Wild Apricot

JULY 24, 2020

Here are all the free nonprofit webinars happening in August 2020 that the Internet has to offer.

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Higher Logic

JULY 9, 2020

If you’ve ever owned, led, or managed a community, you’ve asked yourself, or been asked a version of this question: “Is our level of community engagement where it needs to be?”. This is a difficult question to answer, because it depends on a lot of different factors – but measuring community engagement is vital. Communities don’t produce the business and organizational results we know they can have if people aren’t engaging and returning to them, so it’s critically important that we know where w

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Spark Consulting

JULY 7, 2020

Did you miss the webinar Hilary Marsh (Content Company) and I gave last week on content curation and why your association needs to get on board with it to help your members and other audiences deal with information overload? You’re in luck! Thanks to our host Impexium, there’s a free recording available at the Impexium website. In the webinar, Hilary and I: Outline the problem of information overload.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 14, 2020

A great donor relationship is not unlike a happy marriage. Here are some tips for keeping your donors' love alive so they keep coming back!

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Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Reid All About it

JULY 31, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Economic outlook for associations. Please consider participating in Marketing General Inc.’s (MGI) second annual Association Economic Outlook survey. The results will help our community better understand how associations are adapting to change and preparing for the future.

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CommPartners

JULY 14, 2020

A Learning Management System, or LMS, is software designed for online training, tracking, and reporting that supports content creation and storage for continued learning. An LMS provides your organization or association an opportunity to create a learning community on an eLearning platform. Sound like something that would benefit your membership? Knowing some advantages of an […].

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Blue Sky eLearn

JULY 14, 2020

When the pandemic started causing conferences to cancel at the last minute, those that quickly went virtual saw a high number of attendees. In fact, even at Blue Sky eLearn, our webinar attendance for our own educational webinars shot up. But as the months of the pandemic have worn on, we’ve started to hear the phrase “Zoom fatigue” more and more. .

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Membersuite

JULY 15, 2020

Members only engage if they’re interested in what you’re offering. And as the pandemic wears on, their needs and interests are changing which requires you to quickly adapt. Here are 5 strategies to help your association keep members engaged.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 17, 2020

Wondering how your nonprofit can use cause marketing? Here's everything you need to know about partnering with a business for mutual profit.

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Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Association Success

JULY 1, 2020

Zoom meetings are a daily presence in your professional life. The chances of that changing soon are slim, especially as people start to realize virtual events and meetings are more cost-effective and time-efficient, said Dr. Laura Sicola, founder of Vocal Impact Productions and host of the podcast “Speaking to Influence.”. Once you’ve accepted that, it’s time to make sure you’ve got the tools to feel comfortable behind the computer lens.

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WBT Systems

JULY 6, 2020

Don’t Let Zoom Fatigue Affect Attendance for Your Virtual Events. Read more about Don’t Let Zoom Fatigue Affect Attendance for Your Virtual Events.

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Idea Architects

JULY 8, 2020

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Reid All About it

JULY 10, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… You know what really gets under my skin and makes me crazy? The emergence of, quoting here, “a new set of moral attitudes and political commitments that tend to weaken our norms of open debate and toleration of differences in favor of ideological conformity.

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Is messy, outdated, or duplicate data making it harder to track engagement, revenue, and performance? Poor data quality can slow your organization down and prevent you from making informed decisions. With The Dirty Data Guide , you'll discover: Practical steps to clean your data and maintain accuracy over time. A checklist to help your team implement data hygiene best practices.

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Association Analytics

JULY 13, 2020

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) selected Acumen as their business intelligence platform to gain more insight into members’ needs. CASE is the global non-profit association dedicated to educational advancement—alumni relations, communications, development, marketing, and advancement services—who share the goal of championing education to transform lives and society.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 16, 2020

If your nonprofit has had to cancel your silent auction fundraising event due to COVID-19, you can still run a successful virtual auction online. Here's everything you need to know.

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Achurch

JULY 20, 2020

The pivot to virtual meetings is not a 1:1 exchange. It is something different than the “ way we have always done it.” If you were thinking of replacing some part of or make changes to your old meeting, now is an opportune time to make that transition. Approach your meeting/conference changes not as what you “have to do,” but as opportunities waiting to be realized.

