Association Adviser

APRIL 15, 2014

out of 5) among nearly two dozen member communication vehicles we examined in our annual Association Communications Benchmarking Report. Many associations overestimate how much revenue a new NDR program will generate and underestimate how much time and resources it will require. No other member communication channel came close.

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 2, 2014

The ADP National Employment Report just released by the ADP Research Institute stated that 213,000 jobs were added in September, marking the sixth straight month of employment gains above 200,000. The chart also shows that these numbers closely reflect those reported by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 3, 2020

Once the process is complete, Associations regularly: Report to members on alignment with the metrics and KPIs that help them overcome uncertainty and succeed. Utilizing research to report to members on alignment with the metrics and KPIs that help them overcome uncertainty and succeed. Grew annual revenue from $300,000 to $12 million.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2014

A new association publishing survey reveals revenue predictions for 2014, as well as industry trends over the last five years, including the fact that savvy budget maintenance has contributed to somewhat steady profit margins. Roughly 13 percent predicted a decline in revenue, which is comparatively low to the last five years.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Find Accounting Software has released the findings from its 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends Study , and the results are clear. “4 out of 5 fundraisers feel that better technology leads to fundraising success. “The data shows a clear positive impact based on online donation acceptance,” Bluemner reports.

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YourMembership

JUNE 26, 2014

At the start of 2014, much of the news about the changes on the horizon for the job market was promising, especially for associations with a job board strategy for their members and organization. Earlier in the year we profiled this in our webinar, Social Networking, Mission Creep, and the 2014 Job Market.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! ” The 52-page Tagoras report provides such data, which were collected based upon a survey of 200 trade and professional associations.

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Associations Now

MARCH 14, 2016

The CEIR annual report finds tradeshows finished strong last year. The tradeshow industry has experienced just that, with the annual report from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) revealing multiple positive trends. Though the number of exhibitors rose less than 1 percent, revenues (+6.5 ” Healthy signs.

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YourMembership

MAY 22, 2014

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

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 16, 2014

A class action lawsuit was filed in California against LinkedIn last week alleging it violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) through the use of its “search for references” feature, which allows prospective employers to obtain information about job applicants. This accounts for around 20% of LinkedIn’s total revenue.

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Potomac Core

JUNE 27, 2017

In the strategic member engagement survey released in 2014, those associations and professional societies who report that they can identify member segments that want to contribute and collaborate more often: Have a board that understands and strategizes about core member needs to a “very high” degree.

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Aaron Wolowiec

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Last week, consulting firm Tagoras released Association Virtual Events 2014 , a survey of associations’ use of virtual conferences, trade shows and other events. And most associations reported they charge both members and nonmembers to participate in a virtual event.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Associations that implement a strategic approach to incorporating technology into learning report more revenue gains, according to a new report from Tagoras. percent of organizations with a formal strategy for how technology will be used to enable or enhance learning report an increase in revenue, versus 51.7

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 17, 2014

Tagoras recently released a whitepaper on fringe trends , and MOOCs were included in the report. In addition, MOOCs probably aren’t going to generate revenue, at least not at first. It’s a constant source of debate, which may explain why associations have been reluctant to enter the MOOC market. While only 6.6

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Higher Logic

JUNE 6, 2019

The Community Roundtable reports that for those who work in social media, engagement rates average between.05-5% You add a huge revenue opportunity. Someone else gets the ad revenue. Why send members and prospects somewhere else when you could be bringing that traffic – and potential ad revenue – to your own site?

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Potomac Core

AUGUST 3, 2016

In the 2014 Strategic Member Engagement Survey , organizations who regularly conduct impact surveys instead of “satisfaction” surveys report stronger operating performance than those who survey less frequently: Survey Frequency. Annual revenue up. Annual revenue up. Fee for Service revenue up. Survey Annually.

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Association Adviser

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

As our annual Association Communication Benchmarking Report gets underway, we started checking in with our readers to see which topics and issues are most on their minds. Non-dues revenue, career development, membership development and future/sustainability issues seem to be what’s keeping many of us up at night these days.

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YourMembership

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. The side effects of this change are: A loss of traditional revenue generated by membership dues. How to identify and implement non-dues revenue vehicles. They have enjoyed remarkable growth with this strategy.

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SCD Group

MARCH 22, 2016

It appeared to stem negative stories circulated after reports by the New York Times and CBS-TV. She shared with me that the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was spending only 10% of total revenue on fund-raising. Their 2014 IRS990 shows they spent $98.5 Nothing ruins a good organization like too much money.”

