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Where Does Your Association Stand on Stakeholder Development?

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This week I received an email from noted thought leader and speaker, Jeff De Cagna, FASAE, sharing his thoughts on my most recent blog post on member engagement. In it Jeff pushes back on the traditional practices of member engagement and suggests an alternative strategy that he has labeled “stakeholder development.”.

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I know I’m smiling, so it must be time for a customer conference!

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I just got back from speaking at CalSAE’s ELEVATE Conference in beautiful Palm Springs, CA, and I am quickly preparing to head to St. Petersburg for Xperience2014 , YourMembership.com’s first customer conference. It’s a little like my own March Madness, and I like it!