WBT Systems

AUGUST 5, 2019

Learning Subscriptions Help Good Intentions Come to Life. Read more about Learning Subscriptions Help Good Intentions Come to Life.

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Breezio

AUGUST 5, 2019

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Spark Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2019

Ah, the grace period, the bane of the membership profession’s experience. Should we have a grace period at all? How long should it be? I will admit to being a hard-ass about grace periods. My preference is none. If your membership lapses on July 31, 2019, then your access is cut off as of 12:01 am August 1. Remember how I recently wrote about rewarding the behavior you want to encourage ?

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Membersuite

AUGUST 5, 2019

Members, customers, attendees, and prospects expect some level of personalized or relevant content from every organization they interact with. Read the blog post to learn about the benefits of a marketing segmentation strategy for your association.

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Speaker: Gareth Webb & Phil Selley, Founding Partners at Intouch Business

For many nonprofit organizations and NGOs, managing grants and monitoring projects with spreadsheets and manual processes feels familiar—but is it holding your organization back? As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 7, 2019

Not every “wow”-worthy gesture at an event has to be bold—sometimes, it just has to be supremely useful. Here are a few smart ways associations impressed their attendees and exhibitors. Sometimes, the biggest “wow” you can generate for your attendees isn’t a spectacle. Maybe it’s just a sign that you’re listening and willing to go above and beyond to make them feel happy and included.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 9, 2019

Want to grow your membership? Here are 101 ways your organization can attract and recruit more members both in the short and long term.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 5, 2019

Xperience is the preeminent live technology show for associations, nonprofits, and schools. Created by Community Brands, the immersive digital experience is packed with inspirational keynotes, new product launches, a bustling expo hall, and valuable networking. It’s the place to be seen in 2019! Access to incredible speakers is one of the top five reasons.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 9, 2019

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Our annual family beach vacation is next week—the same time as the ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo (#ASAE19). I figured I’d be so excited about a week at the beach that I wouldn’t even miss Annual. But, I’ve got to admit, reading all the tweets and putting together this post, I’m feeling a bit wistful.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 8, 2019

Is your customer success team burnt out? How about stressed? If the answer is yes, I’m not surprised. With recent emphasis on customer success programs and the rise in rapidly scaling tech companies, customer success teams are often strapped for resources and time. Obviously, burnt-out customer success teams digging through disparate data sources and patching resources together for customers isn’t the ideal.

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Wild Apricot

AUGUST 9, 2019

Here are 25 great membership website examples from all sorts of different organizations. See how they've set up membership benefits, events, and more. Plus, learn how to easily create your own membership website in 3 easy steps!

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Blue Sky eLearn

AUGUST 5, 2019

You’ve finally done it. You’ve decided your organization needs to start hosting podcasts. Or maybe you’re still on the fence and are just looking for some advice if you do decide to take the leap. Here are some tips to get you headed in the right direction. . Why . You should have a clear vision and mission in mind when you start your podcast channel.

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YourMembership

AUGUST 6, 2019

10 ways to use your career center and professional learning program to support the member journey. Supporting your members’ career journey is vitally important to delivering a great overall member experience. These strategies will help. Your members’ needs and expectations evolve as they move through their careers and their membership with your organization.

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Eric Lanke

AUGUST 5, 2019

Today we launched a podcast at my association. It's called Fluid Power Forward , and on it, we plan to interview interesting people who are helping to move fluid power technology forward. If you're interested, you can listen to our first episode here. The project was fairly long in coming. The idea was first hatched at the tail-end of 2018, when I realized that there was a lot of interesting things going on in our industry, that we consistently presented and talked about those things at our work

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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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Association Adviser

AUGUST 6, 2019

The Florida Society of Association Executives raised more than $3,000 by hosting a pop-up shop for Rethreaded, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based clothing and accessories company, at their 2019 annual meeting. The post FSAE Re-Imagines Charitable Support through a Rethreaded Pop-Up Shop at its Annual Conference appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 7, 2019

In the first part of our ‘the future is visual’ series, Bogdan Maran, the founder and CEO of Visual Hive – a content data company – inspects how we consume visual data, how technological advancements have affected this and how we should be using this content for our events. What is your first interaction with any brand at the moment online?

