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Startup Stories: Commercial Construction Sustainability Association

Associations Now

To start, the group will track and report on sustainable building projects in the commercial and industrial space, so other members can consider using the specific features in their next building project. Starting point. Early work. We expect to work with other associations and councils to help extend their efforts. Next steps.

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Committed to community: CAI ready to respond to challenges and opportunities

Ungrated

We asked leaders in the industry to share their perspective. >>Read more about CAI’s first 50 years and what may lie ahead in “ Back to the Future ” from the January/February 2023 Common Ground magazine. >>Access What challenges and opportunities await CAI over the next few years? Photo by Brian Adams.

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Membership 101: Effective Renewal Cycles

Spark Consulting

If, as a trade association, your retention rate has historically been 93%, “achieving” the industry standard would be cause for concern – why did your retention rate drop off 5%? (Marketing General will be releasing the 2018 data later this month, and you can register for the FREE release webinar here.). Maybe not that much.

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Segmenting Members Leads to More Relevant Communications – and More Memberships

Association Adviser

Other outsourced communication functions include magazines, directories and social media. The possible ways of segmenting members are numerous: Years in industry. How can associations communicate more effectively with the resources they already have and expect to have for the near future? For-profit/non-profit affiliation.

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GMA Executive Conference: Perhaps the End of a Very Good Thing? A Review

Association Navigator

In addition to learning about GMA initiatives, hopefully I increased the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry awareness of flavors and their importance to the supply chain. It matters for all industries, but I’m particularly interested in ways to make sure that we can produce more food with less resources. But this stuff matters.

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So What’s Taking High-Speed Rail So Long?

Associations Now

“68 trips a day” in Texas: The 239 miles separating Dallas and Houston could get a lot shorter by 2021. One industry group, the U.S. Its proposed route eventually would connect the city of Miami with Orlando International Airport. The effort is currently in preliminary stages, though not without controversy and setbacks.

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Is Your Staff Trained to Sell Membership?

Associations Now

It was more than three years ago, at the ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo in Dallas, that author Dan Pink told association executives “ We’re all in sales now.” How many issues of the magazine are published annually? What are the key benefits and dues rates? Does the association offer members any insurance coverage?