May, 2023

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The Competition for Time: Convincing Members to Commit Time to Professional Development

WBT Systems

The fundamental marketing challenge for associations is this: you’re competing for a share of your member’s time. Since this blog’s focus is professional development, I’ll be more specific.

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Association Brain Food: 5.5.23

Reid All About it

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. They suggest steps for stopping the meeting madness and responsibilities of meeting conveners and participants.

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Can Associations Be Part of the Climate Solution?

Spark Consulting

We ABSOLUTELY can. People associate in order to solve problems that are, individually, intractable. I can’t think of a more important problem that’s not amenable to individual solutions than climate change. Shelly Alcorn and I were honored to discuss the association role in combatting climate change with Elisa Brewer Pratt on a recent episode of the Association Transformation podcast.

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Gardian of the Month: Katie Gadulka

Aaron Wolowiec

Katie Gadulka is our Gardian of the Month! Find out something she'd like to learn more about, if she considers herself a natural networker, how she makes her industry better, that one things she can't live without and what food she would choose if she could only eat one for a week!

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VR 101: Facts, Fiction, and Testing It Out

Speaker: John Blackmon - CTO, CAIO ELB Learning

Did you know that (VR) training is becoming more of a mainstream strategy in the eLearning Industry? This learning modality has changed dramatically over the past 2 years, and several organizations have proven it has better results than traditional eLearning - but why and is it worth it? Join John Blackmon, CTO and Chief AI Officer of ELB Learning, and creator of CenarioVR and Lectora, for an honest look at data points and common myths — including needing a camera to get started or a headset to

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Raise the Board’s Financial IQ

.orgSource

What is your board’s financial IQ? That’s a question every association CEO should be able to answer. While you may not have a Warren Buffett in the group, hopefully, there are some above-average number crunchers. To adequately fulfill the three duties of a nonprofit board member —Care, Loyalty, and Obedience—a solid understanding of the organization’s financial activities is needed.

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7 Business Model Strategies to Steal from For-Profit Online Learning Providers

WBT Systems

It pays to watch what for-profits in the learning business are doing. The fastest growing customer segment for online learning providers, like LinkedIn Learning, Coursera, and EdX, is the corporate market.

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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

Reid All About it

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. I’m tired of experiencing FOMO for this one, so I’ve already got my flight booked for Denver. I love the idea of a small, focused conference where you can actually get to know people, so I hope to meet many of you there.

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Competition is coming for you: 4 strategies to help your association thrive and survive

Nimble AMS

Has your association experienced this latest trend? Recently, there has been a rise in for-profit organizations building “community” as part of their business strategy. Because of this trend, associations have experienced more and more competition. Many of these new “associations” began as a byproduct of an individual building their personal brand with the help of easy collaboration tools like Slack.

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Seamlessly Transitioning Presentations with Pre/Post Slideshows 

Aaron Wolowiec

Kate shares some solutions to the challenge of having “pre-session” rotating slides to show before a presentation and having to swap slideshows for the presentation itself - which often looks and feels clunky. Here's her solution to this big little issue!

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Why Nonprofits Are Seriously Interested in eLearning Tech

The time is right for nonprofits to do more with learning tech! Nonprofit organizations seem to have accelerated their interest in eLearning tech as of late. Driving this need are several factors including reaching a remote workforce, growing demands for training, and changing regulations. The challenges nonprofits face are not dissimilar from for-profit companies, yet there are notable differences.

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Move DEI Beyond Words

.orgSource

The deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Trye Nichols prompted vocal support for social justice throughout the business community. Organizations of all stripes were quick to issue statements confirming their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In 2020, the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) reported that following George Floyd’s death, 85% of organizations published a statement on racial justice or diversity and 63% took action to address those concerns.

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Five Years Post-GDPR, Data Privacy Even More Important

Associations Now

Though the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect five years ago, organizations are still ensuring they stay compliant and keeping a close eye on any new data privacy legislation that may be down the road. Like many organizations in spring 2018, the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society was preparing to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation that went into effect on May 25.

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What Can You Learn from Learning Analytics?

WBT Systems

Your association has an abundance of useful data in your LMS, AMS, website’s CMS, community platform, email marketing platform, and elsewhere.

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Association Brain Food: 5.26.23

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection. “To navigate change, companies need fear-free cultures of diverse people and mindsets led by leaders who continuously learn, incentivize and train for change and worship no sacred cows.” ― Rishad Tobaccowala Competing for members’ time. Good intentions are nice, but they mean nothing if they don’t turn into action.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Everything your association needs to know about Generation Z

Nimble AMS

Is your association looking for tips to stay relevant to your younger members? If so, you’ll need to get to know Generation Z. Pew Research defines Gen Z as anyone born after 1996, meaning approximately 68 million Generation Z are living in America. Read our blog for a breakdown of Generation Z and helpful tips to attract young professionals to your association. 7 Gen Z trends your association needs to know How well do you know Generation Z?

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Prioritizing The Tender Parts of You

Aaron Wolowiec

Why is it that we often have reservations about sharing the tender parts of our soul, heart, and mind? Tenderness and vulnerability are not foreign to the human experience, they’re in fact universal core characteristics. Yesenia shares some promising ways to prioritize the tender parts of you.

