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Association Evolution: What Association Leaders are Thinking About for 2013 and Beyond

Portage Group

Well, it''s 2013 and we''re still here. So, to kick off 2013 on the ARC blog, I thought I''d share four (just four!) An increasing number of trade associations are shifting toward a revenue-based membership model where members with greater revenues pay bigger dues. The trick here?

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I Wasn’t Kidding, LinkedIn is Moving Fast

YourMembership

At the end of 2013, many analysts predicted that LinkedIn would capitalize on this new wave of growth. Meier added that LinkedIn “has a very engaged group of users and they have recruiters coming to the site to find people for their job openings. That attracts more users, which attracts more recruiters. It’s a virtuous cycle.”.

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Time to get in the game. There’s a game being played?

YourMembership

More than 40 percent of association professionals indicated that identifying, recruiting, and retaining qualified personnel as an issue most likely to affect their members in 2014. million openings listed in the final report for 2013. That’s up from 3.8 How much value would you place on the member loyalty created from their success?

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New Survey Highlights Challenges Facing Small-Membership Associations

Associations Now

The findings provide a glimpse into the many facets of running a small-membership organization, including information about membership growth, recruitment and retention, membership models, and finances. “We Although the survey identified the same top three priorities in 2014 as in 2013, it found differences as well. percent versus 11.5

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Membership Musings From ASAE13

Associations Now

The best and brightest in association thought leaders shared their bold ideas on association membership at ASAE’s 2013 Annual Meeting. Attendees at ASAE’s 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo are heading home today after three days of learning and knowledge exchange. That’s a recruitment problem, not engagement.

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Long Live Your Education Sessions: How To Repurpose, Reuse and Recoup Meeting Costs

Tom Morrison

All of the above are pieces to a new revenue model called, “Repurpose, Repackage, Reuse,” to selling knowledge to your members. By repurposing, repackaging and reusing content, it has enhanced our member engagement and increased our revenue per member from $1,500 in 2006 to $2,200 in 2013. That was huge!

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Don't Go Another Year With a Board With Old Thinking. Make 2014 Count For Something

Tom Morrison

It''s December 2013 and every association is about to embark on a new year. I’ve seen this in my own association, where in the past eight years membership has increased 13%, non-dues revenue up 132%, and our overall net member surplus increased 858%.) Rolling 12 Months of Revenues and Expenses Each Quarter. Well now they can.

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