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OCTOBER 27, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Membership benchmarks. I imagine upon reading them that many of you will nod your head and think “guilty.” How do you overturn these beliefs at your association? Marketing to younger generations. But that’s not enough.

LMS 256

LMS North Carolina Recruiting Recruitment 256

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Mental health. Another advantage of an app: it’s a centralized communication channel to your members, unlike social media platforms your association doesn’t own. Mark Lowry at Association Analytics shares helpful member retention strategies.

Strategy 272

Strategy Video Technology Innovation 272

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Request re career section on association website. Does your association have a career section for people curious about entering your industry or profession? Open Space event design. Event design.

Revenue 272

Revenue Innovation Education Tools 272

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JULY 31, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Economic outlook for associations. Please consider participating in Marketing General Inc.’s Event planners did it. Virtual event sponsorships. Virtual event tips. s (MGI) second annual Association Economic Outlook survey.

Montana 362

Montana Revenue Innovation Case Study 362

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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. Sponsorship strategy. Data-informed event planning. Event scheduling.

Revenue 227

Revenue Chicago Leadership Education 227

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Grassroots advocacy. TopClass LMS explains how education programs can help your association’s grassroots advocacy efforts. Trust me, when you don’t know which direction your content is going, the publishing process comes to a halt.

Arlington 266

Arlington Technology Strategy Los Angeles 266

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Must-read newsletters. So, let’s move on to the rest of your weekend reading. Add your association’s name to the sign-on letter before they present it to Congress next week. Open Space events. Curated reading lists are the best, right?

LMS 256

LMS Revenue Arlington Education 256

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MAY 5, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Meaningful meetings. Achurch Consulting says it’s time to rethink and repair your organization’s broken meeting culture by adopting meaningful and mindful meeting practices. But what if your employer gave you time to volunteer?

Chicago 205

Chicago Education Certificate Revenue 205

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JANUARY 5, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection time. If any of these topics are on your mind, you’ll find lots of good reads on their blog. It’s never too late to review and reflect upon the past year and make plans and promises to yourself for the year ahead. Non-dues revenue.

Revenue 277

Revenue LMS Price Education 277

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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. Membership.

Technology 195

Technology Chicago Education System 195

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AUGUST 6, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Billhighway, Mariner Management and Whorton Marketing & Research are conducting The State of Chapters 2021 Benchmarking Survey. Your fellow CRPs and CEOs will appreciate your contribution to the benchmarking data. AMS reports.

Revenue 195

Revenue Certificate Oklahoma City Strategy 195

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MAY 19, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection. “I I expect to pass through life but once. William Penn Chapter events. Here’s a conundrum: How can members ever feel like part of their chapter community if they don’t attend chapter events? Event apps.

Strategy 195

Strategy Content Leadership Email Marketing 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). It’s not until early September, but put NDP on your radar. The corporate market is a growing profit center for them—and could be for your association too. Membership tiers. Newsletters. But do you?

Chicago 200

Chicago Newsletter Mooc Education 200

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AUGUST 21, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Diversity benchmarking. Sometimes you know where your career is going and sometimes you don’t. Virtual events. MemberSuite suggests four ways to add a real life feeling to your virtual events. Virtual event sponsorship.

millennials 307

millennials Montana Class Education 307

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APRIL 28, 2023

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Credentialing programs. WBT Systems explains what’s involved and what associations need to know about using a job analysis to design and market programs. Membership marketing has come a long way since I first started in associations.

DC 205

DC Recruiting Recruitment Washington 205

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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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JANUARY 29, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Monday (2/1) is the last day to participate in Marketing General Incorporated’s (MGI) 2021 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Survey. If you’re a home cook, check out the weekly In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog.

Newsletter 370

Newsletter Education Recruiting Recruitment 370

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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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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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JANUARY 24, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Is social media about paying attention … or getting it? Quick hits before we get to the list of this week’s free education: Your how-to plan for 12 months of customer-focused blogging. Michael Brenner, Content Marketing Institute ).

Arlington 359

Arlington Social Media Content DC 359

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT Systems knows what’s on your mind. While reviewing their website traffic reports, they discovered a common theme in their five most popular blog posts: how to increase online learner and virtual attendee engagement. Volunteer training.

