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However, whether increasing non-dues revenue or new member recruitment, it’s just as important that your organization follows through with these goals. We’ve gathered four tips to help you organize your association’s key data and communications, and then keep them organized as the year progresses. Let’s dive in!
To power your operations, you need to recruit and retain a strong team of staff and volunteers. By implementing a learning management system (LMS) , you can facilitate all of these efforts and centralize training and education into one platform. Lets explore the top ways your nonprofit can use an LMS to advance its mission.
TopClass LMS explains why, instead of competing, associations should partner with their chapters to design and/or deliver online education programs. What do you lose by making your organization more transparent? But is your organization up to the challenge? Are you okay with sharing your answers with everyone?
Brain Food readers can earn up to 10 CAE credits by attending Chris Gloedes popular Association Member Growth Certificate Course.Over 1,000 association execs have finished the course after learning how to conduct research, develop relevant benefits, establish member content gates, evolve recruitment and retention campaigns, and grow membership.
Throughout March, Mary Byers, CAE, and the Loyalty Research Center are sharing stories about highly innovative organizations, their best practices, interviews with innovators, and challenge questions about innovation to ponder. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.
Lee Gimpel of Better Meetings is calling out virtual conference organizers for giving the label “networking opportunities” to five types of experiences that don’t deliver on the networking promise , including the ubiquitous chat box. Virtual conference networking. Quick hits. More info/register. Mon 6/21 at 1 p.m. every Monday.
Jim Taylor at BoardSource explains how to recruit for board diversity without disrespecting people of color —and shares a personal example that should make you squirm. LMS/CRM integration. Fri 9/11 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. LMS Demo Day. Board diversity.
The authors finish by saying, “Association tech ecosystems limit or enable organizations’ capacity to serve their members and customers online… Real strategic leaders will pull their technical foundation from the shadows and shine a light on the important stack decisions ahead. More info/register. Fri 3/12 at 11:30 a.m. Host: Rees McCann.
Tracy King has come to the rescue with an excellent idea: host the trade show/expo on your learning management system (LMS) —a long-lasting and sustainable solution for exhibitors, prospective customers and your association. Demystifying LMS-AMS Integration Options: For Association Non-Techies. Exhibitors. More info/register.
. – Unplug and Flourish: The Sabbatical Journey (Radio Free 501c, the podcast of Rogue Tulips Consulting ) Every week Rogue Tulips brings the nonprofit community intriguing guests discussing vital topics affecting nonprofit organizations around the world—and we have fun doing it! More info/register. 1 CAE credit. . 1 CAE credit.
LMS selection. In recent years, thousands of entrepreneurs and for- and non-profit organizations started online learning businesses. The learning management system (LMS) market has exploded in response. In organizing two Ven-Cons , 501Works has demonstrated their commitment to improving association and AMS partner relationships.
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. More info/register.
Luring members/customers to your LMS. WBT Systems says, “The LMS is the workhorse for the professional development team, but it has many more uses beyond hosting online courses.” They share ten ways to encourage members and prospective customers to browse through the educational programs you offer via your LMS. 1 CMP credit.
On Thursday (9/26), ASAE is hosting a webinar about a possible existential threat to associations: legislators who want to apply the 21% corporate tax rate to the non-donation net revenue of tax-exempt organizations, like associations. You don’t have to be an ASAE member to attend this consultant-organized event. Motivation to learn.
Fri 2/5 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.
TopClass LMS highlights distinctive site features from several excellent examples. Sherry Budziak at.orgSource describes how two associations’ partnerships with civic and governmental organizations acted as safety nets in times of crisis. Organizer: Cecilia Sepp, CAE, CNP, founder, Rogue Tulips Consulting Fri 10/27 at 12:30 p.m. –
MemberSuite shares membership marketing tactics to use before, during and after your event to recruit non-member attendees. Organizer: Bruce Rosenthal, Partnership Professionals Network. Leaders often understands the value of Agile and agrees to implement it in their organization, yet fall short of adopting it fully themselves.
There have been some interesting articles and blogs posted in recent weeks with great ideas for engaging members in learning, curating online content to ensure relevancy, and ensuring your organization has a strategically digital mindset. The Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of Curation.
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. This series of 15-minute videos cover hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. A new episode is posted every Monday by 1 p.m.
EDT*- Recruiting and Retaining Talent (Virtual Lunch). Learn what companies are doing in the association management community to recruit high performers with positive attitudes and how to build a loyal, high performing team resulting in higher retention rates for your AMC. Hope to see you there! Tue 4/19 at 12 p.m. 1 CAE credit. .
EDT*- Recruiting and Retaining Talent (Virtual Lunch). Learn what companies are doing in the association management community to recruit high performers with positive attitudes and how to build a loyal, high performing team resulting in higher retention rates for your AMC. Hope to see you there! Tue 4/19 at 12 p.m. 1 CAE credit. .
Fri 2/12 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Crea8e Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.
