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What to Do When Membership Is Booming?

Associations Now

For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit. One example: the emerging field of collaborative robotics, which produces machines designed to work side by side with humans. How is it changing the tactics you use to recruit, engage, and retain members? Expanded meeting experiences. Post your comments below.

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Creating a Sustainable Organization

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Here are the highlights of the USA Today story: The Detroit Red Wings and the San Antonio Spurs play different sports in different leagues on different surfaces in different states, but make no mistake: They''re the same team. The team is supported by first-class players who lead by example. A talented staff.

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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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