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Online Learning Tips for You & Your Members to Take Back to School

As fall approaches, you or your members might head back to school, perhaps taking an online class for the first time. We won’t sugarcoat it:...

Create Positive Change in Your Industry with Manager Training Programs

You can never learn enough about managing people. Even a manager who’s been at it for 30 years will tell you they’re still learning. The good ones...

Reimagine & Improve Your Association’s Webinars for a Virtual Audience with Greater Expectations

‘Webinar’ has become a dirty word. For many, it conjures 10 minutes of introductory ‘housekeeping’ followed by a 45-minute PowerPoint presentation...

Here’s Your Chance to Experience the Potential of Flipped Conference Learning

How about a little homework before you attend the upcoming ASAE Annual Meeting in Nashville? I promise it won’t take much time at all. Plus, by...

Professional Development’s Role in Membership Is Growing, per the 2022 MGI Report

Combine uncertainty about the economy with post-pandemic reflections on how we value and spend our time and money, and you have the conditions for...

A Shadow Board Can Help Your Association Become More Relevant to Young Professionals

Despite the recruitment and retention efforts of associations, two-thirds (66%) of members are still Boomers and Gen X, a three-point increase over...

Provide Skills Training to Help Industry Employers and Professionals Succeed in a Changing Workplace

A constant theme pops up in posts and reports about professional development and the workplace—skills. Upskilling, reskilling, skills gaps, skills...

Association Learning Subscriptions Increase Your Audience and Revenue

Membership is stagnant or declining for many associations. Only 38% of associations participating in MGI’s 2022 membership benchmarking survey...

Convince Industry Employers to Eliminate Unnecessary Paper Ceiling Requirements for Hiring

In September 2022, common sense will hopefully prevail. A national advertising campaign will challenge the hiring status quo by championing...

The Metaverse: Science Fiction or a Realistic Opportunity for Associations?

Should you pay attention to the metaverse? It depends on whom you ask. On one side, you have the loud, enthusiastic voices of Web3 and cryptocurrency...

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