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SUMMARY:LIVE EVENT: Use Business Central to Securely Access 120+ Payment Solutions and Save Money on Every Transaction!
DESCRIPTION:Join Wade Tetsuka and Jenni Glaze from UST at the Dynamics User Group Northeast Regional Meetup.  \nJuly 18\, 2023 \n1300 Wilson Boulevard Arlington\, VA 22209 \n8:30am-5:30pm EDT \nTo find out more or to register\, click to link below.   \n \n\nUse Business Central to Securely Access 120+ Payment Solutions and Save Money on Every Transaction! \n1:00pm-1:30pm  \nSESSION/COURSE DESCRIPTION:  \nAttend this Session\, in person\, receive 0.5 CPE and/or CAE credits  \nIf your organization accepts credit cards as a form of payment from customers\, you are probably concerned about ease of use\, data security(PCI Compliance)\, automation\, fees\, bank reconciliation\, etc.  \nUSTPay is the only solution on Microsoft AppSource that gives you the freedom to choose from over 120 payment gateways and processors out-of-the-box. That means you can choose the best solution for your business while minimizing your PCI compliance scope. There is added benefit of reduced credit card processing fees — $40\,000 to $60\,000 or more annually depending upon your overall sales volume.  \n\n Payments Flowchart: Many vendors are involved in processing credit card payments.\n Processing Fees: Choosing the right payment gateway/processor can help you save $60\,000+ in fees annually. Factors that impact fees include Level-3 processing\, proper industry categorization\, reduced processor discount rates and fees\, non-mandatory fees\, etc.\nCard Acceptance: What is the most secure way to accept credit card payments and minimize PCI Compliance scope?\nCustomer Wallets: Why is it beneficial for card vault and tokenization to be independent of the payment gateway? \n\n\n Collections: How to benefit from offering customers different payment options. What is account updater\, and how does this help? \n\n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES:  \n∙ Understand how the credit card processing industry works ∙ The most secure methods of credit card acceptance and how to reduce PCI Compliance Scope  \n∙ Learn about Tokenization\, Card Vaulting\, Account Updater and other important credit card processing features  \n∙ How to reduce processing fees on every transaction  \n  \n 
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/live-event-use-business-central-to-securely-access-120-payment-solutions-and-save-money-on-every-transaction/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wade Tetsuka%2C CPA":MAILTO:wadetetsuka@ustranscorp.com
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SUMMARY:W428: Fireside Chat: Getting Ready to Be Data Driven
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nJoin Katherine Matthews and Alex Mouw for a candid conversation about NCARB’s journey to become a data-driven organization. We will explore topics around organizational culture\, getting comfortable with your data\, ways to leverage data in your association\, and the positive impacts of data-driven decision making. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\n– Participate in an interactive\, non-technical discussion around how to leverage your association’s most valuable asset – your data\n– Understand the essential steps on your association’s data journey\n– Leave with valuable lessons learned from NCARB’s data journey\n\nTo Watch the Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w428-fireside-chat-getting-ready-to-be-data-driven/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/95727757136
CATEGORIES:Association IT,ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,Business Strategy,Data Management
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SUMMARY:W447: Preparing Your Association for AI
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nYou can’t scroll your social feed\, glance at an industry newsletter\, or sit through a national news broadcast without hearing about AI. The fact is\, AI has been around for years. It’s the new generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard that have captured the attention – and imagination – of industry and associations alike. However\, before you can start to see their impact on your association\, you need to understand how to create successful prompts and the role your data plays in getting the most out of AI. In this session we will discuss: \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\n– The importance of prompt engineering and creating successful prompts\n– How to use AI to increase member value and revenue streams\n– What to do with your data for AI to work most effectively\n\n To Watch the Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w447-preparing-your-association-for-ai/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/97635411457
CATEGORIES:Association IT,ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,Business Strategy,Business Strategy,Data Management
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230719T110000
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SUMMARY:B187: #CRMShouldntSuck: Why CRMs Fail and Why Yours Shouldn't
