Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

A relationship with a potential customer begins before you even know them; in a community, they see how you interact with your current customers and how customers interact with each other. So how does a community bring a customer through the buyer’s journey, turning a prospect into a loyal customer? Awareness Stage.

Products 120

Products Education Process Team 120

Reid All About it

JANUARY 27, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Member company employees. I know how frustrating it is when your association is only connected with a small percentage of employees at member companies. Granted, because of their job, some aren’t your target market, but many are.

Learning Management System 41

Learning Management System Education Committee System 41

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Vendor member education. WBT Systems explains why and how to help industry partners get the most value out of their membership. Marketing plan. Good eats Skip down to the list of free educational events if you prefer takeout.

LMS 40

LMS Video Technology Revenue 40

Disciple Media

APRIL 5, 2023

Since the turn of the century online learning has exploded. An industry that was essentially non-existent 30 years ago is now worth tens of billions of pounds, with hundreds of millions of eager learners worldwide queuing up for classes on a plethora of online learning platforms. One popular platform for e-learning is skool.com.

Class 36

Class Course Review Video 36

Disciple Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Imagine curating spaces where members aren’t just passive consumers; they actively engage, connect, and contribute, creating a rich community ecosystem. Picture this: a vibrant digital hub tailored to fit the unique interests of its members, overflowing with valuable insights and resources. Ready to dive in?

How To 36

How To Price Content Tips 36

Association Adviser

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Attracting millennials to your association requires thinking about the different life stages they are living through – and marketing to them appropriately. A lot of articles out there dispense quick advice about how to attract millennials to your association’s membership: reach them on social media! Younger vs. Older Millennials.

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millennials Leadership Marketing Industry 60

Reid All About it

APRIL 10, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Virtual association survey. MemberSuite suggests rethinking your normal promotional communication style when marketing a new virtual event. Everyone is wondering, should we send out member renewals right now ? Event communications.

North Carolina 74

North Carolina Content Montana Social Media 74

Association Subculture

APRIL 2, 2012

Learn more at [link]. She worked her way up from receptionist to executive director, switched directions to passionately pursue developing her skills as an educational content specialist and is now a consultant. She is determined to see associations continue to serve as a bulwark of adult education in the United States.

United States 100

United States Leadership Education Innovation 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 5, 2012

While we are still banging our heads on the wall explaining why members need to use social media (which reminds me of the fax machine vs email battle we had in the 1990s), the future is getting up, dusting itself off and running away. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, April 5, 2012. Associations.Meet Google Glasses. Or, or, or.!!!!!!

United States 100

United States Social Media Leadership Examples 100

Association Subculture

JULY 9, 2012

Failure is a teacher, and sometimes it teaches some brutal lessons. Fear tells you lies about what you cant do, but how does fear know for sure? You can jump and success may sweep you up and carry you to your rewards, or failure may hug you close and teach you an important lesson on the way down. skip to main | skip to sidebar.

San Diego 100

San Diego United States Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

JULY 23, 2012

If I remember correctly, at one point their senior leadership mentioned that their major marketing goal was to take a mid-level manager from Hewlett-Packard and make them feel like a bad-ass on the weekend. Associations could learn a thing or two from Harley. How can you infuse some "cool" into your people and your activities?

Association Management 100

Association Management United States Leadership Innovation 100

Association Subculture

DECEMBER 5, 2011

She worked her way up from receptionist to executive director, switched directions to passionately pursue developing her skills as an educational content specialist and is now a consultant. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, December 5, 2011. Trampoline Strategy. Doesnt this feel familiar? Experimentation. Posted by Shelly Alcorn, CAE.

Strategy 100

Strategy Innovation United States Video 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 11, 2012

It discusses our previous views of animal behavior seen through a lens of aggression and competition and how our understanding of animal (and also human behavior) has evolved and now points to different outcomes in terms of how animals value each other, cooperate and also evince a basic sense of fairness. Wednesday, April 11, 2012.

Video 100

Video United States Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

MAY 3, 2011

Words Make Worlds - Part 5 - Professional Development vs Lifecycle Learning. How can we change our language and think differently about the work we do?). There is no doubt our country is facing an educational crisis. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, May 3, 2011. In it, they use the phrase "words make worlds."

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United States Education Innovation System 100

Association Adviser

MARCH 14, 2018

Do you remember how you started working in associations? Christina graciously took time to speak with Association Adviser about the excitement of building a career that is larger than working for just one organization, becoming a better association manager, and why everyone should kick the stereotyped “millennial” label to the curb.

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millennials Committee Wisconsin Certificate 132

Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Plastic Rebellion - Yes, your members want authenticity and they are willing to go to great lengths to get it. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, February 15, 2012. An Association Take on TrendHunters 2012 List. Love, love, LOVE the TrendHunter.com Top Trends List every year and this year is no different. Digital Decor - Oooooh.I

United States 100

United States Innovation Conference Leadership 100

Association Subculture

MAY 9, 2012

Who else should be involved in setting standards for your members? Wouldnt you like to direct your members to standards you have helped develop, have faith in and have endorsed? We believe associations have a chance to bolster their own relevance to their members and become an important part of a new economic landscape.

United States 100

United States Review Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For far too long we have wandered in the wilderness of non-dues revenue, return on investment, sales and marketing. If you wonder why members cant hear your message, its because youve buried it in stuff. If you wonder why they dont participate, its because you devalue them when you consider them "buyers" and not "members."

United States 100

United States Discount Class Leadership 100

Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

In it they discuss their creative process and how when they are designing a story they try to ensure that each piece can stand on its own and the narrative between the pieces is not "and then," but instead its "therefore" or "but." How about a conference? How about our vision and strategic environment? Heres what hit me.

