Association Freak

MARCH 2, 2024

Reading Time: 4 minutes Association Management Trends 2024 In the evolving landscape of 2024, associations face a pivotal moment characterized by significant shifts in membership dynamics, economic pressures, and technological advancements. The median increases are 6% annually and 12% over five years.

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Association Freak

MARCH 1, 2024

Rebound in Member Growth After a decline in 2021 and 2022, associations are witnessing a significant rebound, with member growth rates reaching their highest since 2016. The MGI 2023 Membership Marketing Survey found that 49% of associations report growth, contrasting to 26% in 2021.

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Half the American workforce will be freelancers within a decade, according to the Freelancing in America survey released earlier this month. The growth of the freelance workforce is three times faster than the traditional workforce,” said Stephane Kasriel, CEO of Upwork, the survey’s sponsor along with the Freelancers Union.

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MemberClicks

MARCH 23, 2023

You hear a lot about Baby Boomers, Millennials, and as of late, Generation Z. Generation X includes all folks born between 1961 and 1980 – and they play a BIG part in your association’s membership. In fact, the independent Millennials often take the credit for being the generation of boundaries, but Gen Xers led the way.

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Reid All About it

MAY 21, 2021

Find out how to expand your association’s global footprint and grow your membership across borders, provide the right visibility for your sponsors and partners to hold your end of the deal, and wield virtual events technology and social media to boost membership engagement. Presenters: millennials Molly Phayer and Erica Salm Rench.

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 19, 2024

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Association AI survey. Please participate in the ASAE 2024 Survey of Artificial Intelligence Awareness and Adoption. The survey report will benchmark key factors in AI adoption, including budgeting, training and hiring.

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Virtual

MARCH 25, 2015

After returning and surveying the wreckage, the neighbor called with thanks, but pointed out that Andy had missed a few beer cans. I’ll be the first to admit that we should use mobile messaging much more and in many more ways than we do, given the rise of millennials among the ranks of our association members.

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Aaron Wolowiec

JANUARY 12, 2016

This is particularly true for your millennial members who will make up 75 percent of the workforce by 2020.”. As further evidence, according to Associations Trends’ TRENDS 2015 Report , about two-thirds of survey respondents receive less than half their revenue from dues. Or it learns how to better network.

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Eric Lanke

MAY 22, 2017

Research demonstrates that millennials think about and define diversity in significantly different ways than members of previous generations. Millennials are more focused on "cognitive diversity, or diversity of thoughts, ideas, and philosophies." For me, there were several key concepts. Here's one.

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Nimble AMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Drive engagement and loyalty when you p ersonalize the member experience with modern technology at your association. Leverage technology like association management software (AMS) to elevate the member experience through a connected member platform, modern e-commerce, and AI and predictive analytics.

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.orgSource

MARCH 6, 2023

Experiences like the following make Millennials and GenX, groups that associations are seeking to engage, consider even long-standing organizations with a dose of suspicion. Adding to the impact, multiple disruptive social and cultural events have characterized the formative working years for younger generations.

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GrowthZone

MAY 31, 2017

Association executives know that the Millennial generation, which will soon be the majority of our workforce and membership base, is the most diverse generation we’ve ever had in the US. CAE, CEO and chief strategist at Spark Consulting LLC, has nearly 20 years of experience in association management.

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Virtual

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

Increasingly, it’s via a private online social community, especially if your organization has lots of millennials as members. Surprisingly, though, too few associations have made the leap to implementing their own private online social communities. social media association management Technology'

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 27, 2021

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. Virtual conferences survey. If virtual or in-person conferences are part of your organization’s strategy—whether you’re a non- or for-profit, large or small organization—please participate in the Tagoras 2021 Virtual Conferences survey.

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Reid All About it

MAY 14, 2021

Hear insights culled from OnBoard’s 2021 Board Effectiveness Survey. Most existing association management system (AMS) solutions lack the online customer experience that people have come to expect in our digital age. This often makes associations look dated and out of touch with current trends and expectations. .

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Socious

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Just like you have access to industry experts, your association may also have access to a larger amount of valuable industry data than your competitors. That data can come from member surveys, specific research projects, or your partners. Use your data to set your association apart from the competition and showcase value.

