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How to Convince Employers to Pay for Professional Development

WBT Systems

Here are three of the most common reasons professional development budgets are sparse (or non-existent) and what you can do to help employees get the money and education they need. A 10 percent increase in workforce education level led to an 8.6 See if you can connect an investment in education to an organization’s bottom line.

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Funding Your Mission: 4 Nonprofit Financial Management Tips

NXUnite

Implement Fiscal Policies Fiscal policies give your team guidance on how to properly handle your nonprofit’s funds day-to-day as they act on the predictions in your budget. Compile all of these policies in a shared organizational handbook so that your team members can easily reference them as they go about their daily tasks.

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How to Get Your Association to Support Staff’s Professional Development

WBT Systems

Chances are you’ll see something in their mission or values about education. Associations have long been leaders in the lifelong learning business—which is why it’s so shocking to see how few associations support staff’s professional development, according to these survey results from Association Media & Publishing.

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How to Leverage Mobility Strategies for Member Engagement

Association Adviser

So how can you go about leveraging mobility strategies to gain traction in member engagement? The first step to increasing engagement is defining what engagement actually means for your association and determining how to measure it. Define the Engagement Goals for your Organization. Boost year-round membership via mobile apps.

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How to Handle Staff Who Fall for Phishing Emails—Putting Your Association at Risk

Delcor

If they take the bait and open a “bad” document or click on a “bad” link, they’re provided a notification telling them how they messed up or a training video about their mistake—so they’ll know better next time. You’d hope that after failing a few simulated phishing tests, everyone would learn how to spot a phishing email.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 11.4.16

Reid All About it

Understand the critical components of high-ranking websites, how to conduct organic search keyword research, and how to build a portfolio of back links that can improve search rankings. Brandt Krueger, educator, speaker and consultant specializing in the field of event technology. More info/register. Host: Bizzabo. 1 CMP credit.

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Top benefits for association leaders to connect with their volunteer members

Nimble AMS

Read on to learn why association leadership should take the extra step of investing in volunteers and for a “how-to” on improving volunteer engagement in your program. . Encourage qualified volunteers to teach continuing education sessions . Why association leadership should make face time with volunteers. Send thank you cards.

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