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AMR Management Services

AUGUST 7, 2019

It's difficult to believe, but we’re coming up on six months since the AMR internal professional development conference; IdeaCON. The results were wonderful, with 82.6% of participants indicating.

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 6, 2019

Efficient meetings require more planning than simply emailing the attendees an invite. Whether it’s the association board, staff, or members, use the following tips to plan association meetings that meet objectives , produce results, and leave participants with a sense of accomplishment. Define the objective: Ask yourself what you are trying to accomplish.

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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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Associations Now

AUGUST 6, 2019

Want to boost attendance numbers at your next conference? Cater the experience to your audience. Also: what to do when someone says membership costs are too high. Just as every meeting has its own set of priorities and expectations, so does every attendee. Claire Hoffman from BizBash outlines the elements that rise to the top of guests’ wish lists: Instagrammable moments.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 8, 2019

Event professionals from agencies, the corporate sector and a variety of technology companies will be treated to an open-air BBQ at Tresham House Gardens, Red Lion Square in Holborn, on Wednesday 11 th September 2019. Last year, the lab hosted over 100 event professionals to celebrate all things ‘techy’. This year – again with major sponsorship from Event Tech Live, the Event Technology Awards and Evolution Dome – the BBQ promises to be bigger and better.

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Association Success

AUGUST 5, 2019

Poor communication skills are affecting job candidates. We often stress the importance of soft skills in the job market, and this is particularly true when it comes to a lack of communication skills affecting the employability of job candidates. As the Director of CompTIA AITP, an association for IT professionals, we talk a lot about not only the skills gap but a confidence gap.

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 6, 2019

Associations are continually battling some of the unintended lessons we learned in grammar school. Don’t speak out during class. Don’t stand out. Some questions are stupid. There is a risk for contributing in public, especially when you may not have the right answer. Many participants are hesitant to contribute or ask questions. Even when they are yearning to ask a burning question, they do not ask their question.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 6, 2019

Your messaging on membership’s return on investment is often as important as the benefits you provide. Consider whether you’re striking the right tone. Recently, I have become a bit of a podcast addict. I like one in particular, not only for its content but also because of its promotional strategy. It’s the New York Times podcast, The Daily. I’ve become such a regular listener that recently I started a monthly subscription with the Times , largely based on an advertising appeal The Daily makes i

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 5, 2019

Universal Pixels supplied the video package and crew for the Spice Girls’ hotly anticipated comeback tour, which featured a video-rich show design. Universal Pixels worked with Production Manager Tony Gittins, Creative Director Lee Lodge, Set Designer Jason Sherwood, Content Designer Kate Moross, and Video Director Jon Shrimpton to create the huge double-sided video ring in the centre of the stage, two large screens on the wings, and a header of video across the entire width of the stage, includ

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Association Success

AUGUST 6, 2019

Have you ever Googled “How to download your Facebook data” or “How to download your Google data”? Well, I have for some of my Google data. They’ll tell you where you were on what day, doing what. You’ll find every single photo. I was appalled. But then I thought about how I can go on Chrome, type two letters and how it will bring up the URL I’m looking for.

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Smooth The Path

AUGUST 8, 2019

Recently I learned about some fascinating membership structures and thought I’d share them in case you are considering a change in your membership. Membership dues only model. Members pay one big lump sum of dues, and then they have access to everything. They can download any or all of the training sessions; they can read the research; they can even attend the conference with just an RSVP.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 5, 2019

Citing a lack of public comment, a federal judge invalidated a move by the IRS to roll back a rule requiring nonprofits to disclose the names of large donors. The decision creates uncertainty for nonprofits that have filed their 2018 federal tax returns. A federal rule change that allows many nonprofits to stop reporting large donors to the IRS is on hold—at least for now.

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Event Industry News

AUGUST 8, 2019

On today’s episode of Event Industry News’ weekly podcast, our journalist, James Dickson, spoke to Universal Live’s Neil Clappison. Neil is the commercial manager for the live event production company and used this time to discuss what he described as the “growing trend” of interactive content. Running since 1990, Universal Live knows a thing or two about producing a successful live event.

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Nimble AMS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Six signs your association management software may be outdated. . Is your association failing to keep up with technology? Here are the top warning signs you may be falling behind. . Just as your association grows and evolves, technology changes too. Failing to keep up with technology advances may cause your organization to fall behind in its ability to work efficiently and deliver the great experiences your members expect.

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