Questions

Q: LERN at one time provided our division with benchmark percentages for budget spending which you will find in a chart listed below. Are these benchmarks you still recommend to LERN members to strive for when assessing their total budget spending? Amount Actual % LERN % Notes..

Q: I’m looking for a reputable mailing list service. Does LERN recommend any in particular? I’m trying to market to those residents ages 55+ in our area.

Q: We would benefit from consultation about webinars as we would like to start using those but have no experience in doing so. We have access to Elluminate and possibly some other webinar vendors. Can we receive consultation on: Webinar types/considerations (e.g. is Elluminate..

Q: I am the Public Relations Rep. for Green Valley Recreation and a LERN member. I am putting together a new advertising package for Digital Signage and have several questions on how to create an effective package. Would you please put me in touch with the correct person who can..

Q: I am trying to find out what LERN recommends as revenue margins off of webinars. We usually try for 45-50% on our face-to-face training programs, but we wondered if your recommend the same margins for webinars or on-line learning opportunities.

Q: I am looking for typical salary ranges for staff who teach special needs programs. Currently, we hire a special needs specialist to run our adapted programs on Friday evenings for youth and teens. She also works during the summer to support our inclusive camps. Do you have..

Q: I would like information on raising the price for my nursing program. We only raise the tuition every 3 years and I am considering going from $9900.00 to $10900.00. Looking for some expert advice. The program is fully enrolled but this year that didn’t happen as quickly as in..

Q: Do you have any research on how customers look for classes? We are trying to figure out if we want to list by age, or topic.

Q: When mailing out postcards after my catalog has gone out, what is the recommended target of recipients to mail these cards? Should they go to the same mailing list as the catalog (all residents of 5 towns plus an inhouse list) or should I target carrier routes. Any help is..

Q: We have been asked to provide our Town Manager with data on the following: Production costs of brochure in relation to the cost for each program listed in the brochure, taking into account staff time, in preparing the courses, research, entering data into our programming..