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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.
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Leave with practical ideas you can put to use.
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Meet a Member: Jamila Perry Harley, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Jamila Perry Harley, MEd, CCC-SLP, CAE, is the director of career management services for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. She joined PAR in 2024 and is a member of PAR’s 2026 Business Development Leadership Accelerator Group. Here, she shares how her new speaker series will benefit members and sponsors, why innovation must be grounded in relationships, and what has sustained ASHA for over a century.
Conversational Sales: How Associations Can Grow Revenue One Dialogue at a Time
In today’s environment defined by tighter budgets, more informed buyers, and increased skepticism, associations are rethinking how revenue growth happens. Siloed sales teams are no longer serving organizations. What consistently moves revenue forward, leaders say, is the quality of conversations — internally across teams and externally with partners, sponsors, and customers.
Association Business Myth Busters: 5 Revenue Myths Holding Associations Back
During Association Business Week 2026, Professionals for Association Revenue challenged five familiar myths that keep today’s associations from building the business engines their missions deserve.
PAR Invites Association Professionals to April 28 Virtual Workshop on Mission-Driven Sales
Association professionals from across the country will gather online April 28 for a virtual workshop on mission-driven sales hosted by Professionals for Association Revenue.
The free, interactive 90-minute event will take place during PAR’s first-ever Association Business Week, from April 27-May 1 online and in Washington, D.C. “Mission-Driven Sales for Every Association Professional” will run from 2-3:30 p.m. (EDT) April 28 on Zoom, and registration is still open.
Press Release: Popshap Continued Pathway PARtnership with Professionals for Association Revenue
Towson, MD, April 21, 2026 — Popshap has renewed its Pathway PARtnership with Professionals for Association Revenue (PAR), reaffirming a shared commitment to helping associations create more engaging event experiences and strengthen their business strategies.
Poll: Know Someone? The Power of Referrals
Referrals from existing customers and members are often a key indicator of satisfaction, trust, and perceived value in an association’s offerings. To benchmark current performance and identify growth opportunities, please tell us how many customer or member referrals your sales team typically receives in an average month.
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