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WBT Systems

JULY 27, 2020

Is There a Need for Professionals to Become “Virtual Certified” in Your Industry? Read more about Is There a Need for Professionals to Become “Virtual Certified” in Your Industry?

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GrowthZone’s 11th annual survey highlights trends, challenges, and strategies shaping the membership industry through insights from U.S. and Canadian association professionals. Get your copy of the 2025 Association Survey Results Report to see how your organization measures up: The biggest challenges associations are facing Membership retention trends and non-renewal insights Strategies for automatic renewals and reinstatements Shifts in member engagement tactics Why members are joining (and sta

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Spark Consulting

JULY 13, 2020

Mark your calendar to join me Wednesday, September 2 (NEW DATE!) at noon for “Leading Engagement from the Outside-In” at Association Insights in Old Town Cyberspace. I’ll be discussing findings from a whitepaper I wrote with Anna Caraveli a little while ago on member-centric engagement. Key takeaways: learning a new definition of member engagement, refocusing engagement to generate real value, and placing engagement at the heart of your membership strategy.

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Reid All About it

JULY 17, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Design thinking demystified. Are you just a tiny bit intimidated by the idea of design thinking? It’s okay, we’ve all been there. Design thinking is completely doable when you get it explained to you like WBT Systems does in their post, Design Thinking for Associations: Let’s Take It from Conceptual to Practical.

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Association Success

JULY 7, 2020

Associations connect mentors with mentees, offer professional development and continuing education courses, write rules and regulations for their industries, and innovate every chance they have. But what does it mean to truly innovate? Innovation is a word heard frequently in conversation with association professionals, but do we actually understand the importance of associations driving this innovation?

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Wild Apricot

JULY 2, 2020

Proper financial planning and establishing sound accounting practices for your nonprofit are key to remaining sustainable. Here's how you can get started!

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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GrowthZone

JULY 2, 2020

A positive user experience is key to the success of any association website. The easier your website is to navigate, the less time it takes a user to find what they’re looking for. A navigable website: Increases visit duration. Let’s visitors know they’re in the right place to find information. Reduces bounce rates. Improves conversions. Provides a positive user experience.

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WBT Systems

JULY 13, 2020

Design Thinking for Associations: Let’s Take It from Conceptual to Practical. Read more about Design Thinking for Associations: Let’s Take It from Conceptual to Practical.

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Event Industry News

JULY 20, 2020

Following the announcement that business events and conferences can restart from 1 st October, ExCeL London has outlined its reopening plan, for safe, organised events. Jeremy Rees, CEO, ExCeL London: “We are delighted that the government has confirmed the timetable for when business events and conferences can resume. Having played a full role in supporting the NHS, providing all of our facilities for the Nightingale Hospital, we are now looking forward to playing an equally active role in the n

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Reid All About it

JULY 24, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Associations and the future of colleges. Jeff Cobb of Tagoras/Leading Learning asks a provocative but reasonable question: Could associations replace colleges? For many of us, the answer is a resounding “Yes.” Associations have a role to play in the training, credentialing and lifelong learning market, but few have taken advantage of those opportunities.

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Speaker: Jessica Bonney from VICA and Jeff Horne from Wicket

What does delivering an exceptional member experience mean in today's world? With the right insights, tools, and strategies, you can identify what truly matters to your members, drive meaningful engagement at scale, and continue to meet the ever-evolving needs of your members. Join association experts Jessica Bonney from VICA and Jeff Horne from Wicket who will share practical insights on how to build an exceptional member-driven experience by gaining a deeper understanding of your members and d

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Association Success

JULY 27, 2020

It started with a tweet. Next, came a rather public revamp of policies and initiatives intended to make the Romance Writers of America more diverse and inclusive. In the tweet last August, romance writer Courtney Milan called a fellow romance author’s book an “(expletive) racist mess.” What followed was a formal ethics complaint by that author, Kathryn Lynn Davis, and publisher Suzan Tisdale.

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Wild Apricot

JULY 24, 2020

Regardless of how many volunteers you have or what kind of work your organization does, here's why it's crucial to have a volunteer management plan, as well as how to create one.

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Association Adviser

JULY 26, 2020

Discover activities you can do throughout the day to stay focused, on track, and in your element while working from home. The post 10 Simple Tips for Thriving While Working from Home appeared first on Association Adviser.

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