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Association Education and Certification: Best Benefit Ever

WBT Systems

Interestingly, Associations Now , the information resource for association executives from ASAE , has a long-running series of articles called “ Best Benefit Ever “, which highlights what innovative associations are doing from a benefits perspective to attract new members and reward membership renewals.

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Help Millennials Get Jobs: Offer Online Learning & Career Resources

WBT Systems

Millennials get their share of depressing headlines these days—like this one from NBC News : “Majority of millennials are in debt, hitting pause on major life events.”. A stunning sad fact: only 22 percent of millennials are debt-free. The state of millennial membership. The state of millennial membership.

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New Year Resolution: Invest in Association Learning Technology

WBT Systems

Back at the office, this process is paralleled as the new year kick-starts strategic planning sessions to set goals for association management, covering everything from membership growth and retention to updating education and certification programs. Economies of Scale – reduce costs of delivering education programs.

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Challenges and Opportunities for Association Education Programs

WBT Systems

We have come across several interesting articles in the past couple of weeks, which discuss some of the social, political and economic changes that are currently impacting how we work and learn. Most certification academic standards have limited value – without the ability to apply learning.

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Re-Energize Online Learning for Members

WBT Systems

There have been some interesting articles and blogs posted in recent weeks with great ideas for engaging members in learning, curating online content to ensure relevancy, and ensuring your organization has a strategically digital mindset.

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Professional Development for Millennials (and Everyone Else Too)

Association Adviser

Millennials: You know them well, those 73 million professionals born between 1980 and 1996 who are now an integral part of the American workplace. It’s a myth that millennials feel entitled to a better title and more pay for simply doing their jobs. Sarah Sain, Naylor Association Solutions. Yet, they still get a bad rap.

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Why Digital Badges are the Future of Association Education

WBT Systems

Traditional diplomas, degrees, certification, and skills can quickly lose their relevance and become obsolete. Digital badges can help to secure the future of your association education programs by increasing the relevancy and appeal of your programs to millennials and other members that are actively engaging in social learning.

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