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The Hourglass Blog

AUGUST 15, 2011

Its a survey of more than 3,000 executive directors of non-profit organizations and, although it seems weighted towards charitable and social service organizations, there are a few interesting parallels and tidbits for associations. It reflects, I believe, the leadership trend were also seeing in the association world.

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Association Adviser

JUNE 27, 2018

There’s an effort to say, “Well, Millennials want to be involved in this type of program,” but there’s no real data behind Millennial preferences in associations that differs from other age segments. That’s not just a Millennial thing; that’s a societal thing. You couldn’t identify them based on age.

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The Hourglass Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

And he goes on to illustrate the "multipler effect" successful execution can have on innovation efforts: Heres why we worked on execution, as opposed to creativity: We surveyed thousands of executives in Fortune 500 companies to rate their companies innovation skills on a scale of one to 10, one being poor and 10 world class. Management.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 27, 2013

” Mark Engle , principal of the Association Management Center , said that by asking new questions of the data, his organization already had yielded big results on the membership growth front. Don’t just rely on a once or twice a year survey. Hank Berkowitz is the moderator-in-chief of Association Adviser eNews.

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Association Subculture

AUGUST 2, 2011

I refuse to sell Millennials short and insist that they can’t be attracted to a profession, issue or cause through any other method than WIFM. Survey fatigue is a growing phenomenon and is a direct result of this mindset. Shelly kept up the fast pace by diving head-long into her career in the world of association management.

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The Hourglass Blog

APRIL 26, 2011

The next day a draft of a survey appeared in my inbox. Two of my program managers had put their heads together and come up with a list of questions to ask. Labels: Association Management , Innovation. I learn a lot at the association receptions, nearly as much as from studying economic statistics. Management.

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The Hourglass Blog

MAY 21, 2011

We put an innovation readiness assessment up on the WSAE Hub of Association Innovation. It’s really just a short survey to help association professionals determine non-scientifically where their organizations are when it comes to embracing innovation, and which areas they may want to start working on if they wish to change things.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2016

13 association management experts (including yours truly) make some predictions for 2017 in a new e-book from Aptify. Out of the Mouth of Millennials. Millennials are the largest generation in U.S. What do Millennials think about being put under the microscope? Member Data Collection – Surveys, Feedback & More.

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The Hourglass Blog

JUNE 20, 2011

Well… I guess we could send out a survey. Association Management. Developing Millennial Leaders. Management. Millennials. Then we can stop working on this and start working on something they will like. Looks of skepticism all around the table, but no more than looks. I am the boss, after all.

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Reid All About it

DECEMBER 2, 2016

13 association management experts (including yours truly) make some predictions for 2017 in a new e-book from Aptify. Out of the Mouth of Millennials. Millennials are the largest generation in U.S. What do Millennials think about being put under the microscope? Member Data Collection – Surveys, Feedback & More.

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Reid All About it

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

It’s not just Millennials. Learn about the most efficient ways to survey your participants as well as effective questions to include on event evaluations while taking into account what you’re trying to understand. 8 Ways to Get Gen Z and Millennials to Give. Emma Langley, Velocity Partners ). Kate Wagner, The Baffler ).

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Association Adviser

JUNE 17, 2014

. “Your job is to make whatever organization you represent more effective in more that [members] can’t do it for themselves,” explained Johnson, who started his career as an association lobbyist in Washington, D.C. Advantages of association employment. Watch our video for more about Johnson’s fascinating career journey.

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.orgCommunity

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

You can strengthen anecdotal information with research such as member needs surveys, white papers and case studies. Mine the invaluable data in your association management system. Be an active listener who pays attention to comments and complaints. Don’t forget social media. An objective observer can help you avoid bias.

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Associations Now

MARCH 30, 2016

If you don’t take the time to visit your association’s members and observe how they work, you might have an incomplete picture of what they need. Here’s what several association professionals have to say about the value of visiting members. And yet, try we must. and Andrea Pellegrino. .”

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

State of the association industry. Host: Personify Speakers: Wes Trochlil, president of Effective Database Management Tina Wehmeir, CEO at AMC Institute Megan Woodburn, Founder and Co-CEO at Strategic Association Management Erin Sullivan, VP of Marketing at Personify Tue 2/28 at 1 p.m. More info/register.

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