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Post-Program Campaigns That Help Build Relationships With & Between Participants

You go out on a date, have a great time, there’s a good feeling all around, and nice memories when you replay the highlights in your head.

Virtual Conferences as a Path to Inclusion and Diversity

If your association is serious about inclusion and diversity, make sure you know what ‘going back to normal’ really means. Many groups of people have...

Association Strategies for Reversing the Decline in Conference Attendance

A few recent ASAE Collaborate discussions highlighted an alarming trend: a decline in conference attendance, both in-person and virtual. We all...

How Much Value Do Keynote Speakers Bring to Your Conference?

Now that you’ve dealt with upheavals, pivots (argh!), and unending change, you’re in prime shape to reexamine your association’s sacred cows. You...

Is Your Virtual Conference Engaging Enough to Prevent Multitasking?

After two years of living in pandemic mode, we look at time differently. Because many people rearranged their lives so they could spend more time on...

Keep the Conference Buzz Going with a Year-Round Learning Community

After two years of disruption, many of you have been rethinking events. Maybe in-person events don’t have to focus so heavily on content since their...

Here We Go Again… With an Uncertain Future, Be Prepared for a Return to Virtual

The fall of 2021 was supposed to be the season when we could look back on our experimental pandemic accomplishments with pride and finally enjoy...

Why OSCPA Isn’t Going Back to Their Pre-Pandemic In-Person Education Model

“We’re not going back”—that’s a statement we’ve been hearing a lot lately. After converting their in-person education programs to the virtual format,...

The Topic on Everyone’s Mind: Engaging Online Learners & Virtual Attendees

As the pandemic wears on, the association world’s focus has switched from the mechanics of online education—how to host a virtual conference,...

Improve the Online Learning Experience with a Train-the-Trainer Program

Moving your in-person conferences and courses to an online platform was like putting on a new pair of prescription glasses. What was once blurry in...

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