Phoenix, AZ, September 8, 2026 — Two association education programs developed in partnership with Ninja Tropic, a custom eLearning development agency, have each been awarded Silver in the 2026 ASAE Power of Associations Awards. Both were recognized in the Industry/Professional Advancement category, which honors associations whose education measurably advances the professions and industries they serve.
The winning associations are a national healthcare professional association that redesigned its foundational clinical education series, and a global technology industry foundation that launched a free, open-access online academy. Ninja Tropic served as the learning strategy, instructional design, and development partner on both programs.
What The Associations Achieved
The healthcare association replaced an outdated course series with modular, scenario-based microlearning and short-form video, delivered through its existing learning management system. In the first full year after relaunch, the series recorded a 1,573% increase in member access and 2,326 course completions, with 92–99% of learners confirming that the objectives were met and the content was valuable to their professional development.
The technology foundation launched a free learning platform that gives engineers and technical professionals worldwide direct access to industry standards education. Within six months, the academy served thousands of learners, and 31% reported discovering it through a peer recommendation, a sign that the program had become a community asset rather than a one-time training resource.
"These awards belong to the associations. They made the decision to treat education as a product that has to earn its audience, and they were willing to measure whether it did," said Erick Prospero, CEO of Ninja Tropic. "Our job was to design programs members would finish and recommend, and to build in the instrumentation that proves it. When an association can show its education is reaching the right people, changing how they work, and growing the profession, the case for investing in learning makes itself."
How Ninja Tropic Supported Both Programs
Ninja Tropic's role included learning strategy consulting, instructional design, content modernization, microlearning architecture, video production, and custom eLearning development. Both programs were delivered as SCORM and xAPI-compliant courses that run inside the association's existing LMS, so neither organization had to change platforms to modernize the learner experience. Every Ninja Tropic program ships with the instrumentation to measure success, not just the content. Each course is built to answer six questions: whether it is reaching the right people, whether learners are gaining knowledge, whether they are applying it on the job, whether they value it, whether it is building community, and whether it is advancing the association. Metrics range from enrollment by member type, pre- and post-knowledge gain, and 90-day transfer of training to course NPS, learner-to-volunteer conversion, and non-dues revenue per learner.
Why This Matters For Associations
Associations face growing pressure to generate non-dues revenue, improve member retention, and prove the value of their education programs. These two award-winning programs show that modernized, well-designed eLearning can expand an association's reach dramatically without expanding staff, and that member satisfaction and word-of-mouth growth follow directly from instructional quality.
About The ASAE Power Of Associations Awards
The Power of Associations Awards are presented annually by ASAE, the American Society of Association Executives, to recognize the contributions associations make to society, industry, and the professions they serve. Awards are given across categories including industry and professional advancement, community support, global development, and diversity and inclusion.
About Ninja Tropic
Ninja Tropic is an award-winning custom eLearning development agency founded in 2016 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with a focus on associations, medical societies, credentialing bodies, and nonprofits. The company builds microlearning, interactive video, and custom eLearning that helps associations grow non-dues revenue, engage members, and advance their professions. In addition to this year's two ASAE Power of Associations Awards, Ninja Tropic's association and nonprofit work earned four Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards last year, three Gold and one Silver. The company is technology-agnostic and partners with learning management system providers rather than competing with them.
Learn more at ninjatropic.com.
