Associations Now

JUNE 5, 2023

In 2018, the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International faced declining membership numbers. Here’s a closer look at how understanding the landscape, digging into the data, and factoring in nondues revenue helped ASBO navigate the risks and launch a successful membership model.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Members need certifications and certificate programs to advance in their careers, and associations need the non-dues revenue those programs provide, says MemberSuite. Mon 12/10 at 1 p.m.* – ASAE Gold Circle Awards – 2018 Winners Webinar: Marketing Edition. Payroll for Nonprofits & Libraries: 2018 Law Changes that Affect You.

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Association Success

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The GDPR became enforceable on May 25, 2018 to enhance the protection of personal data of citizens of the EU. To satisfy one or more of the following conditions, the business: Must have an annual gross revenues of $25 million. Has acquired 50% of more of its annual revenue from selling the personal information of California residents.

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Potomac Core

APRIL 23, 2019

Reduces Industry costs. Replacing the traditional member benefit and services model – Forming a commercial partnership GCCA is helping the Industry grow, providing resources to attract and keep talent, and Advocacy that reduces costs and increases Industry profitability. Provides real time workforce solutions.

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Association Success

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Step 3 — Predictive: “Every quarter we continue to do this; it costs $100,000 in working capital in the form of wasted staff time and decreased member engagment.”. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): The deadline of May 25, 2018 looms large with potentially very severe penalties for non-compliance.

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Associations Now

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

A new collaboration between the National Christmas Tree Association and Square could help the public buy their next tree more cost effectively. NCTA, working with the payments processor, launched a new calculator that helps pinpoint target times to buy trees, based on region, cost, and amount of time a customer wants to keep the tree.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

A recent survey by the real estate firm CBRE found that a significant number of nonprofits have moved in the past five years, driven more by a desire for better space than by a need to cut costs or downsize. The reasons varied, but cost-cutting wasn’t the most important factor.

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Membership Marketing

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Based on our 2018 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report , the mean renewal rate for an association member is 81%. So membership provides an ongoing income stream of revenue and only 19% of members need to be replaced each year to maintain counts. When evaluating which strategy to follow, here are some points to consider.

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Association Adviser

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

According to Naylor’s 2018 Association Communications Benchmarking Survey , print magazines have been the second most-valued communication channel (behind conferences and networking events) for two years now. While there are printing costs to consider, the value of print to your members could outweigh those costs. Newsletter.

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Associations Now

MAY 20, 2019

But if you’ve looked at your bill from Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or another service lately, you may have wondered, “Why does this cost so much?”. But “very little progress has been made from 2018 to 2019 in increasing the use of automated policies,” the report explains. That’s the bad news.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

MemberSuite describes a new approach to sponsorship that treats companies as revenue partners. Some of the big issues of 2018—the #metoo movement, terrorism and weather disasters, and new data protection standards—have brought new legal considerations for meeting professionals. Tue 11/27 at 2 p.m. – More info/register. RSVP/more info.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MAY 21, 2018

In my opinion, the two underlying market shifts that led to making this move are: Growing cost of sales beyond commissions; and. Some of these costs include: rebates or commissions going to the group directly — often undisclosed to the attendee paying for the room. Some third parties share revenue (i.e., What We Can Do.

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Associations Now

AUGUST 4, 2015

The Alliance to Fight the 40, led by the American Benefits Council, is working to repeal the 40 percent excise tax on high-cost health plans before it takes effect in 2018. The tax was created to help pay for expanding coverage to the uninsured under the ACA and to reduce healthcare usage and costs.

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Association Success

MAY 27, 2019

Another solution that is very low cost and effective is to build a CRM-type database using Microsoft Access which is part of the Microsoft Office Suite. Here are some examples: “Give me the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of everyone who advertised in our association magazine in 2018, but has never exhibited at our convention.”. “…the

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Forj

MARCH 2, 2021

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. When an association decides to adopt a new management system, it can often cost two to three times the price of the software to get it up and running, according to Jake.

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Associations Now

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

In comments to the IRS, ASAE suggests the excise tax on high-cost health plans could be a “nightmare” for employers and may result in a reduction of employees’ benefits. Many in the business community, ASAE included, have argued that employers will look to make changes to their benefit plans to avoid the tax.

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Association Adviser

JULY 23, 2018

As an added bonus, the integration of digital badging is a potential source of non-dues revenue. The integration of digital badging is a potential source of non-dues revenue, will increase visibility, fight résumé fraud and promote organizational diversity. Much of the time, these qualified institutions are associations.

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Data from our 2018 State of Marketing Automation: Association Benchmark Report indicates that email marketing/marketing automation is still one of the most highly used, cost-effective, simple ways for associations to drive revenue and engage members and prospects. Email Marketing is Not Dead: Design and Automate Accordingly.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Discuss what worked, share lessons learned, and talk about what we’re planning for 2018. Without a shared vision of success and deeper understanding of how the pieces fit together, organizations can struggle with even the most basic of IT projects—costing time, money, and effort. 1 CAE credit. Location: Reston VA. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 20, 2018

Join this Coffee Talk to share strategies to leverage Google Analytics to meaningfully measure success, generate revenue, and improve your users’ experiences. How Much Does an AMS Really Cost? Learn how voice search will impact your organization in 2018 and beyond. 1 CAE credit. Location: Alexandria VA. More info/register.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Centres are challenged by rapid change in … technology and connectivity demands, both of which require greater facility investment in a time of only modest revenue growth. But even with slowing revenues, conventions centers must find ways to adapt to these changing expectations in order to keep their appeal to meeting planners.

