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Associations Are Communities

Spark Consulting

What about our revenue!” I do get it – many associations derive 30-50% of their annual revenue from their conference or trade show, and – at least at that time – hotels and convention centers were being utterly intransigent about negotiating. ” WHAT ABOUT YOUR ATTENDEES’ HEALTH AND SAFETY?

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So You Think You Know Non-Dues Revenue

Association Adviser

economy that’s in better shape than at any time since the Great Recession of 2008-09. More than half (54 percent) of the executives who took part in our annual association communication benchmarking study felt their organization’s inability to generate non-dues-revenue (NDR) was a serious or significant challenge — up substantially from 2015.

Revenue 60
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From the Corner Office: John Graham, ASAE The Center for Association Leadership

Association Adviser

John Graham, president of ASAE The Center for Association Leadership is our Corner Office profile subject this month. Non-dues revenue (NDR) is essential to keeping the cost of dues down. In terms of membership and revenue growth, do you think associations have bounced all the way back from the 2007-08 recession?

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The World of Opportunities for AMCs: A YM Perspective

YourMembership

It is an alarming trend we began to witness following the 2008 recession. The side effects of this change are: A loss of traditional revenue generated by membership dues. The loss of leadership vital to the health of the organization. They need leadership in all areas of their business. The Roadblocks to Success.

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Refocusing on Jobs and Education in 2015

YourMembership

Three areas of concern come to light when looking at the overall potential of LinkedIn and other for profits crowding into areas of service previously “owned” by associations: Non-Dues Revenue – The potential loss of much desired revenue generated through recruiting fees via paid job postings and online advertising.

Education 150
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Steve Jobs and the Focus of the CEO

Jamie Notter

Leadership insight.right when you need it. in Leadership. The product starts valuing the great salesmen, because they’re the ones who can move the needle on revenues, not the product engineers and designers. The phrase that jumps out at me is “they’re the ones who can move the needle on revenues.”

Revenue 70
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Nonprofits That Stray Off Course

Reid All About it

A press release from the American Beverage Institute (ABI) , admittedly a biased onlooker, provides some ugly numbers – a decline in revenue and spending on community programs, while salaries increased. Wikipedia , sourcing the organization’s tax forms, says MADD spent more than half its income on salaries in 2008.

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