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JULY 31, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Economic outlook for associations. s (MGI) second annual Association Economic Outlook survey. Survey participants will receive the study’s final report. Survey participants will receive the study’s final report. Speakers did it.

Montana 362

Montana Revenue Innovation Case Study 362

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APRIL 23, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Help yourself and others benchmark member communication efforts and strategies by participating in Association Adviser’s 10th annual Association Communications Benchmarking Survey. The survey closes Friday, April 30. Speaker diversity.

Revenue 370

Revenue Strategy Content Education 370

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APRIL 2, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Post-pandemic association workplace. Interested in grading your association communications? 21 SEO tips, tactics, and trends for website content in 2021. Association member communications. Future conference attendance. Quick hits.

Revenue 335

Revenue Conference Industry Strategy 335

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JUNE 16, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “The main hope of a nation lies in the proper education of its youth.” I’d bet every industry has seen a growing number of podcasts like ours has, maybe even the industry your association serves. Event planning. Event marketing.

Project 195

Project Tools Revenue Metro 195

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JUNE 9, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Woke up this morning with a terrific urge to lie in bed all day and read. Glass half full: you’ll need a lot more money to invest in new programs and services, hire more staff, and better fulfill your mission. Event marketing. And gave over.

Revenue 205

Revenue Content Chicago Leadership 205

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AUGUST 4, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… “One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. Seriously consider attending if non-dues revenue is a concern for your association. Dale Carnegie Non-dues revenue. Introverts. Mobile apps.

Atlanta 195

Atlanta Price Revenue Denver 195

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MAY 28, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. I feel your pain, but if your CEO or board doesn’t, getting their buy-in for a new AMS can be challenging. How can your association facilitate this collaboration among staff and members? Train-the-trainer. AMS business case.

Innovation 284

Innovation Technology Survey Team 284

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m back in the saddle again—and this photo captures my hiking buddies climbing up a tricky portion of the saddle between Big Spring and Squaw Canyons in the Needles district of Canyonlands National Park in Utah—one of my favorite places.

Utah 370

Utah LMS Conference Technology 370

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Industry careers website. Tagoras is conducting a brief survey to find out where learning and education businesses (i.e., This page from SEMI about the semiconductor industry is an example of what I mean. Association education in 2024.

Revenue 256

Revenue Certificate Tools Innovation 256

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MAY 15, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Benchmark survey on communicating in the current climate. Your participation will help associations understand how others in the community are navigating communications in the current climate. Marketing virtual/online education.

Puerto Rico 370

Puerto Rico Montana Revenue Strategy 370

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JANUARY 29, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Membership survey. Monday (2/1) is the last day to participate in Marketing General Incorporated’s (MGI) 2021 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. Membership pro tip: offer bite-size engagement to new members. Quick hits.

Newsletter 370

Newsletter Education Recruiting Recruitment 370

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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. Data-informed event planning. Event scheduling. Women in the workplace.

Revenue 227

Revenue Chicago Leadership Education 227

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JULY 10, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… You know what really gets under my skin and makes me crazy? Cimatri is inviting associations to participate in their State of IT Security in the Association Industry survey. Event experience. Chapters in the virtual era.

Montana 365

Montana Content Price Strategy 365

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APRIL 28, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Credentialing programs. Impexium suggests member recruitment strategies that will successfully drive your marketing efforts in this very different marketplace. You can no longer give your online community a half-hearted effort.

DC 205

DC Recruiting Recruitment Washington 205

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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. CliftonStrengths.

Leadership 195

Leadership Education Revenue Strategy 195

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AUGUST 6, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Chapter benchmarking survey. Billhighway, Mariner Management and Whorton Marketing & Research are conducting The State of Chapters 2021 Benchmarking Survey. The survey questions may prompt you to investigate and/or address issues.

Revenue 195

Revenue Certificate Oklahoma City Strategy 195

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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. AI pulse survey. But where and how do you even begin to improve that culture? Gen Z marketing.

Revenue 227

Revenue Survey Education Strategy 227

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APRIL 30, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 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. Quick hits.

Education 354

Education Technology Strategy Revenue 354

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… I’m not publishing Brain Food next Friday (10/2) because I’ll be hiking in southern Utah, so this edition includes all the events I know about in the next two weeks. Virtual conference communications survey.

