The Oscars. The Nobel Prize. The Palme d’Or. The Man Booker Prize. The Pulitzer Prize. The world is captivated by the bestowing of awards for achievement. Whether we’re motivated by the appreciation of excellence or the wagers and debates these events often generate, we do pay attention to awards, as the 32.9 million people who
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Category: Association Management
Announcing Virtual, Inc. “2.0”
We’re Teaming Up To Help Clients Reach New Heights I have some exciting news to share with you about our company. I’m pleased to announce that Virtual has joined forces with two companies: Drohan Management Group (DMG) of Washington, D.C., and Professional Credential Services (PCS, Inc.) of Nashville, Tenn., to grow our resource base and
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General Data Protection Regulation Readiness
You may have heard about the upcoming European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will be going into effect on May 25, 2018. What is it about, what does it mean to you, and more importantly, what is Virtual doing to address compliance? The regulation applies to all organizations gathering, processing and holding the
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Resisting the Purple Unicorn and Other Association Recruitment Tips
Non-profit organizations often have tight budgets that can make recruiting and training employees difficult in a competitive marketplace. With small budgets it can be difficult to hire top employees in the field. Here at Virtual, we’ve figured out ways for associations to get the most out of their recruitment budget. Just last year, we hired
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New Association Start-Up: When “Do-It-Yourself” May Not Be the Best Option
When organizations see a need or opportunity for a new industry group or consortium, they sometimes wrestle with the conundrum of how to resource the formation and launch of the organization. For some, the prospect of taking this work on themselves is attractive for several reasons, including the perceived ability to tightly control decisions, realize
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Emerging Professionals are Invited to Panel Discussion November 30
Virtual, Inc. invites emerging professionals to a networking open house and discussion surrounding the theme: “Finding a Great Place to Work.” If you are a recent grad, a current student thinking ahead, an entry-level professional looking for a new job, or someone switching careers, we know how overwhelming it can be. You want to play
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Lessons Learned from Hurricane Irma
We didn’t have a big conference this week. That’s not usually something worth writing about. But here is—as those of us old enough to remember Paul Harvey would way—the “rest of the story.” You see, until Friday of last week, we were scheduled to be running a conference for nearly 1500 people in Orlando, Florida
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Spring Cleaning is for Associations, Too
Most of us know the routine from our personal lives: as winter breaks and the warm weather appears, we get the urge to clean up a bit. We tackle that hallway closet we’ve grown somewhat afraid to open. Or we contemplate an attack on the overcrowded garage, rekindling the dream of one day getting the
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Finding and Creating a Great Place to Work
Finding and Creating a Great Place to Work Thursday, May 11 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 600 Wakefield, MA 01880 Virtual, Inc. invites prospective employees and industry partners to a networking open house and discussion surrounding a theme that embodies Virtual’s core values: “Finding and Creating a Great Place to
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Virtual: A Day in the Life – Events Planner
Q&A with Brittney Burns, Events Manager at Virtual What do you do at Virtual? At Virtual, I manage events for a technology-focused, non-profit association management company. This might mean planning conferences and member meetings. Virtual’s event planning team plans numerous Board of Directors and association working group meetings every year. We run events in 35
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CXPA Caselet
Challenge
CXPA, a brand-new member association, needed to go from zero to full member service in under a year while delivering on its mission of connecting professionals and promoting best practices.
Solution
Virtual worked with the new Board to create a financial plan, start marketing the first annual event, provide member service, and create a brand identity and web site.
Result
CXPA has become the premier networking and education source for customer experience, with 2,000 members in the first year and a successful first annual conference.