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CMA Solutions

OCTOBER 31, 2022

It appears the search term “eyelashes” took off in popularity in 2008 and peaked in 2018. When Vein Specialist Centers wanted more brand awareness to increase patient appointments and revenue. First, go to Google Trends and change review period from “Past 12 Months” to “2004-Present”, which will allow you to see long-term trends.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 21, 2018

Decreasing churn by just a few percentage points pays off in terms of lifetime revenue, and that’s an ROI argument your sales executive will understand. MA: The Aberdeen Report suggests that companies with an active community of customers see 33 percent lower support costs (and those who don’t use community observe a 2.7

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Reid All About it

APRIL 15, 2022

FASAE, CAE, the 2018 Key Award recipient. The pandemic has laid bare the significant cost of misunderstanding culture and what it should be doing for your association. The costs can be astronomical, and it’s often double the work, or more, for your staff. Generating Year-Round Revenue with Meeting Data. Host: ASAE.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2018

Join a discussion of emerging technology trends and the promise they hold for associations and non-profits, for-profit business practices that can grow revenue for your association, and how to better communicate and connect with your audiences in the new year (and beyond). – Wow Your Members with a New eLearning Program in 2018.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 13, 2018

Learn how to leverage local DMOs to add value to your meetings; get more out of your site visit, with the help of the local DMO; plan and execute a perfect dine-around or off-site dinner event for your next meeting, with the help of the local DMO; and how a DMO can create efficiencies and lower costs for a meeting. 1 CMP credit. 1 CAE credit.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The stats are staggering: We have seen more than 900 complaints filed in district courts around the country since the start of 2018 – and more than 750 in New York alone. Are there costs? Cut through the acronyms with practical advice on what licenses you need, how much they cost and where to get them. CLE credit. 1 CMP credit.

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Reid All About it

MAY 18, 2018

Identify the various ways poachers can adversely affect your workload, reputation, and budgets, through pilfering of hotel rooms and other revenue opportunities from your event. New European Union Data Privacy Laws Could Cost Your Company Money (rebroadcast). 1 CMP credit. More info/register. Host: PCMA. Host: ASAE FBO Section Council.

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Potomac Core

AUGUST 2, 2018

Following the company purchase, new owners use concrete strategies that improve operations, products, revenues, and market position. investment in Private Equity skyrocketed to $57 billion in the first quarter of 2018 alone. Private Equity Investment is Exploding. Private Equity Owners Also Insist Upon Clarity and Deliverables.

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Delcor

DECEMBER 18, 2018

It’s clear from reading the Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey 2018 that CIOs all over the world are facing the same technology challenges as association CIOs. The CIO Survey 2018 report is based on responses from nearly 4,000 IT leaders on issues like board priorities, technology strategy, and the role of the CIO. The Culture Factor.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 14, 2018

There are non-scary ways to embrace technology to better engage with your members and to maximize non-dues revenue for your association. This is powerful for associations because it is extending your reach beyond your sites, in turn giving you more non-dues revenue potential. Offset costs of your communications program.

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Associations Now

MARCH 23, 2020

Bettina Cornwell told Forbes in 2018. Well, with a little thinking and some proper structuring, a utility can help set up a backdoor into a fresh nondues revenue stream. By offering a service to the public that they can actually use, they have the momentum to return to you later when they actually need something from you.

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Disciple Media

APRIL 3, 2018

Through engagement, advocacy, sales and revenue, happy customers are the difference between a company that’s surviving and a brand community that’s thriving. Building an amazing brand community was what took Apple from near bankruptcy in 1997 to being the leading contender in the race to become the first Trillion-Dollar Company in 2018.

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Associations Now

APRIL 19, 2016

Among those that have cancelled is the Community Transportation Association of America, which was to hold its 2018 annual meeting in the Raleigh region. The decision by the group to move its meeting to Baltimore costs North Carolina an event that was anticipated to bring 1,000 people to the state and more than $1.7 million in revenue.

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AssociationChat

JUNE 28, 2020

Population numbers based on 2018 Census estimates). The monthlong shutdown will cause lost revenues conservatively estimated at $100 million. China May Be Beating the Coronavirus, at a Painful Cost (source: NY Times) March 8, 2020 – Beijing says its heavy-handed measures are working. Louisiana – 4.6 million – effective 5 p.m.

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AssociationChat

APRIL 15, 2020

Population numbers based on 2018 Census estimates). The monthlong shutdown will cause lost revenues conservatively estimated at $100 million. China May Be Beating the Coronavirus, at a Painful Cost (source: NY Times) March 8, 2020 – Beijing says its heavy-handed measures are working. Louisiana – 4.6 million – effective 5 p.m.

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