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Joint Membership: The “Special Sauce” for Chapter Relations

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Schmidt says the cost to join is a big barrier for many New Jersey nurses. These types of associations are also more likely to recruit high-quality volunteers and see higher levels of membership retention, he says. Right now, NJSNA has about 3,500 members.

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

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That’s how much it cost students to join AIChE before 2007. ASAE’s Diversity Executive Leadership Program fits the mold, too: Aimed at developing minority leaders in associations, DELP has been sponsored since its founding by the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. Fifteen dollars. That’s it!

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Getting Married to Membership May Require Engagement First

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With many companies and nonprofits offering some degree of value under a freemium model , potential members and customers may only be more likely to invest in the cost of membership only after becoming involved in some of the benefits of joining organization. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. 2, Columbus, PIA-Ohio Board Workshop.