoming the de facto online gathering place for IT Ops customers. Recently, Zenoss enhanced customer experience by revamping its online community – name, brand, and all. We have some great engagement stats so far. 140% membership and engagement increase.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

This year, we’re extra excited to include awards for success in online community and marketing automation. We’re sharing these winning customers’ stories because A) they’re great, and B) everyone can learn from what they’ve done well. Most Successful Online Community: American Association for Clinical Chemistry, AACC Artery.

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Whatever it is, how do you respond to these kinds of challenges in your online community? As a community manager for a tech company , you use your online community for customer feedback , but customers submit so many enhancement requests that your backlog is impossibl e. Will Machin: Does this describe you?

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WBT Systems

MAY 22, 2018

If only prospects would give your educational programs a chance, you’d turn them into loyal learners—and customers, maybe even members. But how do you get people to make that first investment of time and money into one of your online courses? Instead, you let them sample online education so they can experience it for themselves.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

How we invited members to share their expertise, and inspired engagement. Last year, we noticed a trend at our association: A segment of longtime members was not engaging with us or renewing. When Exponent Philanthropy acquired a more powerful database in 2016, we started tracking and analyzing member engagement.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 12, 2018

WBT Systems explains how to motivate members to buy what you’re selling. If you’re selling online education or any other product or service, help members connect your product with their self-image, aspirations, and sense of belonging, in other words, sell them a better version of themselves. See it in action at the Smithsonian.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 5, 2018

WBT Systems suggests starting off the New Year with these seven new habits for learning professionals. We’re back in the lifelong learning business this week. Learn how to apply for the awards, what the judges are looking for, and the ROI of applying. More info/register. Host: ASAE. Tue 1/9 at 2 p.m. – Lunch provided.

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WBT Systems

APRIL 10, 2018

Do you ever daydream about having a new learning platform? Your wish can come true if you know how to make a persuasive case for a new learning management system (LMS) to the decision-makers at your association. Now, it’s time to learn how to present a business case for a new LMS to your board, CEO, or other decision-makers.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 12, 2018

WBT Systems selected six of his 2018 trends and discussed how they apply to the world of online learning. Women should lead our AI future , says Carlos Perez, author of The Deep Learning AI Playbook. Four factors are merging the online and offline and in each one China is leading the way. [If World Economic Forum ).

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Reid All About it

MARCH 9, 2018

Expand how your association thinks about sponsorship: partner with companies whose sponsorship and involvement will add value to your online learning programs. By changing their mindset and conversations with chapters , RAPS built stronger relationships with their chapters and helped them increase member engagement.

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Higher Logic

JUNE 19, 2018

It makes sense – you’ve already worked to get their business once, so it pays off to keep them happy, keep them around, and even increase their business rather than having to convince a whole set of new customers over again. I’ll answer these questions with a question: Have you considered an online community? Automate your efforts.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Whether you’re a community builder or a community member, online or in person, I truly believe we could all stand to learn a thing (or ten) from how the Burning Man community operates. Each member has something unique to offer. Read: Building Inclusive Online Communities. #2: 2: Gifting. 3: Decommodification. “In

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GrowthZone

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Your members don’t need to show up to all your events to be engaged. It’s time for associations of every size to walk away from 20 th -century rules and fully embrace online marketing. Here’s one of five proven tactics that will increase member engagement through online interaction.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 26, 2018

WBT Systems explains what to do if one of your online courses fails , how to identify the problem and what to do about it. Keep learning! How to ask your boss for time to learn new things. Hear about the challenges and opportunities facing the millennial generation, and how systems need to adapt accordingly. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

MARCH 30, 2018

There are excellent online courses and there are excruciating ones. Make sure your online learners look forward to time spent with your courses by trying out some of these ideas for engaging online students from WBT Systems. Tue 4/3 at 2 p.m.* – Learn the Secrets of Better Member Engagement.

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Part of my job is to sift through the technical details, engage in dialogue with my colleagues and other stakeholders, and articulate a vision of change that focuses on the most high-impact return on our time and money investment. And we heard it from our members. It’s a lot of fun!

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Here are four strategies that will help set the foundation for strong communication between members and staff. There’s no substitution for face-to-face member engagement. We all know it’s challenging in practice; it’s so much easier to make a phone call or send out an email and hope for the best.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Recent research from Pew notes that online video, particularly on YouTube, is increasingly becoming a key way that the public informs itself. An embrace of online video could offer a potential opportunity for associations to stand out. They’re looking to learn, and they want more educational opportunities.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2018

The Challenge. Like many associations, the Texas Society of Association Executives relies heavily on its print publication as a tool to engage members and earn non-dues revenue. Then, they engaged various stakeholders to find out what content they valued most and researched other publications for design ideas.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 21, 2018

Associations can enlist their members to participate in quick-sprint hackathons to help develop new products and services. In exchange, participants get a highly engaging experience. For associations, hackathons can be a great way to engage members, especially those looking to volunteer through some hands-on work.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Over at Spin Sucks, you can learn a few ways to ensure your content stands out in the stream of mediocracy. One of the most useful things you can do for your members or customers is to filter through all that crap and find the most valuable, relevant posts for them. Host: ASAE Learning Management System Community. 1 CAE credit.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 9, 2018

The problems that association members face are increasingly rooted in technology. But in reality, we’ve all quickly learned at these events, you’re in the business of connection, say, or education, or standards-setting. Execs will need to root their solutions in technology as well. What kind of business is your association in?

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Higher Logic

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Last week, we shared advice from four of our community managers about challenging scenarios you might encounter in your community (and their recommendations on how to solve them). You can try to cheat the system and buy members or have them sign up through a contest, but you won’t see real longevity in your growth.

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Association Success

APRIL 4, 2018

There are so many elements to consider: funding, leadership buy-in, visual identity, and member reception. You’d be surprised at how much impact small changes can have on member rates and engagement. I am Director of Member Relations at the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), where we have 43,000 individual nurse members.

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.orgCommunity

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

But before we roll up our sleeves for the Innovation Summit (February 28, 2019), we’re taking a moment to recap the exhilaration of a great learning experience. Winners had to introduce a product or service that advances a cause, grows revenue, boosts engagement, increases efficiency and decreases costs.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… Amanda Kaiser (aka Smooth The Path) and Dynamic Benchmarking just published the New Member Engagement Study. What can we learn about creativity and persistence from the man who holds the Guinness World Record for Most Consecutive Days Writing a Song?

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Association Success

AUGUST 9, 2018

This year, Tourisme Montreal wanted to provide attendees with an opportunity to learn how to use effective innovation methodologies, such as the increasingly popular ‘Design Thinking’ method, to map out the future for their associations and design pathways to achieve it. 2) Engaging with current members to increase retention.

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Association Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

By making the virtual space come to life, we can create online events that are valuable in themselves. Building effective virtual programs drives value for members across borders, provides cost effective means for engagement, and creates a unique forum for networking and learning.

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