Association Management 100

Association Management United States Innovation Conference 100

Association Subculture

JULY 3, 2012

Board Member Code of Conduct We WISH We Could Write. Here is our Association Subculture suggestions for an updated Board Member Code of Conduct policy. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, July 3, 2012. You are here to do three things - contribute to the whole, support your colleagues and have fun. Especially "the one." Newer Post.

United States 100

United States Leadership Education Association Management 100

Association Subculture

MARCH 23, 2012

The question is - how many times do we over-complicate things? What coolness could we devise both at work and at home if we knew how to to choose between simplicity for the sake of function and complexity for the sake of art? How could we simplify this in a way people would value? skip to main | skip to sidebar. at 1:51 PM.

United States 100

United States Video Innovation Leadership 100

Association Subculture

AUGUST 24, 2011

How about trying to fit them into your functional areas. How about trying to fit them into your functional areas. How about membership? How about communications? Labels: association , members. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Beloit College Mindset List 2015 vs Your Association.

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United States Education Leadership Association Management 100

Association Subculture

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Check out this article from Fast Company on how Howard Buffett plans to invest in the nonprofit community - but with a catch. How many hundreds of medical societies do we need? Ask the doctors how many hundred different specialty societies they need and they will say just about as many as we have now. You want innovation?

Innovation 100

Innovation United States Association Management Education 100

Association Subculture

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Association Management - Building a Vision for Your Conference. If you think about it, your conference may be the most important asset your association has both in terms of member connection, financial benefit and goodwill. I finally realized marketing is not the place to start and neither is logistics. Insert shudder here.).

Association Management 100

Association Management Conference Education Social Media 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 6, 2012

Volunteers collected the individual ones and (in a stroke of pure genius) , created a presentation for the closing session where they related how we had created community throughout the previous days at conference through the lens of our six word memoirs which flashed by on the screens. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Friday, April 6, 2012.

Dallas 100

Dallas Michigan Conference United States 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 19, 2012

Sometimes Its How You Say It. I find this game so fun because it so clearly illustrates the principles of tone and inflection and how incredibly important they are in our communications. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, April 19, 2012. My daughter has a close friend whose mother is an English teacher.

United States 100

United States Communications Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

MARCH 8, 2012

Brand DEMOCRACY - Your associations brand should be easily communicable and spread by staff, volunteers, members, stakeholders, etc. An associations or nonprofits brand is actually a community and coalition building device. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Thursday, March 8, 2012. My mind is all abuzz at the moment.

Innovation 100

Innovation United States Social Media Maine 100

Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

She worked her way up from receptionist to executive director, switched directions to passionately pursue developing her skills as an educational content specialist and is now a consultant. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Association Subculture Salute to the Blogosphere Thankfest 2010. We lived it. at 9:34 AM.

United States 100

United States Leadership Education Innovation 100

Association Subculture

JANUARY 8, 2012

How far away are they? What can you learn about yourself from the way your brain works? Some creative thinking resources I've read talk about what we can learn about ourselves from how literal are associations are. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Sunday, January 8, 2012. DIY - "Makes Me Think Of" Creativity Exercise.

Arkansas 100

Arkansas United States Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

APRIL 9, 2012

I dont know how many of us in the third sector association sphere have been paying close attention to the movement to establish a new corporate structure in the United States known as the benefit corporation. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, April 9, 2012. Benefit Corporation Standards Institute, Inc. Officially Launched.

United States 100

United States California Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The world is like a ride in an amusement park and when you choose to go on it, you think its real because thats how powerful our minds are.dont be afraid, EVER - its just a ride.Bill Hicks. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Wednesday, December 29, 2010. Remember - Its Just a Ride. I know I said I had posted my last post for 2010. at 11:15 AM.

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United States Leadership Association Management Education 100

Association Subculture

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Guest Post - Open Community - Citizens Vs Members. In this post, Maddie provides an excerpt from the book, which talks about the idea of the member as citizen. I have been vocal about my opinion on this and I lean towards thinking of members as citizens as opposed to passive consumers. Citizens versus members.

Social Media 100

Social Media United States Leadership Education 100

Association Subculture

OCTOBER 18, 2011

How about your board meetings? We talk so much about creativity and innovation in the association sphere but we know so little about how to actually facilitate their achievement. After I stopped laughing, I started thinking about how many times Ive seen these dynamics play out in the staff room and the board room.

Association Management 100

Association Management Innovation United States Leadership 100

Association Subculture

MARCH 19, 2012

The woman told him how one time she had found a raccoon in her shed, tried to chase it out and when that didnt work, tried to pick it up and carry it outside. Our members are trying to bite us. We live for the members! All we do is help the members! Dont they know how much we do for them?!?! Monday, March 19, 2012.

Leadership 100

Leadership United States Innovation Software 100

Association Subculture

MARCH 8, 2011

How can we change our language and think differently about the work we do?). On the whole, citizenry should be determined by meeting certain existential criteria rather than how much (or whether) you can pay to obtain it. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Tuesday, March 8, 2011. Words Make Worlds - Part 2 - Membership vs Citizenship.

Innovation 100

Innovation Price United States Education 100

Reid All About it

JULY 6, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… WBT Systems explains why employer and learner interest in digital badges (credentials) is growing rapidly —and why your association should satisfy that interest. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week plus a few extras.

Chicago 30

Chicago Washington DC Directory 30

Association Subculture

APRIL 30, 2012

How encouraging to look at ignorance as a strength, and not a weakness. Maybe in our well meaning efforts to "orient" our board members so rigidly, we actually rob ourselves of the insights the beginners mind might provide. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Monday, April 30, 2012. The Gift of Ignorance. "I

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Innovation United States Leadership Education 100