The resulting report from this survey provides benchmarking data and insight into how more than 1,000 associations recruit, engage and retain members and certificants. Even though WBT is a learning management system (LMS) provider, not one of the trends and opportunities they highlight is about technology. Tue 1/15 at 2 p.m.
Learn what LMS features create a unified learning experience, how a LMS benefits learners and staff, and why that matters. – The Secret to Recruiting Talent: Authentic Employer Branding. Why is it so hard to recruit and retain the right talent? Register. (1 1 CAE credit per session). Host: iCohere Academy.
During the past year, d id your organization experience disruption in the form of a shrinking budget or a smaller staff? If so, you’re not alone ! How to innovate at your member-based organization in 2023 . Has your organization considered leveraging artificial intelligence (AI)? Here’s how to get started.
It’s especially important considering education is the short game; increasing membership through retention and recruitment is the end goal. Administrative Costs: How much does an LMS cost? When pricing your eLearning courses, consider the cost of: Your LMS. Who will be responsible for interacting with your LMS?
TopClass LMS explains how to use emotional marketing triggers to persuade people to register for an educational program or conference. Explore cutting-edge tools and strategies that will enable you to streamline processes, enhance communication, and foster a culture of collaboration within your organization. Sponsor perspectives.
Shopping for an LMS? You definitely want to check out the 2019 edition of the Association LMS Buyers Companion from the good folks at Talented Learning. WBT Systems (of TopClass LMS fame) explains how learning subscriptions help good intentions come to life. Organizer: Talisa Thomas-Hall, ACS ALB, VC5, The Association Whisperer.
Learn what LMS features create a unified learning experience, how a LMS benefits learners and staff, and why that matters. – The Secret to Recruiting Talent: Authentic Employer Branding. Why is it so hard to recruit and retain the right talent? Organizer: Lowell Aplebaum, ASAE Aspiring Executive Leaders Group.
Like it or not, in our digital-driven world, non-members will evaluate how your association leverages innovative technologies to determine whether your organization is worth joining. To deliver a member-centric experience at your organization, you’ll need the right technology. Adopt innovative technology at your association.
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. Katherine Matthews, CAE, talks to Alexandra Mouw, CAE, about the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ journey to becoming a data-driven organization.
If you’re a regular reader of Association Brain Food, this post from TopClass LMS will be familiar ground for you. They share sources of free education for association professionals , including niche membership organizations, events, webinars and podcasts for the association community. Is your organization prepared for the exodus?
Fri 8/21 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.
This series of 15- to 20-minute videos covers hot topics and issues related to 501c organization management. The Great Resignation has left many organizations trying to make do with fewer workers and scrambling to hire talent in this hypercompetitive employment market. Host: Mariama Boney, Achieve More LLC. Mon 3/14 at 1 p.m.
At Snowball Fundraising , we develop fundraising and event tools for nonprofit organizations, so we’ve seen firsthand how important it is to develop and fine-tune the right strategies when events have very specific goals. . Encourage current members to volunteer for events or try and recruit others for you.
When you’re selecting technology, like a learning management system (LMS), there’s so many ways you can botch the decision, mostly because you don’t know what you don’t know. WBT Systems suggests ten factors you should consider while developing requirements for your new LMS. LMS Success: Keys to Building Participation and Revenue.
I think one had an AMS, CMS, and LMS project on the horizon. They’ll also discuss how organizations might leverage research in a move toward transformative thinking, what association-driven transformative thinking might look like, and what it could mean for our community. . Multi-system implementation. Yikes, I can’t even imagine.
As an example of this, back in June 2016 an article in Association Now magazine referenced a study titled “ Member Engagement Study: Aligning Organization Strategy With What Matters Most to Members.”
Integrating eLearning tools, like a Learning Management System (LMS), with your online community can help you establish a reputation for delivering valuable educational content. Building on that reputation can help you retain members and ignite interest in upcoming events.
They provide an action plan to increase engagement, even if you’re not “in charge” of engagement, along with case studies of organizations that have successfully shifted their cultures. organizations if they process data of individuals located in the EU. LMS Selection: Mastering the Process, Avoiding the Pitfalls. Host: ASAE.
How you communicate with members and the opportunities you offer directly impact their experience with your organization and the chance that they’ll renew. If you can only focus on either recruitment or retention, it’s more cost-effective and beneficial to focus on the latter. One-on-one meetings.
– Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions. Fri 11/6 at 2 p.m.
During the pandemic leaders rethought how they handled all aspects of their organization more than ever before. According to Liane Radford of Dennison & Associates, due to the upheaval of the past years “organizations have started to change their mindset on budget, needing to get more flexible on what they spend.”
Fri 12/18 at 10 a.m.* – Member ROI Simplified: Safeguarding Your Organization’s Future. The most important method for safeguarding your organization’s future is to research, embrace, and maximize your Member ROI. The ROI Member Recruitment Brochure: How to Create Brochures That Positively Influence Membership Decisions.
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