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August 28, 2025

Association Impact

Michigan Society of Association Executives

🧠How Adult Learning Principles Transform Association Education

At this year’s Meetings & Education Summit, MSAE President & CEO Donna Oser, CAE shared powerful, research-based strategies to help association professionals deliver education that doesn’t just inform—but inspires action.

Drawing from the core principles of adult learning, the session offered…

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Upcoming Events

9.8.25 – Strategic Planning (IN PERSON) Academy of Association Management

9.9.25 – Partnering for Impact: How to Form Meaningful Partnerships to Help Your Bottom Line

9.15.25-11.24.25 -2025 Fall CAE Concentrated Prep Course

9.30.25 – A Practical Approach to Integrating Ethics in Your Daily Work

People Matters, LLC

Quality Onboarding for High Productivity and Retention

The feeling of finding a solid candidate to fill an open slot on a team is typically a mix of excitement, gratitude, and relief. The excitement and gratitude are self-explanatory, but the relief is felt because the hiring process, when done well, takes time and attention away from other responsibilities….

MSAE Knowledge Hub

Evolve Your Sponsorship Strategy: A Self-Guided Worksheet for Association Leaders

The sponsorship landscape is evolving quickly. Traditional offerings like logo placement and event booths no longer cut it with sponsors. This worksheet is designed to help your association rethink and evolve its sponsorship program in response to these shifting expectations.

TopClass

Can Associations Legally Require Membership for Certification?

In 2018, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) paid over $35 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit. Their mistake? Requiring membership to maintain board certification. Is your association making the same costly error?

Skift Meetings

#OpenToWork: Meetings Industry Job Market Shows Strain

The poor jobs reports of the past three months reflect what planners are seeing in the meetings industry — fewer jobs with more applicants, and no sign of things letting up.

MemberClicks

10 Proven Ways to Promote Your Association Job Board

Your association’s job board connects employers with top industry talent but it won’t thrive without the right promotion. To effectively promote your job board, you need more than search engines; the most successful approach is multi-channel, using proven techniques to reach both employers and job seekers….

OpenWater

10 Essential Grant Management Software Features (and Insider Tips to Use Them)

It’s 4:47 PM on a Friday, and you just realized one of your grant reviewers hasn’t even started their assignment—and today’s the deadline. As you search your emails to see

Product Community Insights

Community as Innovation Ecosystem

The Power of the Network Effect to Create Deep and Long Lasting Member Value

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