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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

They describe the seven steps of starting a successful association mentoring program from pre-evaluation and research to planning, design, recruitment, matching, training, support, and evaluation. The report offers much to digest about communication, member engagement, events, staffing, outsourcing, and more. Association benchmarks.

Revenue 272

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Nimble AMS

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Community Brands Association Trends Study solidifies the imperative for digital transformation, reporting that 63% of members and 65% of association professionals agree—their organization needs to transform technologically within the next few years or risk not surviving. . If not, it’s likely time to upgrade your system. .

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Nimble AMS

JULY 28, 2022

The Community Brands 2022 Association Trends Study has also noted this trend, reporting half of all professionals say their IT budget will increase over the next year. In a post-pandemic world, Gartner reports traditional fixed IT budgets aren’t working. Four key features that make up your flexible IT budget.

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Software LMS Learning Management System Missouri 123

GrowthZone

MARCH 21, 2023

For today’s associations, the challenge of recruiting and engaging young professionals is never-ending. Engaging with young professionals is vital to your association’s growth because they are energizing, creative, and innovative. They delight in making positive systemic and organizational change.

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Nimble AMS

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

That was impossible in our old system. Old software doesn’t provide the capabilities or efficiencies of modern solutions , such as mobile capabilities, process automation, artificial intelligence , or predictive analytics. Leveraging modern technology also makes it easier to recruit and retain staff at your association.

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Software LMS Recruiting Recruitment 121

Reid All About it

JANUARY 22, 2021

WBT Systems suggests putting on your behavioral scientist hat if you want to recruit and engage volunteers while virtual fatigue is running rampant. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Marketing Automation & Technology Systems Demo Day.

Innovation 370

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 20, 2023

MCI released a benchmark survey report on AI adoption in associations. Katherine Wayne, AMC Association Management Center ) Dealing with data: how to create reports that work for everyone. In 2016, China reported 17.86 This week, it reported 9.56 Learn innovative engagement strategies for this digitally native generation.

Maryland 272

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 27, 2023

. – Mastering Year-End Reporting: 5 Tricks and Treats for Advocacy Teams It’s important to show your leadership team, board, and members or clients what you’ve accomplished in the past year, but it’s even more important to connect past success to future plans, especially with a tumultuous election year ahead. More info/register. 1 CMP credit.

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LMS North Carolina Recruiting Recruitment 256

InternetAssociation

MARCH 4, 2021

Washington, DC – Today, Internet Association (IA) announced the release of its second annual Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Benchmark Report. The report was compiled by economist Nyamekye Asare via the Sadie Collective , a nonprofit focused on expanding representation of Black women in the quantitative fields.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 21, 2020

Either way, career pathways , says WBT Systems in this #ASAE20 recap, help your members and market understand what they need to learn and which of your programs they should take to acquire those competencies. The report also includes a sample virtual event prospectus to give you additional ideas. Career pathways. Virtual events.

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millennials Montana Class Education 307

Reid All About it

APRIL 21, 2023

I don’t think so and neither does WBT Systems. They describe the seven steps of starting a successful association mentoring program from pre-evaluation and research to planning, design, recruitment, matching, training, support and evaluation. Nine times out of ten, new systems fail because of the human factor. Gen Z communities.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

MGI’s 2023 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report is ready for download. This is essential reading for understanding trends in membership recruitment, engagement, renewal, dues, value propositions, and more. Membership trends. Membership budget. Membership engagement. Your AMS should be the utility player on your membership team.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Hear about the benefits of a Chapter Ambassador Program, how to recruit Ambassador members, the steps needed to launch the program, how to leverage this as a member benefit, and the overall value proposition. Marketing Technology Demo Day Tasked with finding the right marketing technology systems for your organization? 1 CAE credit.

DC 261

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Nimble AMS

JUNE 27, 2022

Associations are looking for innovative association management software (AMS) like email marketing, content management systems, e-commerce platforms, job boards, and learning solutions to transform MX. . Community Brands’ research reports the numbers for members’ loyalty and likelihood to renew are down from last year.

Leadership 118

Leadership FAQ Member Engagement Social Media 118

Reid All About it

JULY 21, 2023

But TopClass LMS/WBT Systems describes ten skills your members need to learn right now. In their report, Next-Level Governance : Leading with Strategic Agility , they describe the critical elements for reinventing governance so you can position your association to deliver value to your members and industry amidst any disruption.

Atlanta 195

Atlanta millennials Price Technology 195

Reid All About it

MARCH 26, 2021

Association innovation. Mary Byers, CAE, CSP, in partnership with Loyalty Research Center, recently released a fascinating environmental scan on association innovation: Association Innovation Scan: The Association Professional’s Guide to Winning with Innovation. Intuitive innovation. That stinks. Wait, what?

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 19, 2012

Innovation. Innovation Circle on Member Engagement. Im leading another innovation effort for WSAE. If you followed me when I blogged at The Hourglass Blog , you know that I previously chaired their Innovation Task Force, and was the lead author on the White Paper on Innovation for Associations that the Task Force published.

Member Engagement 100

Member Engagement Innovation Proposal Committee 100

Reid All About it

APRIL 14, 2023

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. Michelle Maher at Highland reports on what they learned after talking with 30 association membership leaders. Marketing automation. Young professionals. Fri 4/14 at 10 a.m. 1 CAE credit.

Leadership 195

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Reid All About it

JUNE 2, 2023

WBT Systems says learning analytics can answer all kinds of questions about your education programs, including their market performance, effectiveness, and value to learners and your association. Otherwise, your chance of choosing the wrong system goes way up. They’re interested in the content, that’s it. Fri 6/2 at 1 p.m. CAE credit.

