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If You’re Distracted at Work & Dispirited by the News, Remember Your Purpose

Last week, a number of people in my social media feeds were talking about how difficult it was to focus on work. It was comforting to know I wasn’t...

Your Association’s Role in Students’ Lives During the COVID-19 Summer and Gap Year

We’re all looking into the future with uncertainty but it’s even worse for recent high school graduates, college students, and college graduates....

Reboarding Members: A Strategy for Increasing Member Engagement & Retention

Now that stay-at-home orders are lifting in many states, companies are developing plans for reboarding employees. They must reintroduce employees to...

10 Attendee Complaints About Virtual Conferences—and How to Prevent Them

Like us, you’ve probably attended a few virtual events recently and discussed them afterwards with colleagues. The same complaints about virtual...

Market Virtual Education Programs Carefully and Caringly Right Now

Nothing is going as planned. You can’t market virtual education programs like you anticipated earlier this year. Members and customers’ lives, needs,...

Virtual Fraternal Chapters Help Students Make the Best of Their College Experience

Imagine being a college student right now. You’ve been kicked off campus and torn from your friends. Your whole world has been upended. The college...

Tips for New Online Instructors and Virtual Presenters

Right now, someone you know (maybe you!) is bummed because the conference (workshop or course) they were hoping to attend has been canceled. Many...

How Your Association Can Use Zoom for Professional Development

During this prolonged coronavirus crisis, associations are having to ramp up their digital engagement with members and customers. This is a lot...

Lessons from NIGP: How to Quickly Convert In-Person Courses to Online Courses

NIGP: The Institute for Public Procurement had more than 100 in-person, one- to three-day courses scheduled between March and mid-May when the...

Advice for Engaging Virtual Conference Attendees

Remember what attending a conference was really like? If you looked around the room during a session, many attendees had their heads down in their...

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