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6 tips for proposing new membership software to your board

Aptify

A lot is riding on your proposal to the board: staff’s productivity and effectiveness, data security, and usefulness, maybe even your reputation, and definitely your stress level. Educate your board about protecting your member and customer data and how an investment in updating your software is necessary. Request for proposals.

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Your Education Team Needs an Association Intrapreneur

WBT Systems

You care about your department’s work providing education—a noble purpose. Any solution you propose must be aligned with your association’s and your department’s goals. Understand your target audiences and their educational needs as well as the skillsets in demand now and in the near future by employers. Focus on the mission.

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Give a Taste: Let Prospects & Members Sample Online Education

WBT Systems

If only prospects would give your educational programs a chance, you’d turn them into loyal learners—and customers, maybe even members. Instead, you let them sample online education so they can experience it for themselves. Choosing a sample online education program. Choose a topic that fits into your educational ecosystem.

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The great proposal debate: Why consultants eschew RFPs

Aaron Wolowiec

Simply draft a proposal describing you’re recommended course of action and be sure to include your proposed fees. I had this happen to me many years ago – not in a proposal, but in an “exploratory meeting” where I naively gave away the store. They’d already gotten at least two proposals.

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The Guide to Accessible Learning for Associations

Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn

You’re committed to ensuring the online education your association supplies is accessible to all your members and employees. Whether explicit or implied, as an association, it is your mission to empower, educate, and enrich the lives of ALL your members. Things just got real. But how do you make it happen?

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Internet Association Releases Proposal For Racial Justice And Reform And Reaffirms Commitment To Diversity & Inclusion

InternetAssociation

Over the coming weeks and months, IA will continue to highlight additional steps internet companies are taking to promote diversity and inclusion within our own industry, as well as legislative proposals for policymakers to consider as they tackle this very important issue. To read the full proposal, click here. ###.

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Proposed Copyright Curriculum Leaves Educators, Activists Conflicted

Associations Now

As a coalition of media and internet interests develops an educational program for teaching schoolchildren about intellectual property rights, education groups and tech activists are raising concerns about teacher workloads and possible bias in the curriculum. Copyright law could be coming soon to a classroom near you. Asking too much?