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Business Development
ASAE's business development content explores opportunities to diversify revenue and expand organizational value. Learn from case studies, trends, and practical examples covering products and services, events, certification and accreditation, industry standards, and strategic partnerships.
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Your Association Is Already a Media Company. Is It Being Run Like One?
Sponsors want relevance, boards want ROI. See how associations use connected audience data to prove value and grow sponsorship revenue.
Spotlight on Business Development
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Beyond Dues Dependency: A Strategic Approach to Nondues Revenue
Why do people join associations in the first place? I've asked variations of that question for 25 years, working alongside association business development teams across the…
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Three Tips for Making a Grant Effective
A small medical society couldn’t handle a big grant alone. A smart long-term partnership was able to help.
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Keys to Association Fundraising
Associations often ask members to pay—but not to donate. One association leader shows how it can work.
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Three Takeaways From #ASAE26
ASAE Annual Meeting takeaways: why AI strategy, board-CEO trust, and human connection matter more than tech hype for association leaders.
Explore Business Development by Format
Articles
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Report: Attendees Want Unconventional Learning
Freeman’s latest survey finds that conference-goers are eager to learn outside of the traditional session room—and if they…
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Survey Says: Vendor Relationships Are Strong but There’s Opportunity to Elevate
Supplier and vendor relationships remain one of the strongest levers associations have to enhance member value and generate…
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You’re Selling Events. They’re Buying Relationships.
Your organization may not call it sponsorship. You might call it associate membership, industry partnership, or business development.…
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Heart Association Launches Transplant Data Initiative
AHA says a more robust database can accelerate innovation and address post-surgery complications faster.
Videos
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Business DevelopmentVideoOver 1 year old
Partnerships that Drive Success: ASAE Strategic Partnership Alliance
ASAE's Strategic Partnership provides maximum exposure for a company seeking to align itself with ASAE. This bundled package…
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Business DevelopmentVideoOver 1 year old
Generate Leads and Brand Awareness: Master the ASAE Marketplace
The ASAE Marketplace is a platform designed to help members find the best possible solutions for their business…
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Business DevelopmentVideoOver 2 years old
William Pate on the Importance of Associations for Atlanta’s Business
The Alliance Partnership Program was developed to provide the industry partner community with opportunities to align itself with…
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Business DevelopmentVideoOver 2 years old
Smart Ways to Solve Your Nondues Revenue Problem
Generating nondues revenue is associations’ top concern in 2023, according to Naylor’s annual benchmarking report. Sarah Sain, CAE,…
Templates
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Members onlyBusiness DevelopmentTemplateOver 2 years old
ACCE Leading Business Identity Guidelines
Identity guidelines from the Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) for its Leading Businesses program logo, covering…
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Members onlyBusiness DevelopmentTemplateOver 5 years old
Account Executive (For-Profit Subsidiary)
A sample job description for a senior account executive at an association management company's for-profit subsidiary, covering client…
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Members onlyBusiness DevelopmentTemplateOver 5 years old
Certification Program Business Plan
A template business plan for a credentialing program, with guidance on what each section should cover, including background,…
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Members onlyBusiness DevelopmentTemplateOver 5 years old
MAP Survey on CAS Revenue Opportunities
A member survey from the CAS, an actuarial society, gauging interest in buying branded merchandise and comfort with…
