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Associations Are Communities

Spark Consulting

What about our revenue!” I do get it – many associations derive 30-50% of their annual revenue from their conference or trade show, and – at least at that time – hotels and convention centers were being utterly intransigent about negotiating. ” WHAT ABOUT YOUR ATTENDEES’ HEALTH AND SAFETY?

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So You Think You Know Non-Dues Revenue

Association Adviser

economy that’s in better shape than at any time since the Great Recession of 2008-09. More than half (54 percent) of the executives who took part in our annual association communication benchmarking study felt their organization’s inability to generate non-dues-revenue (NDR) was a serious or significant challenge — up substantially from 2015.

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12 Areas Your Association Must Address to Thrive During a Recession

Membersuite

Temper your revenue projections. 2: Revenue Diversification. During the pandemic, many associations were caught short when they had to cancel or transform their major revenue generator —the annual meeting or trade show—and didn’t have a worthy virtual alternative for sponsors and exhibitors. 3: Membership Tiers and Pricing.

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Disruptive Associations

Potomac Core

Be assured that the current slow growth environment or an economic downturn will inflict significant pain on your revenues and membership at some point. Organizational Association balance sheets took significant hits in 2008 and 2009, and there little reason to think otherwise in the current environment. Traditional .

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Refocusing on Jobs and Education in 2015

YourMembership

Three areas of concern come to light when looking at the overall potential of LinkedIn and other for profits crowding into areas of service previously “owned” by associations: Non-Dues Revenue – The potential loss of much desired revenue generated through recruiting fees via paid job postings and online advertising.

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Non Dues Revenue and Affinity Programs for Members

Membership Marketing

Non Dues Revenue and Affinity Programs for Members. So here is a quick list of possible non-dues revenue and affinity products that I have put together to get your thinking going. Labels: new products , Non-Dues Revenue. Non Dues Revenue and Affinity Programs for Members. ► 2008. (82). ► 2008. (82).

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 6.13.16

Reid All About it

Grow Sponsorships, Attendance and Revenue for your Virtual Conference. A lot has changed since the 2008 recession, but most associations have reserve and investment policies that were written before then. Host: ASAE Component Relations Section Council. Presenters: Peggy M. Hoffman, CAE and Peter Houstle of Mariner Management.

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