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JANUARY 26, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Membership. Last year, 814 associations participated in MGI’s survey, which benchmarks the practices used by associations to recruit, engage and renew members. Leadership development for young members. Volunteer burnout.

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Survey Project Strategy Education 256

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Must-read newsletters. I was happy to see Association Brain Food in Lead Marvel’s list of eight must-read newsletters for association professionals. Curated reading lists are the best, right? Credentialing support.

LMS 256

LMS Revenue Arlington Education 256

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APRIL 26, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association boards. The survey results will give association staff and volunteer leaders a deeper understanding of how to strengthen board effectiveness for the long term. Association trends. Volunteers. AI and events.

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Content Survey Education Strategy 266

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JANUARY 12, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Free education. If you’re a regular reader of Association Brain Food, this post from TopClass LMS will be familiar ground for you. Young member engagement. Have you forgotten you have a job and career with purpose? Dirty data.

LMS 266

LMS Education Member Engagement Revenue 266

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Got a writing project ? I usually work with association industry partners on blog posts, case studies, and other content marketing pieces , but am open to learning about other interesting projects outside that scope.

Certificate 281

Certificate Price Tools Technology 281

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Event recordings. TopClass LMS reviews the pros and cons of recording an educational event from both the attendee and association perspectives. Gen Z education. Users groups. Website RFPs. Next gen websites.

LMS 266

LMS Revenue Education Strategy 266

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JUNE 30, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Gen Z membership. MemberSuite explores why new membership communities are so popular with Gen Z. They describe what associations need to offer to compete with these new membership groups. Non-dues revenue partners. Sponsorships.

Chicago 205

Chicago Newsletter Revenue Education 205

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Because I’m away most of next week at the Non-Dues-A-Palooza conference, Association Brain Food isn’t publishing next Friday, September 8. We all know how culture plays a significant role in an organization’s success.

Revenue 227

Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Marketing. TopClass LMS explains how to use emotional marketing triggers to persuade people to register for an educational program or conference. Their advice seems so obvious, yet apparently most associations need to hear it.

Maryland 272

Maryland LMS Revenue Strategy 272

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JULY 7, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… A month from now, many of us will be at ASAE Annual in Atlanta. Teri Carden—the mastermind behind AMS Fest before selling it to Association Trends—and her team are known for creating enjoyable educational experiences. CMS/website RFP.

Tools 195

Tools Education Newsletter Chicago 195

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APRIL 14, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Extreme brainstorming. If you want to kick your association out of the box in which it finds comfort, give these extreme brainstorming questions from WBT Systems a try. They also describe how it made a difference for two associations.

Leadership 195

Leadership Education Revenue Strategy 195

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APRIL 21, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Free member education. Should associations list education programs as a membership benefit if members have to pay for them like everyone else does? Sadly, associations only merit one mention—as has-beens.

Education 195

Education Committee Recruiting Recruitment 195

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Mental health. People talk about it in the association world, but how many associations actually provide resources and education about mental health issues to members and industry employers? Mobile apps. Member app.

Strategy 272

Strategy Video Technology Innovation 272

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MAY 26, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection. “To WBT Systems shares strategies for convincing people to commit time to their own professional development. educational system—”still designed for an Industrial Revolution-era world,” not an AI-empowered one.

Technology 195

Technology Education Arkansas Leadership 195

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Membership benchmarks. In seven minutes, you can help our community learn about association industry trends in membership engagement and retention levels, digital transformation, the adoption of AI, generational priorities, and more.

LMS 256

LMS North Carolina Recruiting Recruitment 256

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JUNE 4, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Of course, you know they have a good answer, which they share in their latest post along with examples of how two associations use chapter benchmarking data to spark change. Benchmarking chapter data. Non-renewing members.

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Video Innovation Content Technology 367

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MARCH 17, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Online learning. With for-profit and higher ed competition growing, your association’s online courses must stand out in the crowd. But where and how do you start improving culture? Association revenue. Chapter habits.

Revenue 205

Revenue Certificate Committee Leadership 205

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JUNE 2, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you.” You can also use this data to find gaps in your educational portfolio and improve member acquisition and retention. Technology decisions. Change readiness.

Technology 195

Technology Chicago Education System 195

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MAY 12, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Non Dues-a-Palooza (NDP). WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too.

