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Getting Married to Membership May Require Engagement First

Idea Architects

How would you adjust your recruitment and involvement strategies to capitalize on this potential shift? community that people value and that our organizations market. Oct 2003 (1). Sep 2003 (2). Aug 2003 (1). May 2003 (2). Apr 2003 (1). Mar 2003 (1). Feb 2003 (3). Jan 2003 (2).

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Are You Boring Your Association’s Members?

SCD Group

if I looked at your association’s convention program for 2013 and 2003, would I see any differences other than dates and names of speakers? At the bottom of a post about recruiting volunteers, Holly Duckworth, CAE, shared this awesome quote: “Associations fear change when they should fear staying the same.”. Think about it.

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When Members Vote on Dues

Associations Now

Before that, dues changes had been spread further apart and were $30 to $50 increases, which led to dips in GCSAA’s member-growth rate or even membership declines, as was the case in 2003. Meanwhile, according to a study by Marketing General Inc. The scheduled CPI adjustments are smaller and more predictable.