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SUMMARY:B127: How To Write An RFP (Request For Proposal) For Merchant Services. Improving Your Business Process And Net Income
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION:  \nWhat Criteria Should Every Merchant Services RFP Contain and Why Does it Matter? \nYour credit card processing fees are a top ten-line item in your General Ledger. When releasing an RFP to evaluate new merchant service providers\, knowing how the credit card industry works is crucial. Your fiduciary obligation and reputation are on the line. With compliance standards to meet\, and risks to mitigate\, there is much to understand. We will demystify the credit card processing flow\, players\, terminology\, and musts to consider. You will leave feeling prepared to write your RFP and EVALUATE your perspective merchant service providers based on the criteria most important for your organization. We will evaluate how to identify the gaps in your current payments ecosystem and supply you with the questions to ask to reduce these issues in your future state. \n1. Knowing What You Don’t Know \n2. Terminology of the Industry and the Flow of Payments \n3. Capturing Your Current State Through GAP Analysis \n4. Risk Mitigation (PCI Compliance\, Fraud) \n5. How to Compare Pricing and Find Hidden Fees \n6. Putting it All Together: Writing the RFP with Your Future State in Mind \n\n\n\n\n \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES:\n\n\nLearn how to give your organization a higher level of understanding of payment processing and equip you to make the most educated/informed decision on your payment processor/merchant services selection.\nProvide you with important recommendations that will assist your progress in creating an omnichannel payments ecosystem.\nLearn how to create a working framework that your Association can use to effectively evaluate future Processors while taking into consideration your current business process.\n\n 
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/how-to-write-an-rfp-request-for-proposal-for-merchant-services-improving-your-business-process-and-net-income/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/99951702989
CATEGORIES:Accounting,Association IT,ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,Business Strategy,Cybersecurity,Finance,Payments/PCI Compliance
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SUMMARY:W261: Your Members Are Individuals\, Not Just a Demographic
DESCRIPTION: \nCOURSE DESCRIPTION: \nOften\, associations are quick to attribute changing membership numbers\, participation levels\, and overall engagement to generational and cultural characteristics. Have we missed the mark? Studies show that—more than generational and cultural differences—the beliefs\, values\, and behaviors of individuals are better indicators of association participation than the typical generational explanations. Join association thought leaders to explore how the unique characteristics of individual members factor into association membership\, find out what associations should be looking at to understand their members and prospects\, and how to incorporate the voices of all members to create a more representative organization.\n \n \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES:\n\n\nExplore how the unique characteristics of individual members factor into association membership.\nFind out what associations should be looking at to understand their members and prospects.\nDiscuss how to incorporate the voices of all members to create a more representative organization.\n\n 
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w261-your-members-are-individuals-not-just-a-demographic/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/92620866952
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,Business Strategy,Culture/Communication,Marketing/Member Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T130000
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SUMMARY:W267: Policies\, Procedures and Problems
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nWhich comes first the chicken or the egg; the fire or the firefighter; the operational problem or the policy and procedure?  The heart of the questions is whether you are reactionary or proactive.  Today we like to facilitate  a discussion on selected policies and procedures that must be monitored to avoid being more reactionary than proactive.   \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\nLearn how to recognize policies that should be updated.\nLearn how to identify procedures that should be updated.\nLearn how to think through a monitoring of policies and procedures schedule.\n\n 
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w267-policies-procedures-and-problems/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/98583845274
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,Business Strategy,Business Strategy,Culture & Communication,Culture/Communication
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SUMMARY:W310: Grab the Mic: Is Your Association Ready to Podcast?
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nAs one of the fastest growing digital mediums today\, podcasting presents a great opportunity for associations to educate and entertain an industry audience of members and non-members alike. And\, it’s no longer a secret – podcasting is big business\, expected to grow to a $4 billion industry in the next two years.  Thought leadership AND non-dues revenue seems like a win-win\, right? But\, is podcasting right for your association? From getting started to identifying the right type of podcast for your association\, the presenters dive into specific ways to strategize\, produce and promote your organization’s podcast. They’ll provide examples of successful association podcasts and how non-dues revenue comes into play. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\nLearn if podcasting is right for your association and its communication strategy.\nDiscover how podcasting is changing the game when it comes to telling an association’s story.\nUnderstand how podcasting plays a large role in activating your membership\, allowing your members to become thought leaders and “influencers.”\nDive into relevant examples of how associations are using podcasting to reach SIGs within their organization.\nSee what works best when it comes to successfully promoting your association’s podcast.\n\n 
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w310-grab-the-mic-is-your-association-ready-to-podcast/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/98079965306
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,Business Strategy,Business Strategy,Culture & Communication,Culture/Communication,Marketing,Marketing/Member Engagement
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T110000
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SUMMARY:How to Learn Product Development: Thinking Like a Developer
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nYour event is a product\, and it should be designed to meet the needs of your audience. Product development starts with understanding the audience at a fundamental motivational level. But how can you learn what it is your members need\, especially if they don’t know it themselves? Intended for those who plan or market events\, discover an exciting new approach to enhancing your events. Learn core design constructs to help you think about your event in new ways\, and break into interactive groups for prototyping and a product pitch. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\nLearn core design constructs to help you think about your event in new ways\, and break into interactive groups for prototyping and a product pitch.\nLearn how to understand the audience at a fundamental motivational level by learning how to know your members needs in advanced (even if they don’t know for themselves).\nLearn an exciting new approach to enhancing your events.\n\n 
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/how-to-learn-product-development-thinking-like-a-developer/
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CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,Business Strategy,Business Strategy,Culture & Communication,Culture/Communication,Marketing,Marketing/Member Engagement
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