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JANUARY 10, 2020

That’s why I like the “most popular posts of the past year” posts that come out this time of year, like this one from AMS provider MemberSuite and this one from LMS provider WBT Systems. Try on learning formats you can create in your LMS right now. LMS Selection: Mastering the Process, Avoiding the Pitfalls. 1 CAE credit.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

TopClass LMS describes marketing messages that persuade members to become learners and elements of online education programs that stoke the intrinsic motivation of learners. – LMS Demo Days Watch presentations from a limited number of industry partners that offer LMS platforms. Motivation to learn. Microlearning.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

TopClass LMS highlights distinctive site features from several excellent examples. Setting a Strategy for Recruiting Talent Learn about best practices for effectively hiring candidates for both permanent and project work in the meetings and events industry, including defining the role and devising a game plan for recruiting.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

TopClass LMS describes how your association can support and enhance corporate workforce development initiatives through learning portals, skills training, credentialing programs, career pathways, and moreand suggests several reasons to prioritize these efforts. Member recruitment. Workforce development.

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WBT Systems

JANUARY 3, 2017

Economies of Scale – reduce costs of delivering education programs. If recruiting younger members is a key strategic goal for your association, you may want to restructure or repackage your education offering for millennials to outline how your programs and credentials can help them to secure employment.

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Blue Sky eLearn

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Your engagement efforts should aim to meet those needs—after all, the value your association offers has to outweigh the cost of membership. If you can only focus on either recruitment or retention, it’s more cost-effective and beneficial to focus on the latter. So, what exactly does association member engagement consist of?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

TopClass LMS wants you to know about the coalition supporting legislation to extend the use of tax-exempt 529 savings plans to association credentialing programs. LMS Demo Days Watch presentations from a limited number of industry partners that offer LMS platforms. Curated reading lists are the best, right? Data strategy.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Even someone without any tech experience can turn their website into a new member recruiter — in just an afternoon. – How Much Does Membership Software Really Cost? Meeting Budget and Cost-Savings Strategies. Find out the five key steps to assure measurable cost savings and ROI. Tue 1/24 at 2 p.m. Wed 1/25 at 1 p.m.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 28, 2022

While the upfront cost for an AMS might be more expensive than you initially expect, in the long run, purchasing new technology will save you money. Learning management system: Consider adding auxiliary software like a learning management system (LMS) to your association. Therefore, having a flexible IT budget is key.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Even someone without any tech experience can turn their website into a new member recruiter — in just an afternoon. Meeting Budget and Cost-Savings Strategies. Find out the five key steps to assure measurable cost savings and ROI. The LMS Meets 2017: What Every Buyer Must Know. Thu 1/24 at 2 p.m. More info/register.

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Aaron Wolowiec

MARCH 24, 2015

Many associations already employ a LMS, and since they retain experts in niche and trendy areas, they’re prime to offer their members a MOOC-like learning opportunity. It recently released a whitepaper with 10 tips for instructional designers and LMS administrators, inspired by the success of MOOCs.

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AUGUST 21, 2020

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. The ROI of Words: How to Write Website Copy That Will Drive Member Renewal and Recruitment. Key Contract Clauses: A Meeting Planners’ Guide to Cost Containment & Risk Reduction. What features should I be looking for?

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JULY 20, 2018

Is your LMS evolving? WBT Systems explains why your LMS provider (and other tech vendors) should have a product roadmap. The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) was inspired to develop an automated campaign to rekindle and spark recruitment amongst their lapsed member base. More info/register.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

In the latest post in their series about the different people involved in an LMS implementation on the vendor side, WBT Systems explains what their developers and quality assurance testers are doing behind the scenes to ensure an LMS meets the client association’s requirements and expectations. Tue 9/4 at 2:30 p.m. Host: Bizzabo.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Member recruitment. Impexium describes the eight elements of an association marketing strategy that will help you recruit more members, such as developing personas, leveraging data, nurturing leads, and more. Without a basic knowledge of APIs, you could also cost your association a lot of time and money. Trade show costs.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

TopClass LMS explains how education programs can help your association’s grassroots advocacy efforts. Member recruitment. To attract young members , you must recruit in ways that make sense to them. That’s on us, says Jay Cost at The Dispatch. His points make sense, although he’s not suggesting you stop using LinkedIn.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Joanna Pineda spoke with Rick Grimm, CEO of NIGP, on episode 15 of the Matrix Group’s Association Thrive podcast about his association’s Talent Council, which takes a different approach to volunteer recruitment. LMS Marketplace This inaugural sneak peek of the LMS Marketplace focuses on learning management systems. 1 CAE credit.

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JUNE 14, 2024

Membership to Leadership: Recruiting Millennial and Gen Z members to the Leadership Pipeline (CRVM June Crunch and Munch) An active volunteer leadership pipeline and succession planning are integral to healthy, thriving chapters. More info/register. Host: Sidecar Speaker: Thomas Altman, Co-Founder, Tasio Tue 6/18 at 12 p.m. 1 CAE credit.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

TopClass LMS explains why you should keep the conversation going and the community gathering after a course, conference or educational program ends. Will costs finally come down? It will also explore which business functions are leading the way, how leadership is supporting AI efforts, and how policies are affecting adoption.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

TopClass LMS explains how to keep industry professionals (and members) close with a learning subscription. Hear about the benefits of a Chapter Ambassador Program, how to recruit Ambassador members, the steps needed to launch the program, how to leverage this as a member benefit, and the overall value proposition. 1 CAE credit.

