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Debbie Willis2/5/24 12:00 AM

In an Employers’ Job Market, It’s Time for New Marketing Messages

Over the past year, the job market has changed. No longer a job hunters’ market, it now ...
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Debbie Willis12/4/23 12:00 AM

Educate Members and Industry Employers About Mental Health Issues

A former association president describes mental health as an issue that “has been hiding ...
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Debbie Willis8/21/23 12:00 AM

What Association Education Teams Need to Know about Membership Trends

Every year, we see the release of more and more research reports in the association ...
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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 Willis4/17/23 12:00 AM

Free Education Programs for Members: A Valuable & Tangible Membership Benefit

During the pandemic crisis, associations offered free education to help members quickly ...
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Debbie Willis1/30/23 12:00 AM

Vendor Member Education: Teach Industry Partners How to Get More Value from Membership

Soon after a new vendor member pays their dues, they receive emails asking them to spend ...
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Debbie Willis1/10/22 12:00 AM

7 Emerging Trends Shaping the Future of Work, Careers and Professional Development

“Making predictions is hard, not only because the future is hard to see, but also because ...
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Debbie Willis1/18/21 12:00 AM

How to Recruit & Engage Volunteers in a Time of Virtual Fatigue

Members are strapped for time and burnt out by virtual fatigue. The last thing they want ...
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Debbie Willis7/13/20 12:00 AM

Design Thinking for Associations: We're Taking It from Conceptual to Practical

Behind every challenge for associations right now is our shared reality: everything is ...
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Debbie Willis5/25/20 12:00 AM

Reboarding Members: A Strategy for Increasing Member Engagement & Retention

Now that stay-at-home orders are lifting in many states, companies are developing plans ...
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Debbie Willis3/23/20 12:00 AM

Help Members Cope with the Economic Impact of COVID-19

In the association community, talk of a recession had crept up a few times in the past ...
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Debbie Willis3/16/20 12:00 AM

Prepare for a Different Set of Member Needs During the COVID-19 Crisis

Cancelled events, remote working, government guidelines, mandates, and legislation—every ...
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