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Association Evolution: What Association Leaders are Thinking About for 2013 and Beyond

Portage Group

Well, it''s 2013 and we''re still here. Whatever the reason, I know that all you association leaders out there are constantly thinking about how to do things better and how to better serve your members in what in all likelyhood is a profession or industry that is going through a lot of change.

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Association Evolution: What Association Leaders are Thinking About for 2013 and Beyond

Portage Group

Well, it's 2013 and we're still here. Whatever the reason, I know that all you association leaders out there are constantly thinking about how to do things better and how to better serve your members in what in all likelyhood is a profession or industry that is going through a lot of change.

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Survey: Charitable Groups Losing More Donors Than They Recruit

Associations Now

Between 2013 and 2014, charities gained $3.611 billion in gifts from new, current, or previously lapsed donors. That’s a sum any industry or economic sector would be overjoyed to look at — until the offsets are considered. “The importance of fundraising staff and a well-known brand cannot be discounted.

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I Wasn’t Kidding, LinkedIn is Moving Fast

YourMembership

At the end of 2013, many analysts predicted that LinkedIn would capitalize on this new wave of growth. Meier added that LinkedIn “has a very engaged group of users and they have recruiters coming to the site to find people for their job openings. That attracts more users, which attracts more recruiters. It’s a virtuous cycle.”.

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Members Hire Tomorrow’s Associations

Potomac Core

Members expect their Associations to be nimble, future focused, and having the speed and foresight to help move an Industry forward. They’re also transforming themselves into more potent and influential extensions of an Industry. In doing so, they help create a more favorable climate to drive Industry growth. Matt Zuccaro.

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Oh, Christmas Tree Industry: How an Association Is Keeping a Holiday Tradition Fresh

Associations Now

But the group does have some other problems on its hands—an aging industry and new consumer types—that call for innovation. Tree Trends The data from the National Christmas Tree Association’s annual consumer survey provides an interesting glimpse at how people shop for Christmas trees: • In 2013, consumers purchased 33.02 per tree; 14.7

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Time to get in the game. There’s a game being played?

YourMembership

Last week we hosted our monthly Thought Leadership Webinar , featuring a whitepaper published by Association Laboratory entitled Looking Forward 2014: An Environmental Scanning Whitepaper for the Association Industry. million openings listed in the final report for 2013. That’s up from 3.8 And yes, the game is most definitely on.

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