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MARCH 1, 2024

TopClass LMS shares another recap of a session from the Learning Business Summit. Hannah Carvalho at Associations Now recaps a report from Forj that surveyed association members to better understand the expectations they have for their associations and how well their associations are living up to them. Sponsorships. Advertising.

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Education New Hampshire Tips Technology 256

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

They describe ASHA’s astounding success with its Learning Pass and share ASHA’s Jack Coursen’s advice from Leading Learning’s recent Learning Business Summit. Check out Amanda Lea Kaiser’s answers to a question from a Member Engagement Lab participant. I’d love to see that phrase in membership marketing copy. Webinar latecomers.

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DC Washington Member Engagement Innovation 261

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

This page from SEMI about the semiconductor industry is an example of what I mean. Another take on the young professional recruitment challenge comes from James Young of Product Community. GrowthZone explains how to improve morale and reduce employee turnover by providing a more enjoyable, rewarding, and humane work experience.

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Revenue Certificate Tools Innovation 256

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Katie Notopoulos at Business Insider shares findings from a survey of 16- to 26-year-olds: one out of three believe the best way to build wealth is to work for themselves instead of a traditional employer. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Mental health. Mobile apps. Member app.

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Strategy Video Technology Innovation 272

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JUNE 2, 2023

Someone who fills out a form to download content is NOT a lead. Technology decisions. Achurch Consulting provides guidance for deciding when to add new technology to your staff’s toolkit. Nine times out of ten, humans are to blame when technology doesn’t live up to expectations. Don’t have a salesperson call them.

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Technology Chicago Education System 195

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Good things happen when you have good relationships with technology partners. From the Electoral College to the Senate, reforms to our founding charters are possible without amendments. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Grassroots advocacy. Project success stories.

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Arlington Technology Strategy Los Angeles 266

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MARCH 5, 2021

Maybe you received an engagement box from a virtual event you attended. Learn from one of the best. A low-cost, low-effort way to connect members… from association CEO Lindsay Currie, CAE. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Membership campaigns. Engagement boxes. Quick hits.

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North Carolina Certificate Strategy Case Study 370

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MAY 28, 2021

6 tried-and-true ways to extract content from your subject matter experts. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Train-the-trainer. WBT Systems suggests fixing that by launching a train-the-trainer program and explains how to get one going. AMS business case. Do you have AMS envy?

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Innovation Technology Survey Team 284

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JUNE 4, 2021

Well, here’s one way to do it, according to WBT Systems: help students and recent graduates learn industry basics and differentiate themselves from the competition with introductory digital badge and credentialing programs. On the side, summer squash and zucchini quarters, glazed and roasted with hoisin, General Tso’s and sriracha sauce.

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Video Innovation Content Technology 367

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MAY 7, 2021

WBT Systems read through four recent research reports to discover what association execs and members are saying about the pandemic’s impact on associations, the future outlook, and their take of innovation—I especially liked those findings from Mary Byers. Our veggie: greens, the usual Thursday/Friday side now that it’s CSA season.

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Technology St. Louis Strategy Products 370

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APRIL 30, 2021

Achurch Consulting explains why a shutdown ritual is mandatory for establishing healthy work/life boundaries, especially if you’re working from home. I’ll refer them to this post from MemberSuite which advises what you need to do before this monster project begins. Association performance and priorities. Why not start tonight? .

Education 354

Education Technology Strategy Revenue 354

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Best ever, especially if you make your own shrimp broth from the shells, even better, if you use the heads too. I recently bought some curry powder from Spicewalla and WOW. I recently bought some curry powder from Spicewalla and WOW. On the side, the last of the season’s summer squash and zucchini al pesto.

Revenue 341

Revenue Learning Management System Certificate LMS 341

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JUNE 16, 2023

Propel explains how a culture assessment can reveal your organization’s change readiness and its place on the cultural spectrum from traditional to contemporary to futurist. Another finding from the Freeman survey: people are registering much later for events. Erasmus Podcasts. Event planning. Workplace culture. Event marketing.

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Project Tools Revenue Metro 195

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Good enough” technology. It’s time to assess your technology stack and partners because you can’t afford to continue settling for “good enough” technology , not if you want to take advantage of emerging opportunities and meet the changing needs of your members and market. Growth-mindset associations. Strategic reset.

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Recruiting Recruitment Project Technology 329

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MARCH 12, 2021

Association technology and analytics. I just read a new paper— The New Association Tech Ecosystem: Powering Member Experiences with Integration and Specialization —from Chris Gloede and Karen Power of Ricochet Advice and I suggest you do too, especially if you have technology or analytics decisions on the horizon.

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Nashville LMS North Carolina Recruiting 370

.orgSource

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Humans still do better creative. Use ChatGPT to generate insights from your association’s data. Eliza was a natural language processing program created to explore the dynamics of conversation between humans and machines. You’ve probably had a conversation with the bot twins, ChatGPT and Bard. Check Bing out.

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Las Vegas FAQ Process New York 88

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MAY 19, 2023

She warns that “careful human oversight, editing, and institutional knowledge is still required,” but suggests how to use it for research and content creation. Aaron Terr at Persuasion makes a free speech case for Section 230 , which prevents owners of social media platforms and online communities from being sued for user-generated content.

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Strategy Content Leadership Email Marketing 195

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AUGUST 28, 2020

I checked with them and they do want participation from this side of the pond. In another #ASAE20 recap post, Association Adviser shares advice from Tiki Ayiku and Nathan Victoria, CAE about disrupting biases and uncovering how privilege manifests in associations. Opportunities in disruption. Bias and privilege in associations.