Revenue 195

Revenue Content Resources 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. Membership marketing. MemberSuite reminds us why data-informed content marketing is such a powerful tool for associations. I don’t think so and neither does WBT Systems. Mentoring program. Change readiness.

Education 195

Education Committee Recruiting Recruitment 195

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MARCH 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT Systems suggests setting aside time to reflect back on a year of pandemic winter, do some spring cleaning, tend to the plants in your care, and fertilize your soil—four activities that will renew your association spirit.

LMS 370

LMS Nashville Strategy Video 370

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The survey explores how association executives are managing member engagement and retention, achieving operational goals, crafting digital transformation strategies and coping with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Get on board!

Revenue 195

Revenue Committee Strategy Technology 195

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JULY 23, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. If you are interested in the current trends in charging for webinar registrations and sponsorships, I urge you (or the person at your organization who knows your webinars best) to participate in a Leading Learning/Tagoras survey , which closes tonight.

Video 195

Video Technology Content Strategy 195

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FEBRUARY 19, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Board strategy. Not for the sake of breaking a rule, but to find your way to a better outcome. They also describe how credentialing programs can help your association increase member engagement and revenue. Learning gamification.

Revenue 322

Revenue Las Vegas Marketing Leadership 322

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Corporate member training programs. WBT Systems explains how to become the corporate training partner for your member companies. The HR and training staff at your member companies are under duress right now. Virtual event production.

Revenue 300

Revenue Review Content Strategy 300

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… If, like me, you’re sick of all the negativity around, you’ll appreciate this article by Wes Trochlil of Effective Database Management about what’s good in data management —yes, data management, we’ve come a long way, baby!

LMS 186

LMS DC Social Media Washington 186

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Looking forward. Participants receive complimentary access to a customizable dashboard allowing you to view the data and download a unique report to guide you, your staff and volunteer leadership. The future of work. Sharing chapter successes.

Recruiting 370

Recruiting Recruitment Certificate Tips 370

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APRIL 1, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. With all the job- and career-hopping going on right now, it’s a good time for associations to extend their marketing and educational efforts to career changers. Career changers. Yeah, pretty ugly. But things have changed. AMS landscape. Quick hits.

Revenue 195

Revenue Technology Education Video 195

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. WBT Systems lays it on the line: “Associations with cohort-based online courses will dominate their market and provide the most effective, transformational educational experience to professionals in their industry.” Chapter event/website tech.

LMS 195

LMS District of Columbia Revenue Survey 195

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MAY 3, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… View from our campsite in the Superstition Mountains Wilderness east of Phoenix. It’s frustrating to have member and event attendee data spread out across the organization in different databases. And you know what else? James Green, Quartz ).

Tucson 262

Tucson Phoenix Products Tools 262

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. 8 tips for facilitating nonprofit hybrid meetings. I also increased the flour and butter to 1/4 cup each because I like a 1:8 ratio for bechamel sauces. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Email Address: Subscribe.

Strategy 195

Strategy Content Education Tips 195

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MARCH 25, 2022

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Check out the new page on my site, Association Brain Food Resources , dedicated to feeding your brain with information from our industry partners about association technology, membership, data management, cybersecurity, non-dues revenue, and more.

Revenue 195

Revenue Content Virginia Technology 195

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. I’ll be back on Friday, January 8 after a (hopefully but probably not likely) two-week holiday break. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, healthy holiday season! How are your chapters really doing? Tri-brid event model.

Video 221

Video Certificate Review LMS 221

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JULY 24, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Associations and the future of colleges. Associations have a role to play in the training, credentialing and lifelong learning market, but few have taken advantage of those opportunities. Backcasting your future. Virtual event data.

Montana 259

Montana Revenue Case Study Conference 259

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FEBRUARY 14, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… This got me thinking and maybe it will get you thinking too… How do you measure progress in your career? This post also talks about “your onlyness.” Nilofer Merchant says, “Money is a shitty metric for work. Oh, I know them well.

DC 243

DC Content Education Washington 243