Session Information
2009 ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition
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Thought Leader: What Are Those Membership Dues for Anyway? Associations as a Platform for Member Value
Track: August 18,2009
Program Code: 580
Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Time: 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM EST
Location: 718 B
SPEAKER:
Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing without Organizations
Description
For many membership organizations, the old offer to members was clear: you give us dues, and we provide a newsletter, advocacy and lobbying, an annual meeting and conference, and someone to speak in public on your behalf. Every one of those functions, though, is being transformed by an altered media landscape; people can use the internet to find one another, communicate, and collaborate on their own. They can speak out in public, singly or in groups. They can raise and spend money by themselves. The old 'dues for services' bargain is not enough. This session will suggest new strategies for running your association with members rather than merely for them, becoming a platform where the membership can create value directly for each other.


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