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APRIL 11, 2025

After the mass transition to remote work, I wondered how people were interacting and building relationships with co-workers, especially in organizations where leaders didnt make that a priority. Post-conference buzz. How hard does your organization sell this aspect of your events? AI for associations. More info/register.

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Association Leaders

MARCH 22, 2020

Associations, companies and other organizations have been using conference and video calling to meet and conduct business for many years. Check out these videos of what some of your calls may be like: A conference call in real life: [link]. A video call in real life: [link]. Here are some to consider.

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Although your association might not be meeting in person right now, plenty of organizations are moving their meetings and events online and engaging members in the digital realm. First, you’ll need to create a planning committee to take charge of the organization and execution of your virtual day of service. Let’s jump in! .

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APRIL 18, 2025

Elizabeth Stice at Current offers a slant from outside our industry on why membership organizations are worth the effort. You dont have to be an ASAE member to attend this consultant-organized event. Organizer: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Mon 4/21 at 8 a.m. Membership benefits. More info/register.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 7, 2025

But just because people arent writing angry emails or calling to congratulate you on a successful conference, doesnt mean they arent telling you something – that silent majority is present and powerful. Where should you have your next conference, how far are people willing to travel? …But Don’t Forget To Listen!

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Association Analytics

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

On the trade association side, revenue or staff size can be vital in how you treat a member organization. That a conference doesn’t have to be cookie-cutter, there can be sessions that draw everyone in. Asking and answering, reacting to what people actually tell you, can be a perfect way to organize and build an association.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

. – Documentary-Style Storytelling (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it! More info/register. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Navigating Through Change (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week, Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the worldand we have fun doing it! More info/register. Host: Community Boost Tue 3/4 at 12 p.m. More info/register.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Making a case for conference attendance. If you want to get approval to attend a conference, Barbara Scofidio at Skift Meetings describes five areas to cover when writing an event justification letter to your boss. You dont have to be an ASAE member to attend this consultant-organized event. 1 CAE credit. More info/register.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Why would you organize one? Associations and Collaborative Abundance (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week, Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the worldand we have fun doing it! Save $50 with promo code BRAINFOOD.

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SBI

APRIL 4, 2025

Spring and fall are our busiest conference seasons at SBI , and our team works tirelessly to deliver successful events while keeping up with the day-to-day tasks. Here are some practical tips to help you stay efficient without sacrificing quality this conference season. This helps you stay organized and reduces the chance of errors.

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JUNE 26, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Inclusive conferences. Barbara Palmer at PCMA Convene lists eight ways conference organizers, sponsors, speakers and attendees can make conferences more racially diverse. Conference and education teams. Implicit bias.

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Associations Now

MARCH 25, 2025

An annual conference led by two nonprofits serving science journalists had the support of the University of Pittsburgh. Two organizations representing science journalists are scrambling to find a new home for their annual conference after its original academic sponsor withdrew its support.

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Association Analytics

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A recent Association Trends/Community Brands joint survey result showed just this, that the pros running the organization and the people they’re working for, look at the association in different ways. Conference prominence is fading Perhaps the most stark split is centered around meetings and trade shows.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Many of our organizations, in an attempt to be all things to all people (or due to the temptation of all that tasty, tasty non-dues revenue), have larded up our membership “benefits” with so much tangential crap that our members can’t focus on the stuff that will actually help them achieve their goals and fix their problems.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Conference/event evaluations. Association Automation: Work Smarter (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it! Do you use all the data you collect?

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MAY 22, 2020

Virtual conference complaints—and solutions. We’ve had a few months now of quickly planned virtual conferences and learning events. WBT Systems has been tuning in—they describe ten attendee complaints about virtual conferences and provide suggestions to resolve them. Virtual conference success stories. Here’s another one.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Do we have approval to book live conferences? – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. Organizer: Claudia Trapp, CAE, Senior Director, Programs and Education, IRP, Inc.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Virtual conference engagement. Because so many associations are quickly converting their in-person conferences to virtual conferences, WBT Systems shares advice on engaging virtual conference attendees with the right kind of content design, networking ideas, and other extracurricular activities. Mon 4/13 at 2 p.m.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

I’m lucky I got to participate in Zoom meetings throughout the conference because I have a good professional network. WBT Systems suggests offering a virtual fellowship program and describes the essential elements of such a program using examples from several nonprofit organizations. Post-Conference Chat & Networking.

