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Debbie Willis7/24/23 12:00 AM

Increase Member Engagement with the Help of Online Education Programs

When our parent company ASI surveyed association executives for the 2023 Membership ...
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Debbie Willis7/17/23 12:00 AM

10 In-Demand Skills Your Members Need to Learn Now

Since 2015, the skillsets required for jobs changed by 28% in the U.S. LinkedIn expects ...
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Debbie Willis7/10/23 12:00 AM

Encourage Members & Customers to Create a Professional Learning Plan

No one disputes the value of lifelong learning. But the problem is mustering up the ...
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Debbie Willis7/3/23 12:00 AM

19 Ways to Make Asynchronous Online Courses More Engaging and Effective

When taking an online asynchronous (on-demand) course, learners don’t have to worry about ...
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Debbie Willis6/26/23 12:00 AM

Professional Development as an Employee Retention Strategy for Your Association

Employee retention is an ongoing issue for associations. This summer’s Council of ...
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Debbie Willis6/19/23 12:00 AM

How Association Professionals Are Using ChatGPT—and Related ChatGPT Musings

In early March, we published our first post about ChatGPT. Since then, I’ve heard many ...
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Debbie Willis6/12/23 12:00 AM

What Associations Need to Know About Launching a Podcast

Do you listen to association-focused podcasts? You might know about Leading Learning ...
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Debbie Willis6/5/23 12:00 AM

Research Report: How Your Association Can Better Attract, Support and Retain Adult Learners

An episode of the Leading Learning Now podcast, hosted by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steel from ...
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Debbie Willis5/29/23 12:00 AM

What Can You Learn from Learning Analytics?

Your association has an abundance of useful data in your LMS, AMS, website’s CMS, ...
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Debbie Willis5/22/23 12:00 AM

The Competition for Time: Convincing Members to Commit Time to Professional Development

The fundamental marketing challenge for associations is this: you’re competing for a ...
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Debbie Willis5/15/23 12:00 AM

Free Leadership Training for Volunteers: A Fair Exchange for Their Time

Despite what your association might be experiencing, volunteerism is strong. A new ASAE ...
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Debbie Willis5/8/23 12:00 AM

7 Business Model Strategies to Steal from For-Profit Online Learning Providers

It pays to watch what for-profits in the learning business are doing. The fastest growing ...
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