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MARCH 18, 2022

LMS Demo Day. Join us for the just-in-time virtual LMS demo day featuring presentations from a limited number of industry partners that offer LMS platforms. Presenters: Christopher Corr, President and Founder, Cost Wellness LLC. Membership Recruitment: How to Reach New Markets. Tue 3/22 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. –

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Why get an LMS. Your association survived the pandemic without an LMS, you’re returning to in-person meetings, and the budget isn’t looking so good. Why the heck would you even think about getting an LMS ? Hear about tools to get employee engagement, increase benefits awareness and manage rising insurance costs.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

No more struggling over retention, lifetime value, acquisition cost, or other need-to-know numbers. Is Your AV Budget in the Red Zone: Cost Savings & Negotiation Strategies You Need Now. LMS Demo Day. Learn about digital content structures that work for recruitment, retention, and revenue. Membership formulas.

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JULY 21, 2017

LMS provider WBT Systems writes about instructional design innovations that associations could borrow from “ModPo” and a few other award-winning MOOCs. Recognize the difference between soft and hard costs. A few years ago I took an excellent online Coursera course, Modern American Poetry. 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

TopClass LMS explains why and how associations should step up their efforts and shares examples of associations who have. The Data Bunch: The Hidden Costs of Dirty Data: How Clean Up Can Transform Your Organization Find out about the hidden costs of dirty data and assess its impact on your organization. Mobile apps.

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JULY 8, 2022

If you don’t, you can cost your association a lot of time and money. Does My AMS Have to Have a Bridge to My LMS? The 3 R’s of Membership | The First R: Recruit | Ensuring Your Member Onboarding Journey Gets Results. LinkedIn: Maximize Member Engagement and Strategic Recruitment. More info/register. Wed 7/13 at 1 p.m.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Thanks to this course, over 1,000 association executives have learned how to conduct research, develop relevant benefits, establish member content gates, improve recruitment and retention campaigns, and grow membership. See the full course syllabus for more details. The course meets Thursdays, 1-2pm ET from July 11 to September 12.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

WBT Systems provides advice for LMS training during and after implementation. Here’s another explanation of how to use inbound marketing for member recruitment. Learn how to transform event logistics management into a time-saving, cost-reducing center of excellence that moves planners to a new level of proficiency.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Find out how contract language can shift liability for costs and damages from one party to the other. But most will agree that recruitment and retention feels tougher now than ever before. Wed 10/31 at 1 p.m. Contracts: Critical Clauses. Learn to identify the most essential clauses to include in a meeting contract. 1 CAE credit.

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APRIL 5, 2024

TopClass LMS explains how to differentiate and add value to your association’s education programs by building a human touch into them. I also noticed a lack of intention in solving these issues: most associations admit to not having member engagement, young professional recruitment and lapsed member reengagement plans.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Presenters: Dany Bourjolly Smith (moderator), SHRM-SCP, lead consultant, Association CareerHQ Recruitment Concierge Team. Live Review (LMS demos). – Live Review (LMS demos). 1 CMP credit. More info/register.

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MAY 12, 2017

– Buying an LMS Today to Meet the Learning Needs of Tomorrow. Gain a better understanding of what is needed to deliver a rich Internet experience for your event and the associated costs that go along with it, including bandwidth, and what it means; infrastructure, and why it’s important; and support, and why it’s critical.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

After an informative discussion in ASAE Collaborate, TopClass LMS was inspired to introduce the Open Space event format to those who can’t access the forum. I love this page from SEMI about the semiconductor industry. Please send me links if you have one or know of a good one. Open Space event design. Association benchmarks. 1 CAE credit.

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JANUARY 21, 2022

Learn how board skills tracking can help you identify critical gaps and engage in more strategic board member recruitment. A Meetings Cost-Saving Primer. Event organizers across the board are reporting a drop-off in registration to their hybrid events, and a rise in cost per acquisition. 1 CAE credit. Wed 1/26 at 1 p.m. –

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

In part two of their Open Space series, TopClass LMS explains how to overcome common objections to using this engaging event format. Another take on the young professional recruitment challenge comes from James Young of Product Community. Hear how to reduce costs across your events program. Conference design. 1 CMP credit.

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MAY 12, 2023

Lunch costs are on your own. Lunch costs are on your own. Beyond Basic Learning Metrics: Using Analytics to Uncover Insights & Education Gaps Pulling reports and getting basic learning metrics from your LMS can be a struggle. No plan, no progress. With podcasts, I’m like a ghost in the room. on the same day. 1 CAE credit.

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JUNE 24, 2022

Member recruitment. GrowthZone put together a PDF for you to adapt or use in your member recruitment campaigns. With supply chain challenges, staffing shortages, a plant-based movement and rising food costs, there’s a lot of uncertainty about what will happen next. Presenter: Maneesha Manges, CXO, HighRoad Solution.

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