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The Impact of the Pandemic on Association Membership

Membership Marketing

Looking back at outcomes from previous economic disruptions like The Great Recession in 2008 and 2009, we see that membership made a remarkable recovery in subsequent years. Recruitment Despite these adverse conditions of the past year, about 1 in 4 associations still saw membership growth last year (26%).

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Eric Lanke: Bucking the Trend

Eric Lanke

Innovation. Membership retention, membership recruitment, sponsorship, annual meeting attendance, attendance at other education seminars, advertising, product sales, and volunteer participation. After peaking in 2009 or 2010, every issue shows fewer and fewer people expressing concern. Innovation. (15). Eric Lanke.

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Disruptive Advocacy Strategies

Potomac Core

According to Corey Rosenbusch, President and CEO, the association recruited Lowell Randal to serve as Vice President, Government & Legal Affairs to lead an Industry initiative to reduce increasing costs of regulatory compliance. Achieve recognition as an expert and innovator in the cold chain. Differentiate the Industry’s value.

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Membership Marketing Blog: Innovation through Collaboration

Membership Marketing

Innovation through Collaboration. We are always looking for new innovative ways to do things better. So I wanted to share two items that I came across this week that attribute successful innovation to collaboration. First, innovation is collaborative. Where do you find your place to innovate through collaboration?

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Six Principles for Harnessing.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. While Tulgan and Peters are both talking about paid staff in the new economy, associations and other organizations would be wise to note the relevance of their thinking for recruiting, developing, and rewarding volunteers.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Thinking Differently About.

Idea Architects

custom-designing keynotes, workshops, and leadership conferences that promote innovation, learning, and community. Theres an i nteresting post (and the beginning of a conversation) going on over at the Acronym blog , focusing on volunteer recruitment and diversity. Dec 2009 (12). Oct 2009 (2). Sep 2009 (10).

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Discipline

Jamie Notter

But I have to be careful not to fall into the trap of viewing the military from a solely “Hollywood” lens, where drill sergeants make recruits do stupid or humiliating things to toughen them up. Moneyball and Management Innovation. The Results of Management Innovation. { December 2009 (8). November 2009 (7).