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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. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

WBT Systems suggests putting on your behavioral scientist hat if you want to recruit and engage volunteers while virtual fatigue is running rampant. Do we have approval to book live conferences? Breakout room topics will include asynchronous virtual education, virtual conferences, and Zoom tips. Virtual volunteer fatigue.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

They explain why you’re having a tough time recruiting volunteers and how you can enhance the value of the volunteering experience. The seven biggest mistakes in membership recruitment. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Quick hits. More info/register.

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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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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 17, 2018

First of all, to quote Sohini Baliga’s and my recent whitepaper, Steal Like a Fundraiser : Let’s say you get a new member who joins on the last day of early-bird registration for your annual conference and picks the “membership + member registration rate” package. Your conference is in Seattle, and he lives in Seattle.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Virtual conference pricing. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Conferences and Meetings: Has the Pandemic Been the Mother of Invention?

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Higher Logic

APRIL 25, 2017

What if, instead, the key is to recruit and treat your volunteers like employees? Recruit the Right People For Your Volunteer Programs. First, you need to recruit the right volunteers for the right positions. Recruiting is about much more than filling a seat with a warm body.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

This survey data will provide quantitative insights to help guide associations planning 2021 conferences. MemberSuite shares nine ideas for member networking meetups that go well beyond the chat box at virtual conferences. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Member recruitment. This isnt just a conference; its a celebration of legacy and a roadmap to the future of purpose-driven work. This isnt just a conference; its a celebration of legacy and a roadmap to the future of purpose-driven work. Can you pinpoint your associations competitive advantage(s)? More info/register.

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EventMobi: Association Events

JUNE 19, 2024

Karen recently helped plan the annual conference for the Association of Academic Surgical Administrators , which was held in Boston. Or take a small-scale approach and use your pre-event communications to highlight unusual facts about the location where your next industry conference will take place. Plus, it will be a ton of fun!

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Blue Sky eLearn

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Whether in-person or virtual, these partners are important, although they are not all created equal (and they probably feel that way about th e conferences they exhibit at and sponsor!). Many exhibitors and sponsors might feel like the conference needs them and their sponsorship dollars. Vendors who put their logo on every slid .

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Blue Sky eLearn

JULY 24, 2019

For an association, hosting events like conferences, networking meetups, and learning sessions is an effective way to bring people who share a common goal or passion together. With the right tools and strategies on your side, you can build out an approach to event planning that will always support these goals of recruitment and engagement.

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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. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Tue 5/19 from 9 a.m. More info/register.

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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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Higher Logic

AUGUST 1, 2019

The Top 3 Ways Associations Recruit New Members. reports which recruitment marketing channels have performed the best for associations (trade and professional). In the survey, associations were asked to select “Which recruitment marketing channels get your organization the most new members?”. Local Events/Meetings.

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Higher Logic

MAY 13, 2020

Maybe you’re struggling with: Retaining and recruiting more members. The great ideas and valuable connections members build with each other at your annual conference can happen all the time. You might be experiencing the effects of a lack of engagement at your association now, without realizing the source of the problem.

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 31, 2021

Think about the last time you went to an in-person conference in the Before Times: What was the best or most useful part of the event? It was probably a lot of Likert scale questions about the venue and the food and the speakers and the conference app. The problem is that provides a limited view of engagement.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Virtual conference communications survey. The ASAE Communication Professionals Advisory Council requests your participation in a short, 11 question survey to help the community understand the challenges of planning virtual conference communications. Conference attendee learning journey. Virtual conference experience.

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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. More info/register. Host: ASI Tue 2/25 at 11 a.m.

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MARCH 12, 2021

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Presenters: Lisa Block, EVP, Conference Strategy and Design, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting. Host: Fridays@4. CAE credits.

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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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OCTOBER 25, 2024

Volunteer leader recruitment. Billhighway describes nine strategies for recruiting chapter leaders that reduce the stress of leadership roles, offer more fulfilling volunteer experiences, and rejuvenate your chapters. . Join a weekend meet up at a restaurant close to the conference hotel and meet some of your community in person.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Member recruitment. YourMembership describes 13 steps small-staff associations should take to attract and recruit new members. 2nd Annual Data Analytics Network Data Science Fair (Arlington VA) We are recruiting data nerds to talk about their coolest project. Check out the creative ideas in the post and comments. Creativity.

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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. Guest: Sandy Weiss. 1 CAE credit.

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JUNE 18, 2021

Virtual conference networking. Lee Gimpel of Better Meetings is calling out virtual conference organizers for giving the label “networking opportunities” to five types of experiences that don’t deliver on the networking promise , including the ubiquitous chat box. Lessons learned while planning a hybrid conference for APHON.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Virtual conference design. Dave Lutz of Velvet Chainsaw Consulting says many professionals “will not participate six to eight hours a day for your three-day virtual conference” so “don’t take the same old face-to-face agenda and try to plug it into a virtual platform.” He shares ideas to get you started with 2021 conference planning.

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NXUnite

JANUARY 8, 2025

To power your operations, you need to recruit and retain a strong team of staff and volunteers. Another employee might be more excited to attend a virtual nonprofit conference because they love networking. No matter how straightforward your nonprofits mission is, the work behind it is complex.

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JULY 17, 2020

The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology shared some of their sponsorship plans for an upcoming virtual conference on Collaborate (sorry, ASAE members only). Quick hits before we get to the list of this week’s free education: Challenges and opportunities with membership recruitment for trade associations. MeetingsNet ).

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 15, 2018

That said, it’s important to think about boosting member engagement as the best way to set your recruitment strategy up for long-term success.¹. With an engaged member base, word about your association’s value will spread organically, supporting your greater recruitment efforts.

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DECEMBER 6, 2024

Lessons in Advocate Recruitment to Ready You for 2025 From old-school traditional to the latest in social and AI technologies, learn the tactics and strategies you’ll need to position yourself and your program for advocacy success in the new year. More info/register. More info/register.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 19, 2020

As the global pandemic continues to keep many indoors and away from large in-person events, your regular member meetings and large conferences must either be postponed or pivoted to the online space. If you can only focus on either recruitment or retention, it’s more cost-effective and beneficial to focus on the latter. Large events.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Gamification makes about as much sense as chocolate-dipped broccoli , says Adrian Segar at Conferences That Work. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

One virtual conference pretty much looks like another—”talking heads on a screen, chat boxes on the side and maybe some Zoom breakout rooms.” 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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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Virtual conferences. Virtual conference as ritual. Don Neal of 360 Live Media believes a conference can serve the same ritualistic role in our professional lives that other ceremonies and events play in our personal lives. Virtual conference tips. Tri-brid event model. It would at least offer a different experience.

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JULY 24, 2020

Inspired by Priya Parker’s The Art of Gathering , MemberSuite describes the seven essential elements for creating a memorable virtual conference instead of the typical series of webinars with accompanying chat box. Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Tue 7/28 at 11 a.m.

Revenue 259

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

You put a ton of effort into planning, promoting, and hosting a conference, but once it’s over, attendees drift away. Discover how to use data and feedback to understand volunteer needs and tailor recruitment and retention efforts. She shares tips for fostering a culture of experimentation that balances innovation and reality.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Agnes Amos-Coleman, MBA, CMP, education, conference, event, certification consultant, Amos-Coleman. Mike Frost, Co-Founder & Global Recruitment Director, Expocast. Why Virtual Conferences Have Sticking Power. Ready to Recruit & Retain Diverse Talent? Check out Cecilia’s Nonprofit Executive Spotlight series too.

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