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What to Do If Your Association’s Online Course Failed

WBT Systems

You really thought you had a great idea for an online course. But when the course launched: crickets. After you and your colleagues put so much effort into it, how do you explain to your boss and committee chair why your online course failed? Learn why your online course failed. You now have two options.

Course 176
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How to Validate an Online Course Idea

WBT Systems

New players in the online learning market are bringing fresh ideas to online course development and marketing. They’re making millions of dollars in revenue, so they’re doing something right, for example, knowing how to validate an online course idea. If your online course doesn’t meet a market need, it won’t succeed.

Course 161
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Why Boards Need to Be More Agile

Associations Now

They can’t simply send things out to committee and have committees study them for a year or 18 months and come back with recommendations. The idea that the board sets the direction and the staff executesI think that has run its course. They have to be much more willing to introduce risk into their operating environments.

Committee 105
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All Committees Are Not Created Equal

Eric Lanke

Got into a friendly argument with a colleague about last week's post , where I revisited an idea that I've discussed before : that program committees should report to an association's Chief Staff Executive, or CEO, and not its Board of Directors. Committees must always been created by and report directly to the Board. Absolutely not.

Committee 100
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Working Committees Have Plenty To Do

Eric Lanke

We're looking ahead to another calendar year in our association, and as part of that look forward we are setting a year-long course for some of our working committees. Working Committee is the term my association uses for what others might call Program Committees. They are a kind of contract with our committee members.

Committee 100
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Eric Lanke: Which Committee Are You On?

Eric Lanke

Which Committee Are You On? You serve on two committees for this association--one of which you chair. Because this association has dozens of committees, you find the meetings for both of your committees scheduled at the same time at an association conference. Which committee meeting do you attend? image source.

Committee 100
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Is Succession Planning Important for Volunteer Leaders?

Association Leaders

The Board of Directors, the Officers, the Committee Chairs, the Chapters (if there are any). Of course that’s true, but remember, if there is no succession plan, there is no way the organization can achieve its mission. Typically these are the people who are chairing committees or who have been engaged in the association for some time.

Committee 199