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Open Badges – What you need to know

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Open Badges – What you need to know. Regardless of how you slice it, a very important aspect of the gamified mix is badging. Though there are many beliefs as to the best way to establish a badging program, it is hard to argue the fundamental benefits of OpenBadges.org and the flexibility that an open standards system provides.

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Gamification – Badges, Levels, or Leaderboards?

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Gamification – Badges, Levels, or Leaderboards? But anything new tends to lead to a lot of questions and with those develop a few barriers of entry that the industry must overcome. But anything new tends to lead to a lot of questions and with those develop a few barriers of entry that the industry must overcome.

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Online communities 101: The benefits of leveraging an online community platform

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Some examples of online communities include a LinkedIn or Facebook group where industry professionals connect. Look for an online community that lets you recognize your most active members with profile badges and missions. You can also find online communities on Twitter (X), Instagram, TikTok, and Reddit.

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Five tech solutions to prepare your software environment for 2023

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According to industry research, the first reason members join associations is for networking purposes, the second is for job opportunities, and the fourth is for career advancement. Provide personalized content feeds, tailored discussion, and badges to customize the member experience and drive retention and loyalty. Career services.

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Make your online community friendly to early careerists and keep your organization thriving

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Young professionals in your industry represent the next generation of members for your association. Those early in their careers place training, industry information, raising awareness, networking, and job opportunities as their top five priorities. You can also display available badges to inspire members to get more involved.

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Tools and Software Every Professional Association Needs

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According to a Community Brands study from 2020, 79% of members say they want targeted, valuable content such as relevant suggestions on continuing education resources, information on industry news, upcoming events and recognition of accomplishments. Subscribe to Our Blog for More Industry News.

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The Four Cornerstones of Successful Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

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Our team took a look at the participants who earn “badges” in our system—badges are tied to different activities and milestones—and how participants who. earned different badges. As a general rule, more badges (reaching more milestones) resulted in more money raised. performed overall.

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