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Our 2020 Community Movers + Shakers are champions of communities, who see the value in the community movement, and we wanted to highlight, honor, and share the work of their creative and innovative minds with the rest of the industry. Today, we’re recognizing 20 influential people for their work in the online community industry.
2020's report, The State of Community Management: Changing the Way the World Works , highlights three big themes: Advanced communities create generative value. It exposes people to new ideas, prompts product and service use, and rapidly surfaces shifting needs.” – The State of Community Management Report 2020. Innovation (42%).
For example, in their 2020 report (available below), The CR highlights return on investment (ROI) for communities with an approved operational, measurable strategy, identifying a positive dollar value for both members and organizations. Communities are an important step toward building a loyal customer, member or employee base.
Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Drew Holmgreen, Vice President of Brand Engagement at MPI. Host: PCMA.
Amanda Kaiser, MemberEngagement Specialist at Kaiser Insights LLC, and Arianna Rehak, CEO and Co-Founder at Matchbox Virtual Media, have cooked up a fantastic-looking experience during which you can learn how to radically strengthen your virtual events by offering meaningful, quality networking opportunities for members and attendees.
Pawlucy at MultiBriefs shares ten things associations should start and stop doing in 2020. MemberEngagement Party. An engaging membership experience needs constant attention and interaction, just like any good party. When you recruit members, you’re inviting them to your organization’s “party.”
– Design Your Perfect 2020: How to Create Powerful Goals and Actually Stick to Them. Learn goal-setting methods to ensure you set inspiring goals and actually achieve them in 2020. 2020 Event Trends. MemberEngagement Party. When you recruit members, you’re inviting them to your organization’s “party.”
WBT Systems shares 11 issues that should be on every association’s radar in 2020 and beyond , especially those offering online learning programs, including learner self-reliance, market expansion, competition, learning pathways and more. Take a closer look at some of the community trends identified for 2020. More info/register.
Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. onward – Untethered 2020: Events Reimagined, a Virtual Summit.
Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Double Your MemberEngagement with Very Little Marketing. 1 CMP credit.
8: Innovate. Explore the trends and technologies your association can better monetize and/or innovate with so you can more effectively educate and communicate with your members, constituents, and the public. In 2020, Soapbox Consulting conducted 5,074 virtual meetings with Members of Congress and 6,704 advocates.
Why are Members Leaving? Explore the trends and technologies your association can better monetize and/or innovate with so you can more effectively educate and communicate with your members, constituents, and the public. Reggie Henry, CAE, Chief Information and Engagement Officer, ASAE. Tue 2/9 at 1 p.m. – 1 CMP credit.
Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. More info/register (fee for MPI non-members). More info/register.
The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… New member onboarding. Does your association have a new member onboarding, orientation or welcoming program? If you do, please participate in the 2020 New MemberEngagement Survey from Amanda Kaiser (Kaiser Insights) and Dynamic Benchmarking.
Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. American Associations Week 2020: Policy Briefing. More info/register.
I’ve been a regular attendee and active volunteer in PCMA for over 25 years and continue to be impressed at their willingness to take risks and incubate innovative ideas. Innovate + Elevate Arena. Key takeaway: Consider creating a central zone at your event with features that enhance the attendee experience and engagement.
Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Marketing Your Association While Building Your Personal Brand in 2020 (Association Chat).
Although Elizabeth Merritt wrote this article for the museum community in 2019, it’s applicable to the association community in 2020. Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference.
Quick hits before we get to the list of this week’s free education: Lots of useful advice here: 20 of the best SEO tips for keyword rankings and Google in 2020. Host: Engage Software. 2020 eLearning Formats. Explore 2020 trends (not just out-of-reach AI) that impact learner expectations of your online programs.
They also describe how credentialing programs can help your association increase memberengagement and revenue. 19 tips for reading more this year, from people who read a ton in 2020. In many ways, the success in 2020 for components was tied to the fact that they were in a position to pivot more readily. 1 CAE credit.
MemberSuite suggests ways you can help your members (and yourself) deal with holiday stress. The 2020 predictions and trends articles are starting to appear. WBT Systems asks if associations need to think about providing a more sustainable professional development option to their members and market. You’re not alone. Host: PCMA.
Take a look at Naylor’s 2020 Association Communications Benchmarking Report , an in-depth look at the communication challenges associations currently face, including issues related to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Budget and Appropriations Outlook – Rounding Out 2020.
Billhighway explains how you can get access to chapter memberengagement data and how that data can justify the resources dedicated to chapters and even support your argument for additional resources. Just because 2020 has us stuck at home, it doesn’t mean we can’t still meet up as a community! Association websites.
