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SUMMARY:Advocacy for Associations: Keeping Members Engaged All Year Long
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nAre your advocacy tactics keeping up with today’s digital tools? Are you leveraging your members’ grassroots power? If your association struggles to effectively engage your members in your grassroots advocacy efforts\, this workshop is for you! The world has changed. Profoundly. Yet at many associations\, government affairs and advocacy departments are based on an old and outdated model. Organizations that don’t change with the times will be increasingly marginalized. What we know for sure is\, as the Congressional Management Foundation put it\, “direct constituent interactions have more influence on lawmakers’ decisions than other advocacy strategies.” Easier said than done! So how do you activate your members for advocacy in 2024\, when your members can access all the world’s information and entertainment on a device in their pocket? During this interactive and fun session\, you will learn the best practices in association advocacy\, how to effectively engage your key stakeholders\, and how to use advocacy to strengthen your organization. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n\nHow grassroots advocacy can strengthen your organization\nHow to communicate with members to active them for advocacy\nHow to teach your members to effectively engage lawmakers\nHow to use the social media and new technology to super-charge your advocacy efforts\n\n\n\nTo Watch this Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w488-advocacy-for-associations-a/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Hoffman":MAILTO:michael@gathervoices.co
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SUMMARY:Mastering the Art of Partner and Sponsor Engagement: Strategies for Avoiding Being Ghosted
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nFinding and connecting with the right partners and sponsors can be challenging\, and in today’s uncertain economic landscape\, the task becomes even more demanding. This webinar will provide insights on how associations can adopt a multi-channel approach to ensure they are not ghosted by potential partners and sponsors. From creative engagement strategies to building lasting relationships\, attendees will learn practical techniques to generate revenue and foster meaningful partnerships. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n– Understand the challenges and uncertainties that associations face when it comes to engaging with potential partners and sponsors\n– Learn strategies for implementing a multi-channel approach to connect with the right people\, including leveraging social media\, personalized outreach\, and networking events\n– Discover effective techniques for building and maintaining long-term partnerships\, promoting mutual benefits\, and avoiding being ghosted by potential partners. \nTo Watch this Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE! \n 
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/w493-mastering-the-art-of-partner-and-sponsor-engagement-strategies-for-avoiding-being-ghosted/
LOCATION:https://zoom.us/j/98336688392
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dianne Vance%2C CAE":MAILTO:dvances@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Planning Like It's Your Opening Day: Resources to Develop Your Next Annual Budget
DESCRIPTION:COURSE DESCRIPTION: \nImagine your association is opening its doors for the first time this year. What will it cost to operate it? Where will its revenue come from? What will its impact be? This webinar is designed to help association CEOs and their leadership teams consider a new approach to annual budgeting – one focused on how to grow revenue\, relevance\, and relationships\, not on how to simply cut expenses. \n  \nLEARNING OBJECTIVES: \n1. Discuss an approach to annual association budgeting aligned to the mission and requirements within by-laws.\n2. Share in examples of the budgeting process at all stages of development.\n3. Develop a plan for next year’s association budget built on an “opening day” mindset. \n  \nTo Watch this Webinar on the Media Library CLICK HERE!
URL:https://usteducation.org/event/planning-like-its-your-opening-day-resources-to-develop-your-next-annual-budget/
CATEGORIES:ASSOCIATIONS & NONPROFITS,Budgeting,Finance
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