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The 2025 Chapter Benchmarking report is out and the most common question we’re heard is ... WHAT NOW? That’s became the purpose of the latest component webinar held on...
For years, associations have relied on the same chapter‑support playbook: toolkits, templates, training, and checklists. Useful? Sure. But in 2026, they’re not enough...
The 2025 Chapter Performance & Benchmarking Report tells us that the nature of association membership has evolved moving the purpose of chapters into a new era—one...
The IRS has officially reopened the group exemption application process, ending a pause that began in June 2020. Announced in IRS Revenue Procedure 2026‑8 on January...
As we wrote in our last post, 2025 gave us incredible momentum—but the work isn’t done. In 2026, we’re challenging associations to think bigger and act bolder than ever...
This month marks our 24th anniversary and as we embark on our 25th year (wow!) serving the association profession, we’ll share accomplishments, dreams realized (and...
Back in July, we shared a roundup of our favorite reads—articles, posts, papers—all featured in our monthly e-letter, Waypoint*. Later, we followed up with a collection...
The holiday season is upon us and we want to take a moment to thank our clients, partners, and fellow association professionals for your support and collaboration over...
Across a decade of benchmarking, one constant is clear: chapters remain far from universally high performing, and ROI is still opaque thanks to fuzzy metrics and a...
Reports & Tools
Across a decade of benchmarking, one constant is clear: chapters remain far from universally high performing, and ROI is still opaque thanks to fuzzy metrics and a...
Volunteers are the lifeblood of many associations providing indispensable support that often accounts for 25% or more of the association's total workforce hours....
New ASAE Research Foundation report reveals a disconnect between what association volunteers do and the value they deliver. Leaders can, however, close the gap with...
While 2020 may have disrupted many chapters, prompting the question “are chapters worth the effort,” it also opened a door to a new way of thinking about chapter...
A healthy chapter program delivers valuable benefits for an association. It drives member engagement, member satisfaction, and overall member growth. At the same time,...
Associations stand at a crossroads. We have more types and greater amounts of data readily available to us than ever before, and the cost of the tools needed to process...
A Look At What’s Changing for Chapters While we all felt the rumblings in chapters before 2020, the past 22 months have been an exercise in jumping over deepening...
Member Volunteers bring passion to their work... What they don’t always have are the leadership and team skills needed to make the most of that passion. Tapping...
A healthy chapter program delivers valuable benefits for an association. It drives member engagement, member satisfaction, and overall member growth. At the same time,...
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