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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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 As funding requirements become more complex and stakeholder expectations for transparency grow, relying on outdated methods can lead to inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and compliance risks.

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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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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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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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Higher Logic

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The Metal Treating Institute ( MTI ) is a nonprofit trade association built to support its members, companies in the heat treating business. It has 370 member companies across 40 U.S. states and Canada. MTI adopted an online community in 2009. This is their digital transformation story. Wondering how your association can stay relevant, effectively connect with younger members, save staff time, increase revenue, and boost retention?

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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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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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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

It is general practice currently for visitors to make their way to the registration desks at trade shows, exhibitions or corporate events where they identify themselves with a name, number, bar-code or 2D code from which their details are located on the registration system. They are then issued with an ID Card and Lanyard with a barcode that is scanned by event staff as they proceed into the event.

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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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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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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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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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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Edinburgh-based virtual summit platform HeySummit has announced that it’s offering free accounts for in-person conferences, summits, and events that are being affected by the coronavirus outbreak. “We’ve been getting queries from event organisers all around the world who are worried that they’ll have to cancel their physical conference because of concerns about Corona,” CEO Robert Gelb has said, “It’s a terrible situation where something that’s taken months or years of preparation can suddenly b

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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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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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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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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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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Not for Profit organisation A Greener Festival have announced the shortlists for the 2nd International AGF Awards which shines a light on the leading festivals striving to reduce waste and emissions, and enhance equality and ecosystems. Awards are given across 10 important sustainability categories, including the top accolade of the International Greener Festival Award 2020.

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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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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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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

In this month's newsletter, you'll get a sneak peek at the first results from our huge membership survey, plus an update to the PersoniFest session schedule and the ultimate list of nonprofit podcasts.

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Event Industry News

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Last year’s Event Tech Live featured Anthonia Smith from Ungerboeck on the Expo and Engage Stage. Here, she discussed the role of digitisation on enhancing the communication streams within the event industry. Having seven years’ experience within the technology sector, Anthonia is now the account executive for the venue and event management platform, Ungerboeck.

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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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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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