The 2025 Chapter Performance and Benchmarking Report told us many chapter models are struggling to foster belonging and sustainable engagement. At the 2026 ASAE Annual Meeting, association executives Lindsay Currie, CAE (CUR), David Johnson, CAE (NAFA), and Chuck...
When chapters create experiences worth talking about, growth becomes the natural result. Despite what we’ve always believed, successful chapters do not grow primarily through membership drives, discounts, or referral campaigns; they grow because they create...
When chapters create experiences worth talking about, growth becomes the natural result. Despite what we’ve always believed, successful chapters do not grow primarily through membership drives, discounts, or referral campaigns; they grow because they create...
On a recent episode of The Association Evidence Project podcast, Mariner principals Peggy Hoffman, FASAE, CAE and Peter Houstle, CEO/COO sat down with Lowell Aplebaum, EdD, FASAE, CAE, CPF to unpack the latest benchmarking research on chapter performance and what it...
If your chapters are feeling stuck in the “monthly meeting machine,” you’re not alone. The 2025 Chapter Performance and Benchmarking Report was clear on the data: engagement is shallow, attendance is inconsistent, and, most importantly, members are craving something...
The 2025 Chapter Performance & 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 February 24, where we broke down what we learned into practical, achievable...
