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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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Need More Non-Dues Revenue?

Association Adviser

As my colleague Bob Burris is fond of saying, “ It’s a different brand of ball being played out there ,” whether you’re recruiting or retaining members, selling advertising, sponsorships and exhibit space, or building out your professional education programs. Improving revenue consistency and forecasting. Live Events.

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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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A Short History of Naylor Career Solutions

Association Adviser

Boxwood Technology started in 1997 as a way for John Bell’s recruitment company, Bell and Associates, to find more candidates for tough-to-fill mainframe engineering positions. The corporate career center eventually morphed into a full-fledged, revenue-generating job board model we called Directjobs. tacked up in the office.

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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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15 And/Or Dilemmas Facing Association Leaders in 2013

SCD Group

To start 2013, I’ve created a list of “association challenges” that I’m labeling the “And/Or Dilemma Facing Associations.” [By So, they establish policies, pricing and promotion designed to keep recruiting new members. Meanwhile, some associations are more selective and focus on selective recruiting. Well, that’s my list.

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