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3 Tips to Best Determine the ROI of Your Meeting

Associations Now

“The ROI helps us lay out where we need to be as an organization and where the event needs to be to meet the needs of the future attendee,” says Mandy Hazlett, CMP, senior event manager at the National FFA Organization in Indianapolis. This year’s event will be held in October in Indianapolis. Financial Measurement.

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Get Board Buy-In for Your Association’s Learning Business

Leading Learning

Plus, offering members learning opportunities can help boost your association’s revenue. Be prepared for pushback against costs. Be prepared for pushback against costs. Then, justify these costs by building the case for investment and highlighting how they will pay for themselves in the long run.

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Live Streaming: A Tech Trend You Need to Know

Associations Now

In 2019, Riley will manage the Propulsion, Energy, and Space Forum and Expo, which will bring 2,200 people from around the world to Indianapolis. It’s a legitimate concern whether offering a live stream will cannibalize a conference’s revenue, because some people may opt to watch from their desks rather than in person.

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The One Way to Deliver Unwelcome News

Idea Architects

Because that was the approach the Indianapolis Museum of Art (and presumably the PR firm that advises it) opted for in announcing the elimination of free general admission, a practice in place from 1941 to 2005 and 2007-present (according to this article in the Indianapolis Business Journal.

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Study Reveals U.S. Cities With Best and Worst Travel Taxes

Associations Now

a change that is expected to bring in $730 million in revenue. The additional revenue will not be used to fund programs that benefit travelers,” said GBTA Executive Director and COO Michael W. Business travel costs can add up when you tally hotel, car rental, and meals. per flight to $5.60—a McCormick in a statement.

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Heading into end-of-year fundraising season? Here is what the research says

Achieve

Not only does donor retention cost less than acquiring new donors, but forming a donor relationship will increase the amount donated over time as the donor becomes more dedicated to the organization and its work. Most often, organizations use performance indicators such as donated revenue and number of new or returning donors.