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The Perfect Storm

Spark Consulting

I’d like to share some sobering statistics about higher education and employment: In the United States, students graduate from college with an average debt load of nearly $29,000. In the United States in 2015, 32% of employers reported. By 2020, 65% of all jobs in the United States will require some.

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Going Global in Trust-Challenged Times

Associations Now

Global trust in institutions is at a low ebb, which presents a challenge for associations reaching beyond the United States. Expansion is still worth it, but be careful about your strategy. ” That erosion isn’t exclusively a function of partisan politics in the United States and Europe, though no doubt that has an impact.

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Membership Marketing Blog: Is There a Membership Gene?

Membership Marketing

Membership Marketing Blog. Membership marketing – acquiring, engaging, upgrading, and renewing members – is the cornerstone for associations and relationship driven organizations. Democracy in America, Volume 1 by Alexis de Tocqueville, chapter 6 “Political Associations in the United States” 3.

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Leading Members in a (More) Global Economy

Associations Now

Two recent association-specific studies shed some light on the urgency of the issue, and suggest a few paths toward a focused global strategy. But members are also challenged by economic instability in other countries (18 percent), managing a global workforce (17 percent) and competition from outside the United States (14 percent).

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Association Management Gen Xer Meme - Right Here, Right Now

Association Subculture

I navigated a world of suits and Dilbert-esque arguments over policies, procedures and white papers. She is determined to see associations continue to serve as a bulwark of adult education in the United States. Shelly’s favorite words are change, vision, strategy, tactics, learning, teaching and Lord of the Rings.

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A Global Satisfaction Index for Measuring Local Member Engagement & Relevance

GlowGlobally

To begin 2014, we are featuring a new MCI white paper authored by Nikki Walker, MCI’s Vice President for its global association management and consulting practice, based in Dubai, UAE. Is what you consider an exceptional value proposition viewed as relevant and valued by both members and customers in international markets?

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Association Subculture: Where No Association Has Gone Before.

Association Subculture

Management book after study after thesis after white paper on leadership has never even come close to detailing what an organization could or should be like the fiction of Star Trek does. She is determined to see associations continue to serve as a bulwark of adult education in the United States. marketing. (2).