Yearly Archives: 2016

CE Products for "Nonprofit" Organizations For continuing education (CE) providers that are “nonprofit,” there is a healthy tension when it comes to pricing your CE products.  Many organizational objectives influence the pricing decisions and many of the objectives are competing.  In addition to dealing with competing objectives, some of you have to deal with annual changes in leadership and with those changes can sometimes come a new set of objectives! CE Products for Associations If you are wondering why I put the word “nonprofit” in quotation marks, there is a reason.  Associations and other nonprofit organizations are often dependent on [...]

2016 is coming to a close sooner than we realize! For some of you, the last of the year means the busy season for you and your members; for others the busy season is a distant memory and planning for the next year is underway. No matter what point you are at, here at the InReach office in Austin, we’ve been busy all year and will continue work in early 2017 to bring you a more modern, usable back-office suite of administrative tools to support you in 2017, 2018, 2019… you get the picture. Access to the Tools you Need But [...]

What do you do at InReach? I am a Sr. Web Developer at InReach.   I develop and maintain any of our core and internal web applications and services. I participate in design discussions and implement those designs. I also have significant Database development knowledge and the skills necessary to start up and maintain a website on a webserver through IIS (Internet Information Server). How long have you worked at InReach? I have worked at InReach since July 1st, 2005.  I stared out working in the call center and production.  It’s been 11 years! What do you enjoy most about your job? [...]

Thank you to everyone who answered the 2016 InReach Customer Survey. It’s certainly not an easy task to speak honestly, but you did and your positive feedback was incredible! From discussing your overall satisfaction to specific department recognition, we could not be happier with all you had to share! Product Features One area that received significant attention was product features, not only how they function but more importantly, how successful they have been in building your online CE programs. The wide array assisted in multiple ways by growing your catalog, selling more courses to members and even improved promotion. With that [...]

The Olympics are now over and the medals distributed. Winners and “losers” have packed their bags and gone home to cheering crowds or supportive friends and family. If you are like me, you admire the hard work that goes into competing. Qualifying for the Olympics doesn’t just happen. The opportunity to compete and win is achieved through discipline, dedication, and training. The same can be said for speakers—being an effective speaker doesn’t just happen. Sometimes a subject-matter expert is not always an effective speaker, because knowing and speaking are two different skill sets.  I’m sure you’ve all experienced a top-named individual in [...]

The InReach staff member to be featured for the month of June is Stephanie Marshall, our accounting manager! What do you do at InReach? "I am the accounting manager at InReach, which means I have primary responsibility for monthly statements and invoices." How long have you worked at InReach? "Since June 2014. It’s my anniversary month!" What do you enjoy most about your job? "I enjoy the heavy financial analysis work and reporting that we provide our clients on their revenue.  The numbers are important not only for our direct points of contact but also for their financial departments and governing [...]

When online professional education was first made available to lawyers, doctors, nurses, accountants and other professionals, end-users’ expectations were modest. If the learner could connect, stay connected, and hear the presentation, it was an online educational success!  Several decades later, learner expectations have changed dramatically. Expectations have changed because technology has improved significantly over the years with many added interactive features and functions available with the delivery of online learning.  However, expectations are greatest with the millennial (also known as Gen Y) professionals because a technological world is all they have ever known. Understanding and working to meet the expectations of [...]