Case Study 285

Case Study Content Montana Price 285

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. A digital pass subscription gets you regular small group meetups, monthly expert live streams, weekly newsletter, benchmarking data, on-demand content, one-on-one brainstorming session, and event discounts. Community manager survey.

San Diego 370

San Diego Price Strategy Education 370

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. I’m on vacation next week—hiking in the Santa Fe area of New Mexico—so this Brain Food covers all the events I could find (and that came my way) for the next two weeks. Virtual conference coffee breaks. “At Women in technology.

LMS 195

LMS Conference Technology Content 195

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JANUARY 31, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Marketing General Inc.’s s (MGI) 2020 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey is open. This happens even when you love your job. A guide to hotel tipping. I’m sure the readers of this blog tip well, but just in case.

Chicago 221

Chicago Massachusetts DC Washington 221

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JANUARY 8, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Virtual conference closing. I still remember the final moments of a virtual conference I attended last year. Virtual conference pricing. You and your association must do the same. The last session finished… and then nothing.

Las Vegas 370

Las Vegas Case Study Conference LMS 370

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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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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. She explains how you can adapt their Solution Center concept to provide value to your members and sponsors. It’s a good list to compare against your marketing strategies and tactics. The quick way to price your hybrid and virtual events.

Recruiting 195

Recruiting Recruitment Survey Revenue 195

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JULY 21, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association Brain Food is taking off next Friday, July 28 because I’m away all week at my state SAE conference and a family beach vacation. But TopClass LMS/WBT Systems describes ten skills your members need to learn right now. Member education.

Atlanta 195

Atlanta millennials Price Technology 195

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Un-hybrid conference. At some point in 2021, associations will switch from virtual-only conferences to hybrid conferences. Accessible virtual events. Add it to your repertoire—if you’re a lamb lover like me. Or will they?

Learning Management System 285

Learning Management System Education Communications Technology 285

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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. But remember, you can’t just throw blog posts out into the wilderness and expect people to find them. Content marketing.

Committee 195

Committee Education Software Technology 195

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MARCH 26, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT Systems sums up the volunteer SME conundrum by saying, “Your association can’t live without them, so how do you live more easily with them?” They suggest strategies for resolving some of the challenges you probably have with your SMEs.

Innovation 259

Innovation San Diego LMS Strategy 259

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Chapter event/website tech. Yet they’re also expected to select event and website technology. Virtual event sponsor benefits. Survey: what do sponsors want? Cohort-based online courses. Software requirements.

LMS 195

LMS District of Columbia Revenue Survey 195

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Sponsor survey. To help associations increase sponsorship revenue, the Partnership Professionals Network and Dynamic Benchmarking are conducting a survey of association sponsors to find out: Why companies sponsor associations. Board silence.

Revenue 195

Revenue Survey Leadership Education 195

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Membership performance survey. ASI invites you to participate in their 7th annual benchmark survey on membership performance. Virtual meeting practices. High-performing committees. Structured networking. Hybrid, ugh.

Revenue 195

Revenue Committee Strategy Technology 195

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Do you really know what your employees prefer—working in the office, from home or both? A CDO “will not only help to quickly grow your business but will also allow your organization to take risks that it might not have otherwise taken.”

Revenue 195

Revenue Technology Innovation Social Media 195

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JULY 16, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Usability testing is the latest version of that phenomenon—and it’s a good thing to learn about over on the Fionta blog since it solves lots of problems and increases the value of your technology investments. Online education revenue.

Revenue 195

Revenue Video Strategy Industry 195

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If the registration numbers for your educational programs are disappointing, WBT Systems shares several reasons people don’t commit to online courses and conferences. Crafting an event experience. Registration resistance. Metaverse 101.

Newsletter 195

Newsletter Survey Team Software 195

MemberClicks

APRIL 16, 2023

Choosing the right post event survey questions can impact whether you get high-impact insights from your attendees. If you don’t ask the right questions, you may not get the answers you need to help improve your next event. Did you try a new type of event and are curious if people liked it?

Survey 52

Survey Examples Tips Price 52

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JANUARY 11, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… It’s time for Marketing General Incorporated’s (MGI) 11 th annual Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. All the “most popular posts of 2018” posts that come out this time of year, like this one from MemberSuite , provide good intel.

DC 275

DC Washington Learning Management System LMS 275