Lewis Flax of Flax Associates says, “Innovative sponsorship options exist way beyond pasting logos anywhere and everywhere.” Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Virtual sponsorships.
The Online News Association is turning their conference into a virtual “ global journalism innovation festival.” Hear how two associations responded to 2020 challenges by looking at member data in fresh new ways. See how agile analytics can help guide your 2020 decisions. Virtual conference of the week. Fri 5/29 at 1 p.m.
They describe how to cultivate an organizational growth mindset so you can prepare your team and association to innovate and thrive. MemberSuite says member expectations are different now in 2021, the bar is set higher. Your organization’s strategy must offer “an inspirational, robust, and innovative pathway to a better future.”.
Recognizing that its members are dealing with ever-changing technologies and other shifts that will require them to think differently to remain relevant, the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants introduced its Center for Innovation late last year. It came up with four strategies, and one was innovation and vision. “We
The results showed trends in a number of interesting topics impacting today’s associations including: -New services and innovations. Memberengagement programs. Nearly half of respondents launched new member services, offerings or tools during 2021 that are showing promise today. and Canada.
Memberengagement. At Associations Now , Lindsay Currie, CAE shares some low-cost ideas from for engaging and retaining members. I especially love the first one because members are craving that—heck, we all are. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. More info/register. 1 CAE credit.
Through interviews with technology thought leaders and conference attendees, Associations Now Live @ TEC previews each day’s highlights and explores how the association community is meeting the technology challenges of 2020 and beyond. More info/register (fee for ASAE non-members). Real Talk: What I Wish I Knew in March 2020.
. – How Your Community Can Turn 1 Event into 365-Day Engagement. Whether your association is planning to stay 100% virtual or experimenting with a hybrid model this year, get tips on how you can drive memberengagement before, during, and after for events of all shapes and sizes. Innovative Remote Workplace. 1 CAE credit.
Instead of shrinking in 2020, some associations expanded membership. Hear about the strategies and tools modern associations are using to supercharge memberengagement. Presenters: David Schlum, Co-Founder and Software Architect at Added Innovation LLC. Ultimate MemberEngagement: The Power of Data-Driven Decision Making.
Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Maximizing MemberEngagement in the COVID-19 Era. Tue 7/7 at 12 p.m.
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. Ultimate MemberEngagement: The Power of Data-Driven Decision Making.
Kit” (innovation in a box) and then crowd-sourcing the most impactful tools that people use throughout the Disruptor League. More info/register – fee for MPI non-members. Presenters: Lori Pugh Marcum, CMP, CMM, HMCC, CED, Head of Meeting Innovation, Meeting Professionals International. More info/register. Host: Disruptor League.
Presenters: Amanda Kaiser, MBA, MemberEngagement Specialist, Kaiser Insights LLC. Sze Pak Ng, Community Engagement Specialist, Matchbox Virtual Media. Reggie Henry (interviewer), Chief Information and Engagement Officer, ASAE. Reggie Henry (interviewer), Chief Information and Engagement Officer, ASAE.
The authors finish by saying, “Association tech ecosystems limit or enable organizations’ capacity to serve their members and customers online… Real strategic leaders will pull their technical foundation from the shadows and shine a light on the important stack decisions ahead. Innovation method. It means “jumping out of the system.”
Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. 5 Tips to Engage Gen Z and Millennial eLearners in 2020 and Beyond.
Learn how to take events online in a way that will deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Connect 2020 Technology Track 2020. More info/register. Presenters: Ann H.
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. The Other 84%: Engaging New Event Audiences Who Are Eager to Invest.
The year 2020 was unprecedented, and many faced personal and professional challenges that no one expected. Free Research Study: Association Trends 2020. How a global crisis shifted member expectations. It allows associations to easily set up and host an online member community – a digital home for connections and collaboration.
Learn how to take events online in a way that is going to deliver high value, create an engaging experience, and preserve the outcomes you were seeking to achieve with your in-person conference. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement.
They see associations stretching their innovation muscle, learning new skills, reassessing assumptions, discovering ways to improve, and summoning up the courage to take tough steps forward. Hear about some major considerations for online engagement. Pandemic silver linings. More info/register. Host: Matchbox Virtual Media.
Frugal innovation. Due to the pandemic and uncertain economy, associations are constantly creating new resources for members and making changes to business as usual—yes, they’re innovating! WBT Systems describes 12 essentials for frugal innovation , the only kind your budget probably allows. AMS considerations.
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