Chicago 200

Chicago Newsletter Mooc Education 200

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JULY 16, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Online education revenue. At the ASAE website (members-only, probably), Quardricos Driskell of the American Urological Association writes about the hybrid future for advocacy. Young professionals. Quick hits.

Revenue 195

Revenue Video Strategy Industry 195

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Jeff De Cagna, FASAE, challenged the association community to imagine it’s December 31, 2029, look back over the past decade and ask, “What did our association do to shape a different and better future for stakeholders and successors?”

Strategy 195

Strategy Content Education Tips 195

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MAY 1, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… For the last six weeks, virtual events have been the focus of my reading and writing time—which is why you’ve seen the topic popping up so frequently here and on my Twitter stream too. Virtual worlds for association events.

North Carolina 273

North Carolina Revenue Strategy Education 273

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Welcome to the last Association Brain Food of 2020. Thank you for reading and sharing Association Brain Food with others in the association community this year. How are your chapters really doing? Chapter financial data.

Video 221

Video Certificate Review LMS 221

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Bruce Rosenthal and Jeffrey Schottland advise associations to offer exclusive content and lead generation opportunities to sponsors. Rick Bawcum at Cimatri gives quite a primer on the association technology integration challenge.

Content 195

Content LMS District of Columbia Tips 195

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If you use Creative Commons photos from Flickr for your blog, keep an eye on this developing story from Ernie Smith at Associations Now. Here are the educational events scheduled for next week plus a few extra. Been there!

Chicago 174

Chicago DC Washington Software 174

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The weekly list of free educational events for the association community… What do you think about the new 280 Twitter character limit? This research will: Document which associations are developing and implementing content strategies. Analyze emerging challenges and threats to association content strategy models.

DC 150

DC Washington Tools Education 150

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Content is everywhere and a good deal of it is crap. The Content Marketing Institute has an excellent post on how to curate content like a pro —and it’s not a list of lame content curation tools, thankfully, it’s real advice.

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DC Washington LMS Social Media 79

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JANUARY 13, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If not, use this survey link to join nearly 1,000 association leaders worldwide whose participation helps all of us gain insights about what’s working to recruit, engage, and retain members, along with other valuable information.

Revenue 39

Revenue Education Strategy Leadership 39

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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. Instructional design. Association podcasts. Gen Z values.

Learning Management System 41

Learning Management System Education Committee System 41

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Professional development and membership. Impexium describes three crucial principles that most associations and vendors overlook during an AMS implementation —things that will make your life a lot more difficult. AMS implementation.

Certificate 39

Certificate Innovation Education Process 39

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Because I’m away next week on a hiking vacation in South Dakota, I’m not publishing Association Brain Food on Friday, October 14. Because words are my trade, I’m super aware of how people use them. Instructor-led education.

Blended Learning 41

Blended Learning Education Video Conference 41

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AUGUST 19, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Because I’m away next week at the ASAE Annual Meeting and elsewhere, I’m not publishing Association Brain Food on Friday, August 26. Make sure you (and your association’s leadership) aren’t falling for any of them. Hybrid work myths.

Technology 43

Technology Software Cost Products 43

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APRIL 10, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Virtual association survey. You can help these kids out—as well as all the people, young and old, who have been laid off—by supporting your local food bank. How to have a successful virtual happy hour—priorities, right?

North Carolina 74

North Carolina Content Montana Social Media 74

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MARCH 13, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Before we get to the good stuff… What do your “engaged” members not know about? With it, I can read ASAE and Association Now articles as well as Collaborate discussions on my phone. Why didn’t I know about this?

DC 44

DC Washington Revenue Communications 44

Association Adviser

JUNE 27, 2018

Since becoming Director, Membership for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) in 2013, Mike Skiados, CAE has enjoyed a 98 percent member retention rate. ASHA certifies these professionals to work across the country and sets standards for advancing science and excellence in professional practice.

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Certificate Class millennials Resources 61

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APRIL 17, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Crisis overwhelm. Going virtual—how. WBT Systems found out how they managed to pull that off so quickly. Hint, it has a lot to do with their course design strategy. Going virtual—why. Virtual connections.

North Carolina 44

North Carolina Montana Revenue Content 44

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Keep on moving, Dorian, get out of here. Do brands have anything to teach associations about earning and rewarding customer and learner loyalty? They explain how to earn and reward learner loyalty. You know I’m all about free.

Chicago 37

Chicago LMS New York Content 37