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Back to The Future: Associations in 2010

Portage Group

I found this article from Carol-Anne dating back to 2010 where association professionals were asked to weigh in on what they think a successful association would look like five-to-six years into the future. Associations will increasingly have to give away for free a lot of what they have until now leaned on as their main sources of revenue.

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The (Questionable) Value of Being the Authority

Jamie Notter

They’re going to stick with their online encyclopedia and a set of educational curricula (which actually accounts for 85% of their revenue anyway…who knew?). December 2010 (5). November 2010 (8). October 2010 (8). September 2010 (7). August 2010 (9). July 2010 (5). June 2010 (9).

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Publishers Association: E-Books Aren’t Killing Physical Copies

Associations Now

As sales of e-books shot up an astounding 1,260 percent between 2008 and 2010, booksellers struggled to feel confident about their stores and overall business. Analysts said e-books would beat out print sales by this year, as New York Times reporter Alexandra Alter noted , but that hasn’t happened. Fear of a Book-pocalypse.

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IRS Reluctantly Planning Mass Tax Exemption Revocations

Association Law

Friday, April 30, 2010. According to an article in The New York Times published on April 22, 2010 , a staggering one-fourth of all nonprofit organizations will have their tax exemptions automatically revoked on May 15, 2010, based on their failure to file annual tax returns. ▼ 2010. (9). ► May.

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What Smart Associations Do Differently

Association Adviser

A snapshot of how times have changed since 2010: 2010. New Orleans Saints. New York Giants. They can also provide new sources of sponsorship revenue and member leads by identifying trends in attendee behavior and content interests. Best Picture*. TiK ToK(Ke$ha). Rolling In The Deep (Adele).

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What Should We Make of “Pay What You Want”?

Associations Now

It has positively impacted their experiences with membership, revenue, and giving. Eight years later, The New York Times told the story of PWYW making its way to religious institutions, in an article last week, “ The ‘Pay What You Want’ Experiment at Synagogues.” ” Will New Members Pay More Later?

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Mizz Information: Huffington Post Bloggers Aren't the Only Ones.

Mizz Information

If I had to guess, Id say right about the time when statistics start to show that websites are generating a bunch of revenue as a result of the content users are providing for free." This New York Times article spells it out: we truly have become a nation of free laborers. December 2010 (8). November 2010 (7).