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nA CRM system should not fail as it is a crucial tool to build and maintain customer relationships\, drive engagement\, and improve overall performance\, but common issues such as inadequate planning\, poor training\, data quality\, ineffective integration\, and lack of ongoing support are just some of the reasons why CRMs have one of the highest failure rates. \nEmpellor CRM has been rescuing failed CRMS for over 15 years. We repeatedly see the same issues and created this webinar to guide leaders currently dealing with an underperforming CRM or for those considering a CRM in the hopes that these issues can be fixed or avoided. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\n– Why CRMs have one of the highest failure rates\n– Actionable insight to fix or even better\, avoid\, the reasons for failure\n– Experience sharing from a CRM expert with over 15 years of implementing CRM in many industries\n\nTo Watch the Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/b187-crmshouldntsuck-why-crms-fail-and-why-yours-shouldnt/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/95401975487
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,B2B/B2G,MICROSOFT DYNAMICS
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SUMMARY:W441: The Executive's Guide to Financial Fraud & Cybersecurity
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nThis session will deliver the cybersecurity information that association executives need to know without any fluff or scare-tactics. We’ll get you up to speed on the threats that are actively impacting your industry and help you prioritize critical action items. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\n– An executive-level framework to assess your IT sophistication\n– A deeper dive into the latest financial fraud tactics\n– A security awareness brief to better equip your team\n\nTo Watch this Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w441-the-executives-guide-to-financial-fraud-cybersecurity/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/93725015822
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS
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ORGANIZER;CN="Heinan Landa":MAILTO:hlanda@optimalnetworks.com
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SUMMARY:B170: Leadership & Learning Series: Culture Change Made Easy: Part 3\, Incomplete Innovation
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nIn this 3-part series of webinars\, we will convince you that culture change is (a) easier than you think\, and (b) can result in meaningful improvement in both engagement and bottom line results. The secret lies in uncovering your hidden culture patterns and then fixing the ones that are holding you back. \n  \nIn Part 3\, we’ll dig into innovation\, something most cultures say they need\, yet few are fully implementing it. We will explore concrete actions you can take that will improve your ability to unlock new value using sound innovation practices. We will share details from a case study organization that has turned this pattern around. \n  \nMaddie Grant and Jamie Notter are co-founders at PROPEL\, where they help leaders create amazing workplace cultures that drive greater performance and impact. Together\, they have a combined 40 years of experience consulting with organizations on culture\, conflict\, and digital strategy from a variety of industries\, including software\, healthcare\, retail\, finance\, and non-profit. They are co-authors of three popular business books: Humanize\, When Millennials Take Over\, and The Non-Obvious Guide to Employee Engagement. Based in Washington\, DC\, they are frequent keynote speakers to diverse audiences around the world. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\n– Identify patterns inside your culture that are getting in the way of performance\n– Develop strategies for changing culture\, no matter where you sit in your organization\n– Create the conditions that support more comprehensive innovation activities that generate real results.\n\nTo Watch this Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/b170-leadership-learning-series-culture-change-made-easy-part-3-incomplete-innovation/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/96719780613
CATEGORIES:B2B/B2G,Business Strategy,Culture & Communication,Data Management
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jamie Notter":MAILTO:jamie@propelnow.co
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SUMMARY:W439: Sales Enablement for Associations
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nAssociations need both marketing\, membership and sales working as one unit with a drive towards shared goals. While this sounds like a no-brainer statement\, it’s often not the reality at many organizations. Why? Because legacy strategies and mindsets have aligned sales teams with traditional sponsorship and advertising goals\, leaving membership acquisition and other programs out of the sales function altogether. It’s time to dispel the common myths about sales in associations and learn how to use the right marketing technology to collect insights and develop strategies to power up your sales capabilities\, all while aligning your membership\, marketing and sales to work in concert\, together. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\n– The meaning of sales enablement\n– How traditional sales tools such as deal boards and pipeline management can be used by associations\n– How CRM functionality can support revenue and growth initiatives in marketing technology automation platforms\n\nTo Watch this Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w439-sales-enablement-for-associations/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/94768794311
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS
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