2019 Chapter Benchmarking Report

2019 Chapter Benchmarking Report

Mariner Management in collaboration with Billhighway and researcher Kevin Whorton, Whorton Marketing & Research, launched this second edition of the chapter benchmarking study in late 2018. The survey was designed to gather industry data about association chapter...
Evolution of the Chapter [White Paper]

Evolution of the Chapter [White Paper]

Chapters have been around as long as associations and in quite a few instances pre-date their respective national/international association. The need to have the face-to-face “in my neighborhood” connections remains strong. What’s changed is the need for a...
Member Engagement or Old Baggage?

Member Engagement or Old Baggage?

Previously recorded podcast via Association Chat KiKi L’Italien, Founder/CEO of Association Chat, sits down with Peggy Hoffman, FASAE, CAE, Mariner Management; Charlotte Muylaert, Billhighway; and Dresden Farrand, MPA, MPP, CAE, Vice President of Chapter...
Bright Lights, Vibrant Components

Bright Lights, Vibrant Components

Twenty-three of the 25 affiliate groups of the Maryland-based bakery association measured up to headquarters performance standards within one year of their launch as part of a new initiative to build a stronger association network. Time to celebrate? After all that’s...