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JULY 2, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT Systems does too. This week, they discuss peer advisory groups for association members who want to learn from and with each other. Wes Trochlil suggests how to tackle a big data cleanup project —one bite at a time.

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Technology Strategy System Education 370

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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 excellent content isn’t enough to gain market share. You fall to the level of your systems.”

Revenue 205

Revenue Certificate Committee Leadership 205

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Early-career microcredentials. If your association is looking for a sure-fire way to attract young professionals, TopClass LMS has the answer: early-career microcredentials. Change management. Print magazines. More info/register.

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Certificate Denver South Carolina Project 266

Freestone

MARCH 4, 2024

It might be time to create an association marketing strategy. An association marketing strategy can help you attract new learners, retain current members, drive non-dues revenue, and strengthen your brand recognition within your industry. But how can you begin building your association marketing strategy?

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Strategy Marketing How To LMS 52

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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

EventMobi: Association Events

OCTOBER 19, 2023

We’ve got you covered with membership drive examples, marketing tips, and the event tech to make it all a breeze. Membership recruitment campaigns are most often run by associations, clubs, and nonprofits who want to broaden their reach and power up their dues-based revenue. What is a Membership Drive?

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How To Discount Social Media Software 130

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JUNE 30, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Gen Z membership. They describe what associations need to offer to compete with these new membership groups. WBT Systems provides strategies for offering professional development as an employee retention tool. Employee retention.

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Chicago Newsletter Revenue Education 205

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MARCH 24, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m going away for eight days on a hiking vacation in southern Utah, so I’m not publishing Association Brain Food the next two Fridays, March 31 and April 7. Thank goodness, many associations are rethinking new member onboarding.

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Revenue Chicago Leadership Education 227

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Membership. I’ve used data from Marketing General Inc.’s s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report in many of the posts I’ve written for clients. Email marketing news. If it intrigues you, check it out—12 CAE credits too.

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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.” Anne Lamott If I could teach one marketing lesson. Listen up, my sales and marketing friends. They’re interested in the content, that’s it.

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Technology Chicago Education System 195

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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. Learn how to establish, administer, and evaluate an effective mentoring program. Inspiration.

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LMS Member Engagement Education Revenue 266

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MARCH 1, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Education programs. TopClass LMS shares another recap of a session from the Learning Business Summit. When associations canceled their conferences during the pandemic, sponsors and exhibitors found other ways to achieve their marketing goals.

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Education New Hampshire Tips Technology 256

WBT Systems

APRIL 3, 2018

Do you feel like giving your learning platform a heave-ho out the door? As dysfunctional and frustrating as that old learning management system (LMS) is, your association still relies upon it. Maybe it wasn’t designed for associations in the first place. How is it negatively impacting learners?

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LMS How To Learning Management System Project 160

WBT Systems

JUNE 26, 2018

You finally got the budget to purchase a learning management system (LMS). Narrow down the field first by: Working with an LMS consultant who narrows it down for you based on your requirements and their market knowledge. Borrowing another association’s LMS RFP. How are you positioned in your market?

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… 86 “normal,” please. Davis, CAE, who works at the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists, said: “I need to operate now and look forward, not try to claw may way back to ‘normal.’ Learn to love walking in the rain.

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Certificate System Dallas Price 370

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MAY 7, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Research on associations. Amith Nagarajan writes at Sidecar about the potential for associations to issue accreditations and certifications on the blockchain. Association myths. Marketing must-haves. Intriguing.

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Technology St. Louis Strategy Products 370

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership and communications efforts across 15 different categories, and highlight the important role these campaigns have in moving associations forward. Forget “normal.”

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Innovation Las Vegas Communications Education 359

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection time. What’s on the horizon for associations in 2024 ? Impexium shares the requirements most likely found on the AMS wish list of association executives. Learning about AI. Hot association topics.

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Revenue LMS Price Education 277

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JUNE 23, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.” ―F. Avenue M and ASAE polled associations about their AI usage policy for staff. Marketing benchmarks.

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Metro Strategy Technology Marketing 195

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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.

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Certificate Price Tools Technology 281

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APRIL 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Association performance and priorities. WBT Systems laments the lost art of listening. Multi-system implementation. I’ve heard a few friends talk about implementing more than one system this summer. Shut up and listen.

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Education Technology Strategy Revenue 354

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MAY 21, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The riches are in the niches, says WBT Systems. Association fortune-telling. Hosts: Eventbrite, National Independent Venue Association, Music Venue Trust and FundBox. Peter Houstle, CEO, Mariner Management. Yes, please!

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San Jose Email Marketing Tools millennials 369

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MARCH 10, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… ChatGPT. WBT Systems explains how you can use ChatGPT to manage and market your association’s education programs. Association podcasts. Content marketing. Strategic resilience. Membership engagement.

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Committee Education Software Technology 195

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MAY 14, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Marketing copy. If you’re frequently under pressure to come up with clever and compelling marketing copy, I feel for you. During the last one, they introduced their event safety playbook full of tips and resources.

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St. Louis Technology Strategy Conference 341

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Join or Die. I’d love to see that phrase in membership marketing copy. Featuring Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone , it looks like a PSA for association membership. Learning subscriptions. Gen Z and millennial marketing.

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DC Washington Member Engagement Innovation 261

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APRIL 2, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Post-pandemic association workplace. Association member communications. Interested in grading your association communications? Adults need guidance counselors too, says WBT Systems. Future conference attendance.

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Revenue Conference Industry Strategy 335

WBT Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Conferences consume a great deal of your association’s time and financial resources. Should they take such a primary place in your association’s educational offerings? In most associations, only a small percentage of members attend conferences. Why Continue the Conference Learning Experience.

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Conference How To LMS Newsletter 210

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MAY 19, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection. “I Here’s a conundrum: How can members ever feel like part of their chapter community if they don’t attend chapter events? Tiffany Moule at Higher Logic explains what associations should know about ChatGPT. Event apps.

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JUNE 25, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. They describe how the Association General Contractors of America shares this data with its chapters, provides resources to help them improve performance, and supports their growth with chapter leader training and development.

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LMS Revenue Tips America 361

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Industry careers website. Once again, I’m asking for good examples of association (or association foundation) websites that feature an industry careers section. Association education in 2024. Conference/abstract management.

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Revenue Certificate Tools Innovation 256

Blue Sky eLearn

JUNE 7, 2019

Your association is most effective when you’ve created a strong community of members who value opportunities for professional development. Once your members have attended their first event or taken their first course through your association, you’ll want to take the necessary steps to keep them involved and motivated.

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How To Course Software Content 183

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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? I don’t think so and neither does WBT Systems. Membership marketing.

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Education Committee Recruiting Recruitment 195

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Anticipating the question forming in your mind right now, Jamie wrote a post titled, If You Don’t Know What the Rockefeller Habits Mean for Associations, You Should. Because there’s always time to learn, right? Associations in 2021.

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Innovation Communications Education Strategy 370

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JANUARY 10, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… As many in my family can tell you, I’m not always good at noticing someone’s sent me a text, so I’m not in need of a digital detox. If your association has chapters in Europe, you’re already dealing with data privacy regulations, namely GDPR.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Marketing. Emotional marketing appeals to your audience’s ego and desire to feel and look connected and smarter. Their advice seems so obvious, yet apparently most associations need to hear it. Market perception.

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Maryland LMS Revenue Strategy 272

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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. Marketing automation. Abstract/conference management.

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Leadership Education Revenue Strategy 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). Learning business. WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. State of the association industry. Membership tiers.

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