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Findings

The founders of the Melos Institute have been doing research on membership-based organizations for some time. This research has been done under the auspices of the Center for Excellence in Association Leadership (CEAL) over the past fifteen years. While the studies may be dated, the findings remain relevant to the issues. Listed below are the titles of these studies and the central questions that guided its design.

Impact of Communication on Mobilizing Member Involvement

What influences members to become involved? What factors make a difference in communicating the opportunities? Read the findings learned from the inter-views conducted with active and inactive members in over fifteen chapters of a national association. Click here.  

Strategies That Influence Member Involvement

A direct connection exists between increasing member awareness of the organization and member involvement. Learn how making a few adjustments to an on-site member orientation session made all the difference. Click here.

Factors Affecting Member Retention

What factors do members report as significant in making their decision to renew? What contributes to a positive membership experience? Read the findings learned from interviewing more than 250 association members in seventeen chapters of a national association. Click here. 

 

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Impact of Planning on Increasing Member Involvement

What can an organization facing declining member involvement do to survive? Read  the steps a regional volunteer-driven organization took and the impact it had on restoring the commitment among members to participate. Click here.

Need for Professional Staff and Need for Volunteers  

What are the critical dynamics that occur as organizations grow and develop? What concerns are introduced when the need to hire staff emerges? What happens when they grow in number and expertise? Read about the important balance that must be struck and the critical working relationship that must be established in order for the leadership team to be effective. Click here. 

Working Internationally What are the Obstacles

Does culture change the equation of what members want? Read the findings from working with numerous associations in teh Middle East. Click here.  

Implications of the Cultural Clash Between Vol and Staff

What are the cultures that emerge as membership-based organizations evolve? How do these cultures impact the organization's operations? Read more about teh culture or cultures that need to be recognized, cultivated and supported to give cohesion to the organization and ensure its success. Click here. 

Getting Started The Founding of Membership-based Orgs

What are the common obstacles that occur in the early stages of an association's development? Read the findings from this study that examined the histories of several of these organizations. Click here. 

 
 
 

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