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Association Analytics

JANUARY 21, 2025

Every conference and trade show has at least a handful of sessions on the subject, and most any technology solution provider is working to incorporate some level of generative machine learning into their existing platforms, Those that havent done it already, at any rate. Pretty great!

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JANUARY 29, 2021

Now that your organization has nearly a year of remote work under its belt, it’s time to ask: do your managers know what they’re doing? The C-suite is no longer a full-time job at many organizations, including associations. Fri 1/29 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future.

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MAY 15, 2020

Virtual conference success story. I’m going to keep my eye out for good stories since everyone’s trying to learn about virtual conferences right now. Virtual conference of the week. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. Tue 5/19 from 9 a.m. More info/register.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

At MIT Technology Review, Tanya Basu shares ideas for helping remote workers recreate watercooler moments —the same ideas can help you simulate conference hallway conversations too. Virtual conference sponsors. Fri 10/9 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. Remote watercooler.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Future conference attendance. A new report from Bruce Rosenthal Associates, HPN, and Ricochet Advice, The Conference Roadmap to Recovery , presents survey responses from 8,525 association members on their likelihood to attend conferences in 2021. Hybrid conferences. Educational coaches. Fri 4/2 at 3:45 p.m. every Monday.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

They offer webinars, blog posts, and maybe even conferences to your members. Host: Adrian Segar, founder, Conferences That Work. 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.

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

We had an online portal where we’d store on-demand content from these events, as well as content recorded from conferences. Those professional organizations who had always done everything in person were now looking at online options and relying heavily on Blue Sky to help them find the best solutions.

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Higher Logic

MARCH 12, 2020

With coronavirus concerns growing , conferences and in-person events are being cancelled left and right. Zendesk Relate, SXSW, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, SaaStr, Association of University Technology Managers, Facebook F8… the list goes on, from small meetings to huge conferences.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Emilio attended the Association of Fundraising Professionals conference who quickly had taken their conference online at the beginning of the pandemic. AG Bell slimmed their original schedule down and tailored it from 68 to around 40 sessions and held a two-day conference in July with multiple concurrent sessions.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Virtual conference pricing. WBT Systems describes the different factors you need to consider when pricing a virtual conference , and right at the top they say, “Your virtual conference should not be free.”. Virtual conference FOMO.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Virtual conferences. Not going virtual is not an option for association conferences , says MemberSuite. If you’re tempted to not host a virtual conference in the coming year, consider the questions they pose before making a final decision. How to Project Leadership and Get Results on Video Conferences. Member engagement.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Tagoras is running a brief survey to determine how organizations offering professional development will focus their time and resources in 2021. Please participate—or ask the right person in your organization to participate—today because the survey closes at end of business today, Friday, December 4. Virtual conference design.

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 16, 2025

FT v PT Plenty of small associations don’t need a full time dedicated staff person for things like IT support, HR, finance, even maybe running your conference or membership renewals. Those are all good candidates for outsourcing, to a contractor, vendor, or even an AMC (association management company).

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

WBT Systems explains how virtual conference session recordings can serve as a launchpad for an association’s online learning portfolio. Lee Gimpel of Better Meetings describes the promises by virtual conference hosts of attendee engagement as a “bait and switch.” by Adrian Segar, Conferences That Work, part 1 and part 2 ).

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JULY 10, 2020

Virtual conferences and events held in March and April were at an advantage—attendees weren’t yet in full-on Zoom fatigue. Virtual conference success. The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians went virtual with their conference early in the pandemic, March 19, to be exact. Virtual conference sponsorships.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community The health of an organization is directly proportional to the speed at which truth travels within it. Matt Locke at Attention Matters suggests three tactics for making your organization seem like a safe choice. Luke Burgis [A revealing one to ponder.]

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FEBRUARY 5, 2021

If you create education and conference program titles and descriptions for your association’s website, search engine optimization (SEO) will make those programs more discoverable by potential learners and attendees. Conference insights from forward-thinking association event directors. SEO for education programs. Quick hits.

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