Technology 195

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Member recruitment. To attract young members , you must recruit in ways that make sense to them. Impexium recommends proving you’re an organization they can trust, delivering benefits they value, and having processes and systems that facilitate member referrals, new member onboarding, testimonials, social presence, and member feedback.

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Associations Now

JULY 2, 2023

Every choice has an impact on productivity, recruitment, retention, and other metrics related to staffing. But she notes that some accomplishments—such as creating more cohesive teams or addressing more long-term systemic challenges—can be harder to quantify. Making a decision about how to run your office these days is fraught enough.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

WBT Systems explains the basics of SEO so you can get Google to do the bulk of your marketing for you. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Presenters: Celess Tyrell, Director of Online Learning & Innovation at the American Nephrology Nurses Association.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 30, 2021

McKinley Advisors describes how environmental factors have impacted the performance and priorities of associations in their survey report, Association Viewpoint: Renewal, Reinvention and Responsibility , conducted in February 2021. WBT Systems laments the lost art of listening. Multi-system implementation. Work shutdown rituals.

Education 354

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Reid All About it

MARCH 19, 2021

Association innovation. Throughout March, Mary Byers, CAE, and the Loyalty Research Center are sharing stories about highly innovative organizations, their best practices, interviews with innovators, and challenge questions about innovation to ponder. Celebrating a new season. The spring equinox arrives on Saturday.

LMS 370

LMS Nashville Strategy Video 370

Freestone

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

5 ways an LMS helps you hit your professional development goals Community Brands research found that association members and professionals agree: to be a go-to source for professional development, associations must innovate. Exceed your member’s needs and your professional development goals with the right learning management system (LMS).

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 10, 2020

That’s why I like the “most popular posts of the past year” posts that come out this time of year, like this one from AMS provider MemberSuite and this one from LMS provider WBT Systems. Digital Marketing & Product Innovation Manager, and Danny Pace, Services Product Manager, Skyline Exhibits. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.

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GrowthZone

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Our annual survey of association professionals reports repeatedly that a common concern is the increased pressure to recruit young members. Our 8-point guide, The Power of Young Professionals , tackles the challenge of engaging, recruiting, and retaining 20-somethings. If you’re of the TL;DR (“Too Long; Didn’t Read.”)

Recruiting 78

Recruiting Recruitment Social Media millennials 78

Reid All About it

APRIL 28, 2023

WBT Systems explains what’s involved and what associations need to know about using a job analysis to design and market programs. Member recruitment. Impexium suggests member recruitment strategies that will successfully drive your marketing efforts in this very different marketplace. Frankly, we’re smarter about it now.

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DC Recruiting Recruitment Washington 205

Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

My new favorite word, it means “ jumping out of the system ,” not just thinking out of the box, but ignoring the box completely. Anne-Laure Le Cunff at Ness Labs writes, “With jootsing, a system’s rules can be used as a starting point to work against… the idea is to start from a seemingly unbreakable rule, and then… to proceed to break it.”

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 12, 2024

Starting in 2024, Google will require bulk senders to authenticate their emails, allow for easy unsubscribes and stay under a reported spam threshold. Learn how to automate time consuming manual tasks across a variety of systems (AMS, LMS, CMS, CRM, Email, Community, O365, etc.) (Kimeko McCoy, Digiday ) The rules have changed.

LMS 266

LMS Education Member Engagement Revenue 266

Socious

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

These modern AMS systems bear little resemblance to their database predecessors. According to the 2016 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report released by Marketing General, 49% of membership organizations are growing, and the other 49% are shrinking or remain stagnant. 4 Major Changes to the Membership Software Landscape.

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Membership Management Software Directory Library 100

Reid All About it

MARCH 25, 2022

LinkedIn’s Workplace Learning Report has good news for associations: the corporate C-suite finally understands the value of professional development. WBT Systems highlights other professional development opportunities revealed by the LinkedIn research. . . AWTC Salon: Recruiting and Retaining Tech Talent. 1 CAE credit.

Revenue 195

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 28, 2022

If the registration numbers for your educational programs are disappointing, WBT Systems shares several reasons people don’t commit to online courses and conferences. Hear about their new process, centered around flexible data transformation and modeling, and how it allows for easier compilation of annually collected data for reporting.

Newsletter 195

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Reid All About it

MAY 12, 2023

WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. This past week, I was still on a “softer” foods diet thanks to periodontal surgery, so nothing outstanding to report. I’m tired of experiencing FOMO for this one, so I’ve already got my flight booked for Denver.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 11, 2019

The resulting report from this survey provides benchmarking data and insight into how more than 1,000 associations recruit, engage and retain members and certificants. WBT Systems shares five trends and opportunities they see for association e-learning in 2019. I also like perusing posts on 2019 trends. More info/register.

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DC Washington Learning Management System LMS 275

Reid All About it

AUGUST 4, 2023

Your association’s recruitment and retention success depend on your membership model pricing. WBT Systems explains how an MTP helps you build a community and create a movement by connecting what your association does to a greater sense of meaning and purpose. Membership pricing. Inspiring purpose. Online experiences. 1 CAE credit.

Atlanta 195

Atlanta Price Revenue Denver 195

Reid All About it

JANUARY 13, 2017

Every year, I look forward to pouring over this report as soon as it comes out. Not only will this report help you benchmark your association’s membership marketing efforts against nearly 1,000 other associations, but you’ll pick up ideas for improving recruitment and retention tactics. – Spark Your Innovation Engine.

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