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Montana North Carolina Content Certificate 359

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AUGUST 21, 2020

One virtual conference pretty much looks like another—”talking heads on a screen, chat boxes on the side and maybe some Zoom breakout rooms.” Jen Colletta, Human Resource Executive ). Nicole Tersigni explains ‘mansplaining’ and ‘concern trolls’ with help from 17th-century art. Virtual events. This is hilarious.

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millennials Montana Class Education 307

.orgSource

AUGUST 21, 2023

Our goal was to help association professionals navigate a new technological era or Industry 4.0. The flip side of that warning is that it has also never been as exciting. The flip side of that warning is that it has also never been as exciting. Lead with Humanity AI will redefine the way we describe great leaders.

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Leadership Innovation Project Analysis 68

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JANUARY 12, 2024

If you’re a regular reader of Association Brain Food, this post from TopClass LMS will be familiar ground for you. ExOrdo shares key findings from their interviews with 27 scholarly societies about event goals, programs and challenges. Inspiration. Have you forgotten you have a job and career with purpose? Need to reignite your spark?

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LMS Member Engagement Education Revenue 266

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Josh Bersin is always insightful about the future of work, technology, HR, and learning. For entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to develop an entrepreneurial leadership style, John Pence shares his takeaways from MIT’s Entrepreneurial Masters Program. Registration resistance. They also explain how to overcome registration resistance.

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Newsletter Survey Team Software 195

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APRIL 21, 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. Nine times out of ten, new systems fail because of the human factor. I don’t think so and neither does WBT Systems. Gen Z communities.

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Education Committee Recruiting Recruitment 195

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Women in technology. Sharing data and dollars between chapters and associations can be a nightmare for both sides. Billhighway explains how technology can automate these tasks , providing the guardrails needed for sound chapter financial management and giving your association the data you need to understand the true value of chapters.

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LMS Conference Technology Content 195

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MARCH 24, 2023

Reduce staff turnover by providing a more enjoyable, rewarding and humane work experience. Danica Tormohlen, Trade Show News Network ) More from my memento mori reading list… The Deathbed Regret List. On the side, Brussels sprouts roasted with bacon, red onion and garlic powder. You’ll see the next edition on Friday, April 14.

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Revenue Chicago Leadership Education 227

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MAY 15, 2020

In this video, Oscar Larson from the American Association of Geographers tells their virtual conference success story with a guest appearance from Reggie Henry who talks about ASAE’s virtual MMC Conference. Naylor and Association Adviser’s annual Association Communications Benchmarking Study is now open to association professionals.

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Puerto Rico Montana Revenue Strategy 370

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JULY 3, 2020

WBT Systems opens their most recent post with a quote from Maya Angelou: “Do the best you can until you know better. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… DEI education. Then when you know better, do better.” Although written for managers, it’s full of good advice for all of us.

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Montana North Carolina Review Member Engagement 221

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JUNE 11, 2021

Staying away from the office. Andrew Seaman suggests what you can do if you want to continue working from home. Andrew Seaman suggests what you can do if you want to continue working from home. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Make time for microlearning. Event budgets.

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Certificate Technology Communications Revenue 322

Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

This often overlooked and sometimes under-appreciated department uses data to drive strategy, best practices to guide training, and technology to hack success. Technology. Selection of Enablement Software and other Technology Tools. What is Sales Operations? What are the key functions of a sales operations group? Performance.

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How To Process Tools Team 362

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Nikhil Basu Trivedi gathered insight from 50 of technology’s top thinkers on what they see coming in the year ahead. Nikhil Basu Trivedi gathered insight from 50 of technology’s top thinkers on what they see coming in the year ahead. CAE survey. Calling all CAEs! The results should be interesting.

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Team Technology Certificate Revenue 195

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JULY 10, 2020

They warn, “We are already paying the price in greater risk aversion among writers, artists, and journalists who fear for their livelihoods if they depart from the consensus, or even lack sufficient zeal in agreement.” Let’s hope people come to their senses and this groupthink stops. IT security. Community karma, baby. Communications.

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Montana Content Price Strategy 365

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AUGUST 27, 2021

4 weeks from now, you could be in Nashville hanging around with people whose associations are rolling in non-dues revenue and people who want to emulate that success. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Virtual conferences survey. Non-dues revenue. The countdown is on! Volunteer training.

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Tampa Revenue Education Content 200

WBT Systems

JUNE 5, 2017

Would your members benefit from adding these competencies to their skill set? #1 In a world of unknowns, your members must be able to draw on their own and their employees’ curiosity and creativity to ask difficult questions and imagine future scenarios, processes, services and products, and ways to leverage technology.

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Education Innovation Process Social Media 249

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Instead of getting caught off guard like last year, they suggest preparing for anti-digital bias, making a virtual Plan B (but a better version than last time), investing in the right technology, and aligning your org chart and skill sets to the new reality. On the side, broccoli rabe with red onions and slow-roasted tomatoes.

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Content LMS District of Columbia Tips 195

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

It’s such a smart practice to help clients get the maximum value from their software, I’m surprised there aren’t more companies in our space doing this. It’s such a smart practice to help clients get the maximum value from their software, I’m surprised there aren’t more companies in our space doing this. We still have a long way to go.

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Raleigh Review Class Education 259

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

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.” 19 tips for reading more this year, from people who read a ton in 2020. Board strategy. I think Jeff would like this one.

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Revenue Las Vegas Marketing Leadership 322

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JULY 9, 2021

On the side, roasted baby potatoes with rosemary and garlic, and roasted broccoli with garlic, parmesan and lemon zest. The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Training programs. Order and change. She says, “Disruptive organizations create just enough order to allow change to happen smoothly.

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Rhode Island Technology Strategy Member Engagement 195