WBT Systems

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

How Your Association Can Encourage Learner Self-Reliance. Read more about How Your Association Can Encourage Learner Self-Reliance.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

orgCommunity’s think tanks help association leaders become more agile, innovative & forward-thinking through original research and engaging discussions. The post How Think Tanks Help Association Leaders Learn to Be More Agile, Innovative, and Forward-Thinking appeared first on Association Adviser.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Email is still one of the primary ways to reach out to your members. These best practices will help ensure your email campaigns get the response you need. ?.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Your members look to your association for job opportunities and career advancement. The right career center solution can help you support your members through each stage of their careers. Job opportunities and career advancement are among the top reasons members join associations. They’re also among the top benefits members value throughout the member lifetime.

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Nimble AMS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Your innovation potential and the success of your association depend heavily on the platform your AMS is built on. Here’s what modern association CIOs know about the value and power of association management software systems built on enterprise CRM platforms. Enterprise cloud platform technologies have transformed the association management software (AMS) landscape.

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We’ve seen it in the past. Outbreaks, travel bans, terrorist attacks affecting travel around the world, and as a result – your events. As the current Coronavirus outbreak continues to grow, more and more organizations are being forced to cancel their e vents and con ferences, and in some cases stop employee travel completely. . While there is uncertainty in the weeks and months ahead, there are things you can start doing now to ensure the show does still go on!

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… One of my soapbox topics is associations taking a more holistic and innovative approach to sponsorships, so I enjoyed reading this MemberSuite post on sponsored experiences. They provide several examples to get you thinking, including some hallway activations at PCMA’s Convening Leaders.

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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Communities are becoming a staple for healthy organizations to reach and interact with their customers and members, but they can be hard to navigate. To help guide your community building efforts, two of our 2020 Community Movers + Shakers sat down for a webinar to share advice in response big community challenges that attendees were facing. Before we dive in, get to know the experts.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

The Google Ad Grants program is an amazing resource for nonprofits, but there are a lot of misconceptions about how it works. This post will clear up any questions you might have and help you make the most of the program.

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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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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Here are some ways to make the most out of your slow season: Segment your learners: According to Community Brands 2019 Digital Evolution Study 76 percent of members are interested in receiving personalized continuing education recommendations related to their interest or needs. The first step to personalization is to gather the necessary data to segment.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

As the National Black MBA Association celebrates its 50th anniversary, president and CEO Kay Wallace chatted with Association Adviser about what she’s doing to help NBMBAA® establish a reputation as an organization that steadfastly supports a diverse group of professionals. The post The Honor and Challenge of Being Entrusted with Others’ Dreams: Kay Wallace, National Black MBA Association appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

As concern about the coronavirus grows, the World Health Organization recently released a report with recommendations about keeping attendees safe at large events. Attendee health and safety are always top of mind for meeting professionals. However, with people worldwide growing increasingly concerned about the spread and impact of coronavirus (COVID-19), many organizers are weighing whether they should still hold their conferences as planned—or if cancellation or postponement is the better opti

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Advertising for your nonprofit doesn't have to be expensive. This guide will give you lots of ideas on how to make the most of your advertising budget and broaden your reach.

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Association Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Think about the last great product, new restaurant or fun show you found, one so helpful or interesting you truly enjoyed sharing it with someone you care about. For me, it was something simple: A transparent lip liner that goes with any shade of lipstick. Not exactly a life-changing product, but for $5, I found something that solved a problem for me.

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Smooth The Path

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

There are a lot of injustices at work: Slander. Bullying. Demotions. Harassment. Pay inequities. Discrimination. Inhumane policies. Popularity contents. Extreme competition. Jockeying for position. Criticizing and belittling. Biased adherence to policies. Downsizing, rightsizing, and layoffs. Managers taking credit for subordinates work. These behaviors are exhibited at various levels of intensity in many organizations and seem to run rampant in some industries.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Everyone has a platform and a personal brand these days—why shouldn’t your association leverage that? That’s the idea behind employee advocacy, a growing social media trend. Perhaps this should be obvious, but messaging needs scale. It can’t just be a matter of one person shouting something, not even if that person or association has a million followers.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

A nonprofit CRM is an essential tool for running a successful nonprofit in this day and age. Browse this list to make sure you choose the right one!

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Velvet Chainsaw

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

If you, as a conference organizer or meeting owner, think selling sponsorships at your event is just about those four to five days when thousands gather face-to-face, think again. You are worth so much more than that. It’s time to stop devaluing your events, said Kim Skildum-Reid, owner of Power Sponsorship , a firm that specializes in advising corporations and sponsor seekers about effective sponsorship, at a recent workshop.

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Smooth The Path

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Before the days of EZ Pass, a motorist in front of me paid for my toll. A similar thing happened at a Starbucks drive-through. Strangers have handed me coupons in stores. Once someone gave my family a free movie ticket. We have come home to find garden vegetables on our doorstep. In Switzerland, a very nice lady walked me across town to help me find my destination.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Why making your website usable for all is the right thing to do. Also: harnessing the power of a valuable advertising strategy—word-of-mouth. if you’re in the midst of a website refresh, don’t forget to put web accessibility on your list of priorities, writes DelCor’s Tom Jelen. Making your website accessible means designing it in a way that makes it usable for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, location, or ability.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Nonprofit newsletters can be a great way to spread the word about your mission and build better relationships with your supporters. Here are tips and examples to help you write your very own nonprofit newsletter!

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HighRoad Solution

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

There are many layers to our goals as. e. mail. m. arketers. We want to craft well-written, high-impact messages. We want to send those messages to the right people at the right time. We want those people to actually read and engage with our messages. Thanks to standard reporting on most email systems, we have a pretty good handle on how well we’re doing with these goals.

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Membersuite

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

The old approach to sponsorship is no longer effective or sustainable. Sponsors want more value than logos and signage, they want to make a real impression on attendees. Here are ways to help sponsors create unique and memorable experiences.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Innovation isn’t just about the ideas people create, but the environment leaders provide to inspire them. A look at unconscious biases can stoke the creativity you need. Innovation is essential to an organization—all it means, at its core, is being able to come up with new ideas, and your association hasn’t survived without doing that a few times.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Everyone has a smartphone these days. That’s why many clubs and associations are switching from paper-printed membership cards (which are a big waste!) to digital membership cards. Here are the steps to get started yourself using Wild Apricot — the entire process only takes about three minutes.

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Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

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HighRoad Solution

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

There are many layers to our goals as. e. mail. m. arketers. We want to craft well-written, high-impact messages. We want to send those messages to the right people at the right time. We want those people to actually read and engage with our messages. Thanks to standard reporting on most email systems, we have a pretty good handle on how well we’re doing with these goals.

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Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Click for Full-Size Version of Infographic. Note from Beth: Online harassment is a problem especially for nonprofits that are doing advocacy for controversial issues. My colleague Hannah Brennan, Senior Manager at Social Misfits Media , has written this post to share with a useful infographic on how to deal with trolls online. A Guide to Dealing with Online Harassment for Non-Profits.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The factors that lead to a successful presentation. Also: a look at the most recent changes in the social media landscape. At professional conferences, speakers are responsible for delivering informative and entertaining presentations. As a result, they often make or break an event. “When retaining speakers to present at their conference or convention, meeting planners must tread very carefully,” says professional speaker Jeff Davidson on the Plan Your Meetings blog.

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