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What to Do When Membership Is Booming?

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For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit. But more recently, Doyle says, companies in other sectors and cities have come on board, diversifying the association’s member community. One example: the emerging field of collaborative robotics, which produces machines designed to work side by side with humans.

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Joint Membership: The “Special Sauce” for Chapter Relations

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There are plenty of examples where the “special sauce” of joint membership can grow or support local chapters. These types of associations are also more likely to recruit high-quality volunteers and see higher levels of membership retention, he says. National Advantages. But national organizations stand to gain too, Bazzy says.

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Member, Meet Sponsor: A Model for Reaching Under-Served Segments

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Just a few more examples to add to the two above: The Society for Neuroscience “ grants about 70 awards each year , worth more than $100,000 total, assisting students, postdoctoral fellows, international delegates, and even science-journalism­ students” to attend its conferences.

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