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Aaron Wolowiec

JUNE 16, 2015

Is your sponsorship revenue stagnant or declining? Experts say 85 percent of a trade show’s revenue comes from selling exhibit space. Here are five tips for growing your event sponsorship revenue. Based on the 2014 Association Benchmarking Report , only 42.8 Customization is in demand.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 22, 2014

. “Overall, associations expect to generate publishing revenue of $30.00 per member in 2014—down $2.25 off its 5-year average,” Folio reporter Michael Rondon writes. “Many have been able to maintain margins with spending cuts as revenue has faded, though. percent of the total. percent of the total.

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Forj

MARCH 2, 2021

While the company doesn’t provide specific counts, in 2014, Salesforce reported that it had 1.5 An IDC study in 2018 reported that by 2022, the Salesforce ecosystem would create some 3.3 million jobs and $859 billion in business revenues worldwide. million registered developers.

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Associations Now

APRIL 14, 2019

The temptations to dive in are obvious: A certification establishes authority for an association’s industry, helps unify practitioners around a body of knowledge, and can be a substantial revenue driver. But NBCOT wasn’t simply hopping on the bandwagon or creating a shiny object.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

percent year over year in 2014. But a new report from the Association of American Publishers (AAP) comes as good news for those concerned about the balance between sales of e-books and those of the printed variety. percent from the first quarter of 2014 to this year’s first quarter. The prominent chain Borders closed.

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Membership Marketing

MAY 20, 2014

In our soon to be released Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report, we cross-tabulated organizations that reported an increase in membership numbers to the outcomes that they were experiencing in other areas of the association. A growing and thriving member base contributes revenue and time to all areas of an association.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Some good news on the fundraising front: Sixty-one percent of nonprofits reported they expect to increase fundraising revenues this year, up from the 53 percent that reported an increase last year. For more on the “ 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends ” study, check out Morgan Little’s wrap-up from earlier this week.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 15, 2017

According to the 2014 Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Report, commissioned by the Convention Industry Council (now the Events Industry Council) and researched by PwC, participant volume at meetings and events increased by 10 percent between the years of 2009 and 2012. By Scott D. Oser and Aaron Wolowiec.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 15, 2017

According to the 2014 Economic Significance of Meetings to the U.S. Report, commissioned by the Convention Industry Council (now the Events Industry Council) and researched by PwC, participant volume at meetings and events increased by 10 percent between the years of 2009 and 2012. By Scott D. Oser and Aaron Wolowiec.

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Associations Now

MARCH 10, 2014

percent of them said their revenues would hold steady [PDF] in the coming year. Compared to 2009, when fewer than 12 percent of respondents expected revenue increases, stasis looked a whole lot like green shoots. percent of them anticipated an increase in online-learning revenue for 2011, but only 35.9

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Associations Now

JANUARY 7, 2015

That’s according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), which reported late last month that during the holiday season alone, retailers could face as much as $3.8 billion in lost revenue from fraudulent returns, an increase from $3.4 billion in return fraud in 2014 as a whole. percent of holiday returns are fraudulent.

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 29, 2019

By consistently keeping members engaged, you won't just attract and keep more members , you'll have leverage to push through legislative wins, the ability to promote your advocacy agenda, and an increase in event attendance and other types of revenue. Editor’s note: This post was originally published on August 28, 2014 by Joshua Paul.

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

As the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos prepare for kickoff on February 7, several associations are forecasting increases in betting, chicken wing consumption, and tax revenue. Sports betting in in 2015, approximately $149 billion, was up from nearly $145 billion in 2014. Millions of Dollars in Tax Revenue.

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Associations Now

JULY 30, 2014

The annual Small Membership Survey Report [PDF], by Toronto-based software company Wild Apricot, identified the same top three priorities reported in last year’s survey: Small-membership organizations are most concerned about increasing membership, increasing member engagement, and demonstrating member value. “We percent versus 11.5

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Associations Now

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

According to CAODC President Mark Scholz , Statistics Canada reports 100,000 people have lost their jobs in Canada’s oil and gas industry. In its report, Financial Post notes that this number represents a sizable increase from the industry’s previous layoff estimate of 40,000.

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GlowGlobally

JANUARY 11, 2016

Revenues of organizations based in this region have grown from 7.5% in 2014 to an estimated 9.3% Southeast Asia is one of the fastest growing regions of the world. Only China has grown at a more robust rate. More growth for SE Asia is expect in 2016 and beyond.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 8, 2014

— ASI (@advsol) October 8, 2014. The report is titled “Not-for-Profit Executive Guide: Proven Strategies for Evaluating Member/Donor Management Systems.” — Associations Now (@AssociationsNow) October 8, 2014. Celebrating our Second Birthday. Who wants cake? Retweet this and we'll save you a slice.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 5, 2014

You know, expenses/revenue, attendance, exhibitors and sponsors. Especially with lagging indicators such as a platuead or declining attendance, and decreases in sponsorship and/or exhibitor revenue. Event Marketer Magazine recently published the 2014 Event Measurement Report which outlines why measurement matters.

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