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Helping—and Keeping—Members in Hard Times

Associations Now

At the height of the 2008 recession, the North Carolina Medical Group Management Association started to see its membership numbers dip. After the 2008 recession, Klingberg says, many healthcare professionals went back to school to earn advanced degrees and certifications.

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Why Context Matters in Understanding Member Behavior

Associations Now

” A Foundation for Research The ASAE Foundation supports scholarly research on associations through a partnership with the Institute for Nonprofits at North Carolina State University. ASAE’s 2008 study, The Decision to Volunteer (DTV), a predecessor to Decision to Give , devoted a full chapter to this point.

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Valentine’s Day: 14 Reasons to Love Associations

Associations Now

within their associations or other organizations, according to a 2008 survey published in ASAE’s Decision to Volunteer. At the California Dental Association, “member concierge” Terry Fong, calls all new members individually to welcome them to the organization. They tap the volunteer spirit. That’s compared to the 26.5

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Elevating Advocacy Voices for Children Through Social Media

Beth Kanter

Just like message consistency, storytelling, and interviewing skills, building robust networks and using social media can help these advocacy organizations make change happen for children in their state. advocacy work as an organization. organization. It turns out there is a. better way. As a result, we.