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The Home for Association Business Development Champions
PAR helps association professionals build stronger, more sustainable businesses through
practical knowledge, proven resources, and a community that understands the work.
Built for the business of associations
PAR is a membership community for professionals with a vested interest in advancing association business. We connect people, ideas, strategies, and tools that help associations grow revenue, strengthen value, and make confident decisions.
Our mission: Inspiring revenue growth for association professionals through knowledge, resources, and community.
Revenue growth is a team sport
Association revenue responsibility does not live in one department. PAR supports professionals across the organization, including:
- Chief operating officers and executive leaders
- Business development and partnership professionals
- Membership and marketing leaders
- Education, events, and strategic growth teams
Different roles. Shared responsibility. Better association business.
The PAR community comes together at RevUP Summit.
Learn from peers. Build the relationships that move your work forward.
Leave with practical ideas you can put to use.
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
Press Release: PAR Announces New Leadership Advisory Board Members
Towson, MD, May 17, 2023 – Professionals for Association Revenue (PAR) announced today two new additions to its Leadership Advisory Board (LAB). The PAR LAB assists in strategic planning, industry engagement, and delivering the PAR mission of inspiring revenue growth for professional associations through knowledge, resources, and community.
Why More Sales Staff May Not Be the Answer to Revenue Woes
51% of respondents to PAR’s Association Landscape Survey said their business development practices would improve if they had more staff focused on the task. But as staffing challenges continue to disrupt the global workforce, adding more staff may not be an easy solution – or the right one.
OnPAR Video Short: A Strong Case for Strategy
Association executives Erin Pressley, Carrie Hartin and Sean Soth presented a 1-hour virtual workshop highlighting the key findings from PAR’s Association Business Development Landscape Survey. Take 90-seconds to watch as the panelists make a case for the importance of an organizational wide strategy.
Why Your Association Should Normalize Getting Back in Touch
Relationships are difficult to build but easy to lose. In sales it takes hours of prospecting and multiple outreaches to connect with a new customer, but just a few months of inactivity to lose touch. That’s okay according to Relationships to Infinity author Jason Levin.
Why an Affinity Program Could Be a Win-Win-Win for Your Association
Associations are looking for new sources of non-dues revenue, members want increased value and companies are searching for meaningful partnerships. It can be challenging to find initiatives that meet each criterion, but affinity programs could be the win-win-win solution for everyone involved. In this PARtners @ Work feature, CardConnect shares the partner’s perspective on affinity programs.
RevUP 2023: A Home for Business Development {Video}
From C-Suite to Non-Dues Revenue teams, the RevUP Summit brings together and supports professionals looking to improve their association’s bottom line. Watch this 2-minute video for a glimpse of the RevUP Summit 2022 and join PAR in Annapolis, Maryland on December 6 and 7 for the 2023 event!
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