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Are Marketing and Membership at Opposite Poles? Take the Journey to Collaboration

.orgSource

Is your marketing team hanging out at the North Pole while the membership group chills in Antarctica? If these two drivers of engagement are a world apart, it will be challenging to deliver the seamless experience customers expect from their favorite brands. There was a time when associations didn’t think of their members as customers. We saw their loyalty as beyond commercial transactions.

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How Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Can Help Associations Adapt to a Tight Events Market

Associations Now

When faced with monumental challenges during the pandemic, planners adapted and found ways for people to meet. Now, as the events industry roars back to life, a new set of difficulties has emerged: Costs are soaring, and many organizations can’t staff quickly enough to keep up with demand. Organizations are looking for efficiencies to counter these concerns.

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Report: 2023 Association Survey Results

For the 9th year, association professionals across the U.S. and Canada provided a look at the inner workings of their organizations when they replied to GrowthZone’s annual survey. Read the 2023 survey results report to see how your association compares: Challenges/Concerns/Worries Reinstatement Strategies Non-Dues Revenue Sources Renewal Rates, and More!

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Strengthen Relationships & Revenue with a Corporate Learning Concierge Service for Industry Employers

WBT Systems

Here’s a million-dollar idea: help us hapless humans close the distance between having good intentions and taking action on those intentions. You see this challenge everywhere.

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Association Brain Food: 5.19.23

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Reflection. “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” ―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?

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Advance your association with Nimble AMS and Aplusify’s innovative partnership

Nimble AMS

Nimble AMS is proud to announce our new partner ship with Aplusify , Implementation and M anaged S ervices. Aplusify empowers associations and nonprofits to maximize the ir Salesforce platforms. With over 300 Salesforce experts on Ap l usify’s team, the organization brings industry experience and insights to member-based organizations.

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(Re) Committing to Our Values

Aaron Wolowiec

The Event Garde team is committed to holding ourselves accountable to our core values. These values serve as the foundation for how we work with one another, our partners, and our clients and it’s important that they continue to be an accurate reflection of who we aim to be. Here's what happened from the intentional revisiting of these values.

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Future-Proof Your L&D With New Tech and Gamification

Speaker: Karl Kapp, Ed.D., Professor of Instructional Design and Technology

We all know that L&D organizations need to be ready for the future, but what does being future-proof actually look like? Between new technologies and unpredictable events worldwide, it can be difficult to know what challenges we should be ready for. In this exclusive webinar with Dr. Karl Kapp, you'll learn how to make intelligent, informed decisions for your organization's future by looking to the convergence of technology, learning, and business needs.

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AMG Has Volunteered to Construct a Custom Backyard Playset for a Four-year-old Pediatric Cancer Patient

AMG

AMG has volunteered to construct a custom backyard playset for four-year-old Antonio Culp, a pediatric cancer patient in treatment for ependymoma, a tumor that starts in the brain or spine. Antonio loves tacos, the Buffalo Bills NFL team, Just Wanna Rock, basketball, and his five older siblings. He is the recipient of this free playset thanks to Roc Solid Foundation, a Virginia-based nonprofit that works with organizations and volunteers like AMG to Play It Forward and build hope for children an

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Prioritize Member Preferences to Create an Effective Renewal Campaign

Associations Now

Knowing how members prefer to receive communication is important for associations on several fronts, especially when it’s renewal time. That’s why approaching the renewal process with members in mind can help groups build a more successful campaign. Last year, the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) retooled its email and direct-mail renewal campaigns.

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Free Leadership Training for Volunteers: A Fair Exchange for Their Time

WBT Systems

Despite what your association might be experiencing, volunteerism is strong.

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Understand why Spark is the final piece to the puzzle

HighRoad Solution

You buy a mystery jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces. About 200 are hidden in the couch. 500 are "somewhere" in the basement. And 300 have been chewed to annihilation by your puppy. This is pretty much how it goes when associations run off of disparate data and martech stacks. All clues remain a mystery. All insights into their members, their prospects, and their futures are lost.

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The Art of Making Engaging and Effective Learning Videos

Speaker: Joseph Suarez - Learning Experience Designer at Suarez Media Production

What makes an instructional video engaging and effective? Why do Learning and Development professionals often struggle to produce quality videos? What can we do to change that? In this webinar, Joseph Suarez will break down the craft, the art, and the science of video production and reveal how to leverage the production process to create great videos of all types and sizes.

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How to enhance your association’s membership committee

Nimble AMS

Your membership committee plays a vital role in your association—guiding conversations about key membership benefits, identifying potential member pain points , and strategizing solutions to better support your members. We’re here to help you enhance your membership committee! Empower your membership committee to do its important work by following the strategies in this blog.

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Why Association Leaders Need a Vision

Association Adviser

Republished from Associations Now Associations face an increasingly competitive market for members, attendees, and education. Experts recommend finding a “superpower”—and building a culture that supports it. Time was, the association value proposition was pretty simple: “We’re the only ones who care about you.” If you were a member of a profession, the association serving it […] The post Why Association Leaders Need a Vision appeared first on Association Adviser.

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United Airlines to start non-stop service to Denver from PTI

AMG

Press Release From The from the Piedmont Triad International Airport For Immediate Release Contact: Sherry Sechrest May 23, 2023 Piedmont Triad Airport Authority 336-665-5602 SechrestS@gsoair.org United Airlines to start non-stop service to Denver from PTI Piedmont Triad – United Airlines today announced it will begin daily non-stop service from the Piedmont Triad International Airport to Denver, Colorado beginning September 29, 2023.

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