Professional, niche groups strive to retain members with job-hunting strategies; other organizations anticipate overall drop amid downturn An economic slowdown and stock market plunge have had an impact not only on this fall’s presidential campaigns but on association membership numbers as well. While some organizations are maintaining steady membership or even growing through the use of innovative retention strategies, most associations are struggling to keep numbers from falling to budget-cutting levels. The economic decline is decreasing the money that members have to stay in organizations or join new ones. “People are going to make hard decisions about expenses and… Read More